VISIO DIVINA: Sacred Seeing

Whilst Lectio Divina is the sacred reading of the Scriptures, Visio Divina is 'sacred seeing'.

It is praying with sacred images. Visio Divina invites us to see at a slower pace. It pauses to see all there is to see, exploring the entirety of the image.

It invites us to see deeply, beyond first and second impressions, below initial ideas, judgments, or understandings.

Visio Divina is about 'seeing with the eyes of your heart'.

We take time to explore it as a whole and then linger upon particular details at our own pace. In this way, we perceive things which might have otherwise escaped our attention. What begins as an initial impression leads to a deeper ‘seeing’, perhaps a feeling, a question, and gradually to a deeper understanding of our God.

Thinking routines such as See, Think, Wonder and Colours, Shapes, Lines also help to explore art.