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concept:spirit-made-manifestSpirit made manifest
The idea that a well-made building, painting, or detail becomes physically spirit itself, not merely a symbol of spirit.
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Claims (2)
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- The claim that made things are actual realizations of spirit, in their material substance.
- The assertion that dull material becomes spirit itself when it has the center.
Chapters (1)
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- Chapter 11: The Face Of GodintroducesThis chapter argues that the quality without a name is literally God appearing, and that a necessary state of mind for making living things is to offer them as a gift to God.
Related by similarity (8)
cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edgeEntities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.
- A dimension of the environment linked to wholeness and the sacred, beyond material concerns.
- First articulation of the identity between the field of centers and spirit.
- Quality Alexander finds in early Turkish carpets, reinforcing the metaphysical basis of his work.
- Claim that the making process physically realizes spirit.
- Internal action to create a commitment object in Elephant.
- The orientation of ancient weavers who made carpets as an act of reaching toward the eternal; proposed as the means by which the strongest living centers were achieved.
- A deep, non-legal sense of possession and care for a place that prevents it from becoming slum-like; contrasted with physical ownership alone