tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999880.post113985042773078219..comments2023-10-05T09:10:28.132-06:00Comments on Ready For my Closeup Mr Demille: Architectural ReflectionsEmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174424401721373062noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999880.post-1140414314886399642006-02-19T22:45:00.000-07:002006-02-19T22:45:00.000-07:00Shelley you are right... feeling the spirit in any...Shelley you are right... feeling the spirit in any place is more a matter of what's going on inside of me than where I am... I just found it remarkable that I consistently had such intense experiences in Cathedrals. So what was it about being in a Cathedral that made me "pay attention" so much?Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174424401721373062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999880.post-1139864226058021552006-02-13T13:57:00.000-07:002006-02-13T13:57:00.000-07:00i smiled while i read your posting, as i had just ...i smiled while i read your posting, as i had just come across the entry on 'cathedrals' in 'mormon doctrine' a few days ago....<BR/>on the other hand, brother brigham sent architects to europe to study the great cathedrals in preparation to designing the great salt lake temple.<BR/>and while there are several legitimate reasons for the changes, it rings true that 'they don't build them like they used to.'<BR/> <BR/>i think the only true cathedral i have been in is the cathedral of the madeline in salt lake; but i do have some experience in buddhist temples in asia.<BR/>be it cathedrals or asia temples, they can be very beautiful indeed. i loved my high school humanities class, where i was introduced to the baroque architecture. art history 2 at byu gave me a reason to go to italy, as i fell in love with the designs of the vatican.<BR/>be it of wood or stone, the great buildings of worship made by people around the world are awesome even after thousands of years, not because they are coated with the riches of the world, but because they are built by faith, devotion, and love of what they knew.--jeff *https://www.blogger.com/profile/10924343100485992100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18999880.post-1139856975069427542006-02-13T11:56:00.000-07:002006-02-13T11:56:00.000-07:00There is nothing like a boy's choir! I dont' thin...There is nothing like a boy's choir! I dont' think it's strange to have felt the spirit in cathedrals. I agree, there are things missing and sometimes the images depicted in the artwork are grotesque, but the builders did believe in something. When I was 15 I sang in a childrens choir that toured to England. We sang at Evensong in Canterbury Cathedral. It was beautiful! We rehearsed there for almost a week and saw so many beautiful things and heard so many wonderful stories! I'm sad we didn't go to St. Pauls. We did a few other places instead, but even now, when I read Canterbury Tales I have to grab my scrapbook from that trip and remember the feelings I had there.hairyshoefairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939329143107250948noreply@blogger.com