Comments on: Images from Wadi Natron, Egypt http://spiritquestworld.net/images-from-wadi-natron-egypt/ Spiritual Travel, Sacred Sites and the Search for Meaning Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:59:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sherilyn Winchel http://spiritquestworld.net/images-from-wadi-natron-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-11159 Sherilyn Winchel Wed, 01 Dec 2010 09:17:36 +0000 http://spiritquestworld.net/?p=888#comment-11159 Is your god Creator? My God says this -- 6:3 And the LORD said: 'My spirit shall not abide in man for ever for that he also is flesh; therefore shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.' Is your god Creator? My God says this — 6:3 And the LORD said: ‘My spirit shall not abide in man for ever for that he also is flesh; therefore shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.’

]]> By: travelin_G http://spiritquestworld.net/images-from-wadi-natron-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-766 travelin_G Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:26:53 +0000 http://spiritquestworld.net/?p=888#comment-766 You're right - not only is the architecture all round and easy and inviting - the religious iconography has a similar quality to it. Jesus, Mary, the Apostles & Saints are all these big eyed weeble-manga hybrids that are just so cute, open & welcoming. It's quite fascinating. No suffering emaciated Jesus, no Satan, demons or the wages of sin - just these smiling, open, beatific faces that compliment the architecture in a beautiful way. Add in the truly ancient, exotic feel of the ceremony and the sound of the Coptic language (as close as we can get to the sound of ancient Egyptian) and it all adds up to wonderful spiritual experience. I truly loved and feel very blessed to have been able to experience it the way that I did: authentically and with no tourists around (indeed, I was the only westerner in sight). It was frickin' cool! You’re right – not only is the architecture all round and easy and inviting – the religious iconography has a similar quality to it. Jesus, Mary, the Apostles & Saints are all these big eyed weeble-manga hybrids that are just so cute, open & welcoming. It’s quite fascinating. No suffering emaciated Jesus, no Satan, demons or the wages of sin – just these smiling, open, beatific faces that compliment the architecture in a beautiful way.

Add in the truly ancient, exotic feel of the ceremony and the sound of the Coptic language (as close as we can get to the sound of ancient Egyptian) and it all adds up to wonderful spiritual experience. I truly loved and feel very blessed to have been able to experience it the way that I did: authentically and with no tourists around (indeed, I was the only westerner in sight). It was frickin’ cool!

]]> By: AngelBaby http://spiritquestworld.net/images-from-wadi-natron-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-763 AngelBaby Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:00:37 +0000 http://spiritquestworld.net/?p=888#comment-763 This church is beautiful. I couldn't help noticing that everything is round. It makes it look so soft and inviting. Just beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. Love and Blessings, AngelBaby This church is beautiful. I couldn’t help noticing that everything is round. It makes it look so soft and inviting. Just beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.

Love and Blessings,
AngelBaby

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