The Mysterium Tremendum Et Fascinans Flashcards

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The Idea of Holy By Rudolf Otto

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“The experience of the other you, beyond ability to understand” also An inquiry the non-rational factor in the idea of the divine.

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Mysterium Tremendum Et Fascinans

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A central religious experience. Tranquility overwhelms. Burst in the sudden eruption from central religious experiences. Experience can range from the happiest ecstasy to a sinking grisly horror.

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The Sacred Bat Cave

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One of the eight most sacred temples in Bali. Held thousands of bats, and in the center of the cave there was a python. We all encounter some sort of “Bat Cave”, which is a symbol of the darkness one experiences at times during a spiritual journey.

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Journey of Transformation

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Leaving the familiar, going out into the darkness or unknown, survival of this can lead to birth and transformation.

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Religion

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Re-ligio; re-linking; reconnection

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