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On 2 May, #TempleThursday has the theme of the Ming Dynasty. They ruled China from 1368-1644, and were influential for long afterwards. The religions of China - in the arts, literature and government - were a key part of this history.
Today is #StMarksEve, a famous night for #divination. Among other things it was thought that holding a vigil in a church porch from 11pm-1am would reveal the identities of those due to die over the coming year, as their ghosts would enter the churchyard. #TempleThursday #folklore
The poet & engraver #WilliamBlake claimed to see visions throughout his life. As an apprentice working in Westminster Abbey, he saw Christ & his apostles with a great procession of monks & priests. He also once saw Satan on the stairs of his London home. #TempleThursday #folklore
For #TempleThursday's theme of visions, I've always liked those of Jacob's Ladder to heaven (like the Tower of Babel!) and Ezekiel's description of the residents of heaven as a "wheel within wheels" or "wheels within a wheel". It sounds so #scifi to me, like the illustration⏬
A solar eclipse on February 12, 1831 turned into a vision for Nat Turner, who saw it as a black man's hand overtaking the sun, reaching for freedom. Inspired by this holy vision, on August 21 of that year he launched a spiritually-inspired rebellion. #TempleThursday 🖼️ BB Shahn
#TempleThursday “It is only through shadows that one comes to know the light.” –St. Catherine of Siena St Catherine of Siena, a Doctor of the Church and legendary medieval mystic whose divine visions were described as mystical ecstasies. 🎨 Alesandro Franchi.
#TempleThursday Joan of Arc (c. 1412-1431) heard voices and had visions of angels & saints whom she believed to be Sts Michael, Catherine & Margaret. She said it was God’s divine intervention directing her to lead the French Army to victory over the English. 🖼️ Diogène Maillart.
A slaveowner once struck 12-year-old Harriet Tubman with a lead weight, fracturing her skull. She began having what she believed were visions from God, & described hearing angels sing. She later relied on God's voice to guide her & fellow enslaved folk to freedom. #TempleThursday
Ancient Egyptians divided dreams into three categories: demands from the gods, warnings from the gods, & those that came during dream rituals. Anyone who sought divine wisdom would go to temples to sleep on "dream beds," hoping to recieve guiding messages. #TempleThursday
Prince Siddhartha: 'an ascetic appeared to him, in the yellow garb as worn by the Buddhist brethren ... This apparition showed the Prince, troubled by the enigma of existence, the road upon which he should seek its solution.' Bhikshu, A Buddhist Catechism, 1895. #TempleThursday
Asaṅga, an important spiritual figure in Mahayana Buddhism, spent twelve years meditating in a cave, trying to conjure visions of the bodhisattva Maitreya. He gave up, left the cave, & helped an injured dog he found, who turned out to be Maitreya in disguise. #TempleThursday
The theme for #TempleThursday on 25 April is visions. Religious visions are described in texts, and illustrated in the arts. They have sometimes been private and individual, and sometimes motivated great social movements. 🎨William Blake.
Labyrinths can be found in a number of churches and cathedrals. They can represent the pagan underworld, the soul's tortuous path towards God, the Holy City, or the difficult human journey through life. #TempleThursday #folklore
#Celtic #TempleThursday: `The guide at Emain Macha suggested it was possible that the ditch around the site was used as a processional walkway by which the site was approached, as it got shallower and shallower as one neared the entrance to the site.` 1/2
#Celtic #TempleThursday: `The guide at Emain Macha suggested it was possible that the ditch around the site was used as a processional walkway by which the site was approached, as it got shallower and shallower as one neared the entrance to the site.` 1/2 https://t.co/2fzXG1cj8I
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