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Subject:      Re: Difficulties with "Miracles" - no quantum mechanics
From:         ***tconstan@interlog.com (Theresa Constantine)
Date:         1997/02/12
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On Tue, 11 Feb 1997 16:32:29 +0000, Sam Dodsworth
<sam@aristos.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>        I think I've had experiences you would call numinous, but I'm
>hampered by my not having read Lewis' remarks on the subject. If they're
>short enough I'd be grateful for a post or an email... As to how I
>explain them, I suppose I'd say that the feelings come first and then
>the experience, in the same way that the world seems different when
>you're in love. Feelings are real experience and can change you, but the
>primary source is internal, not external.

When I use the word numinous, I have in mind the experience of
directly perceiving the spirit realm, such as what happened to the
Apostle John on the Isle of Patmos ( Rev. 1:9-20). Emotions may occur
as a result of this, but I am not referring to them when I speak of
the numinous.

The primary source of the numinous ( the way I use the word) is
external - it is a gift of God ( "And Elisha prayed, and said, "Lord,
I pray, open his eyes that he may see." 2 Kings 6:16-17).

I think we are saying much the same thing. I just wanted to make a
distinction beween things which we perceive with our spirits, and our
human feelings.


With best regards,

Terry

tconstan@interlog.com