Abstract: The subject of this research is the phenomenon of mystical viewed in context of the history of religion and culture of mankind. Reference to the mystical experience attains special meaning at the current stage of civilizational development – the search for exiting the spiritual crisis. The “mystical” is typified as the “internal religion” opposite to the “external religion” – the religious cult and religious organization. Mysticism, being the inner part of religion, is identified with the most sacred knowledge and human feelings aimed at cognizing the Absolute. Mysticism is a conceptual core of the religious experience and the overall goal of any religious practice. Based on the conducted research, the author concludes that the evolution of religions took a path from magical to mystical. The magical (primal) religions are deprived of mystical beginning. The phenomenon of mystical occurs only within the national and world religions that recognize a human as a carrier of the absolute beginning. The peculiarity of current situation consists in the return to pre-mystical religious representations. The author determines the two types of mystical teachings – the immanent and the transcendent immanent. The importance of mystical religious first and foremost lies in development of the gnoseological abilities of a human, and then in the revolutionary psychological transformations of mind and personality.

Abstract: The strategies of professional self-realization of the future medical worker are defined by the challenges of modern society. Formulation of such strategies that meet the priorities of the development of society, is ensured by the modern medical education oriented towards the requirements of healthcare and training of a physician who is responsible before the society, masters the scientific research, and has an active public position. Practice of the continuous medical education throughout the entire socially active life, suggest the development and implementation of strategies of the professional self-realization, choice of the promising directions of career growth, as well as directions and levels of training. Methodology of this work contains the theoretical historical-pedagogical analysis, experimental research, including the factor analysis and foresight technologies. The work experience in the context of network experimental foresights platform allowed the authors to formulate the new pedagogical classifications of the strategies of professional self-realization of a student of medical discipline. The authors determine the three types of strategies: traditional (classical), innovation, and foresight.