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What Carine Philipse writes, is distinctive of mysticism: the paradox. Even her writing style reflects this: strong, but at the same time fragile. Review in Church in The Hague With the publication of ‘You sing in me Your name’ Ms. Philipse has entrusted her mystical diary to the public. Herein she recounts her surrender to God as a result of an intense divine experience in 2003.Or, rather, it is an account of her her...

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Mysticism, is that not something out of the past? Something for lonely nuns in their cells? No, says Carine Philipse, mystical experiences appear in all times and places. She experienced it firsthand. Review in magazine ‘VolZin’ by Jeroen Fierens Take me total / leave nothing / nothing that is not yours / nothing that is not you. “Just a random sentence from  You sing in Your name. On January 1, 2003 Carine Philipse...

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“This book is my diary. But it’s not about me and my life with all its daily events, or about my own experiences. It is about the workings of God as I experience them in ‘my’ life: my life which in fact is not ‘mine’ but His.  In essence my life and the person I am are of no importance. They are no more than the river bed in which this mystical process can unfold.” Review in Doopsgezind.nl by Jehannes Regnerus These are...

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Recently an anthology was published of the diary that Carine Philipse kept after a mystical experience she had at the kitchen table on January 1, 2003. It was an overwhelming experience of awareness of unity with God, which brought great joy and peace. Review in Word and Service by Mariska van Beusichem In this diary the spiritual awakening can be followed, which continued for two years after the mystical experience. On the spiritual...

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After having experienced a profound mystical experience of Divine Unity Carine Philipse, the author of this diary, gives a daily account of her walk with God on a path to further unification.  Review in the magazine ‘Herademing’ by Antoinette van Gurp The anthology, which is chosen here, is about perceptions of moments of unity with the mystical Beloved;  reflections on the process of surrender and desire for a complete...

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