There is a common sense aspect to Mysticism because it draws on the same principle that defines it – that God works through the individual, every individual, to ensure our triumph over evil and our return to Him.
A child who is too young to reason religiously has an innate sense of danger, of “wrongness”, of uncomfortable conditions and surroundings, as well as the sense of peace that comes of the protection from these things. As we grow we look to our hearts where love and conscience reside, discerning right and wrong no matter what worldview we pick up from the outside. Soon we engage in introspection – the study of why we feel what we feel. But the need to seek out God for Himself is in us, whether we give into it or actively deny it. Our innate Mysticism tells us it's OK to look, because that's precisely how God works His miracle of conversion.
All Mysticism does is take common sense one step further. A Being with enough purpose and power to create us must have done it out of love in order for us to participate in that love. In Mysticism we participate in the love of God by being freely open to receive it in any form God chooses to display it.
Everyone in this world walks his own path -- the world is so vast that it isn't surprising how multi-cultured it's become. But no matter what we call him there can be only one Creator and this God has but one wish for us -- that we give Him back whatever portion of His love for us we humanly can. How we do that is immaterial. (We say "love" because there is no other explanation ever come up with for why God bothers with us at all).
We can tell you what works for us and we hope you will try it, but if it doesn't work for you, that doesn't mean we're wrong and must be stopped. It just means you need to find another path to God for yourself. But we hope you never give up, because you will feel lost until you find that path. This restless need is in your heart -- it's only but one of the trials God gives you to keep you yearning for His liberating help. Remember, it's God who's in control of the process and the way in which you apply His graces -- that's why it's important in Mysticism that once you make the commitment you remain passive to let God do His work. If you interfere, it gives Satan a way in to your receptive state. We have no doubt you will be able with God's help to discern from where your insights originate by the kind of fruits that result.
Because Mysticism isn't a religion itself, and because it involves individual spirituality, there is no dogma set out as appropriate for mystics to believe. However, there are principles that are common to mystics, and listing them may help a seeker decide if the study of Mysticism is right for them. The following principles are basic to mystic thought. Religious beliefs, societal pressures, and personal experience may add to them or supersede them. But taken together they may give a person an accurate overall picture of what the mystic personality would look like. | 
