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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Nature Mysticism, by J. Edward Mercer This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Nature Mysticism Author: J. Edward Mercer Release Date: June 9, 2006 [EBook #18539] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NATURE MYSTICISM *** Produced by Ruth Hart <ruthhart@twilightoracle.com> NATURE MYSTICISM BY J. EDWARD MERCER, D.D., OXON. BISHOP OF TASMANIA LONDON GEORGE ALLEN & COMPANY, Ltd. 44 & 45 RATHBONE PLACE 1913 _All rights reserved_ PREFACE The aims of this study of Nature Mysticism, and the methods adopted for attaining them, are sufficiently described in the introductory chapter. It may be said, by way of special preface, that the nature mystic here portrayed is essentially a "modern." He is assumed to have accepted the fundamentals of the hypothesis of evolution. Accordingly, his sympathy with the past is profound: so also is his sense of the reality and continuity of human development, physical, psychic, and mystical. Moreover, he tries to be abreast of the latest critical and scientific conclusions. Imperfections manifold will be discovered in the pages that follow; but the author asks that a percentage of them may be attributed to the difficulties of writing in Tasmania and publishing at the antipodes. J. E. M. Bishop's Court, Hobart, _March_, 1912. CONTENTS Chapter I. Introductory 1 Chapter II. Nature, and the Absolute 7 Chapter III. Mystic Intuition and Reason 15 Chapter IV. Man and Nature 23 Chapter V. Mystic Receptivity 30 Chapter VI. Development and Discipline of Intuition 38 Chapter VII. Nature not Symbolic 45 Chapter VIII. The Charge of Anthropomorphism 54 Chapter IX. The Immanent Idea 65 Chapter X. Animism, Ancient and Modern 71 Chapter XI. Will and Consciousness in Nature 79 Chapter XII. Mythology 90 Chapter XIII. Poetry and Nature Mysticism 97 Chapter XIV. The Beau
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