the
other side of the coin in
negative thoelogy, the
via positiva in
mysticism is called the
cataphatic:
Cataphatic Derivation: Gr kata, down + phanai, say, assert Definition: in the mystical tradition, the way of "affirmation": associating with
God terms about which we have solid
understanding in our this-worldly experience, terms we apply first to this-
worldly things, but whose signifying core we attribute to God as well; an
analogical naming of God. The "
positive" way, the via positiva.
This is the path which says "God is this..." and attempts to see the unity of God with everything.