Hidden things Quote by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
““TRIAD supernal, both super-God and super-good, Guardian of the Theosophy of Christian men, direct us aright to the super-unknown and super-brilliant and highest summit of the mystic Oracles, where the simple and absolute a!nd changeless mysteries of theology lie hidden within the super-luminous gloom of the silence, revealing hidden things, which in its deepest darkness shines above the most super-brilliant, and in the altogether impalpable and invisible, fills to overflowing the eyeless minds with glories of surpassing beauty. This then be my prayer; but thou, O dear Timothy, by thy persistent commerce with the mystic visions, leave behind both sensible perceptions and intellectual efforts, and all objects of sense and intelligence, and all things not being and being, and be raised aloft unknowingly to the union, as far' as attainable, with Him Who is above every essence and knowledge. For by the resistless and absolute ecstasy in all purity, from thyself and all, thou wilt be carried on high, to the superessential ray of the Divine darkness, when thou hast cast away all, and become free from all.””
About This Quote
Source Treatise: The Divine Names, 5th century CE
The prayer seeks to transcend ordinary perception, urging the soul toward divine mystery beyond intellect and senses.
In simple terms: Seek divine mystery beyond ordinary thought.
Key Takeaway
Abandon sensory and intellectual limits.
Themes
mysticism
spiritual ascent
theology
Mood
awe
reverence
transcendence
Type
spiritual
philosophical
When to use this quote
- meditative prayer
- spiritual contemplation
- inner transformation
Key Concepts
Divine darkness
ecstasy
union with the divine
Questions to Reflect On
- How can one balance rational thought with mystical experience?
- What practices help quiet the mind for such ascent?
A Different Perspective
Human reason cannot grasp the ineffable; faith is required.
