The Mystical Body

We've all seen astonishing claims about supernatural qualities associated with the bodies of saints and mystics, from bilocation and "the perfumes of sanctity" to supernatural energy. Should rational people dismiss it all as myth, or is there something valid in these ideas? Scholar and best-selling author Patricia Treece set out to separate the true from the false, and in The Mystical Body she gives us the results of her decades of research. After respectfully but skeptically examining the evidence, she suggests that, despite exaggeration and fakery, many "mystical" phenomena stand up to critical inquiry and deserve our serious attention. The author's wit and keen insights will help you discover a world of unusual and remarkable occurrences that will forever alter your view of reality. Book jacket.
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An expert on saints and mystics, Patricia Treece brings years of research to this compelling narrative on the dynamics of the mystical body. For Treece, mystical phenomena speak of "the ability to enter another reality, the spiritual dimension, and be engaged there in a passionate relationship with the divine." Patricia Treece is the author of nine books including bestselling volumes on the modern saints M. Kolbe and Padre Pio, and is an expert on the apparitions of saints and mystics.
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