Let’s skip—(for now)—the idea of so-called portals where aliens, angels, or demons enter/land on our planet. Also skipping the idea of relocating ourselves via teleportation. This post will focus on…
Pooh-Poohing Portals
Category: mysticism
Visio Divina
We’ve posted about lectio divina here and here. There’s also visio divina (“divine seeing” or “sacred seeing”). What is that exactly? It involves gazing at an icon, work of art,…
Bibliomancy
This information on bibliomancy (“book magic”) is related to the topic of lectio divina, which was addressed here. Merriam-Webster defines bibliomancy as “divination by books, especially the Bible.” A similar…
Lectio Divina
From several years back, lectio divina was pushed in small groups as THE way to read the Bible. The term is Latin and means “divine reading.” Groups may each be…
Mysticism in the Church: 10 Things to Watch For
I’ve talked with so many people who report that when they heard or read something that was supposed to be Christian, they got what I call “that gritty feeling”—a sense…