“Numen refers to the energy that the Romans found in everything. They were like other ancients: the Celts to the north of Rome, and the Greeks to the East, Africans to the south, each in their own way. Numen was that divine energy, that quality that infused rocks and water, the earth herself which for the Romans was a divine being, lightening, wind, trees—oh especially trees, and all animals, particularly when animals moved with observable patterns.
The ancient Roman knew to look and watch and listen for the energy, the numen, in things. The ancient Roman knew that this energy was powerful, and that the best approach was to work with the energy, to honor it, and to avoid working arrogantly with it. This energy could support life, and the farmer and fisherman knew it. This energy could bring one’s life to an end if crossed, as the sailor knew. So, the real “light†was not some Being out on a cloud, or a mountain, or in heaven. Light came from realizing the ever present power in all things, working together all the time, in everyone, everywhere. Light was honor and respect for this power, and never taking it for granted.“
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