The miracle phenomenon: existential discourse

The article is devoted to the existential discourse about a miracle, which occupies its important place among other ways of talking about a miracle religious, fairytale, technocratic, and other discourses. A miracle, taken in an existential way, is understood as a brief strong experience that affects the subsequent life of a person, and an experience full of surprise, joy and delight. An existential miracle pulls a person out of the ordinary course of life, in most cases it is a quick or sudden fulfillment of a passionate desire or hope, or a meeting with what was covertly desired. Vivid examples of an "existential miracle" are the experiences of a flash of love and love, creative insight, spiritual insight. The article shows the peculiarities of experiencing each of these types of "miracle". After the coverage of the plot in the present tense, a brief review of the situation "before the miracle" and "after the miracle" is given. It is noted that the experience of a miracle itself must be emotionally and culturally prepared: in love it is "the education of feelings", in creativity it is a previous work that allows you to make a qualitative leap of discovery, invention or creation of an artistic work. The least understood is the preceding phase of spiritual ecstasy or enlightenment. With regard to "life after a miracle", the author sees two options. The first, gloomy, means disappointment in the fulfillment of a wish and considering the experience of a miracle itself as an illusion. The second positive assumes that, to a greater or lesser extent, the experienced existential miracle becomes "a holiday that is always with you."