Ah, the great divide between those who can see or understand the numinous and the divine , and those who have been 'educated out of such things!' A ritual life is meaningful in its context always, but when ritual understanding is not perceived as existent or important to people's lives or society, then we cannot hold their views as having any integrity. We see a similar kind of thing when a person goes to see what I call 'an invulnerable healer.' How the healer has gained his or her skill means little when the healer cannot appreciate or address the needs of the patient with a condition that makes them sick. Heaven save us from mythologists who are ignorant or unable to perceive the numinous and the divine!
Ah, the great divide between those who can see or understand the numinous and the divine , and those who have been 'educated out of such things!' A ritual life is meaningful in its context always, but when ritual understanding is not perceived as existent or important to people's lives or society, then we cannot hold their views as having any integrity. We see a similar kind of thing when a person goes to see what I call 'an invulnerable healer.' How the healer has gained his or her skill means little when the healer cannot appreciate or address the needs of the patient with a condition that makes them sick. Heaven save us from mythologists who are ignorant or unable to perceive the numinous and the divine!