Twelve Mystical Anthologies That Belong in Every Contemplative Library

Carl McColman
6 min readSep 24, 2022

There are literally hundreds of mystics in the Christian tradition alone — or, should I say, hundreds of mystics who were writers (no one knows how many great mystics were too humble to write about their union with God, and so their wisdom is lost to history). And while some mystics like Julian of Norwich only wrote a small amount, others like Thomas Merton or Teresa of…

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Carl McColman

Contemplative author, blogger (www.anamchara.com) and podcaster (www.encounteringsilence.com). Lover of silence and words, as well as books, ikons, and cats.