Incense

Prolific French philosopher Henri Lefebvre once wrote that the tendency to reduce space ‘to parcels, to images, to facades that are made to be seen and to be seen from’, is a tendency that degrades the very notion of it. Architecture inhabits space, the concept of which, albeit difficult to grasp is made possible through the interpretations of those who populate it. It is even possible to say that there are as many places as people in a space. This concept is central to the discourse of…

Wicca is a tradition that takes place in Europe before Christianity and can be linked back to worshiped of Hunter God, and a Fertility Goddess of the Paleolithic people. The religion can be traced back to 30,000 years and predate Christianly by 28,000 years. A sculpture was found of a Goddess or Great mother, and her consort stating that this religion was a matriarchal and free of male domination. The goddess is one of the earliest deity from the Stone Ages in Europe. Wicca is a spiritual belief…

Some examples of just the stereotypical notions for Catholic people in general are they are rigid in their ritualistic ceremonies of incense and statues; they pray and worship Mary; the mother of Jesus, they are not saved in a sense of how we believe, the Pope is who Catholics obey, they were a crucifix as a symbol for Jesus being back on the cross; now to provide examples of those persons…

Death is inevitable, it is a universal experience that everyone is guaranteed to experience. How we cope with death is different based on our religion, spiritual beliefs, as well as the influence of our culture. Some see death as fearful because it is the end of life in the material world. For others it can be a bit easier, some believe that it is not just the end of life, but the start to a new existence, the soul is reincarnated and the journey of a new life begins. Hinduism is a religion…

Worship is primarily an individual act rather than a communal one, as it involves making personal offerings to the deity. Worshippers repeat the names of their favourite gods and goddesses, and repeat mantras, and water, fruit, flowers and incense are offered to god (“Religions - Hinduism: Worship”). An essential part of puja for the Hindu devotee is making a spiritual connection with the divine. Most often that contact is facilitated through an object: an element of nature, a sculpture, a…

Personal Timeline Part 2 (Written Portion) • First Day of School (August 24th, 2016): This is the day it all began. I never would’ve expected this year to go as quickly as it did. Although the year passed by for me quickly, it was full of drama, friendship, sadness, stress, and an overall empty feeling. The first day was nothing remarkable, just a start to something that felt new again. That’s why I always remember the first day, it snaps me out of my summer attitude and hits me hard to…

Chan Meditation initially grabbed my attention with the concept that the endurance of pain can be used as a tool for the development of concentration. I was first introduced to Chan meditation after participating in a short group meditation sit, held at a park in Downey and organized by the Lu mountain temple. The participants mainly discussed pain, and how concentrating on the discomfort can help relieve it. This experience left me with three major questions; what is Chan Buddhism? ; Why do…

During a time when Egypt was one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world, the most magnificent man-made structures in history were built—the pyramids. The pyramids were tombs built to hold the deceased bodies of the pharaohs of Egypt and to house their spirits in the afterlife. Inside these tombs, the walls were decorated in elaborate paintings. It was a custom for the Egyptians to decorate the walls and ceilings of tombs of the elite. Most of these were supposed to be…

Restore Israel: Because We Are Thy Vine In verse 7 the psalmist cried, “Turn us again,” this is emphasize of this psalm. Psalmist repeated 3 times this sentence in verse 3, 7, and 19. But also psalmist used different sentence to describe the prayer for restoration of Israel, “Quicken Us-verse 18,” the restoration brings to revive of Israel. In verse 3 and 4 psalmist called God, “God and LORD God of host,” reminder that God Almighty, He is also the God who made a covenant with Israel (LORD). In…

The period of Medieval Art has many sub categories, one of which is Byzantine art, which originally spawned from Greek and Roman styles. During the medieval times artworks such as paintings and sculptures in the round were no longer being created, so the arts of the time were often mosaics (on the interior walls of churches), manuscripts in richly decorated bibles and architecture. Mosaics, specifically, changed over this period. Transforming from the classical style of the Greeks and Romans,…