Daily Affirmations & Positive Quotes from Louise Hay. Joan of arc. Three_muses600_463. Finding your creative muse - The Second Principle. “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” — Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets J.K.
Rowlings Definitions: Dictionaries define the word muse in different ways – either as a verb, a noun, or as a proper noun. Verb – to muse; to ponder; to think deeply and at great length; to meditate.A proper noun – In Greek mythology any one of the nine goddesses who were the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne — Calliope, Clio, Euterpe, Melpomene, Terpsichore, Erato, Polyhymnia, Urania, and Thalia. They were each given providence over various aspects of the arts and sciences and thought to favor and inspire selected humans.A noun – The spirit or power that is thought to inspire or watch over poets, musicians, artists, or scientists; the source of one’s genius or inspiration.
Potentially, each of us has sources of genius or inspiration. These elements, these sources, are our muses. Looking for your muse: Why is this process important? 1. 2. 3. 4. Elizabeth Gilbert: Your elusive creative genius. The Muses - Goddesses of the Creative Arts. Μουσάι The Muses are the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (Memory).
Zeus came to Mnemosyne on nine consecutive nights and the nine daughters were the result of those nine unions. Mnemosyne gave birth to the nine girls near the topmost peaks of Mount Olympos. All nine girls are of one mind ... they are free spirited and have their hearts set upon song ... they sing of the laws of the Immortals and the goodly ways of a life. Their homes and bright dancing places are on Mount Olympos but they may appear to anyone as long as the performer is paying tribute to the immortal gods with their art. According to the poet Hesiod, the Muses frequent Mount Helikon in Boeotia and an area around Mount Olympos known as Pieria. The Muses are listed by name in the poem Theogony but the specific attributes of each goddess were added by later poets: Euterpe - (Delightful), Flute Playing Melpomene (Songstress), Tragedy. Archangels, Michael & Gabriel. Get to Know the 12 Archangels. Archangels movies the best list including legion and Constantine.
The Archangels, the seven angels of the highest rank were the messengers and enforcers of God’s will on earth.
For hundreds of years their presence was felt on earth as ordinary people turned to them for comfort, protection and to ward off evil. In recent times though, they’re influence has waned, belonging more to a romantic-fantastical panoply than to real life. Just so we don’t forget though, here are ten films featuring Archangels and angels. Legion, 2010 Apocalyptic supernatural action film about the archangel Michael, who falls to earth and teams up with a group of human strangers to fight an invading horde of possessed people, charged with wiping out humanity at God’s behest. Constantine, 2005 Film adaptation of the Hellblazer comic book, starring Keanu Reeves as the irreverent supernatural detective John Constantine, who has literally been to hell and back.
Constantine TV show, 2014. Seven Archangels. The concept of Seven Archangels is found in some works of early Jewish literature.
Bible[edit] Tobit[edit] 1 Enoch[edit] One such tradition of archangels comes from the Old Testament Jewish apocrypha, namely the third century BCE Book of the Watchers,[2] which eventually merged with four other books in what has been called the Enochic Pentateuch, but which is commonly known today as 1 Enoch, or the Book of Enoch.[3][4] The Enoch story's narrative is affiliated with the Book of Giants, which also references the great archangels[5][6] and was made part of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church's scriptural canon. Christian traditions[edit] Lists of characters referred to as "angels" also exist in traditions foreign to the largest religious groups, and are usually regarded as occultist or superstitious.
Archangels in current church traditions[edit] In the Catholic Church, three archangels are mentioned by name in its canon of scripture: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Other ideas[edit] Hindu Goddesses.