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the bit circus.Numen ("presence", plural numina) is a Latin term for the power of either a deity or a spirit that informs places and objects in Roman religion.The multiplication of names for Italic gods may obscure this sense of numinous presence in all the mundane actions of the natural world.The word numen is also used by sociologists to refer to the idea of magical power residing in an object, particularly when writing about ideas in the western tradition.It has the sense of inherent vitality and presiding, and was also associated with meanings of "command" or "divine majesty."In the original World of Darkness game system, 'numina' were minor psychic or magical abilities held by otherwise ordinary humans, as well as various supernatural powers used by other beings that didn't fall into a specific category.In the new World of Darkness, 'numina' and 'numen' refer exclusively to the powers of ghosts and other spirits.References
"The Idea of the Holy" by Rudolf Otto.This site is devoted to the
development and management of materials for the UNCW Numina Project.Citation (March 26, 2001, .Engineering News Article (June 11, 2001, .PowerPoint Presentation (October 2000, .Carolina State University Presentation (.New Orleans Presentation (.Chapel Hill ACS Presentation (.Mobile Learning Environment (.Microsoft Case Study of PPC Work at UNCW (.Presentation at Dell Conference at UCF (.Project Numina: Taking Research in the Right Direction(. |
