Essays on Mysticism

Introduction

The learning of a phenomenon requires the exploration of a variety of sources of information. The human personnel can be a source of specific information on certain aspect. For instance, interviewing a professional can help gather information on certain key aspects of the profession or a subject matter related to the profession. The interest in this paper is in the guidelines for the screening of colorectal cancer as a policy issue. To complement the secondary sources of information, this paper benefits from information gathered from an interview performed on the sixth day of July, 2016. The interviewee was Alison ...

Introduction

The common denominator that characterizes almost all the great works of the 16th century Hispanic poetry is that they passed through one major place where they sharpened their literal prowess and acumen, the University of Salamanca. The University has proven to be a fertile ground for nurturing of great talents since the times of Renaissance to date, with notable alumni in the fields of poetry, theology and law. The sixth century within the contexts of the Hispanic literature, Renaissance was majorly characterized by academicians, many of them are teachers, poets, lawyers among others and often led lives that were ...

Introduction

For centuries they have been tormented, tortured and isolated, considered as outcast of the society. Witches, sorcerers, shamans or magical doctors have been misunderstood and burned at the steak for heresy, because their practices overpassed the human understanding. Through a combination of herbal mixes or psychedelic substances plus a thorough understanding of the human mind, the magical methods of these traditional practices have been analyzed across centuries (Haule 17). While in the modern societies the conventional science, medicine or human psychology are largely preferred, discoveries show that shamanic, witchery, sorcery or magical practices have pragmatic basis and scientific value ( ...

Romanticism is an artistic movement which evolved at the end of the nineteenth century in different fields of art such literature, painting, and music. The artists of the Romantic era were influenced by the reaction to the Industrial Revolution, the revolt against the notions of the Enlightenment, and doubt against the rationalization of nature by science. The major characteristics of Romanticism were the emphasis of emotion and nature, a tendency towards the mystic and supernatural, attention to national identity. More specifically in music the important elements are the emphasis on the expressions of emotions, use of folk songs and ...

ISLAMIC SUFISM

Introduction There has been a profound link between the art and the spiritual depth of humans because the true form of art is assumed to be a reflection of the various thoughts, beliefs, and emotions existent in the spirit of the individuals. Religion is a definite medium to address all the above three aspects of humans and therefore, religion has an equally significant impact on the artworks as well. Like all the other prominent religions of the world, Sufism (Islam) is highly capable of reflecting the core facets of spiritual refinement, precision, and profundity in its art forms. The ...

Summary

The book The life you’ve always wanted: The spiritual disciplines for ordinary people was written by John Ortberg and published by Zondervan in 2002. The main topic is the personal transformation in the spiritual terms which only a person willing to make a spiritual progress is capable of. The book opens with the description of personal failure and a willingness to improve oneself by becoming a better person. Ortberg discusses the term morphoo and explains that it is “the inward and real formation of the essential nature of a person” (Ortberg, 2002, p. 23). Morphing means becoming a ...

Assignment One:

Hurston is a very well established author that writes about black people from the South. What Hurston is well known for doing is to utilize folk sayings to articulate her points to her readers. What Hurston’s writing style signifies is the potential for there to be an interest in the occult for races or religions that are being oppressed by another. This quotation depicts a unique psychological angle to Hurston’s works that have enthralled literary audiences. This theme can be seen in many passages from her books. A sample quotation that illustrates this point is “In the ...

Gustav Holst was an English composer, arranger and teacher

BIOGRAPHY Gustav Holst was born in England in the city of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on the 21st of September, 1874 in the family of Adolph and Clara von Holst. His father was a professional musician, a talented pianist. Gustav was a weak child and suffered from many diseases. After his father’s second marriage, he was sent to Cheltenham Grammar School (1.The Early Years). Since his youth he has suffered from neuritis in hands, which brought him much pain and trouble. In 1893 he worked as an organist at Wick Rissington in a small Cotswold village. Later he became a ...

Born in the picturesque town of the Figueres in Spain, in 1904 Salvador Dali P was the second child of Salvador Dali Y Cusi and Felipa Domenech Ferres. Dali’s father Salvador Dali Y Cusi was a lawyer and a notary, he believed in raising children in strict discipline in contrast to that of Dali’s mother who was kind hearted and comforted Dali when scolded by his father (Salvador Dalí Biography 2016). The family would go to spend summers to Cadaques, a village situated at the seaside. As a young boy Dali looked forward to go the summer ...

The issue of the religion has always been bothering the minds of the humanity. Such concept as “the faith” gives a food for thoughts for many theologians, researchers and even scientists. One of such researchers, in terms of the religion, is Harvey Cox – Hollis Research Professor of Divinity at Harvard, whose interests focus on the interaction of religion, culture, and politics. ("Harvey G. Cox, Jr.") Apart from that, he also works on such issues as the urbanization, theological developments in the Christianity, Jewish-Christian relations and the spiritual movements in the nowadays world in the global setting, the Pentecostalism, in ...

Harvey Cox is a professor from Harvard Divinity School. He thinks that fundamentalism is in its dying stages and will be replaced by a new era of mysticism as the chief driving force of religiosity. He is probably wrong. Mysticism is something of a catch-all term, and Cox himself doesn’t especially like the term because in common usage it has a fuzzy, ill-defined definition that he feels undercuts the important parts of what he means by mysticism. He defines it in an experiential way, and uses it to refer to an encounter with God or the spiritual that ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

It is common knowledge that every well-educated person should know, understand and appreciate music. However, no matter how well aware of various composers and genres people might be, many of us find it difficult to feel it. There are numerous examples of musicians who can technically perform a piece, but when you listen to them playing, you realize that you might as well listen to a robot. Only the emotion behind the melody gives music a truly human feel and makes it a universal human language that will be understood all over the world. Thus, it is extremely important ...

Religious Studies Response

The Crusades are a chain of planned armed operations during the period of 1096 to 1487. The campaigns were initiated by the Popes aimed at upholding the Christian supremacy. The initial Crusades started in 1095 when Christian forces from the Western Europe acted according to the Pope Urban II’s request to wage a battle against the Muslim occupation of the Christian Holy Land. Jesus Christ preached the brotherhood of man and that love itself is God. The crusades would not have happened if the Popes considered the teachings of Jesus. Jesus would have never approved the crusades. (history.com) ...

Sufism is a process of purifying one's heart from immoral behaviors and character by full dedication to worship of God (Anṣārī and Hishâm 166). It is also disregarding the worldly pleasures such as wealth and prestige. Sufism entails seeking the pleasure of God, self-love, peace, and harmony with God's creation. Sufism also demands one to wear attires that are attributable to the beauty of prophets and saints. There are different ways that people use to attain the Sufism spiritual progress. They include adhering to the guidance, advice, and instructions of Sheikh or his representative, performing and ...

“Noah” is a 2014 bizarre movie full of action and computer generated matrix so add some icing on the cake. The movie encompasses an entertaining story of Noah being the main pillar of support for the common man in the waterborne epic. As opposed but in close relation to the biblical version of the story, Noah appears to be the main action hero. The paper gives a response using the Jewish Mysticism to prove that the movie is a mystical take on the biblical story. The Jewish mysticism primarily gives out the different forms of mysticism that existed in ...

Mysticism refers to the religious practice in which one believes that if they pray or think deeply they can gain knowledge of spiritual truth. A mystic is one who practices mysticism by directly communicating with what s/he considers to be absolute reality. Mystics also report experiences with God or spiritual encounters through insight and intuition. For instance, Elizabeth Seton was led by the spirit of God in her to other newer horizons beyond those shaped by her culture into liturgy, scripture, friends and external trials (Flannelly, 2000). Contemplation refers to the act of thinking about something deeply. In spiritual ...

The Ghent Altarpiece is a Christian art located in the ST Bravo Cathedral in Ghent, Belgium. It is the most famous, influential, and sophisticated piece of art painted with oil. The masterpiece was created by Hubert Van Eyck and completed by Jan Van Eyck after Hubert’s death. The Ghent Altarpiece is among the greatest retables in the 15th century. Its history is fascinating because it is reported that, a part of it has been missing for more than 80 years now (Dhanens 24). In addition, the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb was nearly destroyed by fire, burned down ...

Summary of Book “Five Dynamic Dimensions for Effective Teaching” by Kevin Treston

Introduction Many works have been written on various topics about teaching, careers associated with the profession, or preparation for the job. But this book is different. Authored by Kevin Treston, Five Dynamic Dimensions for Effective Teaching brings a holistic approach to the examination and discussion of what it means to be a teacher. The author, Treston, in the introduction of the book reveals that many examples from the text were garnered from experiences in the elementary, or adolescent classroom. However, he admits that the book’s characteristics “are highly relevant to any context of teaching, such as parish adult ...

Abstract

Aim: This research examines how science and technology was utilised and applied in the building of major edifices and structures in Ancient Egypt. Methodology: It is done by first examining the social organisation and social structures that existed in the country over 3,000 to 5,000 years ago and how it laid the foundation for science and how this science was applied to engineering and the construction of buildings in Ancient Egypt. This is followed by the evaluation of the methods and dominant cultures in construction and civil engineering in Ancient Egypt. The data is taken from credible ...

Question One

Religion has multiple definitions according to Cunningham and other sources. Religion is a way of organizing the world, and it has the aim of bringing people to the sacredness and ensures they live in togetherness, unborn, and the dead. Religion is a way to display a sacred-regarding intention. Religion can be anything that facilitates people in coping with the limits of the existence of humans such as death and suffering. Religion is a belief and trust in God who is the creator, sustainer, and governor of the universe with his power and goodness (Cunningham). The best definition; religion is ...

Spiritual awareness has extended a means through which mysticism thrives in one’s inner being as a divine self is manifested in an individual’s spirit. Intimacy is revealed in the world elements as nature provides us with mysticism through elements. Intuition, individual relations with the soul and divinity are the pillars of mysticism as a divineness is created between one and the creator. Mysticism, as existed in word religions since time memorial with most religions having their form of mysticism as spiritual individuals, created divinity with the Creator in their respective beliefs and religions. The aim of this ...

VISUALIZING DEATH AND ITS POTENTIAL MEANING

VISUALIZING DEATH AND ITS POTENTIAL MEANING

Introduction

It is in ones desire to go skydiving and hope that the parachute pulls, but still questioning its possibilities. It is in ones desire to drive a car much too fast to control but believing one is fully capable of not necessarily cheating death. It is ones desire to drink a large amount of alcohol, knowingly, all at once. It is the death drive, the instinct towards chaos. Primarily it can be said that throughout the entirety of this essay we will explore many different ways in which death has been, and can ...

Assignment Number.

Mystics are of the belief that an inner essence can be achieved through a state of spiritual awareness that enables an individual to create a divine self within one's souls as they believe that heaven could be experienced in a divine self. According to the book’s assertion of mysticism as a paradox of the universe we live as elements exist in intimacy together with nature (p.1). Mystical experience is based on intuition, divineness and a personal relationship with one's souls through the individual with the Creator Oneness with the divine being dispels the notion of belief as a ...

Our social enterprise project objective was to develop an idea that would give us money. To make the project lively and innovative, we had 15 groups and every group developed its ideas of generating social money. My group had 8 participants. We planned to perform this social enterprise to collect money for charity. It was an enthusiast event that helped us discover the secrets and challenges of soliciting money for charity. In our group of 8 people, we brainstormed on several ideas that would maximize our objective of a social enterprise. It was on Friday when we commenced our ...

Mysticism is a feeling like no other that is very important and personal so not all of the experiences occurring are reported in any formal location. The exception to this is the archives of the Religious Experience Research Center (RERC) which houses about three thousand reports from mostly women who have reports of a mystical experience. During an unsolicited mystic experience many reports contain the loss of self and a bright light. The light appears to be a constant in the mystic experience if we define it as an experience that transcends the natural life everyday type of experiences. ...

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The world of science is forever bewildered with the phenomenon which cannot be explained by way of experiments and notations. One such field or area of mystery is the phenomenons which are covered under the head of "mysticism". While the term "mysticism" was being used thousands of years back, its new world meaning implies the phenomenon where a person experiences a sense of or actual unison with the Deity or the one God. According to the author, Jordan Paper (2004), the particular experience, which is most common of it all and most basic of all mystical experiences is the ...

Mysticism is the feeling of spirituality and a god-like presence in your life. It apparently happens when people least expect to have an encounter with the spirits as they are still living and many only have these feeling at death. This is the thought that many would like to think of to dismiss the notion that ordinary people can have mystical experiences. The notion that only a select few people can have mystical experiences comes in part from the Catholic Church's belief that the saints or a few very select nuns and priest achieve the state of mysticism and ...

Mysticism in religion has a long tradition that dates back to the early shamanism and continues existing and developing for centuries in different cultures. All of the mystical paths have something in common, but still it is difficult to choose one, because there is no easy path to achieve the aim of mystical experience – reaching the gap between the conscious and the divine and finding the heaven on Earth. Every religious path has similar features with the other paths, and I find some elements and ideas in each of them appealing and interesting. Still, the one I found the ...

Introduction

Mysticism is a way to bridge the distance between man and God. Every tradition includes some belief in mysticism. Some religions believe that the mysticism happens when the body dies but some religions believe that this exists while soul and body are living. Many people dismiss this belief but the more that you study mysticism you will see that the things that you thought were impossible have become possible.

The explanation of yoga and its roots in breathe and light is the basis of the movements. The mystic moves from a point of darkness to life in the movement ...

It is in my most humble opinion that a mystical experience can be described as any encounter, association or practical experience with some sort of essential or greater power, truth or realm. It can be said that this area of greater truth is outside of the realm of ordinary and/or typical consciousness of oneself. It is to my understanding that a mystical experience can be acquired mainly through deep meditation in direct relation to an individual’s own spiritual discipline. However that is not to say that one whom is not necessarily spiritual or secular, cannot acquire an experience ...

Sleepers by Lorenzo Carcaterra and Mystic River by Dennis Lehane, are two crime thrillers, which involve young boys as the main protagonists, and follow the boys' lives into adulthood. Bothe these books look at the effect an incident in the boys’ youth has on their future lives. In both books, the protagonists undergo a life changing experience that sets the stage for their later actions. The books both look into the concept of justice and lawlessness and attempt to define justice, as well as lawlessness. In both of these bestsellers, families play a crucial role, as does the society. ...

Voltaire identifies various flaws in the society that he lived. The scenario in the Voltaire’s world is analogous to the situation in the modern society. In his book, Voltaire highlights the problems in his society. He uses satire to express his discomfort about various issues in his society. The paper highlights how Voltaire’s approach of the use of satire can successfully be employed in building a better future. The paper suggests the plot of the book, which Voltaire would most likely write in today’s world. Essentially, the paper highlights how Voltaire would present these issues ...

The American Gastroenterological Association in 2007 defined the terms that we use to describe chronic blood loss. Occult bleeding is defined as a positive fecal occult blood sample on initial evaluation; or it is defined as iron deficiency anemia, without any signs of physical bleeding. The term obscure bleeding is defined as; bleeding that persists even after evaluation following an endoscopy, colonoscopy, and radiograph imaging. Obscure bleeding accounts for approximately 5% of all GI bleeds; 75% occur in the small intestines while the rest are associated with lesions of the upper or lower gastrointestinal tract.,, Depending on the location ...

Analysis of a news story

On February 7th, 2014, I read an article about an interesting religion phenomenon in China. A lot of temples and Buddhas are built in many places in China to entice tourists, and actually earn huge profits. “The statue helped the park earn more than RMB 1.2 billion ($194 million) in 2013 according to the South China Morning Post.” as it written in the news (Ma, 2014). The temple is a sacred place, where disciples can worship their God. It becomes one of the most scenic places for tourists to visit, and is a profit machine in contemporary society, isn’t ...

Every culture is blessed with mythology and mysteries. Mythology as defined by Nwankwo is, "legends of the people's history, religion, stories of how the world was created, traditions of origin and their heroes and they are meant to describe the structure of the world's people live in and the force that operate in it." (Nwankwo). The Igbos have diverse versions of their myths, and it is imperative to consider that these myths shape their form of cultures, traditions, socio-cultural activities, economies, and polities. Each culture has its uniqueness and differs from other cultures in a profound way. ...

1. What is Normal hematocrit ranges?

The normal hematocrit ranges are dependent on two things which are the age and sex of the individual. However, it is only dependent on sex after adolescence. The normal hematocrit ranges are: 55%- 68% for Newborn babies, 47% - 65% for one week old babies, 37% - 49% for one month old babies, 30% - 36% for three month olds, 29% -41% for one year olds, 36% - 40% for 10 year olds, 42% - 54% for adult males, and 38% - 40% for adult women.

2. What is Occult blood?

An occult blood is defined as a negligible amount of blood present ...

Senju Kannon’s The Thousand Armed Bodhisattva of Compassion is a seminal work in the history of Japanese art but is also an important milestone for Buddhist thought and religion. The work is colourful and emanates a certain sense of peace and calm which demonstrates the prevalent revival in Japanese art of the late 19th century. The Bodhisattva is also a crucial figure for Buddhism which also attempts to create an oasis of calm and peace but at the same time delves into the deep questions of existentialism which is part and parcel of the whole religious concept. Actually the word bodhisattva ...

Scientific Revolution

Scientific revolution is something that has influenced all of the people no matter what age or ethnicity they are. The great value for the correct understanding of the processes which are seen in public life has the analysis of modern scientific and technical revolution. According to Dr. Robert A. Hatch, scientific revolution is a high-quality transformation of productive forces, transformation of science into productive force and the basic change of social production, its form and content, nature of work, and public division of labor that refers to it. Scientific revolution has an impact on all the structure of production and ...

Introduction

The central element and aspect of the Christian Faith is the divinity of Jesus Christ, the founder of the religion. Acceptance, belief and confession of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Savior of the world and humanity is the most basic element that distinguishes a Christian from a non-Christian. This shows that Jesus Christ is the foundation on which the entire Christian faith is built. As such, every Christian must give reverence to Him and to His position as the pivot around which every other thing in the spiritual world revolves. The idea of Jesus being God ...

Ti West’s 2009 horror film The House of the Devil is more than just a simple crackerjack Satanic-panic thriller about a scared housesitter – it is a deliberate throwback to the occult horror films of the 1970s and 1980s, where the media was beset by stories of Satanists terrorizing communities and performing untold acts in the name of dark forces. At its core, House of the Devil is a tremendous debut, a horror film that wears its influences on its sleeve while honoring what was so fascinating about the subgenre’s subject matter. Through stellar cinematography that honors the type of film it is ...

Introduction

Writings of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux On Loving God Sermons on the Song of Songs Role of homilies in spirituality with reference to Saint Bernard’s writings. Love as Reverence or worship Serve to instruct Penetrate the scriptures Function as communication images and language Bring pure and easy intuition Temper the intensity of the Scriptures facilitating understanding Discussion prompt 1: Cistercians (Later Benedictine traditions) The Role Homilies Play in Spirituality. The commentary or spiritually based reflection that comes after the reading of scripture is referred to as a ...

Introduction

Saint John of the Cross Influences of Saint John Darkness Darkness in Ps- Dionysius Mystical Theology : The negative theology Negations versus privations Ascension of Moses and Ascent of the soul Ps-Dionysius central concern The Darkness as the summit “Unknowing” Divine Darkness versus Nether Darkness Divine Darkness The concept of beyond-being Darkness in John the Cross John’s Writings : Dark Night of the soul Ascent of Mount Carmel Total purification through denial of everything The place of silence in union ...

The part three of the novel fictionalizes a real narration about Rumi a Muslim teacher who passes through a reflective transformation when the roving dervish shams of Tabriz, who has defected from wacky and scary powers arrives in town. Shams and Rumi becomes very close, and when Sham shares the invigorating “the rules of love,” Rumi transforms to a rebel mystic. He becomes an inventor of the whirling dervishes “ecstatic dance” and a fervent as well as a cherished poet. Ella also breaks of convention under the influence of Aziz and opens herself to celestial forces. Inculcated with Rumi’s incomparable lyrics and Sufi mysticism, ...

Madonna and Child with Book, c. 1502-03

Raffaello Sanzio also called Raphael Italian, 1483-1520Oil on panel21-3/4 x 15-3/4 in. (55.2 x 40 cm)Norton Simon Art FoundationM.1972.2.P This painting by Raphael is probably one of the best known icons of the Italian Renaissance, and brings together several of the artist’s characteristics. Raphael’s work is singularly well known both for its considerable clarity of form as well as the ease with that the composition of his paintings are viewed. The painting’s title is Madonna with Child and Book and was completed in around 1503 for Pope Julius II and was initially located ...

Barth, Emmy. An Embassy Besieged: The Story of the Christian Community in Nazi Germany. Eugene, Or: Cascade Books, 2010. Print. This book elaborates the efforts of Adolf Hitler and its political system while trying to eliminate Christianity in Germany. The book uses relevant sources of information making it reliable for the study of the history of Germany in relation to the dictatorship of Hitler against Christianity. This is of the essence in ensuring that the historians have relevant facts pertaining to the acts of dictatorship perpetrated by Hitler. The author of this book is an experienced lecturer of ...

Introduction

Critique and revision are concepts which are employed to critically examine text, speech or ideas presented by other people. These concepts have been employed widely in the areas of activism and education. In the feminist movements, for example, various women critiqued men and patriarchy. They also critiqued and revised other feminist thinkers in their effort to make their movement more effective. Patriarchy is the general societal structure where men have exceedingly more power than women in social and financial terms. During the birth of the feminist movement, many women arose against patriarchy and its ills. One of the ways ...

Islam - Sufism

Sufism can be traced back to its origins to the Qur'an. The opponents of Sufism – Salafi do object to certain doctrines and practices of Sufi, but cannot make claims against its authenticity. In fact, it is easier to make claims that Sufism is the more authentic as its traditions are more dependable with the historical outlines of Islamic thought. Many Sufis arose from their retreats and became an active part of the society. The substance of Sufism is based on Truth and realization of Truth by love and devotion. This is a spiritual path towards God and Sufi is a ...

Summary:

Introduction: The report provides an insight into the Middle Age theological teachings, by focusing on the spiritual teachings of Meister Eckhart, which later became controversial to the then church doctrines. Eckhart was one of the most influential theologians within the 13th Century. Having studied Christianity doctrines within the Dominican Priory, by 1302 he was conferred the title of a Master for his profound theological knowledge. His religious inclination and mysticism was based on absolute imageless transcendence, such as the Divine Indwelling, which later became the foundation for the free eternal spirit.

His works and sermons were put to ...

Comparison and contrast of Umbilical and Nuchal cord

Introduction Prolapse in umbilical cord occurs in very rare circumstances. This condition is manifested by removal of umbilical cord from cervix before the delivery of the foetus. This cord serves as a food pipe to the baby for the transfer of nutrients from mother to foetus and also collects the digestive waste products from baby. During prolapse, the cord twins around the baby which complicates the delivery. This disease condition occurs only 1% of pregnancies. Due to the higher risk of foetal fatality, umbilical cord prolapse is considered as a medical emergency during labor pain (Critchlow et al., 1994). There ...

The ministry for adult faith formation within my parish has evolved over the years with transformations that reflect the basic needs of an adult faithful currently around the world (Huebsch Page 12-24). Even though the transformations have seen some developments in the approaches the ministry has used in its activities, much still remains to be desired in that most things are still pegged on the old age doctrines. I would rate my parish’s adult faith formation as a moderate one that has systematically avoided extreme stands in its approaches. It has been slow in embracing fast moving changes in ...

Article Analysis

Article # 1: The Doctor Who Starved her Patients to Death Health is important to everyone who wanted to have long and healthy life. Health is what majority of the people think is the kind of wealth which no one can take it away from the owner. Health is something that we should always put priority on because this is what we need in order to normally live our daily lives. Dr. Linda Hazzard, a doctor from the small town of Olalla near Seattle, has been accused of first class murder after the death of a dozen of people who ...

The vision behind forming the Mystic Monk Coffee is that Father Daniel Mary wants to help setup the business that would help them with the purchase of the Ranch that Father Daniel Mary wants. He is achieving this by serving a niche market of the coffee drinkers. This niche market is very large with more than 150 million consumers. There are also expansion plans that Father Daniel Mary has in mind. He wants to increase his sales and wants to buy a bigger Roaster to meet the demand. His marketing techniques are aggressive, but only limited to word of mouth and ...

“God dwells in creatures, in the elements, giving them being, in the plants vegetating, in the animals feeling in them, in men giving them to understand: and so in me, giving me being, animating me, giving me sensation and making me to understand; likewise making a temple of me, being created to the likeness and image of His Divine Majesty”

St. Ignatius Loyola, “Spiritual Exercises”

I remember my conversation with one priest, which influenced on my world view. We were talking about our doubts of the existence of God, and how strong is his faith. The priest’s answer was that he knows that God is ...

Taoism – is the Chinese traditional doctrine, which contains elements of religion, mysticism, divination, shamanism, meditation and traditional philosophy and science. The followers of Taoism are called Taoists. Yellow Emperor (the ancestor of all Chinese) is considered as the founder of the Taoism. In the history of Taoism is a separation doctrine in philosophical Taoism (dao chia), developed in neo Taoism and religious (dao jiao), which included alchemy, demonology, treatment. Since its inception Taoism has not created a single church, and his doctrinal position orthodox referral is formed in particular, common to all believers of dogma. This was reflected on Taoist doctrine ...

Religion in China and Japan

China and Japan have often been hailed as Asia’s pioneer nations when it comes to their overall development, contribution to history and rich tradition and culture, which not only transcended to nations they made contact with, but also featured the unique ideologies that shaped their respective nations. While both nations today are at odds in several key issues on politics, territory and even in ideology, their religious movements remained the same despite the changing world that challenges these beliefs. For the uninitiated, they would claim Chinese and Japanese religion is one at the same considering they share several ...

Perhaps one of the greatest works in the entire orchestral and symphonic canon, Gustav Holst’s ‘The Planets has stood the test of time. Holst’s mind was austere and disciplined when The Planets was composed, it is a work of the period especially by using an enormous orchestra to depict Neptune and the mystical disappearing female chorus creating a background of astrology and perhaps theosophy. ‘The Planets’ can also be compared to Rimsky Korsakov and Dukas whilst Lehar also makes a fleeting appearance. Holst was a composer who recognized that impressions have to be filtered and analysed, structured and fitted into unique ...

Introduction

Derived from a Greek adjective mystikos, the term mysticism refers to the hidden Christian meaning of the Old Testament, the presence of Christ as well as the experience of GOD Himself through His presence in the scriptures . From this meaning, one gets the notion that there is a reality obscured by exterior manifestation, but accessible to all Christians. On the other hand, Mysticism refers to distinctive practices or traditions meant for human transformation. In modern times, the concept has been broadly associated with religious traditions and practices. This paper seeks to discuss two contrasting spiritualists St. Clare and Von Bingen, who ...

Introduction

The life and death of Grigori Rasputin has become something of a legend. Its historical significance and truthfulness is not fully authenticated, with some stories embellished or plainly misremembered. There are little facts between the night he disappeared and the day his body was retrieved from the river (King, p. 10). The official police investigation reported a solved murder case even when it was not the real case. Hence, the world is left with Rasputin’s memoirs and the names of his killers, Felix Yusupovand and Vladimir Purishkevich (Trounev, p. 12). As the Soviets came into power, most of the documents ...

Our love is not a fading earthly flower:

Its wingèd seed dropped down from Paradise,

And, nursed by day and night, by sun and shower,

Doth momently to fresher beauty rise. Nor winter's rattling boughs lack lusty green: Our summer hearts make summer's fulness where No leaf or bud or blossom may be seen: For nature's life in love's deep life doth lie, Love,--whose forgetfulness is beauty's death, Whose mystic key these cells of Thou and I Into the infinite freedom openeth, And makes the body's dark and narrow grate The wide-flung leaves of Heaven's palace-gate. LOVE BY JAMES RUSSEL LOWELL (ERASED TEXT) love ...

“Secret” is a 2007 Taiwanese film which tells us a dramatic story of love between two young people who are parted by 20 years. This film is an impressive debut of a Taiwanese musician Jay Chou, who moreover composed the soundtrack for it (along with Therdsak Chanpan), and also stared as an actor and a co-writer of the screenplay for it. “Secret” was awarded “Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year”, “Best Visual Effects”, “Best Original Song” (for “Secret” by Chou) at the 44th Golden Horse Awards in 2007. It was also nominated for “Best Asian Film” at the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards ...