What Kind of Mystic Are You?

By: Cammy Pedroja
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
What Kind of Mystic Are You?
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About This Quiz

Mysticism refers to the practice of discovering and explaining human experience and the natural world through spirituality. Nearly every known culture has religious and philosophical beliefs that are wide-ranging and varied, yet most strive to address certain grand unknowns like origins stories and the afterlife. 

From ancient pagans to contemporary Buddhists, certain religious practitioners are believed to have had special skills and mystical abilities allowing them to commune with god(s) and spirits. It's through these mystical experiences that religion and philosophy are written and handed down. These people who connect with the divine and have spiritual experiences are called mystics. 

In a contemporary sense of the word, mystics can be referred to as anyone who has spiritual experiences and spends their life pursuing divine knowledge. However, in an academic and historical sense, mysticism follows a precise philosophy, and mystics tend to share a particular set of traits. For instance, the famous 20th-century philosopher Evelyn Underhill wrote about the things mystics have in common, and the spiritual path they follow, including things like having a marked initial awakening, then hearing voices and having visions, and experiencing a darkness of the soul before truly communing with divinity. So, since pretty much every religion and culture on Earth has its own version of mystics with spiritual power, is it so far-fetched to believe you could be one of them? Answer these questions to find out what type of mystic you could be!








Where would you like to visit on a spiritual journey?
India
Ireland
Western Europe
Greece
What is your earliest memory?
Talking to my grandmother...during her funeral.
Feeling calm and content in the garden
Nursing a bird with a broken wing
Reading all by myself
What atypical pet do you want?
Raven
Wolf
White horse
Owl

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Making magic is thirsty work, so what will you have to drink?
Chai tea
Ale
Water
Wine
Which of these "bad habits" sounds like you?
Going into a trance at work
Staying up late during the full moon
Giving away too many of my earthly possessions
Ditching my friends
What weird thing do you have in your bag right now?
Feathers
Some pretty rocks I found
Work gloves
A book written in Latin

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What's most like your bedtime ritual?
I always mentally prep myself for a difficult journey.
I dress myself in long white robes.
I pray to God to let me help others.
I read philosophy.
Do you feel the need to spend lots of time all alone?
Even if I'm not around people, I'm still in the company of spirits.
I like to take long walks alone in nature.
I like to be with the people, but I can withstand being alone for years if need be.
I like to be alone with a book or with having a discussion with one or two other learned people.
What's your go-to weeknight dinner?
I'm fasting right now.
Some nice mutton
Bread and water
Fruit and cheese

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What will happen to you when you die?
I'll pass all the way into the next world, instead of just partway.
My soul will transmigrate into something else.
I will join God in heaven.
I'll take the boat to see Hades.
What object do you use in prayer?
Fire
A decorated metal goblet
A cross
I strive to not be attached to objects.
What mental health issue would outsiders say you struggle with?
Hallucinations
Believing I can talk to animals
Self-denial
Being anti-social

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Which of these beliefs do you most agree with?
Life and death are merely two different planes of the same existence.
God exists in the natural world.
You can connect with God by taking care of his children on Earth.
Knowledge and study is the source of enlightenment.
Would you ever dabble in magic spells?
Many valuable rituals include spells.
Absolutely
Blasphemy!
It depends what book I found the spell in.
Are you a camping, hiking nature freak?
Sitting around a camp fire at night feels very natural to me.
Nature is my church.
Sure, but I could just as easily be found holed up in a brick cell.
I'd rather be at the library.

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What's the furthest you would travel from home?
Physical distance means nothing to me. I can travel between worlds.
I like to stay close to the British Isles.
I would travel to the ends of the Earth for the Lord.
I tend to read about the world rather than travel to see it.
What would you like to happen to your physical body when you die?
Cremation
I'd like to be buried in a stone tomb
My body will become a religious relic and believers will come for miles to view my corpse.
I'd like to be washed and buried with a coin in my mouth.
Who historical figure do you identify with most?
The leader of a Siberian tribe
Merlin
Joan of Arc
Plato

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What was your first spiritual experience?
Crossing from the world of the dead into the world of the living (in other words, being born).
Going into the woods by myself and watching the sun rise
Speaking in tongues as a child
When I met my teacher.
What color does your soul radiate?
Fire red
Forest green
Pure white
Brown leather
Which of these works of art are you most drawn to?
A traditiona tribal sand painting
The Book of Kells
"Saint Jerome in the Wilderness" by Leonardo da Vinci
A bust of Plato

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Which of these mystic's retreats is your dream home?
A simple leather tent
A celtic monastary
A small house or cell
A home with a large library
What's was your favorite kids book as a young mystic?
The Story of Dr. Doolittle
Dublin Folk Tales for Children
The Story of Noah's Ark
Aesop's Fables
Which piece of jewelry do you always have on?
A beaded hair piece
A quartz necklace
A gold cross
A metal cuff bracelet

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Which element do you most connect with?
Fire
Earth
Water
Air
What's your best talent?
Healing the sick
Communing with nature
Speaking to God
Photographic memory
What do you most regret?
Not spending enough time living in the present
When I went hunting just for sport
I regret the sins of my earthly body.
That I haven't yet read every book in existence

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If you had to give up one important body part which would it be?
My eyes, I don't need them to see.
The entire human body is part of nature, and therefore holy, so I couldn't give just one part.
Whatever God asked for, I would give.
My feet. I could just sit and read.
Which of these vacation activities would help you reach nirvana?
Swim with dolphins
Mountain climbing
Visit the churches of Europe
Visit the great libraries of the world
Which one word do you want tattooed on your body?
Passage
Transmigration
Holiness
Knowledge

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