Spiritual concepts
Invisible input
We are used to and take most notice of spiritual input when it is ‘visible – dreams, visions or hallucinations. But the vast majority of spiritual input and by far the most useful long term is invisible input, input of which we are often completely unaware, other than that we suddenly come upon an idea or feel horrendously guilty about something or have a flash of complete inspiration. There are various types of invisible input.
Invisible input - bliss and peace
The Greeks classified the types of spiritual input received and allocated various named personifications to them. In the table below I have shown the functions and the gods. In devising the categories above I have tried to follow the Greek system as it is exceptionally good.
|
Heading |
Activity/function |
Greek God |
|
Dreams etc |
Sleep, Dream vision and hallucination |
Apollo Oneroi Hypnos |
|
Bliss and Peace |
Bliss and Peace |
Eirene [in part]; Harmony |
|
Wisdom |
Wisdom |
Athena [also Metis] |
|
Love |
Love |
Aphrodite and Cupid/Eros |
|
Prophecy and Intuition |
Prophecy, divination, foresight |
Apollo Prometheus |
|
Conscience |
Punishment/ Retribution / Conscience/ Justice |
Apollo Nemesis The Furies
|
|
Forgiveness |
Mercy and forgiveness |
Themis |
|
Inspiration |
Inspiration and Imagination |
Apollo |
|
Powers of expression |
The Muses Apollo |
|
|
Healing |
Healing |
Apollo and Asclepius, Iaso Aceso, Panacea Hygeia |
Observations
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- Einstein, Albert - On receiving wisdom and inspiration
- Hume, David - 6th sense versus the other senses
- Marcus Tullius Cicero - On De Divinatione
- Moreau - Inspiration 1893
- Mundaka Upanishad
- Shah, Idries - A Perfumed Scorpion - Human well-being is the minimum, not the maximum, duty of humanity
- Shah, Idries - A Perfumed Scorpion - The Natural and Supernatural methods
- The Ceasing of Notions – 05 The limiting effect of the 5 senses