Quote of the Day
One of our three Learning Domains at Manzanita is Aesthetic/Numinous (together with Biological/Evolutionary and Historical/Cultural). The word ‘numinous’ refers to that which evokes wonder and mystery in us, that awakens deep curiosity and sense of awe. According to one of the great minds of our times:
“The most beautiful thing that we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.“