Illumination.

I live in the world, but I seem to myself not of it! . . .The perfection of mathematics is simply a demonstration of the spiritual truth that God cannot lie. CHAPTER 21. The Case of H. B. in His Own Words. Cosmic Consciousness, by Richard Maurice Bucke, [1901], at sacred-texts.com

'I went into the yard to the pump, and just as I got there it came—
a shock, a flood of light, and along with, or immediately following, the shock and the subjective glow—like a great internal blaze—came the feeling of absolute harmony with the power that made all things and is in all things. All striving stopped—there was nothing to strive for—I was at peace.'" CHAPTER 27. W. H. W. Cosmic Consciousness, by Richard Maurice Bucke, [1901], at sacred-texts.com

"God is all. He is not far away in the heaven; He is here. This grass under your feet is He; this bountiful harvest, that blue sky, those roses in your hand—you yourself are all one with Him. All is well for ever and ever, for there is no place or time where God is not."
"Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace, good will toward men." CHAPTER 35. The Case of C. Y. E., in Her Own Words. Cosmic Consciousness, by Richard Maurice Bucke, [1901], at sacred-texts.com

Humanity goes on and on almost in despair, hoping some time to find rest and peace and fullness of life in the undefined future, when, in fact, all these and more are here now if we would (could?) only reach out our hand and take them. CHAPTER 36. Case of A. J. S. Cosmic Consciousness, by Richard Maurice Bucke, [1901], at sacred-texts.com

Fear and intrepidation seem to be one common denominator among the stories.

From his final chapter:

Dr. Bucke

Those who are interested in the matter would do well to turn up the "Atlantic Monthly" for August, 1868, and read ''A Remarkable Case of Physical Phenomena." Mary Carrick, an Irish servant girl, just come to America, was working for a family in a town of Massachusetts. For months (from time to time) the bells would ring, articles of furniture move from place to place, tables would rise of themselves from the floor, tubs full of clothes and water move from their benches, always in the room in which Mary was, or in the next room to it, but without being touched by Mary or by any one else. The articles moved were never so large and heavy but that Mary was strong enough to have moved them in the usual way. The extraordinary movements did not take place while Mary was asleep. There was no question of trickery. Mary was more distressed than any other person at the occurrences; besides, others were often in the room with her and saw the chairs, dishes, etc., move without being touched. There seems no possible reason to connect "spirits" with the phenomena in question. The movements seem to have been entirely objectless. That there was something peculiar (on the other hand) about the girl herself is shown by the fact that ultimately she became insane and was sent to an asylum.
See it @ Browse items in The Atlantic monthly. Volume 22, Issue 130, August 1868
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/moahtml/title/lists/atla_V22I130.html
A Remarkable Case of "Physical Phenomena", 129-136.
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