Here we go again. Another paper for Matt branstetter. This one is about hindu Mystics. I hope you enjoy. It is due tomorrow, so edit marks unnecessary, but if you want to comment on how I could make it better that would be acceptable. i am planning on keeping and improving all of my papers at some point. Nothing is ever perfect.
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Teachings of Hindu Mystics
Amanda Cunningham
Mysticism
Matt Branstetter
Wednesday, 22 October, 2008
Mystics in the East often teach through writing. Their poetry and stories can be wonderful sources of learning material which is valid in the eastern world as well as the west. Sometimes though, it can be hard for the average person to decipher what point the authors are trying to get across. These mystics will use flowery language and speak in parables which can be confusing to the average person. In this way, Ramakrishna and Vivekananda are two of the most insightful Hindu mystics, though their words may get lost in translation. Here we will explore some of their writings taken from the book, Teachings of Hindu Mystics edited by Andrew Harvey. A few of the most pertinent lines from “Truth is One”, “The Chameleon”, “Who Weeps for God”, “How to Live in the World”, “Worship the living God”, and “The Open Secret” will be investigated further.
In “Truth is One” Ramakrishna states that “People Worship God according to their tastes and temperaments”. One thing that Ramakrishna does show though is that all of the different “religions” are interconnected, they just do not accept this fact. Many people get caught up in their religion as the “only way” and that they worship the only “true God”, but Ramakrishna does not believe this is correct (The Hindu religion does not believe that every person needs to convert to Hinduism). Ramakrishna does believe that only one God exists, but Ramakrishna believes that God is just called by many different names and worshiped in many different ways. Ultimately “God” is called Rama, but these other “Gods” are real as well. Later Ramakrishna states that “There is only one Rama and he has a thousand names.” In the sense that water may have more than one name, calling something by a different name does not change the thing it self. This situation only causes confusion when people attempt to discuss this thing. Arguments that break out over God, Rama, Allah, etc. are unnecessary because every person is actually worshiping and arguing over the same thing. Wars have been fought and lives have been lost over the idea of a name. A name that the small mind of a human created. Rama, God, he is all of these things according to Ramakrishna.
“The Chameleon” another story by Ramakrishna is about many different men stating that they have seen an animal in a particular tree. After all the men fight over the color of the animal they decide to find the animal together to prove which man is correct. Once they reach the tree they find a man who lives at the base of the tree who states the following, “All your descriptions are true. Sometimes it appears red, sometimes yellow, and at other times blue, violet, grey, and so forth. It is a chameleon. And sometimes it has no color at all.” What Ramakrishna is expressing through this story is that God comes in many forms. No one person will be able to see God in the same way, but each experience is God. Similarly is the story of the blind men touching the elephant. Each man touches the elephant in a different spot and when asked to describe what an elephant is each has a different explanation. All three men are correct, but each is different. That is what God is. To every person he shows a different piece of himself, but God is still always the same God.
“Truth is One” and “The Chameleon” both point out that God can be many different forms, but Ramakrishna takes explaining God a step further in, “Who weeps for God”. Here he states , “The point is to love God even as the mother loves her child, the chaste wife her husband, and the worldly man his wealth.” By this Ramakrishna means that we are to put God as the center of our world. For us to place him at the number one spot in our hearts is his true desire. Similar to, as stated in the passage, a mother to her child. We are the mother and God is our child. A mother would die for her child. A mother would kill for her child. This is how our attitude should be toward God. To a worldly man his wealth is what he has to live on. Because he must worry about his physical dollar the man must always have his money on the top of his mind. So too must we place God in accordance with Ramakrishna.
In “How to Live in the World” Ramakrishna notes that we must “Live in the world like an ant.” To an ant the world is much larger. To an ant even something as simple as a trash can full of garbage may be an entire universe full of possibilities, throughout and beyond. Reading further we read that in a world full of grains of sand and sugar, the ant will choose sugar. Ramakrishna wants the people of the world to choose the “good” over the bad. Similar to the glass half full theology, we must choose the sugar of our life. Never will we be able to know or take all. We never know what tomorrow will bring. If possible we should take what we know is a better choice for our life.
Ramakrishna has placed God as everything in reference to the outside of a life, but in “Worshiping the living God” Vivekananda shows how God is placed inside of every person as well. “The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him, that moment I am free from bondage.” God created every person, therefore a piece of him is with them. For every artist, each piece of art they create has a piece of their own spirit within it. God is the artist of the human race. God is the artist of the Earth. God is the artist of the universe. These lines are saying that God is here on Earth. He is the soul of every person and therefore we must treasure what he has created. These lines also point to the truth of the Earth being a creation of God. When a person is respected, so are their creations respected. If we are to respect God we are to respect what he created. Every human's temple. Every animal's temple. The Earth's temple. God is to be respected as the highest, but be aware, he is right here on Earth with us.
Vivekananda also penned “The open Secret” in which he stated that “None can die”. Much truth is in those three words. According to this, the human body was born, but the spirit within was not. A spirit does not have a mother. A spirit does not have a father. Thus the spirit was not born and can not die. The spirit can also be synonymous with consciousness. Before the body was consciousness and after the body perishes will be consciousness. Thus, none can truly die.
We tend to look at god through the rose colored glasses we were given at Christmas by our family, friends, and community. In this world where we tend to receive instant gratification, the idea that we do not know everything rarely crosses our mind, and even if the idea did cross our mind we would not believe it could be true. Mystics like Ramakrishna and Vivekananda want us to realize that we are all a lot more connected than we think. Sometimes we fight and argue with our neighbors because we each believe we are right and the other is wrong only to discover that we were both right all along. We were just looking at the situation from with the light of a match instead of a flood lamp. God is such a huge complex idea that no one can fully grasp. If we can't even know for sure the world isn't flat two centuries ago, how can we be 100% certain that we know all there is to know about God now. If you do not know something 100% you can't properly explain something 100%. Ramakrishna and Vivekananda only want us to open our minds and be aware of the box we are lacing ourselves in.
In my personal life I like to think I can no some of God. I at least would like to know that what I do know is truth. I am reminded of the day I had a fight with a girl about an elevator.. I was certain, absolutely certain, as to which floor a certain area of the building was on. I fought with her tooth and nail only to find out later that she was correct. In the moment I was certain about the elevator, but now I know I was wrong. I regret ever fighting with her about something so silly, because there was no way, in that moment, for either of us to prove ourselves and the truth really didn't matter. Can God be thought of the same way. Ramakrishna and Vivekananda are right in that we can not, in this time, know all of what God is about. He is so grand and great that an attempt to know him completely would always fail. Because God is so great though, it is something you want to get right. The right answer is in fact important. If I get the floor wrong in a elevator I take a few seconds and choose a different floor, but where God is concerned some say the wrong answer will end in damnation. Ramakrishna and Vivekananda may live in a world where God is plenty and god is many, but what if they're wrong?
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
25 september 2008
What I am working on right now.
College Algebra:
Professor: Don JohnsonOn Friday, 26 September 2008 I have a test. The second of the year. I have made my notecard, and I am confident. It is over absolute value, complex numbers, radicals, and quadratics. I think I will do well.
English Composition II:
Professor: HamelinI turned in my Caesarean section Argument Paper. I guess I am in the process of thinking of a new argument topic. I think I am going to try to think of a topic that is related to the work I want to get into. I also need to think of topics for my final, which is a ten page research argument paper. I think I want that topic to have something to do with Libraries. If I can I want to mix it in with my History Research paper, adn do an argument about one of the Librarians for the Library of Congress.
Yoga: We are still doing yoga. We have advanced to tree pose.
Psychology:
Professor: Krista RumageI have test, but it isn't for a while. I need to transfer my notes from yesterdays class sometime before Monday. We are studying learning and memory.
U.S. History:
Professor: The guy I absolutly adore, Dr. Wallace, he makes my day.I have an Exam on 2 October 2008. Well, it's actualy a "mid-term". I will beed to study for that while I do my laundry. This may be a class I want note cards for. My favorite. I am also working in my research paper for the final. It is a ten page research paper and I chose to write about teh Library of Congress. I will post the outline I have soon. I had Dr. Wallace read over my outline and explain to me what was good and what needed work or to just be eliminated. I am so excited for this.
Mysticism:
Professor: Matt BranstetterI have to present my paper today and turn it in to Branstetter. I also have to edit it one final time. I am going over to the computer lab this morning to do it. As soon as the lab opens. Which is any time now. I may eat first though. Then... print print print.
That's it, all my classes
In the Works.Argument paper (No topic yet)10 Page Research Paper (Topic: Library of Congress)10 Page Research paper (Topic: Something about books and learning)Book review for "Don't Know Much About History"
College Algebra:
Professor: Don JohnsonOn Friday, 26 September 2008 I have a test. The second of the year. I have made my notecard, and I am confident. It is over absolute value, complex numbers, radicals, and quadratics. I think I will do well.
English Composition II:
Professor: HamelinI turned in my Caesarean section Argument Paper. I guess I am in the process of thinking of a new argument topic. I think I am going to try to think of a topic that is related to the work I want to get into. I also need to think of topics for my final, which is a ten page research argument paper. I think I want that topic to have something to do with Libraries. If I can I want to mix it in with my History Research paper, adn do an argument about one of the Librarians for the Library of Congress.
Yoga: We are still doing yoga. We have advanced to tree pose.
Psychology:
Professor: Krista RumageI have test, but it isn't for a while. I need to transfer my notes from yesterdays class sometime before Monday. We are studying learning and memory.
U.S. History:
Professor: The guy I absolutly adore, Dr. Wallace, he makes my day.I have an Exam on 2 October 2008. Well, it's actualy a "mid-term". I will beed to study for that while I do my laundry. This may be a class I want note cards for. My favorite. I am also working in my research paper for the final. It is a ten page research paper and I chose to write about teh Library of Congress. I will post the outline I have soon. I had Dr. Wallace read over my outline and explain to me what was good and what needed work or to just be eliminated. I am so excited for this.
Mysticism:
Professor: Matt BranstetterI have to present my paper today and turn it in to Branstetter. I also have to edit it one final time. I am going over to the computer lab this morning to do it. As soon as the lab opens. Which is any time now. I may eat first though. Then... print print print.
That's it, all my classes
In the Works.Argument paper (No topic yet)10 Page Research Paper (Topic: Library of Congress)10 Page Research paper (Topic: Something about books and learning)Book review for "Don't Know Much About History"
Julian of Norwich (Fianal Draft)
This is what my professor is getting. I hope he likes it.
21 September 2008
Mysticism:
Matt Branstetter
Julian of Norwich:
Amanda Cunningham
Mysticism is the belief that you can transcend the physicality of being in order to reach enlightenment with God. One of the most well known mystics of all time is known as Julian of Norwich. She was alive during the fourteenth century and is considered to have been the greatest English mystic ever. Here I will give you a brief biographical account of Julian, share some of her mystical experiences, and explore the impact she has had on me personally.
Julian’s greatest accomplishment was to write a book that is entitled The Revelations of Divine Love. As well as being an important contribution to the history of mysticism, it is also is considered to be the first English book written by a woman, and is available in two volumes. The first volume was written within weeks of the experience and is the more personal depiction of her experience with God. The second volume was written some twenty years later and provides a more descriptive and thought out portrayal of her Revelations.
Julian was born in 1342 and was most likely educated at a school for girls run by Benedictine nuns, as was customary of the time. Not much else is known about Julian due to lack of historical records, but we can make a lot of assumptions regarding her history. We do know that her name comes from the St. Julian church where she lived as an anchoress. There she would have spent her time praying, fasting, meditating, and mostly alone. We can assume that since she was named as a beneficiary in the wills of some of the Norwichian community members that she also did some work outside of the church. It can also be concluded that Julian still lived at home during the time of her revelations since her mother and sister were with her during her most notorious experience
As a mystic, Julian fully believes she had these experiences not only for her own good, but for the knowledge of all Christians. That is why she wrote her book. Many times throughout her short volume, Julian mentions that she does not want to have eyes on her, but on God. She wants all Christian to know that what God tells her is also meant for their benefit. . Part of Julian's way of removing herself from the glory is to remove the personal pronouns from the longer edited second volume of Revelations of Divine Love. The best way to describe her experience is to say she had an actual, personal, experience with God. She also had actual dialog “with God”, and an experience with the Devil
Julian felt that God and Jesus were the greatest of all beings. She viewed worshiping and following God as the best, most fulfilling experience any person could have. She never felt that worship was some sort of rule she had to follow. At one point in her experience, Julian describes her extreme pain and how it didn’t matter, because she felt that suffering with Jesus was better than any physical relief without him. As a mystic, Julian experienced exactly what every other mystic of her time wanted, a true personal oneness with the one true God.
Because Julian felt this way about God and Jesus, she had a desire to understand what Jesus went through; so she asked for it. She prayed for God to show her, to allow her to experience Christ’s Passion, the three wounds of the crucifixion, and for extreme sickness. Then, in the winter of her thirtieth year Julian was overcome with a sickness like no other. This was a sickness that was sure to kill her. Her family called the priest to be with her during her final hours. Nobody knew that this was a sickness Julian prayed for, an answer from Jesus.
Julian's sickness came on suddenly and was the start of her visions. For two days she suffered. On the second night she believed she was sure to die by morning. At once her lower body was paralyzed. The curator was called and Julian was placed in bed. Julian mentions at this time that she did not want to die just yet for fear of leaving behind without doing all the good she could have done for God. Julian kept her gaze upward, toward heaven, where she was going. She only agreed to look down if she had a crucifix to gaze and she kept her gaze on the crucifix. Then her second prayer was answered, she had repeated visions of Christ over the next week.
“Suddenly I saw red blood trickle down from under the garland-hot, fresh, plentiful, and lifelike- just as I thought it would have done when the garland of thorns was thrust on his blessed head. So both God and man together suffered for me. I understood clearly and with certainty that it was he who showed it to me, without intermediary; and I said, “Benedicite Dominus!” I spoke reverently, in a strong voice, and was astonished by the wonderful and marvelous fact of his being so friendly with a sinful creature living in this wretched flesh”
Julian's visions came and went, taking her on an entire journey with Jesus. Her body felt his body as he dried out from loss of blood and lack of water. She took every raspy breath with Jesus and yearned for every drop of water. She was able to look into the eyes of Mary Magdalene. Amazing enough as that was, she was even able to feel the love he had for her. Jesus endured the pain, and Julian endured the pain, but if the excruciating pain became too much for Julian to handle, Jesus was able to relieve her.
“After this our lord revealed an exalted spiritual joy which filled my soul with an abiding security; I was greatly reassured, and free of fear. This feeling was so blissful and pleasing that I was at peace, at ease and at rest. Nothing on earth could have grieved me-but this joy only lasted for a short while. Then I was overcome and left alone in such sad weariness at myself and irksomeness at my life that I scarcely had patience to live. I felt neither ease nor comfort-only hope, faith, and charity, and of these in truth but little.
However, God soon restored both comfort and rest to my soul, a joyous gladness and security so powerful that no fear or sorrow, no recurred, and then the joy and the gladness, and then the one and then the other, I suppose about twenty times. In joy I might have said, with Paul, “Nothing shall separate me from the love of Christ”; and in pain I might have said, with Peter, “Lord save me, I perish.”
This vision's purpose was to teach me the need for each soul to feel this way: sometimes to be in comfort, and other times to fail and be left alone. God wants us to now that he keeps us safe both in well and in woe, and loves us as much in the hard times as the good. For the profit of his soul, a man is sometimes left to himself, although sin is not the cause/; during this time I was not left alone because I had sinned, nor had I done anything to merit the joy. God freely gives pleasure when he chooses, and other times he leaves us in pain. Both are done for love.”
Julian, as many do, understood exactly what Jesus went through. She understood it in the way a female understands what it is like to be male. As much as she may have understood it, she wanted to know what it was like, in the same way a female would only be able to know what it is like to be male, she would have to physically experience it herself. Julian said she wanted to be there with Mary Magdalene to be able to see her face. Julian wanted to feel the pain in Jesus' body and know the extreme love in his heart. Julian was able to understand truly how it feels to be Jesus and how he’s able to do everything for us out of love.
Jesus also spoke with Julian,
“Thus our good lord answered all my questions and doubts, comforting me with these words: “I may make all things well, I can make all things well, I can make all things well, I shall make all things well; and you shall see yourself that all shall be well.” Where he says I may, I understand the father; where he says I can, I understand the son; where he says I will, I understand the holy ghost; where he says I shall, I understand the unity of the holy trinity, three persons in one truth; and where he says you shall see yourself, I understand the uniting in the uniting in the blessed trinity of all mankind who shall be saved.
With these five phrases, God will be enclosed in rest and in peace, and thus will the spiritual thirst of Christ come to an end. His ghostly thirst- his love longing- shall last until judgment day, for we who shall be saved, and who shall be Christ's joy and bliss, will remain here until that time. His thirst, the failure of his bliss, is that he does not have us in him, as wholly as he shall then have. All this was revealed in the showing of compassion, which shall cease at doomsday; until the he feels pity and compassion for us, and he longs for us. But his wisdom and his love do not suffer the end to come until best time.
And in these words, I may take all things well, I understand the great comfort of all his works that are yet to come.”
Julian understood the Trinity far better than most anybody. She understood God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit, He has all the power, and he wants to use it all for us.
Julian asked God to show her things, not out of desire for proof, but out of faith. She knew he had the power to show her anything and do anything he desired. All Julian needed was for her desire and his will to be the same. Julian held strong to her faith. God was happy and Julian survived her illness, probably coming out much better off spiritually, than any other person of her day. She had strong faith each day until her death, which didn’t come until some forty-three years later in 1416; it was her seventy-fourth year.
Julian of Norwich surprisingly has taught me a lot about my own faith. My beliefs can most closely be related to those of a Baptist-Christian, Baptists are known for their extremely deep levels of faith and devotion to God. Keeping that in mind, I believe that this mystic most likely had more faith in Jesus Christ than I do, which astonishes me. How I wish I could experience Jesus Christ's crucifixion personally. It would be a pain beyond anything I can imagine, but it would be worth it if I could just feel the pure love in his heart. Julian was privileged, and she knew it. That is why she documented her experiences in such detail, in order to bless the lives of other Christians and share her faith.
Julian mentioned not speaking of her visions to anyone and not “confessing” them to a priest because she was certain no pastor would believe her. She was right. Even though it has been almost 600 years since Julian had these mystical experiences, people today are still very skeptical of mystics. After I enrolled in this class, even I was advised to “be careful with those mystics”, but the impression I get of Julian is that she seems to be a “better Christian” than all of us. She had pure faith, and lived her life that way. Why are people so skeptical? Why are people afraid of her “visions”? What have I to fear of her? Jesus spoke directly to her so she could speak to Christians like me. Her experience was so personal that it could almost be titled “The Gospel According to Julian.” The fact that she wanted to share it with me touches my heart.
I also find that I am jealous of Julian in the same way that I am jealous of Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. In the game of telephone, , one person starts (Jesus) and they tell a story to the person sitting next to them (Julian) and then Julian has turned and told me. I then turn to the person next to me (You) and pass on the message. The game goes on until the last person re-tells the story, usually a totally different story is told at the end because human errors. So, I can experience Jesus Christ through Luke from Jesus, or through Mark from Jesus, but these five had a personal one on one experience with Jesus Christ, and that I am jealous of. Unfortunately for myself, I lack that extreme faith, and it is hard to say if I ever will have faith enough to hear a story directly from Jesus in this lifetime.
I hope that through my paper you have a new respect for mystics, mysticism, and Julian of Norwich herself. I have shared with you her history, her literature, and how she makes me feel. Julian puts an itch in my heart to know how I can reach the Lord on a more personal level, and it is my desire for you to desire the same.
Works Cited
Julian, of Norwich, b. 1343. Revelations of Divine love, translated from British Library Additional MS 37790 ; with introduction, interpretive essay, and bibliography [by] Frances Beer.
21 September 2008
Mysticism:
Matt Branstetter
Julian of Norwich:
Amanda Cunningham
Mysticism is the belief that you can transcend the physicality of being in order to reach enlightenment with God. One of the most well known mystics of all time is known as Julian of Norwich. She was alive during the fourteenth century and is considered to have been the greatest English mystic ever. Here I will give you a brief biographical account of Julian, share some of her mystical experiences, and explore the impact she has had on me personally.
Julian’s greatest accomplishment was to write a book that is entitled The Revelations of Divine Love. As well as being an important contribution to the history of mysticism, it is also is considered to be the first English book written by a woman, and is available in two volumes. The first volume was written within weeks of the experience and is the more personal depiction of her experience with God. The second volume was written some twenty years later and provides a more descriptive and thought out portrayal of her Revelations.
Julian was born in 1342 and was most likely educated at a school for girls run by Benedictine nuns, as was customary of the time. Not much else is known about Julian due to lack of historical records, but we can make a lot of assumptions regarding her history. We do know that her name comes from the St. Julian church where she lived as an anchoress. There she would have spent her time praying, fasting, meditating, and mostly alone. We can assume that since she was named as a beneficiary in the wills of some of the Norwichian community members that she also did some work outside of the church. It can also be concluded that Julian still lived at home during the time of her revelations since her mother and sister were with her during her most notorious experience
As a mystic, Julian fully believes she had these experiences not only for her own good, but for the knowledge of all Christians. That is why she wrote her book. Many times throughout her short volume, Julian mentions that she does not want to have eyes on her, but on God. She wants all Christian to know that what God tells her is also meant for their benefit. . Part of Julian's way of removing herself from the glory is to remove the personal pronouns from the longer edited second volume of Revelations of Divine Love. The best way to describe her experience is to say she had an actual, personal, experience with God. She also had actual dialog “with God”, and an experience with the Devil
Julian felt that God and Jesus were the greatest of all beings. She viewed worshiping and following God as the best, most fulfilling experience any person could have. She never felt that worship was some sort of rule she had to follow. At one point in her experience, Julian describes her extreme pain and how it didn’t matter, because she felt that suffering with Jesus was better than any physical relief without him. As a mystic, Julian experienced exactly what every other mystic of her time wanted, a true personal oneness with the one true God.
Because Julian felt this way about God and Jesus, she had a desire to understand what Jesus went through; so she asked for it. She prayed for God to show her, to allow her to experience Christ’s Passion, the three wounds of the crucifixion, and for extreme sickness. Then, in the winter of her thirtieth year Julian was overcome with a sickness like no other. This was a sickness that was sure to kill her. Her family called the priest to be with her during her final hours. Nobody knew that this was a sickness Julian prayed for, an answer from Jesus.
Julian's sickness came on suddenly and was the start of her visions. For two days she suffered. On the second night she believed she was sure to die by morning. At once her lower body was paralyzed. The curator was called and Julian was placed in bed. Julian mentions at this time that she did not want to die just yet for fear of leaving behind without doing all the good she could have done for God. Julian kept her gaze upward, toward heaven, where she was going. She only agreed to look down if she had a crucifix to gaze and she kept her gaze on the crucifix. Then her second prayer was answered, she had repeated visions of Christ over the next week.
“Suddenly I saw red blood trickle down from under the garland-hot, fresh, plentiful, and lifelike- just as I thought it would have done when the garland of thorns was thrust on his blessed head. So both God and man together suffered for me. I understood clearly and with certainty that it was he who showed it to me, without intermediary; and I said, “Benedicite Dominus!” I spoke reverently, in a strong voice, and was astonished by the wonderful and marvelous fact of his being so friendly with a sinful creature living in this wretched flesh”
Julian's visions came and went, taking her on an entire journey with Jesus. Her body felt his body as he dried out from loss of blood and lack of water. She took every raspy breath with Jesus and yearned for every drop of water. She was able to look into the eyes of Mary Magdalene. Amazing enough as that was, she was even able to feel the love he had for her. Jesus endured the pain, and Julian endured the pain, but if the excruciating pain became too much for Julian to handle, Jesus was able to relieve her.
“After this our lord revealed an exalted spiritual joy which filled my soul with an abiding security; I was greatly reassured, and free of fear. This feeling was so blissful and pleasing that I was at peace, at ease and at rest. Nothing on earth could have grieved me-but this joy only lasted for a short while. Then I was overcome and left alone in such sad weariness at myself and irksomeness at my life that I scarcely had patience to live. I felt neither ease nor comfort-only hope, faith, and charity, and of these in truth but little.
However, God soon restored both comfort and rest to my soul, a joyous gladness and security so powerful that no fear or sorrow, no recurred, and then the joy and the gladness, and then the one and then the other, I suppose about twenty times. In joy I might have said, with Paul, “Nothing shall separate me from the love of Christ”; and in pain I might have said, with Peter, “Lord save me, I perish.”
This vision's purpose was to teach me the need for each soul to feel this way: sometimes to be in comfort, and other times to fail and be left alone. God wants us to now that he keeps us safe both in well and in woe, and loves us as much in the hard times as the good. For the profit of his soul, a man is sometimes left to himself, although sin is not the cause/; during this time I was not left alone because I had sinned, nor had I done anything to merit the joy. God freely gives pleasure when he chooses, and other times he leaves us in pain. Both are done for love.”
Julian, as many do, understood exactly what Jesus went through. She understood it in the way a female understands what it is like to be male. As much as she may have understood it, she wanted to know what it was like, in the same way a female would only be able to know what it is like to be male, she would have to physically experience it herself. Julian said she wanted to be there with Mary Magdalene to be able to see her face. Julian wanted to feel the pain in Jesus' body and know the extreme love in his heart. Julian was able to understand truly how it feels to be Jesus and how he’s able to do everything for us out of love.
Jesus also spoke with Julian,
“Thus our good lord answered all my questions and doubts, comforting me with these words: “I may make all things well, I can make all things well, I can make all things well, I shall make all things well; and you shall see yourself that all shall be well.” Where he says I may, I understand the father; where he says I can, I understand the son; where he says I will, I understand the holy ghost; where he says I shall, I understand the unity of the holy trinity, three persons in one truth; and where he says you shall see yourself, I understand the uniting in the uniting in the blessed trinity of all mankind who shall be saved.
With these five phrases, God will be enclosed in rest and in peace, and thus will the spiritual thirst of Christ come to an end. His ghostly thirst- his love longing- shall last until judgment day, for we who shall be saved, and who shall be Christ's joy and bliss, will remain here until that time. His thirst, the failure of his bliss, is that he does not have us in him, as wholly as he shall then have. All this was revealed in the showing of compassion, which shall cease at doomsday; until the he feels pity and compassion for us, and he longs for us. But his wisdom and his love do not suffer the end to come until best time.
And in these words, I may take all things well, I understand the great comfort of all his works that are yet to come.”
Julian understood the Trinity far better than most anybody. She understood God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit, He has all the power, and he wants to use it all for us.
Julian asked God to show her things, not out of desire for proof, but out of faith. She knew he had the power to show her anything and do anything he desired. All Julian needed was for her desire and his will to be the same. Julian held strong to her faith. God was happy and Julian survived her illness, probably coming out much better off spiritually, than any other person of her day. She had strong faith each day until her death, which didn’t come until some forty-three years later in 1416; it was her seventy-fourth year.
Julian of Norwich surprisingly has taught me a lot about my own faith. My beliefs can most closely be related to those of a Baptist-Christian, Baptists are known for their extremely deep levels of faith and devotion to God. Keeping that in mind, I believe that this mystic most likely had more faith in Jesus Christ than I do, which astonishes me. How I wish I could experience Jesus Christ's crucifixion personally. It would be a pain beyond anything I can imagine, but it would be worth it if I could just feel the pure love in his heart. Julian was privileged, and she knew it. That is why she documented her experiences in such detail, in order to bless the lives of other Christians and share her faith.
Julian mentioned not speaking of her visions to anyone and not “confessing” them to a priest because she was certain no pastor would believe her. She was right. Even though it has been almost 600 years since Julian had these mystical experiences, people today are still very skeptical of mystics. After I enrolled in this class, even I was advised to “be careful with those mystics”, but the impression I get of Julian is that she seems to be a “better Christian” than all of us. She had pure faith, and lived her life that way. Why are people so skeptical? Why are people afraid of her “visions”? What have I to fear of her? Jesus spoke directly to her so she could speak to Christians like me. Her experience was so personal that it could almost be titled “The Gospel According to Julian.” The fact that she wanted to share it with me touches my heart.
I also find that I am jealous of Julian in the same way that I am jealous of Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. In the game of telephone, , one person starts (Jesus) and they tell a story to the person sitting next to them (Julian) and then Julian has turned and told me. I then turn to the person next to me (You) and pass on the message. The game goes on until the last person re-tells the story, usually a totally different story is told at the end because human errors. So, I can experience Jesus Christ through Luke from Jesus, or through Mark from Jesus, but these five had a personal one on one experience with Jesus Christ, and that I am jealous of. Unfortunately for myself, I lack that extreme faith, and it is hard to say if I ever will have faith enough to hear a story directly from Jesus in this lifetime.
I hope that through my paper you have a new respect for mystics, mysticism, and Julian of Norwich herself. I have shared with you her history, her literature, and how she makes me feel. Julian puts an itch in my heart to know how I can reach the Lord on a more personal level, and it is my desire for you to desire the same.
Works Cited
Julian, of Norwich, b. 1343. Revelations of Divine love, translated from British Library Additional MS 37790 ; with introduction, interpretive essay, and bibliography [by] Frances Beer.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Julian of Norwich (Rough Draft) Edits welcome!! PLEASE
I have a very rough draft of my Julian of Norwich paper here. It is pretty long, becuase it is meant to be 5-7 pages. It's five as of yet. Let me know what you think. Afterward I will place some of my thoughts on it thus far, because I don't want what I say now to influence how you read it. Please be harsh. Harsher edit makes for better paper.
21 September 2008
Mysticism:
Matt Branstetter
Julian of Norwichian:
Amanda Cunningham
Julian of Norwich (whose real name is unknown) was a fourteenth century mystic who put her recounts of a mystical experience into on of the best mystical books pf her time. The book is entitled The Revelations of Divine Love (which is considered to be the first English book written by a woman), and is available in two volumes. The first of the two was written within weeks of the experience and is the more personal of the two. The second was written some twenty years later and is less personal.
Julian was born in 1342 and was most likely educated at a school for girls run by Benedictine nuns, as was customary of the time. Not much else is know of Julian whose name comes from the St. Julian church where where she lived as an anchoress. There she would have spent her time praying, fasting, meditating, mostly alone. Since she was named as a beneficiary in the wills of some of the Norwichian community members, it can be assumed that she also did some work in the community. Also, it can be assumed that Julian still lived at home during the time of her revelations since her mother and sister were with her during her sick time. Julian is considered one of the greatest English mystics.
As a mystic, Julian had a Theistic experience, which is to say she had an actual, personal, experience with God. She also had actual dialog “with God”, and also and experience with the Devil. Julian fully believes she had these experiences not only for her own good, but for the knowledge of all Christians. Many times throughout her short volume, Julian mentions that she does not want to have eyes of her, but on God. She wants all Christian to know that what God tells her is also meant for their benefit. Part of Julian's way of removing herself from the glory is to remove the personal pronouns form the longer edited second volume of Revelations of Divine Love.
Julian saw Gad and Jesus as the greatest of all beings. She viewed worshiping and following God as the best most fulfilling experience any person could have, instead of some sort of rule she must follow. At one point in her experience, Julian keeps her gaze on the crucifix placed in front of her, even though looking away may relieve pain, because she knows that suffering with Jesus is better than any physical relief without him. As a mystic, Julian experienced exactly what every other mystic of that time wanted, a true personal oneness with the one true God.
In the winter of her thirty and one-half year Julian was overcome with a sickness like no other. This was a sickness that was sure to kill her. Her family called the priest to be with her during her final hours. What nobody knew was that this was a sickness Julian prayed for, an answer from Jesus. Along with an experience of Christ Passion, and three wounds, Julian asked for extreme sickness.
Julian, as many do, understood what Jesus went through. She understood it in the way a female understands what it is like to be male. As much as she may have understood it, she wanted to know what it was like, in the same way a female would only be able to know what it is like to be male, she would have to physically experience it herself. Julian said she wanted to be there with Mary Magdalene to be able to see her face. Julian wanted to feel the pain in Jesus' bod and know the extreme love in his heart.
Julian's sickness came on suddenly and was the start of her visions. For two days she suffered. On the second night she believed she was sure to die by morning. At once her lower body was paralyzed. The curator was called and Julian was placed in bed. Julian mentions at this time that she did not want to die just yet for fear of leaving behind good she could have done for God. Julian kept her gaze upward, toward heaven, where she was going. She only agreed to look down if she had a crucifix to gaze at.
Julian's second prayer was answered. Throughout her sickness she kept her gaze at the crucifix. She would have repeated visions of Christ over the next week: “Suddenly I saw red blood trickle down from under the garland-hot, fresh, plentiful, and lifelike- just as I thought it would have done when the garland of thorns was thrust on his blessed head. So both God and man together suffered for me. I understood clearly and with certainty that it was he who showed it to me, without intermediary; and I said, “Benedicite Dominus!” I spoke reverently, in a strong voice, and was astonished by the wonderful and marvelous fact of his being so friendly with a sinful creature living in this wretched flesh”
Julian's visions came and went, taking her on the entire journey with Jesus. Her body felt his body as he dried out for loss of blood and lack of water. She took every raspy breath with Jesus and yearned for every drop of water. She was able to look into the eyes of Mary Magdalene. Amazingly enough as that was, she was even able to feel the love he has for her. Jesus endured the pain, and Julian endured the pain, but if the excruciating pain became too much for Julian to handle, Jesus was able to relieve her.
“After this our lord revealed an exalted spiritual joy which filled my soul with an abiding security; I was greatly reassured, and free of fear. This feeling was so blissful and pleasing that I was at peace, at ease and at rest. Nothing on earth could have grieved me-but this joy only lasted for a short while. Then I was overcome and left alone in such sad weariness at myself and irksomeness at my life that I scarcely had patience to live. I felt neither ease nor comfort-only hope, faith, and charity, and of these in truth but little.
However, God soon restored both comfort and rest to my soul, a joyous gladness and security so powerful that no fear or sorrow, no recurred, and then the joy and the gladness, and then the one and then the other, I suppose about twenty times. In joy I might have said, with Paul, “Nothing shall separate me from the love of Christ”; and in pain I might have said, with Peter, “Lord save me, I perish.”
This vision's purpose was to teach me the need for each soul to feel this way: sometimes to be in comfort, and other times to fail and be left alone. God wants us to now that he keeps us safe both in well ans in woe, and loves us as much in the hard times as the good. For the profit of his soul, a man is sometimes left to himself, although sin is not the cause/; during this time I was not left alone because I had sinned, nor had I done anything to merit the joy. God freely gives pleasure when he chooses, and other times he leaves us in pain. Both are done for love.”
Julian always knew exactly why Jesus did anything, as we do all know. Jesus does everything to/for us out of love.
Jesus also spoke with Julian, “Thus our good lord answered all my questions and doubts, comforting me with these words: “I may make all things well, I can make all things well, I can make all things well, I shall make all things well; and you shall see yourself that all shall be well.” Where he says I may, I understand the father; where he says I can, I understand the son; where he says I will, I understand the holy ghost; where he says I shall, I understand the unity of the holy trinity, three persons in one truth; and where he says you shall see yourself, I understand the uniting in the uniting in the blessed trinity of all mankind who shall be saved.
With these five phrases, God will be enclosed in rest and in peace, and thus will the spiritual thirst of Christ come to an end. His ghostly thirst- his love longing- shall last until judgment day, for we who shall be saved, and who shall be Christ's joy and bliss, will remain here until that time. His thirst, the failure of his bliss, is that he does not have us in him, as wholly as he shall then have. All this was revealed in the showing of compassion, which shall cease at doomsday; until the he feels pity ans compassion for us, and he longs for us. But his wisdom and his love do not suffer the end to come until best time.
And in these words, I may take all things well, I understand the great comfort of all his works that are yet to come.” Julian understands the Trinity far better than most anybody. God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit, he has all the power, and he wants to use it all for us.
Julian asked God to show her things, not out of desire for proof, but out of faith. She knew he had the power to show her anything and do anything he desired. All Julian needed was for her desire and his will to be the same. Julian held strong to her faith, even through temptation from the Devil. God was happy and Julian survived her illness, probably coming out better than any other person of her day. She had strong faith each day until her death. She died some forty-three years later in 1416 at the age of seventy-four.
Julian of Norwich surprisingly has taught me a lot about my own faith. I am most closely related to a Baptist-Christian, and I believe that this mystic most likely had more faith in Jesus Christ than I do. How I wish I could experience Jesus Christ's crucification personally. It would be a pain beyond anything I can imagine, but it would be worth it if I could just feel the pure love in his heart. Julian was privileged, and she knew it.
Julian mentioned no speaking of her visions or “confessing” them to a priest because no pastor would believe her. She was right. I was advised to “be careful with those mystics”, but Julian seems to be a “better Christian” than all of us. She had pure faith, and lived her life that way. What have I to fear of her Jesus spoke directly to her so she could speak to Christians like myself. Her experience was so personal that it could almost be titled “The Gospel According to Julian.”
I am jealous of Julian in the same way that I ma jealous of Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. In the game of telephone, I can experience Jesus Christ through Luke from Jesus, or through Mark from Jesus, but these five had a personal one one one experience with Jesus Christ. I lack that extreme faith, and it is hard to say if I ever will.
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21 September 2008
Mysticism:
Matt Branstetter
Julian of Norwichian:
Amanda Cunningham
Julian of Norwich (whose real name is unknown) was a fourteenth century mystic who put her recounts of a mystical experience into on of the best mystical books pf her time. The book is entitled The Revelations of Divine Love (which is considered to be the first English book written by a woman), and is available in two volumes. The first of the two was written within weeks of the experience and is the more personal of the two. The second was written some twenty years later and is less personal.
Julian was born in 1342 and was most likely educated at a school for girls run by Benedictine nuns, as was customary of the time. Not much else is know of Julian whose name comes from the St. Julian church where where she lived as an anchoress. There she would have spent her time praying, fasting, meditating, mostly alone. Since she was named as a beneficiary in the wills of some of the Norwichian community members, it can be assumed that she also did some work in the community. Also, it can be assumed that Julian still lived at home during the time of her revelations since her mother and sister were with her during her sick time. Julian is considered one of the greatest English mystics.
As a mystic, Julian had a Theistic experience, which is to say she had an actual, personal, experience with God. She also had actual dialog “with God”, and also and experience with the Devil. Julian fully believes she had these experiences not only for her own good, but for the knowledge of all Christians. Many times throughout her short volume, Julian mentions that she does not want to have eyes of her, but on God. She wants all Christian to know that what God tells her is also meant for their benefit. Part of Julian's way of removing herself from the glory is to remove the personal pronouns form the longer edited second volume of Revelations of Divine Love.
Julian saw Gad and Jesus as the greatest of all beings. She viewed worshiping and following God as the best most fulfilling experience any person could have, instead of some sort of rule she must follow. At one point in her experience, Julian keeps her gaze on the crucifix placed in front of her, even though looking away may relieve pain, because she knows that suffering with Jesus is better than any physical relief without him. As a mystic, Julian experienced exactly what every other mystic of that time wanted, a true personal oneness with the one true God.
In the winter of her thirty and one-half year Julian was overcome with a sickness like no other. This was a sickness that was sure to kill her. Her family called the priest to be with her during her final hours. What nobody knew was that this was a sickness Julian prayed for, an answer from Jesus. Along with an experience of Christ Passion, and three wounds, Julian asked for extreme sickness.
Julian, as many do, understood what Jesus went through. She understood it in the way a female understands what it is like to be male. As much as she may have understood it, she wanted to know what it was like, in the same way a female would only be able to know what it is like to be male, she would have to physically experience it herself. Julian said she wanted to be there with Mary Magdalene to be able to see her face. Julian wanted to feel the pain in Jesus' bod and know the extreme love in his heart.
Julian's sickness came on suddenly and was the start of her visions. For two days she suffered. On the second night she believed she was sure to die by morning. At once her lower body was paralyzed. The curator was called and Julian was placed in bed. Julian mentions at this time that she did not want to die just yet for fear of leaving behind good she could have done for God. Julian kept her gaze upward, toward heaven, where she was going. She only agreed to look down if she had a crucifix to gaze at.
Julian's second prayer was answered. Throughout her sickness she kept her gaze at the crucifix. She would have repeated visions of Christ over the next week: “Suddenly I saw red blood trickle down from under the garland-hot, fresh, plentiful, and lifelike- just as I thought it would have done when the garland of thorns was thrust on his blessed head. So both God and man together suffered for me. I understood clearly and with certainty that it was he who showed it to me, without intermediary; and I said, “Benedicite Dominus!” I spoke reverently, in a strong voice, and was astonished by the wonderful and marvelous fact of his being so friendly with a sinful creature living in this wretched flesh”
Julian's visions came and went, taking her on the entire journey with Jesus. Her body felt his body as he dried out for loss of blood and lack of water. She took every raspy breath with Jesus and yearned for every drop of water. She was able to look into the eyes of Mary Magdalene. Amazingly enough as that was, she was even able to feel the love he has for her. Jesus endured the pain, and Julian endured the pain, but if the excruciating pain became too much for Julian to handle, Jesus was able to relieve her.
“After this our lord revealed an exalted spiritual joy which filled my soul with an abiding security; I was greatly reassured, and free of fear. This feeling was so blissful and pleasing that I was at peace, at ease and at rest. Nothing on earth could have grieved me-but this joy only lasted for a short while. Then I was overcome and left alone in such sad weariness at myself and irksomeness at my life that I scarcely had patience to live. I felt neither ease nor comfort-only hope, faith, and charity, and of these in truth but little.
However, God soon restored both comfort and rest to my soul, a joyous gladness and security so powerful that no fear or sorrow, no recurred, and then the joy and the gladness, and then the one and then the other, I suppose about twenty times. In joy I might have said, with Paul, “Nothing shall separate me from the love of Christ”; and in pain I might have said, with Peter, “Lord save me, I perish.”
This vision's purpose was to teach me the need for each soul to feel this way: sometimes to be in comfort, and other times to fail and be left alone. God wants us to now that he keeps us safe both in well ans in woe, and loves us as much in the hard times as the good. For the profit of his soul, a man is sometimes left to himself, although sin is not the cause/; during this time I was not left alone because I had sinned, nor had I done anything to merit the joy. God freely gives pleasure when he chooses, and other times he leaves us in pain. Both are done for love.”
Julian always knew exactly why Jesus did anything, as we do all know. Jesus does everything to/for us out of love.
Jesus also spoke with Julian, “Thus our good lord answered all my questions and doubts, comforting me with these words: “I may make all things well, I can make all things well, I can make all things well, I shall make all things well; and you shall see yourself that all shall be well.” Where he says I may, I understand the father; where he says I can, I understand the son; where he says I will, I understand the holy ghost; where he says I shall, I understand the unity of the holy trinity, three persons in one truth; and where he says you shall see yourself, I understand the uniting in the uniting in the blessed trinity of all mankind who shall be saved.
With these five phrases, God will be enclosed in rest and in peace, and thus will the spiritual thirst of Christ come to an end. His ghostly thirst- his love longing- shall last until judgment day, for we who shall be saved, and who shall be Christ's joy and bliss, will remain here until that time. His thirst, the failure of his bliss, is that he does not have us in him, as wholly as he shall then have. All this was revealed in the showing of compassion, which shall cease at doomsday; until the he feels pity ans compassion for us, and he longs for us. But his wisdom and his love do not suffer the end to come until best time.
And in these words, I may take all things well, I understand the great comfort of all his works that are yet to come.” Julian understands the Trinity far better than most anybody. God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit, he has all the power, and he wants to use it all for us.
Julian asked God to show her things, not out of desire for proof, but out of faith. She knew he had the power to show her anything and do anything he desired. All Julian needed was for her desire and his will to be the same. Julian held strong to her faith, even through temptation from the Devil. God was happy and Julian survived her illness, probably coming out better than any other person of her day. She had strong faith each day until her death. She died some forty-three years later in 1416 at the age of seventy-four.
Julian of Norwich surprisingly has taught me a lot about my own faith. I am most closely related to a Baptist-Christian, and I believe that this mystic most likely had more faith in Jesus Christ than I do. How I wish I could experience Jesus Christ's crucification personally. It would be a pain beyond anything I can imagine, but it would be worth it if I could just feel the pure love in his heart. Julian was privileged, and she knew it.
Julian mentioned no speaking of her visions or “confessing” them to a priest because no pastor would believe her. She was right. I was advised to “be careful with those mystics”, but Julian seems to be a “better Christian” than all of us. She had pure faith, and lived her life that way. What have I to fear of her Jesus spoke directly to her so she could speak to Christians like myself. Her experience was so personal that it could almost be titled “The Gospel According to Julian.”
I am jealous of Julian in the same way that I ma jealous of Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. In the game of telephone, I can experience Jesus Christ through Luke from Jesus, or through Mark from Jesus, but these five had a personal one one one experience with Jesus Christ. I lack that extreme faith, and it is hard to say if I ever will.
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- I was supposed to have 3 quotes from the actual mystic. Mr. Branstetter hinted at wanting the quotes to be long, thus the reason they are long.
- I read the entire Revelations of Divine Love {Short Version}, since it was only about 100 pages. I am still not sure if I have a grasp on Julian though.
- I am not sure if I have enough of my own writing in between quotes or not. I think that even 2 pages may actually be quotes.
- I think a lot of my hesitation comes from not having a lot of biographical information, but there isn't a lot of biographical information out there. Considereing her real name isn't even known and much has to be assumed.
- HELP ME!! LTM. It isn't my best paper ever.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Thus Far in school
College Algebra
Professor: Don Johnson
Thus far: Seven or so quizzes worth 10 points a piece, and one exam worth 100 points. My grade was an 81%; there will be a 10 point curve. I have two purple things. Last class I earned one, but I forgot to get it.
English Composition II
Professor: Mr. Hamlin
Thus far: Five or so quizzes worth 50 points. (At the End of Semester the ten best quiz grades will be chosen.) One Paper. My paper (The one about the Mexican Border Wall) grade was 87%. That's all right. My biggest mistakes were logic and argumentation. I accept that. My next paper (The one about cesarean sections) will be better.
Yoga: I have done yoga. Also there was a pretest I didn't do amazingly on.
Psychology
Professor: Krista Rumage
Thus Far: I don't think we have turned in anything. Monday is my first exam. I am going to study with Brittany Sunday. I am confidant. I have read all the chapters.
United States History I
Professor: Wallace
Thus Far: We have had notes, and one exam. On that Exam I got an 88%. Hopefully next time I get a better grade. It may be my favorite class. I have done some research for the 10 page Research paper final. I also have read, I believe, three of the four chapters in the first book. I had better get one that paper though if I want it to turn out well.
Mysticism
Professor: Matt Branstetter
Thus Far: Possibly my most talked about class socially. We have had one exam which I received a 90% on. I think that is all we have actually turned in. Most of our grade thus far depends on participation. Which I participate in. I also have a paper due in two weeks on the Mystic Julian of Norwich.
Professor: Don Johnson
Thus far: Seven or so quizzes worth 10 points a piece, and one exam worth 100 points. My grade was an 81%; there will be a 10 point curve. I have two purple things. Last class I earned one, but I forgot to get it.
English Composition II
Professor: Mr. Hamlin
Thus far: Five or so quizzes worth 50 points. (At the End of Semester the ten best quiz grades will be chosen.) One Paper. My paper (The one about the Mexican Border Wall) grade was 87%. That's all right. My biggest mistakes were logic and argumentation. I accept that. My next paper (The one about cesarean sections) will be better.
Yoga: I have done yoga. Also there was a pretest I didn't do amazingly on.
Psychology
Professor: Krista Rumage
Thus Far: I don't think we have turned in anything. Monday is my first exam. I am going to study with Brittany Sunday. I am confidant. I have read all the chapters.
United States History I
Professor: Wallace
Thus Far: We have had notes, and one exam. On that Exam I got an 88%. Hopefully next time I get a better grade. It may be my favorite class. I have done some research for the 10 page Research paper final. I also have read, I believe, three of the four chapters in the first book. I had better get one that paper though if I want it to turn out well.
Mysticism
Professor: Matt Branstetter
Thus Far: Possibly my most talked about class socially. We have had one exam which I received a 90% on. I think that is all we have actually turned in. Most of our grade thus far depends on participation. Which I participate in. I also have a paper due in two weeks on the Mystic Julian of Norwich.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Julian of Norwich Research I
I checked out a book in the library on 11 September 2008
Title: Julian of Norwich Revelations:Motherhood of God
Author: Frances Beer
It's less than one hundread pages, so I believe I may try to read it all. Funny, in research it is often not the case that you read all of something.
I did check out her page on Wikipedia as well. Mainly just to get an idea of who she was.
Interesting finds: There is a band named after her.
Title: Julian of Norwich Revelations:Motherhood of God
Author: Frances Beer
It's less than one hundread pages, so I believe I may try to read it all. Funny, in research it is often not the case that you read all of something.
I did check out her page on Wikipedia as well. Mainly just to get an idea of who she was.
Interesting finds: There is a band named after her.
Friday, September 12, 2008
What I'm working on now
Right now I have a few projects in the works.
I have an essay for English Composition II for Mr. Hamelin again.
.... I have to write another persuasive paper on a controversial issue. 2-3 pages
..... I am going to write about the growing number of women having elective caesarean sections.
.... I have begun research.
I have a paper for Mysticism for Matt Branstetter.
.....that'll be on a Mystic. Julian of Norwhich. 5-7 pages.
I have my final for History for Mr. Wallace.
..... it is a 10 page research paper on something historical that happened before 1877.
..... I am going ot write about the start of the library of congress.
.....I have begun research.
I have an essay for English Composition II for Mr. Hamelin again.
.... I have to write another persuasive paper on a controversial issue. 2-3 pages
..... I am going to write about the growing number of women having elective caesarean sections.
.... I have begun research.
I have a paper for Mysticism for Matt Branstetter.
.....that'll be on a Mystic. Julian of Norwhich. 5-7 pages.
I have my final for History for Mr. Wallace.
..... it is a 10 page research paper on something historical that happened before 1877.
..... I am going ot write about the start of the library of congress.
.....I have begun research.
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