Allowed herself ... Amazement
Bruised her heart
"Cease all argument and debate...Communion is our Consent"
Deep stillness
Enthralled, Elevated, Exaggerated, Exalted ... Evensong
Freedom from interference
Gifts of Grace
His slightest glance bruised Her Heart with fearful joy
Inflamed by amazement ... Ignited by Intimacy ... Imbued with Impossible energy p.255
Jakob Böhme : German Christian mystic and theologian, considered an original thinker within the Lutheran tradition. His first book, commonly known as Aurora, caused a great scandal in 1600s.
"Kingly in his refusal to quietly die" (308).
Letting go without fear
Miraculous even the smallest Matters became revelatory
"Nature, in her limitlessness, has no concern for the boundaries of our mortal imaginations" (243).
"Our lord is a benevolent botanist" (240).
Plummet, Puzzled, Penetralia : the innermost parts of a building; a secret or hidden place.
"Quite out of the blue, she found herself solving botanical problems that had vexed her for years."
Rampant with inspiration p. 255
Sudden surfeit (excessive amount) of the most astonishing Self-confidence
"Treasure of my soul...you have brought me such peace" (267).
eUonymus americanus : "hearts-bustin'-with-love"
Vivid purity and thrill
"...wept like to pull down every cloud from the vaults of heaven" (296).
aXioms
Yearnings p. 295
Zoetic : of or relating to life : living, vital.
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