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Dr Simone Kotva

@simonekotva.bsky.social

Philosopher and theologian. Author of Effort and Grace: On the Spiritual Exercise of Philosophy tinyurl.com/yc86gzlf. Currently writing a book on mysticism and plant-thinking.

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Dr Simone Kotva @simonekotva.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

In class this week we were discussing Aquinas on the Trinity: Summa Contra Gentiles, 4.1-26. Among other things we considered the wild sexiness of Thomas' Trinity. 🧵

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Dr Simone Kotva @simonekotva.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

How do you still your mind? Let's try moving it into your heart. This week in the Monday Mysticism reading group we discussed Nicephorus the Solitary's method for practicing attentiveness, a state of openness and receptivity deemed necessary in order to begin contemplating.

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Dr Simone Kotva @simonekotva.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Last week in class we talked about spontaneity in prayer and how it works. While spontaneity can't be controlled there are "triggers" that makes it easier to relax and open up.🧵

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Dr Simone Kotva @simonekotva.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I once had an amazing student who, when faced with the weird images in one particularly intense medieval mystical text, meditated on said images and used them as starting-points in a visualization exercise. 🧵

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Dr Simone Kotva @simonekotva.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

There are many ways to read mysticism. This term my students and I will be reading as scholar-practitioners, discussing the practical content of classics in Christian mysticism. I'll be keeping you posted on what we're reading (and testing):

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