Another angle is the theological sources he drew upon. Did he reference classical mystics like the Eastern Orthodox ones—Ephrem the Syrian, Symeon the New Theologian—or maybe the Western mystics like Meister Eckhart? Crainic's work as a liturgist might involve the liturgy as a mystical experience, connecting the sacraments to the spiritual life.
In true interwar traditionalist fashion, Crainic critiques the West’s over-reliance on reason. Mysticism, he says, is not irrational but supra-rational — a higher form of knowing that integrates heart, mind, and spirit. Nichifor Crainic Cursurile De Mistica.pdf
The final chapters shift from history to manifesto. Here, Crainic argues that mysticism is not for monks alone—it is the mandatory state for the "New Man" of Romanian culture. Critics (such as Mircea Eliade and Nae Ionescu) accused him of confusing theology with vitalism. The PDF includes Crainic’s defensive lectures against these claims, where he states: "Mysticism without blood is merely literature; mysticism without dogma is demonic." Another angle is the theological sources he drew upon