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Stained glass symbolic representation of the Holy Spirit as a dove, c. 1660. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are an enumeration of seven spiritual gifts first found in the book of Isaiah, [1] and much commented upon by patristic authors. [2] They are: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord.
Spiritual Exercises. The Spiritual Exercises ( Latin: Exercitia spiritualia ), composed 1522–1524, are a set of Christian meditations, contemplations, and prayers written by Ignatius of Loyola, a 16th-century Spanish priest, theologian, and founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Divided into four thematic "weeks" of variable length, they ...
In theology, divine light (also called divine radiance or divine refulgence) is an aspect of divine presence perceived as light during a theophany or vision, or represented as such in allegory or metaphor . Light has always been associated with a religious and philosophical symbolic meaning, considered a source of not only physical but ...
Witch balls sometimes measure as large as seven inches (18 cm) in diameter. The witch ball is traditionally, but not always, green or blue in colour and made from glass (others, however, are made of wood, grass, or twigs instead of glass). Some are decorated in swirls and brilliant stripes of various colours. Witch balls normally have a hole in ...
Here's the meaning of purple porch lights. The post If You See a Purple Porch Light, This Is What It Means appeared first on Reader's Digest.
Gemstones are mentioned in connection with the breastplate of the High Priest of Israel ( Book of Exodus, xxviii, 17–20; xxxix, 10–13), the treasure of the King of Tyre ( Book of Ezekiel, xxviii, 13), and the foundations of the New Jerusalem ( Book of Tobit, xiii, 16–17, in the Greek text, and more fully, Book of Revelation, xxi, 18–21). The twelve stones of the breastplate and the two ...
To find out more about what seeing a bald eagle symbolizes, Parade spoke to author and spiritual mentor, Lola Pickett of Wild Messengers. “Bald eagles are humbling to be in the presence of ...
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) believe that Smith used seer stones to translate the Book of Mormon. [1] The culture that early Latter Day Saints developed in was steeped in Western esotericism, which included American folk magic practices. [2] A seer stone in this culture was a prevalent divination tool ...