We had a wonderful conversation yesterday! Fr. Silouan shared nuanced thoughts on: The proper use of imagination toward deification How to live in the tension of creative autonomy and received tradition How fantasy invites us into a hagiographic mode by allowing us to experience universal human mysteries and grapple with transformation and the meaning of life
Jesus spoke in parables, so speaking of divine things allegorically, it would seem, is acceptable. But there is danger in conveying erroneous ideas. The artist's responsibility to communicate truth rather than error is a daunting responsibility.
"The act of creation, whether or not it is directed towards liturgical art, is in itself, liturgical." <3 Loved this! Thank you so much!
'...There is nothing to eat, seek it where you will but of the body of the Lord.
The blessed plants and the sea , yield it to the imagination, intact...'
William Carlos Williams 'The Host'
Jesus spoke in parables, so speaking of divine things allegorically, it would seem, is acceptable. But there is danger in conveying erroneous ideas. The artist's responsibility to communicate truth rather than error is a daunting responsibility.