The word numinous was coined in 1917 by Rudolph Otto, a German Theologian, and scholar of comparative religions. Otto defined the numinous as a “nonrational nonsensory experience or feeling whose primary and immediate object is outside the self.” Author CS Lewis and founder of analytical psychology, Carl Jung, used the word prominently in their writings, which made the word more well-known

Numinous events typically fill us with a sense that we are in contact with something more significant and greater than the individual self or ego. Although the Numinous is ineffable, numinous dreams and experiences have a lingering palpable presence that stays with us and continues to impact us each time we recall them. Numinous experiences can influence our entire lives. Living a life that makes room for the Numinous brings us back to that sense of awe and wonder we had as children, infuses life with greater energy, and stimulates meaning, which inspires sweet contentment.

NUMINOUS is a 501(c)3 interfaith spiritual organization founded by Bethany Gonyea, MS which offers lectures to the public that synthesize, biofeedback training, intentional and prayer research, and spiritual tenants which provide reliable methods for heightening consciousness that strengthen and inspire dynamic lives of service.

The Resonant Peaceful Cities Project is an outreach of NUMINOUS and created with the acknowledgment that not all faiths can agree on doctrine. Still, they can work together to employ focused healing intent/prayer to reduce human suffering.

Her highest hope for this work is that as people create a peaceful space within themselves while participating in this research, they will be inspired by the still small voice within to follow their genius and positively change the world in their own unique ways.

Bethany emboldens us to feel the distinct, palpable physical strength and power available to us by cultivating our personal rapport with the Numinous. She discourages us from handling problems “alone” by teaching us to release the body and maintain “light hearts, ” which dramatically enhances our energetic exchange with the Numinous. This expansiveness enables us to “see through” obstructions in ordinary consciousness making us privy to the mysterious wisdom that permeates all challenges and offers elegant resolutions  for all parties. She inspires us to bask in joyous contentment, wonder, and awe as we delight in learning how to live  beyond our our limited five-sense perceptions, and in more strategic partnership with the Numinous, 

Bethany offers Spiritual Salons open to the public on various spiritual and intentional topics, where she encourages discussions between participants for maximal learning.