Is Protestant Mysticism possible?

E. Michael Jones goes full autism on why they are materialists. I'm reading Libido Dominandi and is full of that. Barren Metal I think goes to the core of it.

This. Blake was so protestant he protested the Protestants; his faith basically consisted of him, Jesus, and various visionary/revelatory experiences he had throughout life.

Haven't read anything about the association between protestantism and materialism, but it's contrary to my intuitive expectation that they should be so materialist. if the whole point of protestantism is that only one's personal relationship to the scripture can give him true knowledge of heaven, wouldn't that promote all kinds of errant esoteric mysticism? how did protestants become capitalist based gods?

The only thing worse than Catholic Doctrine is Protestant Doctrine.

>B- but muh based catholic general says protestants are evil so its true!

Dont listen to him or any autistic seething catholic

most of the esotericism after the reformation was protestant - albeit, surely a reaction to something the protestant churches weren't providing - from freemasonry, rosicrucianism, Böhme, Swedenborg, to the German Idealists (Hégèl) and keeguhgô...

yes.

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hardcore protestantism, like calvinism and so on, no. But there are mystical aspects of luther’s theology (in particular the concept of gelassenheit), though they’ve largely been ignored and conveniently supressed by ‘lutheran’ followers through the years. But these aspects of luther are receiving increased attention in recent “new luther” scholarship. Check out Leppin, for one.

Also, read Böhme.

Yes, but it no longer remains Protestantism; just as Mysticism in general no longer remains purely that which serves are religious basis.

Eckhart and Boehme are two of the most important mystics ever to live; the problem is that their writings and experiences lean more towards Alchemy and various occult traditions than they do on Protestant Christianity.

The fact that Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry started in Protestant societies makes me believe even more that the "proficienty" and intensity of Mysticism in Protestant countries is an indicator of their need to escape the bland materialism/determinism of Protestantism. Also, the "heretical aura" of Protestantism allowed many other "heresies" (from Vatican viewpoint) to nurture in it's body; as mysticism had no place in Protestant Churches, it need to be seeked elsewhere.

Luther approval of the Theologica Germanica and Jakob Boehme would be a notable one.

Yes. Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism developed as Protestant counters to Catholic groups like the Jesuits and Knights of Malta and sought to emulate their roles as political influencers and advisers to Princes except within the regions of the HRE most touched by the reformation. They also served to somewhat satiate a hunger for the mystical that was left to fend on its own after much of mainline Protestantism renounced it.

Similarly Aleister Crowley provides us with a Protestant mysticism, albeit one that comically inverts the world view of the Plymouth Brethen he grew up among.

Protestantism ultimately puts human before God on the guise of sola scriptura. By having a personal interpretation, it justifies sins like pride, lust and greed.

>Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry started in Protestant societies
Incredibly wrong. Both were formulated in their essence far before the advent of Protestantism if you understand what truly defines the aforementioned societies. Protestants only became members and dominated them (Masonry particularly) once they became degraded to simple illuminist organizations with anti-clerical sentiment. This had not always been the case, hence why many traditionalist Catholics like de Maistre were once members before the decline of the organizations through Protestant influence.

Eckhart is Catholic. Not sure why you are mentioning him.