An explanation of the difference between Eastern and Western approaches to mysticism
As Moses climbs higher into the cloud, he leaves behind all sights and sounds, entering a thick darkness. Dionysius explains that this darkness is not an absence of light, but an excess of it—a "brilliant darkness" that blinds the human intellect. True spiritual sight begins when our natural ability to see and understand is completely overwhelmed by the divine presence. 3. Unknowing (Agnosia)
An explanation of the difference between Eastern and Western approaches to mysticism
As Moses climbs higher into the cloud, he leaves behind all sights and sounds, entering a thick darkness. Dionysius explains that this darkness is not an absence of light, but an excess of it—a "brilliant darkness" that blinds the human intellect. True spiritual sight begins when our natural ability to see and understand is completely overwhelmed by the divine presence. 3. Unknowing (Agnosia) the mystical theology pdf