mysticism

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Hegel was a metaphysician whose insistence that Geist, or spirit, pervades the historical process and moves it to some grand culmination is difficult to distinguish from New Age mysticism, and hence charlatanism.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Amid the devastation, strains of oddball mysticism have arisen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Jewelry sellers livestreaming on Taobao report surging sales of crystal bracelets and talismans, products that blend fashion with mysticism.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

It’s intimate drama laced with mysticism, an adult theme ultimately handled with a hint of levity for this family-friendly show.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

But then, much later, another rather curious idea arose, an assault by mysticism and superstition into what had been largely an empirical science.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan