# Mystic Openings A PRISM blog on the general study of mysticism Page: Feed: --- ## [Every Exit Is an Entrance: A Brief History of the ‘Countermovement’ Project](https://mysticopenings.substack.com/p/every-exit-is-an-entrance-a-brief) _2026-08-15 · Mystic Openings_ By Prof. Amador Vega Esquerra ## [Art, the Sacred & the Secular](https://mysticopenings.substack.com/p/art-the-sacred-and-the-secular) _2026-08-01 · Mystic Openings_ How does mysticism translate into art and literature in the age of post-religion? ## [When Fieldwork Burns: 'Miracles,' Politics, and the Boundaries of Knowledge](https://mysticopenings.substack.com/p/when-fieldwork-burns-miracles-politics) _2026-07-15 · Mystic Openings_ By Prof. Alix Philippon ## [Of Pierced Bodies & Divine Power: Understanding the Practice of Dirbasha](https://mysticopenings.substack.com/p/of-pierced-bodies-and-divine-power) _2026-07-02 · Mystic Openings_ Read Alix Philippon's contribution on July 15th. ## [A Mysticism of Openness: Premodern Perspectives on the Self](https://mysticopenings.substack.com/p/a-mysticism-of-openness-premodern) _2026-06-15 · Mystic Openings_ By Prof. John Arblaster ## [Knowledge as Participation](https://mysticopenings.substack.com/p/knowledge-as-participation) _2026-06-01 · Mystic Openings_ How to Lose Oneself With Medieval Mystics - on June 15th ## [Mystical Love, Mystical Hatred: Why has Modern Christianity Rejected Empathy?](https://mysticopenings.substack.com/p/mystical-love-mystical-hatred-why) _2026-05-15 · Mystic Openings_ By Prof. June McDaniel ## [On Mysticism, Spiritual Warfare & Compassion](https://mysticopenings.substack.com/p/on-mysticism-spiritual-warfare-and) _2026-05-01 · Mystic Openings_ Read June McDaniel's essay on May 15th! ## [Mysticism in the Quran: The Primordial Covenant of Islam](https://mysticopenings.substack.com/p/mysticism-in-the-quran-the-primordial) _2026-04-15 · Mystic Openings_ By Prof. Todd Lawson ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lYDWGSQHxa5a) _2026-04-15 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Quranic Mysticism: Narrations of Creation and Remembrance](https://mysticopenings.substack.com/p/quranic-mysticism-narrations-of-creation) _2026-04-01 · Mystic Openings_ Stay tuned for our upcoming post on Sufi readings of the Quran!