Mysticism as a Natural State.

Mysticism can be understood in many respects as a union of the soul or mind with the Absolute, the Universe, the One, the All, Being, or God.  This may be felt as cosmic feeling of oneness, as a blissful "oceanic feeling" at the source of all Being.  This may be understood in terms of immanence and transcendence in the forms of animism, pantheism, panentheism, and divine union.  In quantum mechanics, there exists an interaction between the observer and the wave function.  This interaction indicates an interaction between consciousness and the universe at some fundamental level.  This interaction may be seen in the revelation of the universe to the human being through the Divine Source of all Being.  The prevalence of true mystical systems, as opposed to false mysticism seen in illusionism and nihilism, indicate a further development and unfolding of the universe.  The heat death of the universe my be understood in this manner as man achieves greater mystical awareness until the entire universe becomes a conscious entity.