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August 3, 2021 + #Poetry, #Silenti, Alchemical Poetry, Mystical poetry, nature, Seasons of the year

King’s Goblet

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February 18, 2021 + #Silenti, Consciousness, esoteric psychology, Psychology, Silent Eye School

The Big Picture (5) : A glass of silver wine

by Steve Tanham

One of the ancient mystical traditions that has turned out to be startlingly modern is that of the Sufis. We may be familiar with Sufi thought in the form of its often quoted poetry, such as that of Rumi, or the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the ‘Astronomer-Poet of Persia’, whose work became widely-read in the west, following its translation by Edward Fitzgerald in 1859. … Read More The Big Picture (5) : A glass of silver wine