Beauty, Wonder, and the Mystical Mind spreads before the reader a rich word picture of the spiritual realm. Wilson Van Dusen describes the mature mystic, enumerating the characteristics of those whose lives are shaped by the experience of God. He explains how religion fits within the context of culture and how mysticism fits -- or does not -- within the context of religion. He also compares the mystical to the aesthetic, noting the similar ways in which art and epiphany move and elevate the experiencer.

Believing that all have the potential to experience God, Van Dusen opens the mystical realm to the reader with his warm and accessible style. Writing from lifelong personal experience in the spiritual dimension, he offers a singular interpretation of the history of major religions and their regard for mysticism.

Wilson Van Dusen, Ph.D. in clinical psychology, spent his professional years working with schizophrenics.  As a psychologist, he gravitated toward the depths of human experience, with a special reference to the human potential for the experience of God.  An accomplished writer, his later books focus on the spiritual universal that transcends cultural and dotrinal differences.  His books include The Natural Depth in Man, Returning to the Source, and Beauty, Wonder, and the Mystical Mind.