台灣民間宗教虔信者的“啓蒙神學”

本文主要論述台灣民間宗教虔信者，即成巫的乩童如何成乩的神學。本文所稱啟蒙神學乃在於承認民間宗教虔信者有「高靈」的存在，而不只是功利性的服務事業，承認他們的「高靈」意味著他們承受某種天啟，而造就新的存有。我們從這個進路出發，承認天啟來自夜夢，直接以象徵的方式對於本我的改造，因此入乩意識的生成，我們定位在夢思的千情萬種凝聚匯集於神聖象徵，我們的基本論點來自尼采的「身體是個大理性」，而其所生產的表徵，充其量只是象徵，而不是文本。這個象徵可以成爲「靈象徵」，包括將靈象徵的語言化，以及將靈象徵視爲一種臨界，讓人界與神界交互運轉。

關鍵字

天啓；夢思；靈象徵；乩童；神學

並列摘要

The process of becoming a Gi-Don (Taiwanese Shaman, equivalently) is explored by the approach of cultural phenomenology. First, these true believers of Taiwanese folk religions encounter their personal identity, the syndromes of ”Who am I” problem. Their secular self is regarded as only temporary, even a veil of their true Self. The Gnostic sayings provide a ultimate Self, by which the whole universe is its ”Home”, the Gi-Don's journal of Self-seeking will be a turning-and-turning process, until they return back to ”Home”. Before the terminal stages of seeking/returning, Gi-Dons are inspired by the visionary guides, most of which are night dreaming. The visionary provides a symbolic openings, through the opening, their know what the unsayable can be manifested in a regular way. Through the interactive dreaming they are let into a new being, combined with new identity of previous life cycles, they are inspired to a new way of thinking and invent a way of spiritual perspective. Spiritual symbolization becomes a turning site for the transformation of their life.