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“May the Force Be with You” quote from the Jedi knights in Starwars
What is “the Force” anyway? What are the POWERS of the Jedi that Obi Wan Kenobi was teaching (initiating) Luke Skywalker? (in deference to Dr. David Hawkin’s book Power versus Force)
Aren’t those only for sci fi stories, or only for saints and wise men?
How do they relate to traditional human spiritual powers & capacities noted by every religion on earth?
WHERE do they come from?
well let’s see!
Mystic, adj. = adj.
- Of or having a spiritual reality or import not apparent to the intelligence or senses.
- Of, relating to, or stemming from direct communion with ultimate reality or God: a mystical religion.
- Of or relating to religious mysteries or occult rites and practices.
- Of or relating to mysticism or mystics.
- Inspiring a sense of mystery and wonder.
- Mysterious; strange.
- Enigmatic; obscure.
- Mystical.
Noun:
- One who practices or believes in mysticism or a given form of mysticism: Protestant mystics.
[Middle English mystik, from Latin mysticus, from Greek mustikos, from mustēes, initiate; see mystery1.]
Mystery, noun. Middle English misterie, from Latin mystēerium, from Greek mustēerion, secret rite, from mustēes, an initiate, from mūuein, to close the eyes, initiate. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.] = *anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown: the mysteries of nature. *any affair, thing, or person that presents features or qualities so obscure as to arouse curiosity or speculation: The masked guest is an absolute mystery to everyone. *obscure, puzzling, or mysterious quality or character: the mystery of Mona Lisa's smile. *any truth that is unknowable except by divine revelation. *An incident from the life of Jesus, especially the Incarnation, Passion, Crucifixion, or Resurrection
The full range of humanity’s sensory experiencing and perceptual powers (force) include the psychic and intuitive domains. In the past these capacities have been met with much misunderstanding, usually in the extreme of being either “evil” or the opposite, treated with undiscerning awe. The mystical experiences of union with the Divine: Certainly not all psychic experiences are mystical, but the mystical spiritual experiences clearly utilize the innate human inner senses. Many of us parents can tell you that when our children live this reality the very energy of our living spaces vibrates .
We are ALL mystic children, working to wake up! For me, Nancy, it’s been a wonderful confirmation of my own inner awareness’ that had always been there, waiting for me to allow the veil of cultural denial to drop, to reveal the truth that all humanity is, by nature, connected to the mystical Universe/God/Goddess/Divine/Numinous realities.
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