Sentences with phrase «sacred symbolism»

For us our underwear does have sacred symbolism to it, we just prefer not to show it off because of how sacred it is to us.

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First, for the arts world, the loss of a transcendent religious vision, a refined and rigorous sense of the sacred, the breaking and discarding of two thousand years of Christian mythos, symbolism, and tradition has left contemporary American art spiritually diminished.

Indeed, the social sciences themselves seem to be rediscovering the sacred in unexpected places, among which are the sanctuaries of symbolism and religious discourse.

This adherence to symbolism implies that symbolism in language is valid only when it is borne by the sacred values of the elements themselves.

It must seek a new language, combining sacred and secular symbolism.

But since at the root of all this lies the experience of sacred space and a cosmological conception, we can conceive the study of the orientatio solely as a study of the symbolism of sacred space.

Confession expunged sins so that the devil was compelled to erase them from his record.41 Alongside of the sacraments were the sacred ceremonies, often immemorial usages reaching back into a remote pagan antiquity, invested now with Christian symbolism, teaching rnen the sacred meaning of the seasonal round.

Religion, after all, is constituted by symbolism — whether in primitive amulets, totems, and rituals, the earth and sky god mythologies of ancient civilizations, crucifixes and relics of the medieval church, formalized texts and creeds of the world's great modern religions, or even the sacred rites and markers we use to define ourselves, our relations to nature, our sense of personal identity, and our collective loyalties and destinies.

Bhavani specializes in yogic symbolism, Sanskṛit and mantra, sacred sound meditation, and has recorded Surya Namaskar Mantras and the Forgiveness Āsana Series.

Built to the principles of sacred architecture, it is renowned for its use of symbolism and numerology, and for its stained glass.

Covered here are a multitude of fascinating themes: the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, Black Virgins, prehistoric cave paintings, labyrinths, ley - lines, symbolism and sacred geometry, the tarot and more.

Belcher creates a three - dimensional landscape of sacred geometry through the symbolism of the vesica piscis as a mantra and the power of concentration.

Ulay's highly charged Irritation... There is a Criminal Touch to Art also went beyond mere symbolism, violating the sacred boundaries of the art institutions to address poverty and isolation among Berlin's displaced immigrants.

The natural world was sacred, along with its original denizens (animals, Pacific Coast Indians, etc.); Graves famously invested his birds with numinous symbolism; and Callahan — who worked in a fire lookout during the war — would depict mountains throughout his career.

A self - confessed style «magpie», Chambers» pom - pom adorned piece plays on the contrast between the strong symbolism of the flag with flowers, butterflies and a sacred - heart motif.