light-imagery is ultimately
derived from the Prologue
of the Fourth Gospel:
the Gospel written by St.John,
just as the imagery
of the Spiritual Marriage
is supposed
to be derived from
the Song of Solomon.
But it must be remembered
that mystics are essentially
realists, always seeking
for language adequate
to their vision of truth:
hence the fact that they
have adopted this imagery
is a guarantee that it
represents something
which they know and are
struggling to describe.
accused ofspeaking blasphemouswords againstboth Moses,and the Lord God.These proud,religious leaders,stirred up thepeople against him.Indeed, he wasarrested andbrought beforethe Sanhedrin’sunlawful courtto be triedand convicted.(Reference to the murderof St. Stephen in the Actsof the Apostlesin the New TestamentActs7: 57)
in the mirror andhow you pictureyourself inyour headis your self-image.
holy scripturesof the world religions,the Rheinish mystics,the English mystics,the Spanish mystics,the Hindu mystics,the Sufi mystics,and the study ofexistential philosophyand modern psychologywill result in an inner experiencewhich will affect the whole lifeand all those who come intocontact with you.Such a call is divine mystical call.The one who listens to itand works hard will becomea mystic whose…
through the ideas,beliefs, and bastionsof wickedness hehas developedthroughout historyand he intends tokeep them there.
the people onthe plateau.In addition tokeeping warmand dry, theyskied for longdistances.The physical exertionand distancecovered allowedthem to feelconnected tonature in morecomplex ways,both hedonicand eudaimonic.
on holy living,walking in spiritand truth, abidinginand growing in grace.
