Awakening from the Meaning Crisis Ep. 34 - Sacredness: Horror, Music, and the Symbol
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Sep 6, 2019 AI Snips
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Spirituality and Relevance Realization
- John Vervaeke discusses human spirituality and relevance realization.
- He proposes the term "religio" for aspects of spirituality explained by relevance realization.
Sacredness and Horror
- Sacredness can function as a meta-meaning system, offering world view attunement.
- This protects against horror, as explained in Geertz's work on domicide.
The Numinous Experience
- Rudolf Otto's concept of the numinous describes a pre-moral experience of sacredness.
- This experience is characterized by mystery, fascination, and horror.