tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post7568214522325570052..comments2024-03-18T16:55:31.971+00:00Comments on This Space: Raw, unmediated BaconStephen Mitchelmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-75537355641093837372008-12-07T12:35:00.000+00:002008-12-07T12:35:00.000+00:00One could argue, and it would seem fairly incontre...One could argue, and it would seem fairly incontrevertible, that that "something itself" proves the existence of the spiritual as a genuine aspect of consciousness. The essence of great art of this nature, such as Bach's Matthew's Passion, is not a religious world that it points towards; the music is itself religious. This music cannot simply be said to be 'about' an idea that is religious, but which may not exist; it is an emanation of an interior reality of the mind that is itself religious. If you removed all knowledge of the context, the significant inner substance would still remain. <BR/>The human mind can conceive of imaginary physical realities, but this cannot be said of psychological/emotional states which if capable of conception must be real, as the mind cannot create beyond itself in these terms. And the emotional essence of Matthew's Passion, Mozart's Requiem, etc as an emanation of the artists's consciousness...Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708539533684206357noreply@blogger.com