Walking the Ancient Path in a Modern World
Potentially, it was the night of power (in Arabic, Laylat al-Qadr) and I was sat with a group of Sufi mystics. It was around 2 a.m. and the topic turned to the mysteries. The discussion turned to another night of significance in the Islamic calendar Lailat al Miraj (or the night of the ladder or ascension). It … Read More “The Milky Way and a Prophetic Journey. Sufi p5” »
Looking back I’ll call it the Night of the Dervishes. The word Dervish is often pre-empted by whirling as in Whirling Dervishes of the dance fame. These mystics use dance as a means to gain trance like states of awareness and so commune with the divine. As I’ve mentioned afore. It is my conviction that … Read More “Quest for the Centre Point. Sufi p4” »
Only in writing these posts does it seem that events have led up to here. Whilst they were occurring I had no idea of course. At the outset I talked about signs and omens and how we have to take time out of the busy-ness of life to be able to recognise them, let alone … Read More “The Night of Power. Sufi p3” »
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