A Mystical Therapy: Re-Booting the Mystical
Religions October 10, 2025 Peter Mark Tyler
A practicing psychotherapist proposes a 'mystical therapy' by weaving together three traditions: the Christian mystical tradition of theologia mystica, modern psychotherapy from Freud through James Hillman and Wilfred Bion, and Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophical ideas about the mystical and the distinction between saying and showing. Drawing on three decades of clinical work, the author argues that these strands can be blended to re-boot the mystical tradition for contemporary seekers.