“There are two great mystical traditions in the life of prayer, sometimes labeled kataphatic and apophatic. Kataphatic prayer uses icons, symbols, ritual, incense; the creation is the way to the Creator. Apophatic prayer attempts emptiness; the creature distracts from the Creator, and so the mind is systematically emptied of idea, image, sensation until there is [...]
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Ramblings from “The Contemplative Pastor”. Praying With Eyes Wide Open.
Posted: January 11, 2012 in Ramblings from The Contemplative Pastor1
