Example of a mystical experience
Watch just the first few minutes of this clip until the credits (the whole clip is over 20 minutes). Sounds like a Jamesean mystical experience to me.
September 27, 2009 | Filed Under James, Mysticism, Nature, PHIL 525, Religion Blog | Leave a Comment
Sports and Ineffability
We began James’ discussion of Mysticism yesterday. A student emailed me this comment:
Do you think Willie Mays is an official Gator now that he an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from SFSU? I thought you would have been all over that when you were talking Dwight Clark’s, “the catch,” in class today. Willie Mays has his own version of “the catch,” check it out.
Yes, I knew Mays was an official Gator. But what I hadn’t thought about was the prospect of ineffability from an athlete’s perspective. Read more