Reading Book of Revelation in the original Greek
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Reading some of the discussion here reminds me of something I tried about eight years ago.
I was doing a self-study class on Koine and I wanted to practice my pronunciation. I was home alone late one night and I was reading by the light of a large candle. (Just for kicks-n-grins, I have always liked candlelight).
Without going into too much detail I'll just say that the results were ...surprising. I was neither expecting nor consciously trying to generate any psychic phenomena because until very recently I had not looked into this sort of thing. But there was an undeniable power current that was palpable, to put it mildly.
I wonder if other books of the Bible have a similar feature about them. Some seem rather mundane while others, like maybe the Gospel of John, might be similarly imbued.
Anyone here familiar with this idea?
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Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
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Ancient languages awaken ancient perceptions.
It was probably the rythmn and intonation of the language itself that so impressed you; Latin and Greek have a way of inspiring a quality of holiness. Whenever I want to go into monk mode I put on some Gregorian Chant. Works well.
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"Whenever I want to go into monk mode I put on some Gregorian Chant. Works well."
Complete agreement with your entire post there, JPF.
Yes, the chant or Sequentia, Polyphonia, etc. Love it!
(I like to light a candle and burn incense too).Maybe try this with a pair of decent headphones;
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@Labyrinthus said
""Whenever I want to go into monk mode I put on some Gregorian Chant. Works well."
Complete agreement with your entire post there, JPF.
Yes, the chant or Sequentia, Polyphonia, etc. Love it!
(I like to light a candle and burn incense too).Maybe try this with a pair of decent headphones;
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn39RzlhSao&feature=related"
I just realized something...
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@JPF said
"I just realized something..."
Would it be anything you can share with us? (Oh... It looks like it was something that made you go off and start a new thread...nevermind....)