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Eriugena, Johannes Scotus - Peryphyseon – How to have a spiritual experience
Identifier
018728
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
Eriugena, Johannes Scotus - Periphyseon I.510c; III.689c-d
No one may draw near Him who does not first, by persevering in the way of thought, abandon all the senses and operations of the intellect, together with the sensibles and everything that is and is not, and, having achieved a state of not-knowing, is restored to the unity—as far as is possible—of Him who is above every essence and understanding.... It is for the very few, wholly detached from earthly thoughts and purged by virtue and knowledge, to know God in these visible creatures.
The source of the experience
Eriugena, Johannes ScotusConcepts, symbols and science items
Concepts
Symbols
Science Items
Activities and commonsteps
Activities
Suppressions
Reducing desiresReducing opportunities
Reducing threats
Sensory deprivation
Squash the big I am
Suppressing memory
Suppressing obligations
Suppression of learning