Spiritual Self

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Religion

-relating with the supernatural or the Divine. -has significant effect on happiness and an overall sense of personal well-being.

life but Soul( nephesh-psyche) stands for natural man

Both spirit and soul means ______, but soul _____.

Filipinos: a loan word, "espirito" or "espiritu" Visayan term: "ginhawa" Tagalog: "hininga" Ilocano: "Anges"

For Filipinos, the term spirit is: Visayan term: Tagalog: Ilocano:

Rituals Magic Witchcraft

How do people practice religion? There are many ways through which religion is practiced:

much less psychological distress. Religion provides emotional support, provides answers to ultimate questions in life.

Regular religious attendance led to

'will, mind, the seat of emotion, conscience'

Soul in modern psychology, it is described as the

Hebrew/nephesh/Greek/psyche meaning: "throat or neck", which means 'human life', animating principle of human nature.

Soul is in

"life-giving part of man"

Spirit is the

- It speaks of the quality of one's relationships- with God, self, others, institutions and God's entire creation, marked by respect, forgiveness, generous service and prayer. - It is showing great refinement or high level of Christian maturity and concern with the higher things in life such as the Sacred or the Divine. This spirituality is specified more concretely in deepening the faith. - It is a path off direct and personal connection with the Divine. It embraces all faiths, social and political ideologies. - It aids persons in spiritual, emotional or physical distress, crisis or discomfort as well as those seeking to make a significant change in their lives through self-awareness. This can be a healing process that leads to personal development.

The Concept of Spirituality

-kadduwa (companion) -kad (constant companion or inseparable partner)

The Ilocano "kadkadduwa" is derived from _______, The doubling of "_____" intensifies the nature of companionship so that it means "________" or an "______" , an attached companion of the living person.

Tagalos: kaluluwa Bagobos: gimukod Bukidnons: makatu Ilocanos: kadkadduwa or kararwa (inside physical body) Illonggos: Dungan (if person is alive) and kalag (if person is dead) Visayas: Dungan (willpower). Cebuanos: kaluha Mindoro folks: karadwa or kalag. Kankanays of Cordillera: ab-abiik

The Tagalog call the soul: Bagobos: Bukidnons: Ilocanos: Illonggos: Visayas: Cebuanos: Mindoro folks: Kankanays of Cordillera:

-"kaluluwa", kararwa, kadkadduwa -duwa

The soul according to indigenous Filipino- means _______, all come from the root word ______.

Experiential Values Creative Values Attitudinal Values

Three Ways of Discovering Meaning in Life

Viktor Emil Frankl

Three Ways of Discovering Meaning in Life - coined by

For us Christians, God alone is worthy of adoration, for he alone is the ONE TRUE GOD. Such acts like ascribing power to amulets, magic spell and others are considered idolatrous and unacceptable. It is the violation to the very first commandment of God- "I am the Lord, your God who brought you out of Egypt where you were slaves; worship no god but me." (Ex.20:2-3).

What the Bible says about Magic, Ritual and Witchcraft?

-rituals -supernatural realm -secular (forming clergy)

_______ are "patterned forms of behavior that have something to do with the _________". They are performed in a repetitive nature. They can be religious or ________. "People worldwide engage in religious rituals that require a considerable amount of time or personal sacrifice."

logotherapy

a form of psychotherapy based on helping clients find a sense of meaning and purpose in their lives.

inseparable partner)

an attached companion of the living person.

magic (tricks and illusions)

commonly referred to as "_______" that make impossible things seem to happen usually performed as entertainment. Magic is describe as a special talent or skill; an act that makes impossible things happen through some sort of deception and thereby manipulating not the supernatural world but the human perception. It is used in many cultures for healing, keeping away evil, seeking the truth and for vengeful purposes by recourse to certain specified formulas. If it is used to kill people then this act or ritual becomes bad.

Viktor Emil Frankl

he is a medical doctor, psychiatrist who developed logotherapy.

Experiential Values

involves experiencing something or someone we value. The most important example is the love we feel towards another- family, relatives, friends and workmates.

Prayer

is always a free gift of God which leads us back to Him- pagbabalik-loob (conversion) when astray, restoring the original goodness of one's kalooban.

Prayer

is an active listening to what God is revealing through one's loob. It is our conscious personal communion with God, our Father, in Christ Jesus.

-witchcraft (kulam)

is commonly understood as "______" refers to the idea that certain people have an inborn power to harness spirits or energies for specific purposes. It is an explanation of events based on the belief that certain individuals possess an innate psychic power capable of causing harm, including sickness and death. Anything that disrupts the life and happiness of someone is evil. Witchcraft provides explanations of the inexplicable, like illness or natural disasters thus allows community to come together and focus their energies on towards ridding themselves of bad witchcraft. Witchcraft also provides an outlet for feelings of hostility and frustration without disturbing the norms of the larger group.

Spirit

is described as the disposition of an individual, a person's habitual attitudes, as man's supernatural power which comes from God. It is the part of us through which all life and power of God flow.

Soul

is in Hebrew, nephesh or in Greek, psyche, meaning "throat or neck", which means 'human life', the animating principle of human nature.

spiritual self

is our subjective and most intimate self.

prayer

is said to "the first expression of man's interior truth."

Prayer

is the Christian's acknowledgment and awareness of the true nature of the loob and the richness or weakness of this loob as exposed by the light of faith.

Spirit ( ruach-pneuma)

is the ethical factor which adds the new dimension of relationship with God.

ab-abiik

is the term used for the spiritual self which is also applicable to trees, stones, rivers, etc. which are also believed to have this.

spiritual self

is who we are at our core. It is more permanent than the other two selves, material self and social self.

The Practice of Religion

it is the people's way of connecting themselves to God as they search meaning in life. Religion is understood as "beliefs and behaviors related to supernatural beings and powers."

duwa

means two, because the soul has two existences- one physical is connected to the human body and its life and the other spiritual, where it exists on its own.

The Value of Loob and Prayer

prayer is said to "the first expression of man's interior truth." The interior truth refers to the core of one's personhood, his loob, which is closely related to man's spirit. It is the ultimate organizing center of human reality. Those whose "loob" is pure, serene and controlled have "special powers" granted to them by Christ such as the ability to control elements, cure the sick, speak in different tongues, interpret signs and among others.

interior truth

refers to the core of one's personhood, his loob, which is closely related to man's spirit. It is the ultimate organizing center of human reality.

ruach or pneuma in greek which means breath

spirit in the Hebrew language

The Spirit and the Soul

the spirit in the Hebrew language is ruach or pneuma in Greek which means breath (esp. the breath of life)

Attitudinal Values

this includes practicing virtues such as compassion, bravery, a good sense of humor and the like. Frankl famous example is achieving meaning by way of suffering. The ultimate goal is transcendence, in the spiritual realm. It is a reference to God, a reference to religion.

Creative Values

this is the traditional existential idea of providing oneself with meaning by becoming involved in one's projects, or in the project of one's own life. It includes the creativity and passion involved in art, music, writing, invention and work.


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