Religion

“Numinous” - something mysterious, holy, & spiritually awe-inspiring

Mysterium; deep, hidden mystery beyond the rational mind

Tremendum; feeling of overwhelming power, awe, & dread before the sacred

Fascinans; fascination, attraction, & feeling of bliss toward the holy.

-revalation- what is being revealed “experience of the sacred being revealed” (herophany)

“Center of the world” Axis Mundi

Threshold- separates the difference, limit, and the boundary

“Creature feeling” beyond words and makes us aware of our own smallness

Emic- insider

Etic- outsider

“Hierophany” (physical manifestation of the sacred)

Sacred- supernatural, eternal, extraordinary, momentous