Sacred Essays

Atonement with the father is the ninth step; it is a stage when the father figure challenges the hero to become a new person (Campbell 110). The hero is able to improve as a person through this step. The atonement with the father of Gilgamesh would be when he meets Utnapistim. When Gilgamesh tells the reason of his journey, Utnapistim teaches him a life of a person with an immoral life so that Gilgamesh could learn uselessness in immoral life. Utnapistim purposely tests Gilgamesh to send him home

states to feel and in a way see the sacred around us. It can be seen in miraculous happenings, in our overwhelming feelings toward something, and in many elements which we find unfathomable. The sacred, for the most part, lies at the physically and mentally unattainable, the profane on the other side, is a treatment of something which is considered as sacred but it is actually attainable. The sacred and the profane are philosophical notions contrary

Liturgical Dance of Theology Liturgical Dance Ministry of Theology dates back centuries ago and is represented inside many churches today. No one culture can place a claim on Liturgical Dance Ministry, because it’s often time portrayed unaware. The purpose of this article is to identify Jesus in movement through a hermeneutical approach. This paper highligthts the spiritual form of movement and its representation. Liturgical Dance Minister began in the fourth century during the era of Augustine

Situated on the Yucatan Peninsula, Chichen Itza is the most distinguished and largest Mayan site in Mexico. The prehistoric Mayan ruin of the city is a popular spot for tourists from around the world. The meaning behind Chichen Itza is “at the mouth of the well of the Itza”. Chichen Itza had a fundamental role in helping researchers gain more knowledge of Mayan people and history which makes the city a significant location. Chichen Itza, recently categorized as one of new Seven Wonders of the World

Sacred Space There are many skeptics in this world who would argue that mankind’s religious impulses to be religious are solely a product of our natural process. If that is the case then evidence should support the idea that the profane gives birth to the sacred; that the profane is basically incapable of being moved, while the sacred is lacking definite form and not lasting or eternal, but Eliade ideas in The Sacred and the Profane show something different. For example when Eliade mentions sacred

that native americans call sacred. Those sacred places usually have markers on them or around them to let people know that they are sacred. Many if not all of those sacred places are believed to have a strong spiritual presence there. Many of the sacred places also have a backstory that tells why those places are sacred. Native americans have marked these specific places sacred and some of those sacred places have a story behind why they’re sacred. Some of these sacred places have no story behind

The Golden Ratio, “a special number found by dividing a line into two parts so that the longer part divided by the smaller part is also equal to the whole length divided by the longer part. It is often symbolized using phi, after the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet. In an equation form, it looks like this: a/b = (a+b)/a = 1.6180339887498948420…” (J, par.1), (see figure 1), has been used throughout history. The Golden Ratio can be seen in art from Da Vinci to today, in buildings from the Greeks

people with ‘sacred disease.’ Pan became one of the foremost gods that receives a long legacy for possession; reportedly his existence predates to the earliest of times, occurring in the Orphic Hymns, (some believing the hymns, go back at least 10,000 years) where the term ‘religious gives a sense of one whom the god Pan possesses.’ Although early on possession by the gods exists as a sacred disease or a divine frenzy; nevertheless, Hippocrates wrote in 400 B.C. that the occupancy of a ‘sacred disease

A sacred space is often distinguished from other spaces by its atmosphere and connection to the transcendent or otherworldly. Many features of the space, such as its architecture, lighting, and décor, create an aesthetic that is conducive to one’s experience of spirituality within the space. While sacred spaces are frequently defined by religious institutions as either temples, shrines, churches, or mosques, they are not necessarily limited to such conventional categories. For example, Native American

Sacred places are looked as houses that holds prayers and intricate ceremonies. It does not matter which religion each sacred places belonged to, the usage for it was the same nevertheless. But when we look at the actual building and its surrounding, then we are able to have more in depth understanding of why each place exists and continue to exist. The architectural designs of sacred places various from each other. For example, Temple of Ise and The Great Mosque of Isfahan looks very different

In chapter 3 of the “Sacred Quest” the book discusses “the ways in which the Sacred is manifested in the world of human experience” (39). In particular, the book discusses examples of sacred persons, objects, time, and space. The Sacred Quest states that there is a pattern in religions and breaks them up into 3 types of sacred appearance: prophetic, sacramental, and mystical. The first, prophetic, is associated most with Judaism and Islam, focusing on a person or prophet. The second is most apparent

The soil that the Erechtheion was built on was known as the most sacred area of Acropolis. The start of The Erechtheion’s construction was in the Golden Age, 420 BCE and ended in 406 BCE and sadly only a couple years later, Athens fell to Sparta. The Erechtheion was built to house the religious rituals that another old building had. The eastern part of the Temple was dedicated to Athena, while the Western part was dedicated to the local hero Boutes, Hephaestus and the other Gods and heroes. The Erechtheion

The Sacred Heart, the Mirror between Character and Salvation V2(Reviewed) Introduction • The Sacred Heart is a religious symbol of great importance whose significance goes beyond the Catholic church. It has inspired art, literature, and religious devotion with its first indication appearing during the eleventh century. It continues to be an important symbol of faith and devotion that leads to salvation all around the world. In The Seafarer by Conor McPherson, the Sacred Heart is used as a symbol

years now. Before I embarked on this relationship, I have been in ones similar, but none even half as influential as my current relationship with my high school, Sacred Heart Academy. While Sacred Heart has, without a doubt, helped me know myself better academically, it has truly facilitated in knowing my own potential as a woman. Sacred Heart is not like your average high school; it is an all-girls Catholic college preparatory high school, and choosing to attend it was one of the best decisions

In “The Sacred Acre” by Mark Tabb, Parkersburg, Iowa was struck by a tornado in 2008. The tornado destroyed the small town as well as the prized football field. Ed Thomas, the head football coach, and his family brought the community together to lift spirits and rebuild the football field. The Thomas family gave the community perseverance, but right when things were looking better they were faced with the most unbelievable event that would affect everyone's lives forever. In “The Sacred Acre”, Tabb

The Secular Versus the Sacred Secular and sacred groups are seen all around the world in different areas, the two groups have many beliefs that contradict each other which has led to conflict between the two. Secularism has no religious or spiritual basis and nothing connected through a monotheistic belief or rule (Keddie). An example of a secular group is Scientology, Scientology is a system of beliefs that a human is essentially a free and immortal spirit who merely inhabits a body---does not

The Sacred Hoop, by Paula Gunn Allen is an amazingly introspective look at the roles that American Indian women play in their families and tribes throughout a gynocentric culture. Through reading this text (which is actually a compilation of several works by different people)we are able to compare and contrast the ways, beliefs, cultures, rituals, and traditions that exist between Indians and non-Indians. In some aspects, we see that women, in their most basic form (which is also quite complex) hold

of Fire”. Ever since the Gregorian calendar existed, it has been associated with the month of February, which happens to be the month I was born. February, traditionally, was dedicated by the Romans to Neptune, a god of the water and ocean, whose sacred stone was Amethyst. It is because of this that we later labeled Amethyst the birthstone of February. Amethyst, today, comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. It can be left natural,

“The Sacred Willow” portrays four generations of a Vietnamese family that stretches from the traditional mandarin culture of northern Vietnam, the French occupation, the Vietnamese war, to life in the US. A main portion of this book is centered around the narrator Mai’s father Duong Thieu Chi and his struggle of working in the government while raising a family during the time of French Occupation. Throughout Mai’s accounts, her father’s internal conflict between good and bad as well as modern and

The title of my book is Sacred Hoops. The author of Sacred Hoops is Phil Jackson. Sacred Hoops is told through the eyes of Phil Jackson who is one of the most successful and greatest coaches of all time. This book is an inside look at the higher wisdom of teamwork. It shows that basketball is not all about basketball, and seen more through the spiritual side of it. I learned that basketball should be seen more as a selfless game rather than focusing on themselves. Phil Jacksons lifelong quest to