#imaginative contemplation

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Imaginative Contemplation: The Priest, The Drunk, and the Dangerous Chair – thoughtfully catholic (wordpress.com)

 My intention here is to briefly outline the (or a) technique for imaginative contemplation and then illustrate it via the stories of ‘Eli and the (Apparent) Drunk’ and ‘Eli and the Dangerous Chair (or Stool)’.

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Flourishing Imagination, Sound Theology

This piece is about Imaginative Contemplation, sometimes known as Visualisation Meditation or, if you are a Catholic, Ignatian Prayer (of wh

This piece is about Imaginative Contemplation, sometimes known as Visualisation Meditation or, if you are a Catholic, Ignatian Prayer (of which more later). Normally I am a hardcore contemplation kind of person. That is, I wait upon God using nothing but the bare word or silence. However, if you are going to commit to devoting a significant part of your day, every day, for the whole of the rest of your life, to prayer then it will help you to have a wide repertoire for your Smörgåsbord. (Also, having a willingness to boldly mix your metaphors isn’t strictly necessary but I find that it helps)....