Similarities and differences between Christian Mysticism and the Charismatic movement?

[Steven J. Lawson](https://www.gracechurch.org/leader/lawson/steven%20j) speaking at the 2013 *Strange Fire* conference in a lecture titled [The Puritan Commitment to *Sola Scriptura*](https://www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/TM13-12/the-puritan-commitment-to-sola-scriptura-steve-lawson) ([video here](https://www.watchagtv.com/videos/tm13-12-dvd-edit-720p-updated-graphics-2021-youtube-2160p-4k-ultra-hd) , transcribed by [Mike Riccardi writing at the Cripplegate blog](https://thecripplegate.com/strange-fire-the-puritan-commitment-to-sola-scriptura-steve-lawson/)) seems to express antagonism and criticism toward both concepts: > They claimed to be receiving new revelations, prophecies. And with that they were being led astray into **hyper-emotionalism and mysticism**. > And out of this commitment to be “open and uncautious” to continuing revelation by the Spirit, they were led into all kinds of **mystical experiences and bizarre patterns**, not the least of which was going naked as a sign. > “All of these ways”—referring to the abuses of the Quakers with the inner light, new revelation, **mystical**, intuitive, subjective impulses—“are uncertain, dangerous, useless, and totally unnecessary. … They must be rejected and shunned.” > What is more bizarre than running around half naked is the outlandish claims and freakish actions of so many in today’s **Charismatic movement**. What we saw during the Q&A today is more bizarre than these women who walked around naked. > He was the personal chaplain to Oliver Cromwell. John Owen Addressed Parliament. This brilliant man gave himself to combat **this Charismatic emotional departure from *sola Scriptura* with its new revelations**. And Owen affirmed the deeper issue, which was *sola Scriptura*. > It would be in 1659 that Owen responded by writing one of his most important works: *A Defense of Sacred Scripture against the Fanatics*. I want to zone in on chapter 3, entitled, “On the Perfection of Scripture.” And Owen will state his case for **the lunacy of the charismatic excesses** based upon the sure foundation of the perfection of the Word of God. > It leaves no room for any new revelations. If you are seeking any of **these Charismatic new-revelations**, it is because you have no understanding of the perfection of the written Word of God. Is Steve Lawson using the concepts of *(Christian) mysticism* and the *charismatic movement* almost interchangeably, or at least with enough overlap between the two to be regarded as equally dangerous to the doctrine of *Sola scriptura* as he understands it? More generally, how much overlap is there between [*Christian mysticism*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_mysticism) and the [*charismatic movement*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charismatic_movement) ? Does a Charismatic Christian necessarily, by definition, believe in the possibility of mystical experiences? Is a Christian mystic necessarily, by definition, open to the possibility of the [*charismata*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_gift) ? Are there any nuances between the two concepts, making them, at least in certain contexts, non-interchangeable?