Some say that language gets in the way of our experience of the Divine. On one level, that is true. It is important always to live from a sense of Mystery that is ultimately beyond words. However, I believe that language - used in a poetic manner, one that embraces a love of paradox - can also initiate us into the realm of the Divine. A world of echoes-with-no-original-sound, or of mirror-images-with-no-substance-as-their-source, or a sense-of-being-embraced-in-love-with-no-One-doing-the-embracing are all examples of the power of language to elicit a mystical experience of God that then leaves the mind suspended in a profound sense of wonder.
Photo: Red feldspar in a boulder of pegmatite adds color to the shadowy form of Arthur's Rock looming in the distance; Lory State Park, CO; November 10, 2012. Notice how both forms have the same shape.
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