*The important thing is the understanding or perspective you may have derived from it.*
My eye seems to be instantly attracted to red hair. Sometimes I first realize that the person is "more attractive than the average person" and THEN I notice the red hair. How does this fit into your statement above?
I like your wording "anti-intentionalist point of view". While I do believe that the divine can purposely "aim" an omen or message our way, most of the time I don't see these occurrences as being super mystical. In fact, something can be read into just about everything. The trick is being open to the information. This can be more difficult than it sounds, and hence the "ah-has" we do get seem that much more magical.
Why is it difficult? One time you asked me what an ecstatic experience felt like. I answered, saying something like, "they feel the same as other experiences, just in a particular place and time". The reading of omens is very much the same deal. An omen looks like any other moment in time. The difference is that a person has the right "understanding and perspective" to grasp the message.
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Date: 2007-02-01 06:26 pm (UTC)My eye seems to be instantly attracted to red hair. Sometimes I first realize that the person is "more attractive than the average person" and THEN I notice the red hair. How does this fit into your statement above?
I like your wording "anti-intentionalist point of view". While I do believe that the divine can purposely "aim" an omen or message our way, most of the time I don't see these occurrences as being super mystical. In fact, something can be read into just about everything. The trick is being open to the information. This can be more difficult than it sounds, and hence the "ah-has" we do get seem that much more magical.
Why is it difficult? One time you asked me what an ecstatic experience felt like. I answered, saying something like, "they feel the same as other experiences, just in a particular place and time". The reading of omens is very much the same deal. An omen looks like any other moment in time. The difference is that a person has the right "understanding and perspective" to grasp the message.