{"id":3442,"date":"2007-01-07T00:45:54","date_gmt":"2007-01-07T04:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=3442"},"modified":"2026-07-19T13:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T20:58:53","slug":"christian-mystics-of-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/christian-mystics-of-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Mystics of the Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many of the modern day contemplatives quote and favorably refer to &#8220;Christian&#8221; mystics from the past. 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