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Inspirations, Apparitions, Revelations


If we consider biblical tradition, permanent implication in the world, of a creative entity, of divine character, has never been object of revelations,
spiritual identity of the beings no more,
essential facts nevertheless !

Revelations concerned only some facts which has been recognised sacral by "awake", charismatic and responsible men, and it, probably out of necessity.
Moreover, nowadays several of this facts, often "marked" by myths and legends, are "false truths".

Fortunately henceforth, the knowledges in several domains, notably with neurobiology, enable from understanding numerous mysterious psychic phenomena differently, in particular the inspirations, apparitions and revelations.
What can we say about it ?

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The remarkable concepts, ideas and texts, oldest, that mention mysterious powers of whom man has presentiment, and supernatural phenomena of which he is object sometimes, are unquestionably, those recognized revealed transmitted by biblical tradition, afterwards marked by greek philosophy.

Thus,
Clement of Alexandria (150, 215), a father of the Christian church, spoke about Greek philosophy, as if it was a second divine alliance which enables a better understanding of Jesus Christ.
As for Origen of Alexandria (185, 254), another Christian theologian, he has considered that the "logos" of the Writings (Word which comes from Father, God's Word) is also in nature and universe :
"In creation shines same light of the "logos"; as he is in the law's book, "logos" is in nature's book, it is enough to raise the eyes and to look." (cf. Homily on Genesis).

We can therefore think that at this epoch, for enlightened men, permanent implication of the "logos" in world , was an indisputable and necessary fact, in spite of reserves of some theologians as saint Augustine (354, 430) :
" … Through a man puffed up with monstrous pride, you brought under my eye some books of the Platonists, translated from Greek into Latin.
There I read, not of course in these words, but with entirely the same sense and supported by numerous and varied reasons : In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him.
… Again, I read there that the Word, God, is born not of the flesh, nor of blood, nor of the will of man, nor of the will of the flesh, but of God.
But that the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, I did not read there." (cf. Confessions – Book VII, 9 to 14).

Regrettably, after numerous councils the belief of a permanent implication of the "logos" in world , an intuition rich in credible expectations, was rejected.
It's why today, for the Christians, relations of God with the world, are passing exclusively by Jesus Christ and humanity,
as if universal laws was governing reality's dynamics
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as if this dynamics was not requiring from taking into consideration ceaselessly, of value references,
notably the durations this intervals which are not space, but of transcendent order.

Saint Augustine moreover recognized this "exclusiveness" when he wrote with regard to soul, with regard to the souls :
"Yes Absolute Being, ..., my soul is in front of you as an earth without water. Yes, as she cannot of her own power be illuminated, as she cannot too of her own power be satisfied, …
the souls, you spray them by means of a fresh water source, hidden, so that also the earth gives its fruit." (cf. Confessions – Book XIII, 16 to 21).

But, what is the source, what are means by which God gives (delegates) powers and information to human soul ?
At our knowledge, saint Augustine never said it.

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