Describe the Stages of Mystical Experience as Outlined by Underhill

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Essay

Describe the stages of mystical experience as outlined by Underhill. How can these stages be linked to theories of moral reasoning or faith development?

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Definitions:

Weathering

The breakdown of rocks, soil, and minerals as well as artificial materials through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, organisms, and water.

Precipitation

Any kind of water, either as a liquid or a solid, that drops from the clouds and lands on the Earth, covering types like rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

Gold Placer Deposits

Concentrations of gold found in sedimentary deposits, formed by gravity separation during sedimentary processes.

Caldera

A caldera is a large depression formed when a volcano erupts and collapses, following the emptying of the magma chamber below the volcano.