Yet，Irepeatoncemore，theexistenceofmysticalstatesabsolutelyoverthrowsthepretensionofnon-mysticalstatestobethesoleandultimatedictatorsofwhatwemaybelieve。Asarule，mysticalstatesmerelyaddasupersensuousmeaningtotheordinaryoutwarddataofconsciousness。Theyareexcitementsliketheemotionsofloveorambition，giftstoourspiritbymeansofwhichfactsalreadyobjectivelybeforeusfallintoanewexpressivenessandmakeanewconnectionwithouractivelife。Theydonotcontradictthesefactsassuch，ordenyanythingthatoursenseshaveimmediatelyseized。[287]Itistherationalisticcriticratherwhoplaysthepartofdenierinthecontroversy，andhisdenialshavenostrength，fortherenevercanbeastateoffactstowhichnewmeaningmaynottruthfullybeadded，providedthemindascendtoamoreenvelopingpointofview。Itmustalwaysremainanopenquestionwhethermysticalstatesmaynotpossiblybesuchsuperiorpointsofview，windowsthroughwhichthemindlooksoutuponamoreextensiveandinclusiveworld。Thedifferenceoftheviewsseenfromthedifferentmysticalwindowsneednotpreventusfromentertainingthissupposition。Thewiderworldwouldinthatcaseprovetohaveamixedconstitutionlikethatofthisworld，thatisall。
Itwouldhaveitscelestialanditsinfernalregions，itstemptinganditssavingmoments，itsvalidexperiencesanditscounterfeitones，justasourworldhasthem；butitwouldbeawiderworldallthesame。Weshouldhavetouseitsexperiencesbyselectingandsubordinatingandsubstitutingjustasisourcustominthisordinarynaturalisticworld；weshouldbeliabletoerrorjustaswearenow；yetthecountinginofthatwiderworldofmeanings，andtheseriousdealingwithit，might，inspiteofalltheperplexity，beindispensablestagesinourapproachtothefinalfullnessofthetruth。
Theysometimesaddsubjectiveauditaetvisatothefacts，butastheseareusuallyinterpretedastransmundane，theyobligenoalterationinthefactsofsense。
Inthisshape，Ithink，wehavetoleavethesubject。Mysticalstatesindeedwieldnoauthorityduesimplytotheirbeingmysticalstates。Butthehigheronesamongthempointindirectionstowhichthereligioussentimentsevenofnon-
mysticalmenincline。Theytellofthesupremacyoftheideal，ofvastness，ofunion，ofsafety，andofrest。TheyofferusHYPOTHESES，hypotheseswhichwemayvoluntarilyignore，butwhichasthinkerswecannotpossiblyupset。Thesupernaturalismandoptimismtowhichtheywouldpersuadeusmay，interpretedinonewayoranother，beafterallthetruestofinsightsintothemeaningofthislife。