Limenal space

Susan D. (United States of America)
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  1. limen
    the smallest detectable sensation
    Limen is the Latin word for threshold.
  2. in-between
    being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
    A “liminal space” is the crucial in-between time–when everything actually happens and yet nothing appears to be happening.”
  3. unknowing
    unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
    Anything to flee from this terrible ‘cloud of unknowing.’”
  4. chrysalis
    pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
    A caterpillar in its chrysalis is not just chillin’.
  5. give birth
    cause to be born
    In Rohr’s view, the tomb is a temporary womb that will give birth to your new life.
  6. Good Friday
    Friday before Easter
    But the Good Friday of my marriage forced me into the tomb of darkness and unknowing, and Holy Saturday rest.
  7. caterpillar
    a wormlike and often hairy larva of a moth or butterfly
    A caterpillar in its chrysalis is not just chillin’.
  8. Resurrection
    the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion
    Resurrection was in process.
  9. Jonah
    (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
    When you are in a liminal space, you are Joseph in your pit, or Jonah, in your whale’s belly.
  10. ambiguity
    unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
    Richard Rohr asserts, “If you are not trained in how to hold anxiety, how to live with ambiguity, how to entrust and wait–you will run–or more likely, you will ‘explain.’
  11. entrust
    put into the care or protection of someone
    Richard Rohr asserts, “If you are not trained in how to hold anxiety, how to live with ambiguity, how to entrust and wait–you will run–or more likely, you will ‘explain.’
  12. creativity
    the ability to bring something into existence
    If your creativity is lying in a soul tomb, you need the true, authentic, I’m-starving-for-this transformation the the tools found in the course could help facilitate.
  13. scary
    provoking fear or terror
    Not necessarily a true explanation, but any explanation is better than scary liminal space.
  14. tomb
    a place for the burial of a corpse
    Don’t talk yourself out of the tomb before your resurrection.
  15. ferment
    cause to undergo the breakdown of sugar into alcohol
    Let it ferment and season you as few human
    Or even divine ingredients can.
  16. awareness
    state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
    …
    I’m certain that I would have scarcely allowed myself any awareness of how I nailed my creative spirit to a cross of my own making until my marriage failed.
  17. artful
    not straightforward or candid
    And I hoped he would give me the artful life my soul demanded.
  18. resurrection
    a revival from inactivity and disuse
    Don’t talk yourself out of the tomb before your resurrection.
  19. womb
    a hollow muscular organ in which a developing fetus grows
    In Rohr’s view, the tomb is a temporary womb that will give birth to your new life.
  20. butterfly
    an insect typically having a slender body and colorful wings
    It’s becoming a butterfly.
  21. authentic
    not counterfeit or copied
    If your creativity is lying in a soul tomb, you need the true, authentic, I’m-starving-for-this transformation the the tools found in the course could help facilitate.
  22. starve
    die of food deprivation
    If your creativity is lying in a soul tomb, you need the true, authentic, I’m-starving-for-this transformation the the tools found in the course could help facilitate.
  23. transformation
    the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
    If your creativity is lying in a soul tomb, you need the true, authentic, I’m-starving-for-this transformation the the tools found in the course could help facilitate.
  24. crucial
    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
    A “liminal space” is the crucial in-between time–when everything actually happens and yet nothing appears to be happening.”
  25. lie in
    originate (in)
    If your creativity is lying in a soul tomb, you need the true, authentic, I’m-starving-for-this transformation the the tools found in the course could help facilitate.
  26. loneliness
    sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
    Consider this amazing poem of Hafiz when you want to bolt:
    Don’t surrender your loneliness so quickly.
  27. flee
    run away quickly
    Anything to flee from this terrible ‘cloud of unknowing.’”
  28. live with
    tolerate or accommodate oneself to
    Richard Rohr asserts, “If you are not trained in how to hold anxiety, how to live with ambiguity, how to entrust and wait–you will run–or more likely, you will ‘explain.’
  29. whatsoever
    one or some or every or all without specification
    You are Abraham on the journey to a far off land, and you may have no idea, whatsoever, where you are headed, all you know–if you are fortunate– is that you’re going with God.
  30. creative
    having the ability or power to invent or make something
    …
    I’m certain that I would have scarcely allowed myself any awareness of how I nailed my creative spirit to a cross of my own making until my marriage failed.
  31. threshold
    the starting point for a new state or experience
    Limen is the Latin word for threshold.
  32. Abraham
    the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
    You are Abraham on the journey to a far off land, and you may have no idea, whatsoever, where you are headed, all you know–if you are fortunate– is that you’re going with God.
  33. choose
    pick out from a number of alternatives
    I would have never chosen this liminal space.
  34. becoming
    displaying or setting off to best advantage
    It’s becoming a butterfly.
  35. longing
    prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
    I mean, I felt the longing to create, constantly.
  36. headed
    having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination
    You are Abraham on the journey to a far off land, and you may have no idea, whatsoever, where you are headed, all you know–if you are fortunate– is that you’re going with God.
  37. surrender
    relinquish possession or control over
    Consider this amazing poem of Hafiz when you want to bolt:
    Don’t surrender your loneliness so quickly.
  38. temporary
    not permanent; not lasting
    In Rohr’s view, the tomb is a temporary womb that will give birth to your new life.
  39. missing
    not able to be found
    Something missing in my heart tonight
    Has made my eyes so soft,
    My voice so tender,
    My need of God
    Absolutely clear.
  40. retreat
    the act of withdrawing or going backward
    Are you doing a lot of explaining to yourself why you should NOT take this retreat?
  41. poem
    a composition in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
    Consider this amazing poem of Hafiz when you want to bolt:
    Don’t surrender your loneliness so quickly.
  42. create
    bring into existence
    I mean, I felt the longing to create, constantly.
  43. anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
    Richard Rohr asserts, “If you are not trained in how to hold anxiety, how to live with ambiguity, how to entrust and wait–you will run–or more likely, you will ‘explain.’
  44. cloud
    a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
    Anything to flee from this terrible ‘cloud of unknowing.’”
  45. divine
    a clergyman or other person in religious orders
    Let it ferment and season you as few human
    Or even divine ingredients can.
  46. constantly
    without variation or change, in every case
    I mean, I felt the longing to create, constantly.
  47. artist
    person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
    He was even an artist!
  48. Joseph
    husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus
    When you are in a liminal space, you are Joseph in your pit, or Jonah, in your whale’s belly.
  49. birth
    the time when something begins (especially life)
    In Rohr’s view, the tomb is a temporary womb that will give birth to your new life.
  50. soul
    the immaterial part of a person
    If your creativity is lying in a soul tomb, you need the true, authentic, I’m-starving-for-this transformation the the tools found in the course could help facilitate.
  51. run
    move fast by using one's feet
    Richard Rohr asserts, “If you are not trained in how to hold anxiety, how to live with ambiguity, how to entrust and wait–you will run–or more likely, you will ‘explain.’
  52. allow
    make it possible for something to happen
    …
    I’m certain that I would have scarcely allowed myself any awareness of how I nailed my creative spirit to a cross of my own making until my marriage failed.
  53. consider
    think about carefully; weigh
    Consider this amazing poem of Hafiz when you want to bolt:
    Don’t surrender your loneliness so quickly.
  54. terrible
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
    Anything to flee from this terrible ‘cloud of unknowing.’”
  55. need
    require or want
    If your creativity is lying in a soul tomb, you need the true, authentic, I’m-starving-for-this transformation the the tools found in the course could help facilitate.
  56. journey
    the act of traveling from one place to another
    You are Abraham on the journey to a far off land, and you may have no idea, whatsoever, where you are headed, all you know–if you are fortunate– is that you’re going with God.
  57. become
    come into existence
    It’s becoming a butterfly.
  58. holy
    belonging to or associated with a divine power
    But the Good Friday of my marriage forced me into the tomb of darkness and unknowing, and Holy Saturday rest.
  59. joy
    the emotion of great happiness
    It chose me, but God used it for good, because it’s forming the woman I am becoming now, although the process is not always, as my friend Jon Sweeney says, “cuddly joy.”
  60. appear
    come into sight or view
    A “liminal space” is the crucial in-between time–when everything actually happens and yet nothing appears to be happening.”
  61. felt
    a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers
    I mean, I felt the longing to create, constantly.
  62. wait
    stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
    Richard Rohr asserts, “If you are not trained in how to hold anxiety, how to live with ambiguity, how to entrust and wait–you will run–or more likely, you will ‘explain.’
  63. season
    one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions
    Let it ferment and season you as few human
    Or even divine ingredients can.
  64. land
    the solid part of the earth's surface
    You are Abraham on the journey to a far off land, and you may have no idea, whatsoever, where you are headed, all you know–if you are fortunate– is that you’re going with God.
  65. eye
    the organ of sight
    Something missing in my heart tonight
    Has made my eyes so soft,
    My voice so tender,
    My need of God
    Absolutely clear.
  66. will
    the capability of conscious choice and decision
    Richard Rohr asserts, “If you are not trained in how to hold anxiety, how to live with ambiguity, how to entrust and wait–you will run–or more likely, you will ‘explain.’
  67. deep
    having great spatial extension downward or inward
    Let it cut more deep.
  68. view
    the visual percept of a region
    In Rohr’s view, the tomb is a temporary womb that will give birth to your new life.
  69. clear
    readily apparent to the mind
    Something missing in my heart tonight
    Has made my eyes so soft,
    My voice so tender,
    My need of God
    Absolutely clear.
  70. hold
    have in one's hands or grip
    Richard Rohr asserts, “If you are not trained in how to hold anxiety, how to live with ambiguity, how to entrust and wait–you will run–or more likely, you will ‘explain.’
  71. hope
    the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
    And I hoped he would give me the artful life my soul demanded.
  72. words
    language that is spoken or written
    -Hafiz
    Sit with those words for a moment.
  73. moment
    an indefinitely short time
    -Hafiz
    Sit with those words for a moment.
  74. course
    a connected series of events or actions or developments
    If your creativity is lying in a soul tomb, you need the true, authentic, I’m-starving-for-this transformation the the tools found in the course could help facilitate.
  75. heart
    the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum
    Something missing in my heart tonight
    Has made my eyes so soft,
    My voice so tender,
    My need of God
    Absolutely clear.
  76. find
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
    If your creativity is lying in a soul tomb, you need the true, authentic, I’m-starving-for-this transformation the the tools found in the course could help facilitate.
  77. nothing
    in no respect; to no degree
    A “liminal space” is the crucial in-between time–when everything actually happens and yet nothing appears to be happening.”
  78. eyes
    opinion or judgment
    Something missing in my heart tonight
    Has made my eyes so soft,
    My voice so tender,
    My need of God
    Absolutely clear.
  79. found
    set up
    If your creativity is lying in a soul tomb, you need the true, authentic, I’m-starving-for-this transformation the the tools found in the course could help facilitate.
Created on Sat Dec 03 15:09:47 EST 2011

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