Tides of Sea

Chapter by chapter walk thru of Alan Watts' The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are.

Practical Mysticism is a guide to the Mystical for those who do not find sufficient meaning in materialism and are seeking something more.

A summary of the practical and tangible results of the mystics journey, explaining how humans can make the spiritual in manifest in reality.

The third form of contemplation is an expanding of our awareness to bring it into contact with what we can never comprehend, but can know exists and call God.

The second form of contemplation is turning our attention inwards until we find a stillness within which we sense is good.

Through our senses we can be in union with nature understood as Reality that surrounds us, and awaken a sense of awe and gratitude for Nature.

Through love of Reality and disciplined will we can manifest our own realities.

Through meditation we can realize our egotism.

Recollection is controling attention by will.

Recollection (observing our thoughts without judgment) and Purgation (not allowing emotions to affect our will) lead the mystic ultimately to the Divine.

Awareness can focused on many things.

Key points of this chapter are that it is up to you to find your answers and only you can start that by opening yourself up to union with reality

Walk-thru of Evelyn Underhills book Practical Mysticism].