The Spiritual Self Flashcards
The __________ or above natural includes all that cannot be explained by the laws of nature, including things characteristic of or relating to ghosts, gods, or other types of spirits and non-material beings, or to things beyond nature.
supernatural
THE PRACTICE OF RELIGION:
BELIEF IN SUPERNATURAL BEING AND POWER
In 21st century, the decline of religiousness was measured by:
✔ Frequency of prayer
✔ Frequency of discussing religious
teachings
✔ Frequency of deciding moral actions for
religious reasons
✔ Overall importance of religion in everyday
life
concept of dungan
spirit or soul
✔ Comes from the Latin word anima meaning breath or soul.
✔ The belief that everything in nature have their own spirit or divinity.
animism
✔ A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.
✔ Consist of a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, and objects, performed in a specific place, according to a set sequence.
✔ Prescribed by the traditions of a community, including religious community.
✔ Rites refer to the ‘spoken word’ used in a ritual to convey meaning and value, to evoke an image using metaphor or elicit commitment or loyalty
rituals
✔ Refers to movements or gestures expressing feelings or beliefs beyond the limitations of speech.
✔ Can be elaborate or simple, formal or intimate.
✔ It is a set of formal actions performed as prescribed by a ritual or a custom such as in a wedding
ceremony.
✔ It may also be a conventional social gesture or act
of courtesy.
ceremonies
✔ An organized set of beliefs, practices, rituals and symbols that increases an individual’s connection to a sacred or transcendent other (God, higher power, ultimate truth).
✔ William James (1902-1958) defined personal religion as the “feelings, acts and experiences of individual men in their solitude, so far as they apprehend themselves to stand in relation to whatever they may consider.
religion
the degree by which one is affiliated with an organized religion in terms of the person’s participation in the prescribed rituals and practices, connection with its beliefs, and involvement with its community believers (Santrock, 2014).
religiousness
involves experiencing something beyond oneself in a transcendent manner and living in a way that benefits others and society.
spirituality
the persistent sense of self that addresses ultimate questions about the nature, purpose, and meaning of life.
spiritual identity
the ability to use supernatural forces to make impossible things happen, such as making people disappear or controlling events in nature.
magic
the one who performs the magic like casting spell and summoning spirits.
– derived from the old French magiciien, ‘magician or sorcerer’, which is rooted in the Greek word for ‘magical’, magikos or magos.
magician
translated from the Greek word pharmakos, and carries with it the idea of medicine, magic portions, drugs, and poison.
sorcerer
one who is thought to be acquainted with secrets of the nonmaterial or unseen world.
wizard
one who is ‘seeking unto the dead’
necromancer
Filipino term for sorcerer.
barang
a person who practices sorcery or witchcraft
mambabarang
the target or the sorcery or witchcraft
binarang
Tagalog word for ‘voodoo’ or ‘witchcraft.’
kulam
a person who uses black magic or spells on a
victim.
mangkukulam
Filipino practitioner of traditional medicine; he is also a medicine man who is also capable of performing sorcery.
albulario/mananambal
comes from the Greek word ‘logos’ which stands for meaning.
– aims to help the person search for the meaning of his existence.
logotherapy
Life has inherent meaning, and individuals must find their purpose.
meaning in life
The primary motivation in life is the pursuit of meaning.
will to meaning
