Messages From The Edge Of Time : A Lay Cistercian Reflects On Five Photographic Themes For Visual Learners That Lead To Converting Self To God.

A Lay Cistercian reflects on six photographic themes for visual learners that lead to converting self to God If you believe a Google search, 65% of people are visual learners. Visual learners: are those who: - Remember what they see rather than what they hear. - Remember diagrams and pictures. - Prefer to read and write rather than listen. - Have trouble remembering verbal instructions. - Need an overall view and purpose before beginning a project. - Like art more than music. For the first Sixteen Centuries of our Faith, what was the dominant way to communicate with the Sacred? It was painting, sculpture, reading texts out loud, diagrams, and music. It was visual. It was the heart. This is the first of many Photo Journal Retreats on a variety of topics, using photographs to kick-start your Lectio Divina prayer. This book has six themes to help you in your Lectio Divina steps, particularly the Lectio step. Use the photos to allow your mind to move your heart. Use your heart to sit quietly on a park bench in the snow and wait for Christ to pass by and have an intimate chat, heart to heart. www.thecenterforcontemplativepractice.org

Author: Michael Conrad

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Mar 08, 2018

Number of Pages: 60 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 198634276X

ISBN-13: 9781986342766