What is Sacred to Me—or: Blessing is the Ability to Give Something You Don’t Have Yourself
摘要
This chapter addresses the question of what is truly sacred. Does “the sacred” exist as an objective fact—for example, sacred places, sacred rituals, sacred people? Or is sacredness always just a subjective experience that arises in the soul of the individual? What is the difference between sacred and profane? What happens during sacred actions (e.g., consecration)? What is a blessingBlessing? What are beatitudesBeatitudes, sacralizationSacralization and spiritualization? What are miraclesMiracles?