# Practical Mysticism — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Practical Mysticism by Evelyn Underhill.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/dedication.md): A brief dedication of the work to the unseen future, acknowledging the unknown readers and the enduring relevance of the ideas presented.
- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph presents William Blake's vision of perception cleansed to reveal the infinite, contrasting with man's self-imposed limitation of seeing through narrow chinks.
- [Practical Mysticism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/practical-mysticism.md): This chapter introduces practical mysticism as a path accessible to ordinary people, emphasizing the union with reality through contemplation and action.
- [I: What Is Mysticism?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/i-what-is-mysticism.md): This chapter defines mysticism as the art of union with Reality, arguing that it is a natural human faculty accessible to all, not just saints or visionaries. It contrasts the 'practical man' who lives in a world of labe
- [The World of Reality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/ii-the-world-of-reality.md): This chapter challenges the practical man's assumption that the world of common sense is the only reality. It argues that human perception constructs a limited, conventional picture of reality, akin to a tapestry that om

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- [III: The Preparation of the Mystic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/iii-the-preparation-of-the-mystic.md)
- [IV: Meditation and Recollection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/iv-meditation-and-recollection.md)
- [Self Adjustment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/v-self-adjustment.md)
- [Love and Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/vi-love-and-will.md)
- [The First Form of Contemplation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/vii-the-first-form-of-contemplation.md)
- [VIII: The Second Form of Contemplation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/viii-the-second-form-of-contemplation.md)
- [IX: The Third Form of Contemplation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/ix-the-third-form-of-contemplation.md)
- [X: The Mystical Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/practical_mysticism_se/chapters/x-the-mystical-life.md)

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