Illustration by wesley allsbrook.

Silence can be more than the absence of words;

Webvan manen (1990) illustrates the multifaceted nature of silence by describing three variations:

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It can be a potent indicator of underlying conflicts.

She was sitting in a youth bible.

What of silence that defies cultural norms and/or power.

Webin an integrative science symposium at the inaugural international convention of psychological science in amsterdam, the netherlands, an eminent panel.

Webthe culture in which the silence occurs can itself determine its meaning:

Webneedless to say, for long, silences have been understood as placeholders whose main function was to signal the absence, e. g. , of audible sound, linguistic signs,.

In some cultures, for example, it implies wisdom or respect;

When silence speaks volumes.

Webexperiences of emotional absence, such as feeling numb with shock or grief, feeling unamused, or feeling fearless, are not simply flat or neutral states of awareness,.

The literal, the epistemological and the ontological.

In others, it is an absence of.

Webwhat of silence that we must train our bodies to produce—to listen intensely or extensively, to meditate?

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