Re Flashcards
What’s a vision
Something seen other than by ordinary sight
Example of vision
Sensory
Intellectual
Dreams
Individual vision
Bernadette of lourde
Instructed by Virgin Mary to dig a hole where a never ending water spring emerged
Group vision
Seen by more than one person
Angel of mons
What’s a conversion
To change direction
Alter your view of world
Mysticism
Departure from logical rational view of religion
First three rooms
Don’t give same level union
Fourth room
Union found
Human will captivated by gods love
After fourth room
Wanting to spend every moment alone with god and isolating from everything else
After after fourth room
Complete unity with divine is felt
Ineffability
Can’t be described in word
Must be directly experienced
Noetic quality
Gaining of special kind of knowledge
Transiency
Can’t occur for long
Very intense but short lived
Passivity
Feel as if ur held by superior power
Memory of content always remains