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Abjuring Mysticisms We shall lead your interest away from "vague mysticisms" and emphasize such phases of scientific psychological theory as bear directly on practical achievement.

From Psychology and Achievement Being the First of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency by Hilton, Warren

Her account of the matter was highly satisfactory, and I must have been made of stone, not to credit her and her mysticisms.

From Recollections of Europe by Cooper, James Fenimore

The Prophet also taught the unchanging relation of cause and effect, which brings the whole universe under a reign of law, and overthrows the mysticisms of old.

From Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy by Widtsoe, John Andreas

The Alexandrian mysticism is the most learned and the profoundest of all known mysticisms.

From Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good by Cousin, Victor

The Mormon people have a system of their own, somewhat complex, and gathered from the mysticisms of all the ages.

From Conditions in Utah Speech of Hon. Thomas Kearns of Utah, in the Senate of the United States by Kearns, Thomas