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NUMINOUS EXPERIENCES [OTTO] - Coggle Diagram
NUMINOUS EXPERIENCES [OTTO]
Numinous= having a strong religious/spiritual quality, indication the presence of the divine
Otto uses 'numinous' to refer to being in the presence of an awesome power/ power of a deity.
its an experience that is the basis of all religion
its a non-rational and unique form of experience, totally outside our everyday experience
the emphasis is on Gods transendence
it refers to a presence and reality that cannot be understood with the senses or intellect- its a sense if the holy
THE IDEA OF THE HOLY
'Holy' means 'separate from'
its an attempt to describe the sense some people have of a reality totally outside and beyond their experience if themselves and the world
experience of a wholly other being, transcendent and numinous
E.G the call of Moses (EXODUS 3:3-6)
God appears to Moses through a burning bush
"here I am"
SUI GENERIS
'in a class its own'
the experience is inherently different from anything else
its beyond apprehension and cannot be grasped
NON RATIONAL
mind cannot understand or explain the numinous feeling
its beyond rational description
its not 'irrational'
MYSTERIUM TREMENDUM ET FASCINANS
'tremendous and fascinating mystery'
mysteruim
MYSTERIOUS: far removed from humanity that can be experienced, but not understood
elicits the response of awe and wonder
Tremendum
TREMENDOUS: Tremendous power can chill and numb
Fascians
FASCINATING: compulsive and attractive nature of experience creates desire for a relationship with the being
creates awareness if need for salvation, forgiveness
NUMIOUS DREAD
Different from ordinary fear
it can evoke love and rapture
e.g exodus 3:3-6 ' he was afraid to look at God'
SENSE OF UNWORTHYNESS/NEED FOR COVERING
Feeling unworthy to be in the presence of the holy one
fears that the presence will defile them
E.G exodus 3:3-6 ' Moses Hid his face'