In the Old Testament,  sacred objects, sacred people, and sacred places would aid and mediate on behalf of the people to enter the Holy of Holies.  By entering the Holy of Holies, they would receive a special blessing and purification for their sins. READ HEBREWS 9-10 – pay attention to the different sacred objects, sacred place, … Continue reading »

The previous two posts discussed how people use objects and places as mediators whereby they may come in contact with the sacred world.  In so doing, social harmony between the sacred world and secular world is maintained so that no harm or misfortune comes one’s way. Sacred people are the last of the three ways.  … Continue reading »

Residing on Tokuno-shima (Japan), every 1st and 15th day of the lunar calendar, she makes the journey from her home to the place where her ancestors are buried offering prayers to black ancestral stones.  To her, once buried in the sand, the ancestors now reside within the black stones with each black stone representing a … Continue reading »

In this three part series, we will be looking at how people, and more specifically Asians, use sacred objects, sacred places, and sacred people to maintain social harmony between the secular world in which one presently resides and the sacred world.   In essence, we will see how such cultural phenomenon replicate an Old Testament form … Continue reading »