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Astonished – Three Levels of Mimesis
The most basic definition of mimesis is to mimic or imitate. In this essay we’ll explore three levels of mimesis and how they relate to Jesus’ imitation of the Father and our imitation of God. A few years ago we visited friends in Haarlem in the Netherlands. They knew we loved art and organized a…
When we think instead of feel…
When we hear what we don’t need to hear,we grow dull of hearing, to the melody we are part of. When we see what we don’t need to see,we slowly lose our vision of the beauty that beckons us forward. When we think instead of feel,we grow callous to the reality we are immersed in….
Meaning and the Metaphor of Music
Have you noticed how two people can be present at the same event yet experience it differently? This is because experience is an interpretation of reality. And reality is a flux of events saturated with symbols seeking interpretation. The meaning of our world does not lay dormant waiting to be discovered, nor is meaning subjectively overlayed onto reality –…
