Sentences with phrase «mystical elements in»

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.

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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.

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 centurIn 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 centurin his book The Mystical Elements of Religion, written in the early 20th centurin the early 20th century.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.