I agree with most of what you write. I have a question, where in the Sunday assembly is their room for mystical experience? No doubt there is space for discussion of mystical experience, but what about the ritual techniques to actually invoke it?

Context: I'm agnostic if not atheist, and it seems that consciousness alteration/mystical experience is a widespread human desire, not quite up there with sex but not that far off (and like sex not everyone goes for the same flavour of mystery). Walks in nature, music, drugs, extreme sports, singing and lots more are all at least sometimes motivated by a desire for consciousness alteration if not full on 'it's all one' experiences.

It seems to me that given its hallowed position across culture and history mystic experience is likely to have some evolutionary value. In indigenous societies it is revered as a way of knowing that gives important information/guidance about environmental forces. Traditionally mystic experience is also contained within ritual and protocol to avoid the 'I took mushrooms and now I'm a shaman' bollocks.

Back to my question - what do you with mystical experience on Sundays?