#numinosum

[airecoloroscuro]

“Numinosum” de Hate, del disco “Tremendum” (Death Metal, Polonia, 2017).

[cloakedmonk]

The World As Dew

The World As Dew

The world of dew Is the world of dew. And yet, and yet — — Kobayashi Issa

I am convinced that certain geographical areas “prefer” certain religious traditions. In certain areas of the Nation – I will concentrate on the US, though I think analogous remarks apply elsewhere – climate, topography, and history conspire to render the spiritual climate favorable to what I will call “rule-based” or…

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[hamlet82]

Hate - Numinosum

[symmetricalscar]

Hate - Numinosum

[alanataylor]

...an apt name given to all overpowering emotions in my own psychic system, subduing my conscious will and usurping control over myself. This is the name by which I designate all things which cross my willful path violently and recklessly, all things which upset my subjective views, plans and intentions and change the course of my life for better or worse.

Definition of God, The Numinous, Carl Jung

Numinosum is a paradox, containing both positive and negative, both of which we may experience simultaneously in any encounter with the Divine..

“Overpowering,” “usurping,” “willful,” upsetting, incomprehensible, passing all understanding -- these are some ways we might experience the numinous. 

Adjectives and phrases like these bespeak the unique quality of the numinosum: An encounter with it cannot really be put into words or adequately described unless you have had such an encounter yourself. This is because it is a state-specific experience.

[grafitosublimado]

The Death. 40x60cm.

[grafitosublimado]

The Wizard. 40x60cm.

[grafitosublimado]

The Demon (Astaroth). 40x60cm.