Mysterium Tremendum

September 14, 2013 Musings & Mythologues
The following post comes from mythandmore.com which is the blog written by Margo Meck. I’m not going to comment on it at this time. I leave it at your doorstep to mull over. See my comments next post

The word “numinous” was coined by Rudolf Otto from the Latinnumen, meaning a god, cognate with the verbnuere, to nod or beckon, indicating divine approval. This word, or its noun, the “numinosum,” refers to any phenomenon experienced as a manifestation o...