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mystic utterance

Phrase
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A phrase claiming direct revelation or ineffable spiritual insight

Detailed Definition
Mystic utterances bypass reason for ecstatic or paradoxical expression; they use negation, light, or silence to approach the divine, framing poetry as conduit for transcendent, unspeakable truth.
Example
Example in poetry:
The mystic utterance came not from lips, but from the space between thoughts; it was spoken in the silence before the first word; it was the breath of the unnameable; only the mystic hears it, and even then, only once.
Additional Notes
Mystic utterances claim direct revelation: “The Name that must not be spoken”; they transcend language, invoking ineffable truth; use paradox, silence, and fragmented syntax; avoid pretension—authenticity lies in humility; related to mystic phrase, esoteric phrase, and oracular phrase; ideal for poems of spiritual crisis, enlightenment, or transcendence.
Also Known As
mystic phrase mystical utterance esoteric revelation
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