As we pursue “The Practical Mystic,” a definition of what we are pursuing will be helpful. So here we go:

Mystic: a person who claims to attain, or believes in the possibility of attaining, insight into mysteries transcending ordinary human knowledge, as by direct communication with the divine or immediate intuition in a state of spiritual ecstacy.

Mystical: of, relating to, or resulting from an individual’s direct communion with God or ultimate reality.

Practical: concerned with the application of knowledge to useful ends, as distinguised from theory, speculaton, etc.

From these dictionary definitions we come to our description of what it is we are searching for:

The Practical Mystic: The person who believes in attaining insight into unseen mysteries, and yet is able to live in the real world, and apply those mysteries to everyday living.

Sources: Webster's New World Dictionary (second College edition), Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Webster's Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language.