Sentences with phrase «many mystical elements»

In describing religion I often use the model created by Baron von Hügel in his book The Mystical Elements of Religion, written in the early 20th century.

All apocalyptic, sacramental, mystical elements have to be pruned away.

But what is really central in the liturgy is the mystical element — that the members of the body of Christ be prayerfully incorporated into the sacrifice offered by Christ on the altar.

Schweitzer's ethical mysticism begins with a reflective observation of the finite world («I am urge - to - life»), moves to an empirical generalization («in the midst of other wills - to - live»), is made cosmic by an intuitive insight, which is the completing or mystical element of thought («all is part of a cosmic or universal will - to - live»), and returns to the finite for experiential verification in ethical participation («Ethics alone can put me in true relationship with the universe by my serving it, cooperating with it; not by trying to understand it... It is through community of life, not community of thought, that I abide in harmony... [«The Ethics of Reverence for Life,» Christendom, Vol.

The mystical element belongs to the category of the private or personal, while the mythical element belongs to the public.

The second concrete «reform» involves a mystical element: a renewal of eucharistic faith.

He was a mystic, or, at least, the mystical elements in his nature were more pronounced than in the nature of the other three evangelists.

Hirst cleverly weaves a mystical element into the plot, which pays off with each episode.

It would make sense that any tale he might spin about his early adventures would heighten his own role in them as a mentor and guide, as well as inject his own belief in mystical elements as he sees them unfold.

Loved the prose and the mystical elements of this story.

The piney woods of East Texas set the mood of the time and place evoking mystical elements that both cower and protect.

There is an esoteric, mystical element to the province too, as this is the ancestral home of Modjaji — the rain queen.

A circular, raised stone fishpond, decorated with antique statues, completes the mystical elements of this beautiful Balinese villa.

Hard West offers a unique blend of tactical combat, strong storytelling and mystical elements that make it well worth playing.

The addition of mystical elements caused some complains but in reality, they doesn't really operate as anything more than a power - ups in Uncharted 4.

It's an RPG adventure featuring many mystical elements.

Occasionally, I would anchor the paintings with some linear, mystical elements, but everything was done very expressively.

, each letter standing for a mystical element.

Not exact matches

In the lowliness of fear and the thrill of danger we carry on the work of completing an element which the mystical body of Christ can draw only from us.

I, like most other persons who attempt to engage in some kind of ojbective reasoning process, have great doubt about the «mystical» elements of all religion.

Paper says that light is the most common element of description for the mystical experience.

May I emphasize the fact that the elements and functions coming from the superconscious, such as aesthetic, ethical, religious experiences, intuition, inspiration, states of mystical conscious - ness, are factual, are real in the pragmatic sense... producing changes both in the inner and the outer world.

They have been stirred together in a mortar, and the two elements have completely neutralized each other in a compound which is neither history nor interpretation, but mystical rhapsody and poetry of devotion, not so much a theology as a half - Gnostic Christian theosophy — history turned inside out in order to reveal its inner meaning, but ceasing to be history in the process.

Lumen gentium teaches that «Christ... has founded... his Holy Church»; «has made her visible framework... the dispenser of grace and truth»; «she is a society equipped with hierarchical organs and the Mystical Body of Christ, a visible assembly and a spiritual fellowship»; «we must not think of the Church as two substances, but a single, complex reality, the compound of a human and a divine element» (n. 8).

The first element of the new scene may be called the «re-evaluation of the secular»; in this context, by «secular» I again refer to a culture that depends primarily on the empirical, scientific consciousness and that therefore tends to negate any sort of mystical consciousness.

Worship should bring the mystical and the ethical elements in religion into union.

The primary problem with the way communion is practiced in churches today that believe the Lord's Supper is a symbolic memorial is that we have adopted the practices of churches which think it is much more than a symbol but have stripped away most of the mystical significance of the elements.

It would seem that our longing for the future is genuine hope rather than mere wishing, only if, along with its images of the future, it also includes mystical, apophatic, and active elements that keep these images from being frozen into absolutes.

A conception of marriage that allows for same - sex unions denies this element of difference, rendering it unable to signify the mystical union of Christ and his Church.

These anglers not only perceive a mystical kinship with their quarry but also draw additional rewards from a sense of being one with the elements, with the oceans and streams, with the sunrises and sunsets, with the sights and sounds and silences.

The Fifth Element Willis teams up with a genetically engineered perfect woman to fly through space, gather mystical stones, and use them to ward off a Great Evil threatening humanity.

They could be used as an integral part of an altar or simply tasteful design elements to improve any mystical and meditative space in your home.

Taking elements from martial arts, dance and yoga, NIA is an almost mystical form of aerobics that is sensory based and, some say, sensual.

But the director has integrated mystical beings and traditional Japanese elements that flavor the film like a good splash of teriyaki sauce.

Black Panther hits all the stereotypical superhero beats — avenging of familial death, mystical substances, a critical artifact of some kind, big dumb fights — while every other element feels brand - new, such as: Multiple people of colour!

Kellgren's reading effectively reflects the mystical, mysterious, historical, and modern elements of the compelling debut novel

Encountering mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf along the way, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.

Inspired by Slavic mythology, locations straight from famous, mystical locations in Poland, and the dark fantasy atmosphere we've all come to know and love, Castle of Heart blends classic elements with modern design in a fan - fucking - tastic way.

More mystical than the original, with occasional magic elements, the game shows Lara in her most ambitious adventure to date, whilst she still comes to grips with the life of a Tomb Raider.

In addition to the classic run»n' gun gameplay Naughty Dog is also adding in two new elements - mystical power - ups through special artifacts and sidekicks.

The second element became refraction, that was inspired by geometry of the London's architecture and Harry Potter's mystical impression of London.

But in the background of this stunning tableau, if you meditate closely on the painting, you will see a portrait of a powerful, other - worldly female figure, almost larger than life, with large bright eyes, wearing a turban, sharply observing everything, as if she herself were keeping all the other elements in balance, in some mystical powerful way.

It is clear that there is a mystical, spiritual element in his later monochromatic paintings, particularly the black paintings.

«Through the use of water, a natural element with mystical associations in literary text and an integral part of the cycle of natural life, it brings a changing of atmosphere that may awaken unique, individual feelings within us like a religious experience.

The mathematical composition, colors, symbols, illustration, symmetry — these elements make every deck an almost mystical artifact.

It has been said that her world is «consumed with the romantic and the mystical, imbued with vivacious colors and wrought with emotion» According to the artist herself, Gubernale explained that she «pursues four elements [in all of her paintings]; the intellect as air, fire as self - confidence and will, water as feeling, and earth as material execution.»

When he started to paint again in the mid-1940s, Newman sought a new style of mystical abstraction, and it was at this time that he made his first works using his signature vertical elements, or «zips,» to punctuate the single - hued fields of his canvases.

To the left is her dynamic painting Tunnel, an amalgam of surrealistic and architectonic elements governed by a color scheme so dense it borders on the mystical.

The pictures all contain a number of repeating elements: a horizontal band along the top of the canvas punctuated by a colored circle (like Forrest Bess's horizons, or celestial bodies); tidal flats beneath the cliff that become an oversized U-shape; an island just off the coast, a compositional anchor; the ocean tide coming in underneath him; and radiating waves of color, reminiscent of Charles Burchfield's mystical swamps.