What is a Mystical Experience? 8 Key Characteristics

The mystical experience is so profound that it raises fundamental questions about the nature of consciousness, life and death, and reality itself.

In this video, I discuss 8 core characteristics of mystical experiences, as described by mystics from around the world and throughout history.

0:00 - Intro
2:43 - 1) Departure from "ordinary" reality
3:21 - 2) Transcendence of space and time
3:33 - 3) Cosmic consciousness, unity, oneness
4:22 - 4) Sacredness
4:56 - 5) "More real than real"
5:18 - 6) Paradoxical
5:47 - 7) Ineffible, beyond words
6:12 - 8) Transformative and life-changing
6:31 - Mysticism & the nature of reality

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Music: NIMZ- The Chase
Forgotten Dawn- Lost

[CosmicJonas]

Has anyone ever had a mystical-type experience? Would love to hear about it if so.

For me, meditation+psychedelics was the key to actually experiencing a state of cosmic consciousness. that changed my life forever. Much love and see you back here soon
🙏❤️

[craigparnaby]

Hey brother . I had a non drug induced mystical experience when I was 19, way back in 1986 . It looked very much like the image at the start of the video, which was a warm coloured, cloud lined vortex, with the Devine light at the end . That light I knew was God . The ‘clouds’ were populated by what seemed like an army of souls…. That I couldn’t see, but we’re felt as an overwhelming sense of love . The feeling was one of overwhelming bliss, just pure love and compassion. It was impossible for me to communicate this with any one, as I thought they would have seen me as delusional. Jordan Peterson of all people, when describing the dream that Jacob had where he experienced the ladder to heaven, shocked me out of my sense that it had been my imagination. This was over 30 years later . I have since reignited my spiritual life and boy, are things making sense . I also intuited this growing global consciousness evolution back in the day, so to see it unfolding is beyond exciting . Once again, keeping it all to myself as l had no one to share with . Any way, I thought I’d share … literally the first time 😆. Thank you for the videos and the confirmation I’m not crazy . 🙏🙏👁🍄🤓.

[Adubz]

I had this experience! completely spontaneous. I was sat at my desk at work. it lasted maybe all of 5 seconds. It was a glimpse into something beyond. it was as though nothing existed and yet I felt part of everything that existed. It felt so warm. Blissful. Peaceful. As if I became the sun. it's very difficult to explain with words. there was no "me" or you or cars or houses or anything. There was nothing. Becos I was everything. it has had me intrigued ever since. But I believe it's not a place we "get to" but where we are. Veiled only by the illusion that we aren't there. like looking for your glasses while you are wearing them. There's nothing to find. They aren't lost. It's only the mind telling you they are lost and need to be found.

[Hippieatheartxsoul]

I had a completely spontaneous experience in 2000. No drugs. I was awake during daytime hours just doing my usual things around the house. No yoga, no meditation , no spiritual rituals. It lasted under 1 hour. I felt one with everything and everyone which I didn’t realize until now why I felt the love of the planet and all it’s objects included. I saw meadows trees flowers sky and sunshine. Bright colours. Pink hues. It was bliss. I felt the love throughout me, every part of my dna and every atom in my being. It flowed inwardly and out to the planet. Now I realize I was feeling one with everything and everyone, love for all including rocks. It was amazing. It was magical. It was blissful.

[trudihsu]

I had a mystical experience where I experienced God at the age of 21 at a monastery where I was a nun. Your 8 key characteristics resonate with my experiences.

[inspiredbycreation]

I have experienced exactly what you are describing many times without drugs. Furthermore, I live in close proximity to this state of consciousness and can revisit it at will, especially during meditation. In brief, I have come to intimately realize the unconditional Love of God, which transcends all other emotional attachments. ❣🙏❣

[CGM]

Yes 👏 I had one in 2019 spontaneous while walking my dog in the park and my life has changed dramatically.. I AM one and so grateful ❤ Thank you for ur video

[kritikumar]

loads of love from India Jonas. you just leave me speechless. watching you & listening to your thoughts in itself is such divinity. God Bless you

[DGKREAKT]

It was the most beautiful and terrifying thing I’d ever experienced

[sapecyk]

Hey, Jonas! Great to see you again! )

[Mr_Heartful]

I love this video! 100% agree with what you’re saying - if we all practised meditation with the aim of having mystical experiences (rather than using drugs), we would all feel connected to each other in harmony, and so many of the worlds problems would disappear! I haven’t had one myself yet but as I keep on going deeper and deeper into my meditations, I know it is only a matter of time I will experience one 😌

[JaniceBurnett-ls]

Thank you for this breakdown of mystical experiences. It is exactly what happened to me about 40 years ago. Whar stood out to me was the feeling of awe and total respect I had for the experience and the light I encountered,

[CrystalTwinStar]

I am really, really grateful for you and foe this particular message!

I have called myself "mystical" sinxe I waa little.
I have said I'm on a "mystical" path or a "mystical" journey.

When I discovered Twin Flames" I felt like this too was a mystical experience.
Especially after meeting him and having experiences such as the ones you describe here.

When you mentioned the paradoxal nature of the mystical experiences I had to pause and write this because I have said this is myself and my Divine Partner.
All and nothing.

I have heard things lately that have helped me feel heard and understood, but this really gives me q feeling of validity.
I appreciate you so much.

It really does give me a feeling of being in balance and harmony, and it helps make sense of it all.
I love going back to the basics where I just knew.
No question or doubt or who or persona.
Just fundamental truth, like you said.
Thank you so very much!

[joiseizui]

Very well done, and I know of what I speak. Bravo! I've had three, but without drugs. Instead I had a teacher who could make them happen for others at will. I miss him everyday.

[iuvalclejan]

It is an open question whether the mystical experience is a property of the human nervous system that evolved because we lived in families and tribes close to nature for much of our evolutionary existence, or a manifestation of the nature of reality. Quantum mechanics does not say what you think it does. It's just something we don't understand yet, an incomplete theory, and therefore since we also don't understand the mystical experience, we like to equate the two. There is something in it that might be non-local, but we don't know that for sure.
It could also be that civilizations or the wealthy classes of civilizations that lose touch with nature and tribal bonds might need the mystical experience more. It offers a soothing balm to our nervous system that was gotten simply through daily living in a tribe, close to nature in the past. Tribal people may have used entheogens, but it was in combination with ritual, dance, singing, playing and listening to music, making love, storytelling, and being materially and emotionally inter-dependent at the family, physical place and tribal levels.
Global capitalism (and any "Molochian" game theoretic system, in D. Schmactenberger's terminology) destroys families, tribes, villages, religious and civic associations, and even integrated individuals (the latter is a new development of the attention economy, which only wants our reptilian, dopamine seeking parts). But it might be OK with mystical experiences, as long as it can make money on them. I am concerned that this partnership between mysticism and global capitalism might desacralize mysticism.

[jonathanortiz]

In my experience, I took 5 tabs of LSD and I saw a lot of things, towards the end I saw Hindu god( I’m a Mexican American) I transpired into space where I saw gems stones, later I found out it was chakras and eventually aliens it was beautiful and scary it was almost like a simulation, everything you said was on point

[mannybeltran]

I had mine like a month ago and went on a path of rightouesness is what I had to call it because I had no explanation for it but ultimately came back to my home after 3 days wondering all around the city lol . Btw I couldn't move my legs during the " mystical experience" is as someone else was in control the whole time and I was viewing everything objectively.

[maankawas]

Another wonderful video! Thank you so much!😊🙏🙏🙏

[Wutangaz]

What you said at 7:25 and up to 7:45 in video i agree 100 percent Jonas 100%

[Isapenthemaitreya]

Detachment is an Empty Vessel my quote few who find it