Why Does Society Revisit Mysticism?

Today, mysticism and hedonism are connected more strongly than ever before.

For centuries, mysticism was for only for the devoted, especially in Eastern traditions. While court astrologers, magicians or prophets may have served a royal family to benefit society, this was the exception. For the most part, mysticism was an individual pursuit, based in abstaining from indulgence and living in religious seclusion.

Hedonism is defined by the desire to live extravagantly at the top of the social ladder. Hedonism and mysticism have been related for some time-it is an error to believe this was only recently in the 1960s, when psychedelic society was at its peak.

Leading figures of the 1960s psychedelic society included Talitha Getty, The Rolling Stones, Jane Ormsby-Gore, and Sir Mark Palmer. In Britain, Sir Mark Palmer was also Page of Honour to the Queen, and a baronet, who traveled across that country in a horse-drawn caravan.

Today, both the Western world and the former Soviet Union embrace the popular interest in alternative healing. Basking in the stardust of Hollywood, magicians and healers are frequent guests on various shows, and are connected with politicians, celebrities, and prominent business people.

A prominent example is Georgy Georgievich Rogozin advising President Yeltsin on various matters. Georgievich dealt in topics of astrology, telekinesis and parapsychology. The mass media nicknamed him "Merlin the Kremlin" or "Nostradamus in uniform."

A memorable performance happened when General George Rogozin served as Russian telekinesis, who could predict others' thoughts through photographs and create horoscopes for President Yeltsin. Over time, their predictions were shown as credible.

In 1992, Georgy Georgievich Rogozin served as the Security Service of the President. Their work focused on telepathy, clairvoyance, hypnosis, psychology, parapsychology, telekinesis, and astrology. He admitted that the image of the "pseudo" science of parapsychology was created intentionally through his work. In public research institutions, private laboratories conducted secret experiments for an extrasensory perception war between the CIA and the KGB's intelligence services.

Shamanism is in style now more than ever. An example Orazio, the popular Brazilian mystic, working for Louis Vuitton to bless runways and make sure that the sun is shining for this fashion company's Cruise collections and outdoor runway shows. Orazio also helps guarantee good weather for prominent weddings, and allegedly helped with the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Renouncing her formal title except for official proceedings, Marta Louise, the Princess of Norway, gave shamanism the royal seal of approval when she and her partner Shaman Durek Verrett chose to follow their own spiritual paths.

Kate Moss, the British supermodel and actress and one of the highest-paid models in the 1990s and 2000s, became a female icon for this new wave of mysticism. The latest mystics have their own personal psychic and follow fashion trends. They may wear elegant silk Gucci dresses by Alessandro Michele that are inspired by paganism, while showcasing sacred pendants from designer Theodora Warre on their sleeves and accessories like bracelets by Gartye.

In affluent social circles, there is a heightened interest in tarot, extrasensory readings, herbology, and pilgrimages. This revival and increased demand is primarily in Europe and America.

Pilgrimages were always strengthening, useful for health, and a satisfying undertaking for spiritual and inquisitive people. It is one of the most fascinating types of tourism: it also provides travel up the social ladder.

After all, well-known board members of The British Pilgrimage Trust include people who became known rather recently; such as the Duchess of Norfolk and the Duchess of Richmond who successfully organized a pilgrimage path of ancient medieval routes within its own manors.

It is necessary to note the revival of Victorian spiritualistic evenings and extrasensory parties, such as the recent "mystical evening" which fashion designer Bella Freud, and Alexandra Van Haute, creator of Tagwalk, spent an evening with the famous clairvoyant Lisa King.

Beyond the extrasensory parties, for those who really wish to cleanse their mind, body, and consciousness, Annie Penny is a practicing healer, known for holding advanced courses in studying chakras, which are held in a romantic Cotswold bolt-hole cottage.

Also, Urban Retreat in Knightsbridge recently opened a cleansing clinic which offers classes in meditation, respiratory gymnastics and relaxation in an infrared sauna where "good vibrations" promote clarification of mind and body.

Perhaps, today someone still remembers stories about inhabitants of London's Met Hotel.

In the 1990s, it became a vulgar den of glamour and hedonism, turning part of COMO Hotels and Resorts into a nirvana of holistic medicine where healers and specialists from around the world gathered. Among them was the legendary Master Per van Spall who visited regularly.

The available package called "Reason, Body, Consciousness" was ideal for busy people who could not attend week-long sessions in Ubud. The package featured services where guests were accommodated in an elegant and stylish minimalist loft, where they would enjoy reflex therapy and wine provided by the spa.

The list of the benefits can go on. Today, by connecting magic and healing to the aspirations of comfort and well-being, we write a new page in the spiritual history of humankind. It is a new milestone which has not been, and might never be, surpassed.

Unexpectedly, mysticism has received new breath and increased vitality. In 2020, it seems that stars aligned to create a long-awaited reality of a "Great Awakening" for spirituality to once again become essential. The phenomenon is gaining popularity.

Much of these magical, vital experiences alleviate sincere suffering and defuse emotional tensions-therefore, it is no wonder that in our uneasy times, the idea of a reunion with the inner world also seems the shortest way to happiness.