The Uncreated Light

This exploration is coming soon. It will cover the uncreated light — the Taboric light — as both a theological concept and a reported phenomenon of advanced hesychast prayer.

The exploration will examine the biblical account of the Transfiguration as the Fathers read it, Palamas's argument that the light the apostles saw was not created, and the tradition's testimony about experiences of divine light in deep contemplative prayer. It will address the distinction between genuine illumination and the dangerous imitations the tradition warns against, and will consider what it means — for theology and for practice — to take seriously the claim that light is a form of divine self-disclosure.