Spirit Poem

Wine is realized as both sacred and profane in spiritual awareness, especially in its ability to intoxicate in both dimensions. In prayer, the profane is always reaching out to the sacred. Knowing the profane, sometimes to our discouragement, we yearn for the sacred, even to accepting the slight col...

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Published in:Anthropology of consciousness
Main Author: Tarabilda, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: American Anthropological Association [2017]
In: Anthropology of consciousness
Further subjects:B Interbeing
B Consciousness
B Community
B Prayer
B terroir
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Summary:Wine is realized as both sacred and profane in spiritual awareness, especially in its ability to intoxicate in both dimensions. In prayer, the profane is always reaching out to the sacred. Knowing the profane, sometimes to our discouragement, we yearn for the sacred, even to accepting the slight coloring (“bruise”) on the tongue that splits the grape without crushing it, allowing the taste a freshness allied with prayer's ability to reintoxicate the soul, after life has come to feel stale and habitual in its pursuits.
ISSN:1556-3537
Contains:Enthalten in: Anthropology of consciousness
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/anoc.12077