ABSTRACT
Mystical theology is intimately related to spiritual practice. There have been many definitions of the nature of 'well-being' over the past few decades, and it has tended to be a rather vague, generalised concept that reflects values, philosophies, influences and theologies of various, and often differing, individuals and groups. In writing of Margery's experiences of the Divine, Saunders refers to her attempt to 'express the inexpressible'. Ware emphasises three key elements in the practice of spiritual direction from the writings of von H&$#252;gel: his understanding of truth as a bright light surrounded by darkness, his dialectical approach insisting on the 'friction' of opposites, and his interpretation of religion as a combination of external fact and inner experience. Daily spiritual practices, such as a pattern of daily prayer, create a paradox. Rosalind Brown's chapter on Durham Cathedral emphasises the importance of pilgrimage to important spiritual and sacred sites.
