Sentences with phrase «mystical form»

Mystical Form of Samvara with Seventy - Four Arms Embracing His Sakti with Twelve Arms, Nepal, 17th century.

These investors and advisors practice an extreme, near - mystical form of technical analysis (market analysis that focuses on stock - price changes and trading data rather than company fundamentals).

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

What once would have seemed like an alien Eastern invasion of Christian musical space — a mystical form of biblical literalism transposed into mesmerizing vibrations — has become an acceptable form of meditation in the Evangelical community.

In the midst of all this, it is perhaps a little odd to say that my own theology has two principal foci: a hermeneutics in which the «other,» not the «self,» is the dominant focus; and a theological insistence that only a prophetic - mystical form of theology for naming God can help us now.

Hence, at this stage Altizer responds negatively to Heidegger: «Perhaps nowhere else does Heidegger so clearly reveal how his attachment to a traditional mystical form of the holy so deeply sets him against the historical destiny of our time, and so likewise does it set him against Nietzsche.»

It is present in a liberal cult of Jesus and of «the Jesus way of life»; present also in mystical forms as the cultivation of personal companionship with the divine Christ.

But the classical mystical forms of Yes - saying are interior expressions of the metamorphosis of a profane emptiness and nothingness into a sacred totality, a totality of bliss drawing all things into itself, and thereby negating their original and given form.

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Not exact matches

Scholasticism Theology moved from the monastery to the university Western theology is an intellectual discipline rather than a mystical pursuit Western theology is over-systematized Western Theology is systematized, based on a legal model rather than a philosophical model Western theologians debate like lawyers, not like rabbis Reformation Catholic reformers were excommunicated and formed Protestant churches Western churches become guarantors of theological schools of thought Western church membership is often contingent on fine points of doctrine Some western Christians believe that definite beliefs are incompatible with tolerance The atmosphere arose in which anyone could start a church The legal model for western theology intensifies despite the rediscovery of the East

At a moment of crisis faith must have an inevitable temptation to return to an earlier or even a primordial form of the Word, but such a path is fundamentally a repetition of the universal mystical quest, and can by no means be judged to be a positive witness to the Word that becomes incarnate in the world.

Not only in its elevated forms of literary expression but also in the popular piety of revival meetings, Bible study groups, and the millions of people at daily Mass, religion engages the supernatural, metaphysical, and mystical.

This search has commonly taken mystical, rational, and literary forms, but it is the rational and the literary which are most common in contemporary evangelicalism.

The radical mystical perspective assumes that the form is never independent from the spirit.

That experience may have been a stroke, some form of physical or nervous breakdown, or a mystical experience.

How do you answer the charge that Eckhart's theology of mystical union, in which the soul achieves «indistinction» and becomes one with God, is really a form of self - deification?

The history of our discipline is replete with examples of leading scholars and schools preoccupied with one or the other form of expression of religious experience: theoretical or practical, myth or cultus, rational or mystical piety, individual or collective religion.

On the contrary, it has been precisely those forms of religion believed in one way or another to be antithetical to a secular world, and so vulnerable to «the acids of modernity,» that have sprouted up everywhere and have grown at an astounding rate; namely, fundamentalist religion of every variety; ecstatic, charismatic religion; esoteric, cultic religion; mystical, otherworldly religion; religious sectarianism that «opts out» of society, its customs and its responsibilities — not to mention every possible variety of the occult.

The essence of the New Testament lay in the religious life it portrayed; its high - watermark was the experience of mystical union with Christ, in whom God took symbolic form.

Some think of a mystical body only partly realized in any earthly form.

It is here, in other words, that one becomes aware of the mystical in its most unencumbered form — not as something uncannily «other» to ordinary experience, but rather as something interwoven into all experiencing.

The writings of the Vedantic mystic Sri Aurobindo form such a system of mystical ideas.

Gnosticism is a world - opposing form of faith in quest of a salvation that can be reached not by an eschatological reversal of the world or by a mystical dissolution and transformation of the world but only by the most radical kind of world - negation.

If we choose our words correctly, some will point to the area of abstraction, of principles, of patterns, of forms, of imageless concepts; others will point to the reality reached by intuition with its mystical overtones.

Of course, dialectical faith, whether in its Eastern or its Western, its mystical or its eschatological form, negates history.

The Jews form, «analogically, a kind of Mystical Body.»

This withdrawal may take the most diverse forms, from an ignoble «escapism» (for which our age has, significantly, invented such a rich apparatus) to a life of elegant or sublime contemplation (and again it is significant that mystical or pseudo-mystical cults have an astonishing vogue nowadays).

But disturbingly, a good two thirds of the book's contents are relevant today, including Gardner's discussions of homeopathy, naturopathy, osteopathy, iridiagnosis (reading the iris of the eye to deter - mine bodily malfunctions), food faddists, cancer cures and other forms of medical quackery, Edgar Cayce, the Great Pyramid's alleged mystical powers, handwriting analysis, ESP and PK (psychokinesis), reincarnation, dowsing rods, eccentric sexual theories, and theories of group racial differences.

The «not quite nice» of recent years has certainly included the mystical and religious longings that form such a deep and enduring part of many people's lives.

In fact, you could have a few mystical experiences this year, perhaps in the form of serendipities and «signs» that affirm you're on (or off) your path.

Transforming into a yoga teacher requires practice, skills, and demonstrations as much as gaining knowledge of this mystical art form.

Whether you wish to transform into a skilled yoga teacher or strive to deepen your practice of the mystical art form of yoga, 200 hour yoga teacher training program marks the first step towards releasing these divine dreams.

Graphically appealing, Far Cry 4 reincarnates the gameplay of its marine old - gen form into the mystical and evocative Himalayan setting.

This disturbing parable for our present moment, replete with stunning images — including a drone attack and a bit of Clockwork Orange — style murder and mayhem — is also a profoundly mystical affirmation of love as the only form of resistance and salvation.

After exhausting all medical possibilities for mending his damaged hands, the famed surgeon flies to Nepal looking for a more exotic option — which he finds in the form of The Ancient One, a mystical mentor.

I think the stunning mountain ranges that form around them can be so breathtaking and they are certainly a mystical concept.

If you have ever wondered what the end of the world will look like, then hopefully it will be nothing like the tale told in Extinction: a story about the last member of an order formed to battle against mystical 100ft tall Orc beasts known as Raven» ii.

In a strange and mystical land, a young boy discovers a mysterious creature with which he forms a deep, unbreakable bond.

Blizzard released Blackthorne way back in 1994, which if you don't remember was a mystical, magical time where every game ever took the form of a platformer (today, you may have noticed that every game ever released is a first - person shooter).

These counter-balances take the form of special abilities, which can manifest in either practical weapons or mystical abilities.

As a promising young Rider, use the mystical power of the Kinship Stone to form incredible bonds with more than 60 monsters from across the Monster Hunter universe, and make their skills your own!

In her sculptures, yarn and thread form mountainous cones and internal organs, while her drawings depict mystical creatures with exaggerated smiley faces that morph into fantastical landscapes.

Take horses for instance: from the symbolism behind the forms of Amy Laugesen's classic sculptures to the expressive interpretation of Peggy Judy's paintings of livestock; from the mystical photographs by Sandra Lee Kaplan to the modern artifacts and adornments of Janet Nelson; the style, form, and interpretation of these artists couldn't be more varied.

The AAA has been for most of its history, a remarkably democratic organization tolerant of many points of view and, in recent years, the scope of its exhibitions has seemed to widen, including a variety of styles, attitudes to form, and a broad philosophical base which can include the aesthetic, the mathematical, the scientific and even the mystical.»

Both Harris and O'Keefe were also interested in eastern philosophy, spiritual mysticism and theosophy, a form of philosophical or religious thought based on mystical insight into the nature of God.

In timeless spirit and simple form, Julia Haft - Candell's ceramic sculptures recall the mystical austerity of primeval petroglyphs, carved totems and cave paintings.

Through the form of a mystical quest the artist creates a relationship between consciousness and all that exists outside of it.

Curated by Francesco Urbano Ragazzi in collaboration with Bari's artist - run space 63rd - 77th STEPS, A Mystical Staircase is an exhibition with 22 artists in the form of an online tarot deck.

Inspired by Julio González as well as the mystical aspects of Surrealism, Ferber made dynamic, steel - reinforced works suggestive of natural forms — from flora and fauna to fossils and figures in flight — such as Surrational Zeus II (1947), a bewildering contraption of organs and claws.

Back in New York in 1959, his memories of Mallaig took on mystical significance as «dimly recognizable forms of real landscapes with glimpses of the horizon and receding distances.»