Ecstasy
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| + | "The primal and danger-breeding gift of [[ecstasy]] [...] is bestowed upon few. [[Keats]] had it, and [[Shelley]]; despite his passion, [[Byron]] missed it, as did the austere [[Wordsworth]]—who had, perhaps, loftier compensations. [[Swinburne]] had it from the first. Not [[Tennyson]] and [[Browning]], only in occasional exaltation. Like the cold devils of [[Felicien Rops]], coiled in frozen ecstasy, the winds of hell booming about them, the poetry of [[Charles Baudelaire]] is ecstatic. [[Poe]] and [[Heine]] knew ecstasy ... [[William Blake]] and his figures, rushing down the secret pathway of the mystic, which zigzags from the Fourth Dimension to the bottomless pit of materialism, was a creator of the darker nuances of pain and ecstasy."--''[[Bedouins (James Huneker)|Bedouins]]'' (1920) by James Huneker | ||
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| + | <br><small>Illustration: ''[[The Ecstatic Virgin Anna Katharina Emmerich]]'' by (1885) by Gabriel Cornelius von Max</small>]] | ||
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| * [[Ecstasy (philosophy)]], a term used to mean "outside-of-itself" | * [[Ecstasy (philosophy)]], a term used to mean "outside-of-itself" | ||
| * [[Methylenedioxymethamphetamine|MDMA]] or Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a psychedelic drug sold under the street name "ecstasy". | * [[Methylenedioxymethamphetamine|MDMA]] or Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a psychedelic drug sold under the street name "ecstasy". | ||
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| - | '''Ecstasy''' is a category of [[altered state of consciousness|altered states of consciousness]] or [[trance]]like states in which an individual transcends ordinary consciousness and as a result has a heightened capacity for exceptional [[thought]], intense concentration on a specific task, extraordinary physical abilities or intense [[emotional]] [[experience]]. This heightened capacity is typically accompanied by diminished awareness of some other matters. For instance, if one is concentrating on a physical task, then one might cease to be aware of any intellectual thoughts. On the other hand, making a spirit journey in an ecstatic trance involves the cessation of voluntary bodily movement. Subjective perception of time, space and/or self may strongly change or disappear during ecstasy. | ||
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| * [[Ecstasy of St Theresa]] | * [[Ecstasy of St Theresa]] | ||
| + | *''[[The Literature of Ecstasy]]'' (1921) by Albert Mordell | ||
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"The primal and danger-breeding gift of ecstasy [...] is bestowed upon few. Keats had it, and Shelley; despite his passion, Byron missed it, as did the austere Wordsworth—who had, perhaps, loftier compensations. Swinburne had it from the first. Not Tennyson and Browning, only in occasional exaltation. Like the cold devils of Felicien Rops, coiled in frozen ecstasy, the winds of hell booming about them, the poetry of Charles Baudelaire is ecstatic. Poe and Heine knew ecstasy ... William Blake and his figures, rushing down the secret pathway of the mystic, which zigzags from the Fourth Dimension to the bottomless pit of materialism, was a creator of the darker nuances of pain and ecstasy."--Bedouins (1920) by James Huneker |
Illustration: The Ecstatic Virgin Anna Katharina Emmerich by (1885) by Gabriel Cornelius von Max
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Ecstasy may mean:
- Ecstasy (emotion), a trance or trance-like state in which an individual transcends normal consciousness
- Religious ecstasy, a changed state of consciousness characterized by expanded spiritual awareness, visions or absolute euphoria
- Ecstasy (philosophy), a term used to mean "outside-of-itself"
- MDMA or Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a psychedelic drug sold under the street name "ecstasy".
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See also
- Ecstasy of St Theresa
- The Literature of Ecstasy (1921) by Albert Mordell
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