Walking the Ancient Path in a Modern World
As you walk this crazy path… “Divine Guidance leads a man to perplexity” You begin to notice the spirals in your life. I have begun to note them here for three reasons. It adds to the flavour of the tales here It is a reminder to myself – I can’t recall everything (in fact I … Read More “Another spiral comes around” »
I was having coffee with my nephew the other day and he tells me of a post that I had put on Facebook recently. It was regarding a book that I had just purchased…”Masnavi” by Rumi. It shouldn’t be a surprise to readers here. As you know, the signs have been leading me in the … Read More “Funny, what comes around” »
As you may know, one of the requirements of this wand that I am forging is a gift from the author Elif Shafak. Why you may ask, So have I. In fact I have no idea. I came across a Turkish saying the other day… “Divine guidance is to bring a man to perplexity” Seems quite … Read More “Life tumbles on OR Forty Rules of Love” »
In part one of this post I wrote how I had spent the evening and early hours in the company of some amazing Sufi’s. We sang, we chanted, we cleansed our hearts and purified our souls (whatever that means). Five hours of practicing some amazing Zikr had left me tired and yet refreshed. But the … Read More “Whirling with the Dervishes p2” »
In the Islamic faith (according to some authorities) there is a night when Allah decides upon the fates of human-kind. The night is called Shab e Baraat in tongues from my heritage. It’s meaning using these words is Night of innocence. The day before the night (night follows day) I got to hear of a … Read More “Whirling with the Dervishes p1” »
Have I done a post with that title before? Well, it deserves a few more and considering my recent heart challenge I think now is a good time to shoot of another arrow at the above question. If you missed my posts on my HC then here is a link to them. It’s been two … Read More “The Meaning of Life again” »
For the back drop to this tale see the following post (link1, link2). And, as I said, as they pushed the tube through my vein, Cailleach made an appearance… There I am, lying on a table/bed with my right arm pinned to the table and a whole array of instruments sliding around above me. Yes … Read More “Cracking open the Heart – p3 Goddess comfort” »
