Fifty years ago, I had a mystical experience.  It wasn’t something I was trying to have. I didn’t even know what it was. I just knew I had experienced a sudden understanding and clarity.

Nothing outside me changed.  All that changed was my understanding of my external world.  Suddenly, I was looking at everything through new eyes.

I had to tell others. No one understood.  How could I use divisive, analytical words to communicate a unifying, holistic experience? It was like trying to use…