Omnipresent without a name

The strength of an idea may be measured by the amount of truth it reflects. Intensity and comprehensiveness characterize the strength of any mind. In his essay Circles, Ralph Waldo Emerson collides the present comprehensiveness and scope of a mind with what he calls "divine moments." In his essay, Emerson explains the "divine moment" as a moment of inspiration or divine introjection--a collision between worlds. The power released in these moments elevate the man to prophet, or writer to poet; they turn loss to profit. Although these moments may only last a few seconds in normal time, their effect extends through history. To Emerson, these moments share the eternal nature of truth which places itself independent of normal time.