Liminality (Thin Places)

Have you ever been somewhere that felt magic, like a foggy morning in a forest or an old, quiet church? These are called thin places, where it feels like the wall between our world and the spirit world is very, very thin. It is like a doorway that is slightly open. In these places, it is easier to feel peaceful and to hear your own inner voice or the whispers of spirits. These moments do not last forever, but they remind us that there is more to the world than just what we see every day. They are the in-between times, like sunset or sunrise.

Some places are thinner than others. The fog, the twilight, the old church. The wall gets thin and you can almost hear the other side whispering. That is real.

Liminality (Latin limen: threshold) — a state betwixt and between. Victor Turner: normal hierarchies dissolve. Thin Places are where the veil between profane and sacred is porous. Crucial for mystical experience: the Default Mode Network quiets, allowing unity with the external world. The psychological basis for Awe in cathedrals and vast landscapes.

SOUND: The silence right after a heavy snowfall.

SMELL: Old stone and cold air: the scent of a threshold.

TASTE: Cool, thin mountain air on your tongue.

TOUCH: Walking through thick fog: the world dissolving around you.

SIGHT: The Golden Hour when the sun sets and everything glows orange.

BODY: That dizzy, tingly feeling right before you fall asleep: the threshold of consciousness.

Music: Chelsea Morning by Joni Mitchell

Part of Gods & Spirits — MYTHOLOGY — Education Revelation