What is a liminal space? The dictionary defines a limen as a threshold. A liminal space, therefore, is a circumstance within a space of time that is situated at the limen – the place where one condition is drawing to a close and another is beginning.
When we arrive at the limen, or threshold, for example of a new year, we need to pause a while and catch our breath before we step out of this liminal space and fully embark on the path
The threshold between living in a state of blessedness and one of curse is the place of awareness and choice. When we become caught up in the rushed tempo of modern life, it becomes extremely difficult
We may consider liminal space as a threshold, that place where one is neither here nor there – the space between a starting point and a destination. It is of interest to study the encounters
I grew up near the sea. Though far from it now, my mind sometimes wanders to the sandy beaches and the rockpools of my younger days. The ocean offers a rich retreat when you can take
Jewish people have this custom of affixing a small box to our doorframes and entrance gates. It usually is a slim, oblong container that can be made from various materials such as plastic, wood, ceramics or metal, including
I want to tell you that your struggle is holy. There are times when the things we know with our hearts and minds are at odds with our experience of the world. Nothing aligns in
Sometimes I struggle with forgiveness. I don’t mean struggle in the sense that I feel I’m owed something, that I want to hold a grievance over someone’s head. I struggle with the what of
Martin Luther King Jr. declared “I have a dream!” Theodore Herzl said, “If you will it, it is no dream.” The famed pop group Abba sang, “I have a dream, a song to sing.” Dreams
And as long as you haven’t experienced this: To die and so to grow,You are only a troubled gueston the dark earth. from: The Holy Longing by Goethe* In his blog, one Brian Harris reported,