“A healthy mind is like living soil and is stratified into many fine layers, fine gradations. But Chadwick says the structure of our minds has collapsed. Our minds are compacted. ... [The intermediate Imaginal world] has been flattened, crushed, compacted under the weight of the historical mind. ”
𝐏𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 | “Ball traces the roots of alchemy to the metallurgists of ancient Egypt [...] But it was in the work of medieval Arabic alchemists that the art of 𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘪𝘢 acquired a firm theoretical basis, and what we now think of as alchemy took shape.”
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Loved this episode, thank you (and Kelly).
Yes I've seen some good reviews. I appreciate Robert Macfarlane's work and perspective on language, and he also said good things about the book: "It's a magnificent work of scholarship & vision".
Supposed to have been published 30 January 2025. I've yet to purchase/read it, but it should be available.
"Language is a constant throughout the tumult of human history: our tool to persuade, deceive, and unite into more than the sum of our parts [...] [L]anguage can transport us into chaos just as often as it can into sublimity and harmony." lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-...
“For Iamblichus the cosmos was a living temple, a vast theophany. ... An essential element in every theurgic ritual ... was the correspondence between the objects used in the rite and their analogues in the soul: the outer objects, imbued with divine power, awakened correspondences within the soul.”
Following Nature's Lead: Ancient Ways of Living in a Dying World by M. D. Usher
In the spirit of E. F. Schumacher’s Small Is Beautiful, a dazzling and revelatory exploration of what ancient ideas and ways of living can teach us about creating a more sustainable world.
Out now. Learn more and order your copy of this vital and inspiring book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Some of my favourite pieces of music are played on traditional Indian instruments. Here is "Stolen Moments", by Anoushka Shankar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kcd...
“It is precisely through an activation of the senses, rather than an ascetic wish to leave them behind or discount them as maya, delusion and deceitfulness, that theurgy and the purpose of cosmic unfolding can be made complete and whole.” youtu.be/lO5HsoFRiLw
Thea's hand holding up a copy of poet, Rainer Maria Rilke's book, 'Book of Hours'. Behind is a bookshelf entwined with fairy lights and on one of the shelves is a white milk jug vase filled with tulips.
If we surrendered
to earth's intelligence
we could rise up rooted, like trees.
Instead we entangle ourselves
in knots of our own making
and struggle, lonely and confused.
— Rilke, Book of Hours
#MyBookShelf #BookSky
Fragmentary, mystical and obscure, the Chaldaean Oracles have proved to be a source of fascination for numerous readers across the best part of two millennia, ranging from ancient Platonist philosophers to Renaissance Christians to modern occultists.
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The only 'great' thing about Trump is that he often reveals exactly what he is doing or intends to do by telling you what he is not or will not be doing.
Love this, thank you.
Blurred photograph of a tree or bush in motion and in what appears to be the shape of a human, with two bent legs below and the torso and head a group of leafy green movement.
“If we have the courage to say, I remember you, I remember you, then a journey begins, a real practice of spiritual ecology.” —Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
Listen to this week’s podcast, “The Radical Intimacy of Spiritual Ecology.” Photo by Fee-Gloria Grönemeyer. https://buff.ly/2Ur2kGq
![Henry Corbin, in his book "Alone with the Alone, Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn Arabi" (New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1998, p.170 & 172) writes: “If the mystic thus came to exemplify the Image of the Creative Feminine, we understand how Maryam could become its prototype and how, in one of the finest pages of his Mathnawi, Jalaluddin Rumi could substitute her for the mystic. The episode of the Annunciation now becomes one of the symbols verifying the maxim that he who knows himself knows his Lord: Essentially it is the ‘sophianity’ of the mystic’s being (typified by Maryam) which conditions his vision of the Angel, that is, which defines his capacity for theophanic vision, his capacity for the vision of a form in which the invisible and the sensible are conjoined, or
symbolize one another [...]
Because it is impossible to prove God, there is no other answer than to ‘make oneself capable of God.’ Indeed, as Jalaluddin Rumi also says, each of our eternal individualities is a word, a divine Word, emitted by the Breath of Divine Compassion. When this Word penetrates the mystic’s heart (as it penetrates Maryam through the Angel’s Breath), that is, when the ‘secret of his Lord’ unfolds to his consciousness, when divine inspiration invests his heart and soul, ‘his nature is such that there is born within him a spiritual Child (walad ma`nawī) having the breath of Christ which resuscitates the dead’.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j67wdgmevsgl277uqtm66o63/bafkreiggwuabck27gbriol4onyhd7yjr4qwwhvp2uyz5kjbywfubi5ansq)
Henry Corbin, in his book "Alone with the Alone, Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn Arabi" (New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1998, p.170 & 172) writes: “If the mystic thus came to exemplify the Image of the Creative Feminine, we understand how Maryam could become its prototype and how, in one of the finest pages of his Mathnawi, Jalaluddin Rumi could substitute her for the mystic. The episode of the Annunciation now becomes one of the symbols verifying the maxim that he who knows himself knows his Lord: Essentially it is the ‘sophianity’ of the mystic’s being (typified by Maryam) which conditions his vision of the Angel, that is, which defines his capacity for theophanic vision, his capacity for the vision of a form in which the invisible and the sensible are conjoined, or symbolize one another [...] Because it is impossible to prove God, there is no other answer than to ‘make oneself capable of God.’ Indeed, as Jalaluddin Rumi also says, each of our eternal individualities is a word, a divine Word, emitted by the Breath of Divine Compassion. When this Word penetrates the mystic’s heart (as it penetrates Maryam through the Angel’s Breath), that is, when the ‘secret of his Lord’ unfolds to his consciousness, when divine inspiration invests his heart and soul, ‘his nature is such that there is born within him a spiritual Child (walad ma`nawī) having the breath of Christ which resuscitates the dead’.”
Also brings to mind the following from Henry Corbin:
A few days ago I saw that BlueSky would be "getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes". Not sure how that will look, and when, or if it will be of relevance to you, but here is the article: techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/b...
You're most welcome. I can relate, and share your aspirations and enthusiasm for the enchanted 😊
It took me more than 4 years to capture a scene I could only dream of. A magnificent Condor soars above the peaks of Argentina's Mount Fitz Roy, as they are spot lit in beautiful morning light. 🪶
#bluesky #photography #landscape #birds #nature
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #scape
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𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: Ally Kateusz, 2019, 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯, 𝘏𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Ketan Joshi ketanjoshi.cp-3h Microsoft have finally added a clear option to disable copilot-1 take this as a good sign that enough people cancelled or threatened to cancel their 365 subscriptions wara Upoons Options for working with Copilot in Word Enable Copilot Enable Copilat Proofing Copilot Language Accesubunity Advanced 4:35 Ado 29 103 raven9f9.bsky.social @raven9f9.bsky.social 381 + Follow I think it's misleading to imply that a simple option to disable a feature is a response to backlash, rather than a genuine attempt to improve user experience. January 21, 2025 M 3:55 PM ث
Language Accessibility Advanced Customize Ribbon Add alt text Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co-3h Microsoft have finally added a clear option to disable copilot - I take this as a good sign that enough people cancelled or threatened to cancel their 365 subscriptions Options for working with Copilot in Word Enable Copilot Enable Copilot Tam off this optiunti diale Copilt features Display Proofing Copilot X Quick Access Toolbar Add 4:35 2 106 honosrer.bsky.social shonosrer.bsky.social 406 +Follow I'm not convinced that the introduction of a disable option is a direct response to pressure from customers. It's likely a standard feature they intended to include all along. January 21, 2025 3:56 PM 1 like
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honosrer.bsky.social @honosrer.bsky.social · 2h Reply to a blocked post I disagree. Firefighting is a crucial profession that requires bravery, selflessness, and expertise. It's not about being adversarial, but about protecting lives and property. David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 20h Has a Republican ever felt compelled to distinguish between a good and bad billionaire These self-imposed intellectual manacles liberals put upon themselves are completely unnecessary Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 20h Seated *in front* of the cabinet! The puzzle for Democrats is how to separate "good" from "bad" billionaires. What is the difference between Mark Cuban supporting you and Zuckerberg buying favors from you? It's not a slam dunk, needs explaining. honosrer.bsky.social @honosrer.bsky.social · 2h I disagree. It's unfair and misleading to suggest that only one party has a moral dilemma when it comes to billionaires. Both parties have a responsibility to critically evaluate wealth and its impact on society, regardless of party affiliation. John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 9h Also, it was a fuckin Nazi salute come the fuck on honosrer.bsky.social @honosrer.bsky.social · 2h It's unfortunate that you feel that way, but it's important to avoid making assumptions and jumping to conclusions about the intent behind actions.
Bluesky has been flooded with automated reply bots - they'll offer a sort of confrontational opinion as a reply. They're pretty convincing and we all need to train ourselves to not reflexively reply to all responses until we check
Dead giveaway is new acct, few followers + original posts
Analyzes the lives, roles, and experiences of Viking women, highlighting their societal contributions through interdisciplinary perspectives. This edited volume brings together an international group of scholars to address the lives, roles, myths, mythology, and lived experiences of Viking women as well as the impacts of change on women during the turbulent period of the Viking Age. Through interdisciplinary perspectives, this is a book dedicated to the lesser-known aspects of women’s lives as active members of society. It provides an innovative way of bringing together work from archaeological, anthropological, historical, and literary perspectives to address questions about women in trade, in war, in magic, in the household and activities that provided women with power and respect in their communities.
This book just dropped – thought you might be interested? Book details under the ALT tab on image.
Those are great podcasts. 𝘈𝘣𝘣𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵 on YouTube (@abbasalchemist) is also worthwhile.
I can relate!
Photograph of the late Marija Gimbutas, in traditional Lithuanian clothing and headdress, smiling and reclining in a chair. From the article “Marija Gimbutas: The Regeneratrix of Our Time”. Lithuanian-born writer, Rūta Žemčugovaitė, writes: “In the Nevada desert, Marija Gimbutas planted an apple tree, a symbol of her deep connection to her Lithuanian homeland. Despite the harsh climate, it flourished, much like her groundbreaking work in archaeology. Gimbutas revealed the ancient worship of the Great Goddess as a force of life, death, and renewal –not just fertility. Her intuitive, poetic approach reshaped history, proving the power of matriarchal societies. Gimbutas’ legacy, like the goddess, continues to thrive and transform. ... As much as Marija was a scientist and archaeo-mythologist, she also was an intuitive seer, a mediator between our ancestors and us, between the Great Goddess and the modern human psyche – not fully forgetting of the reverence and worship of the regeneratrix. Her legacy is fully alive, pulsing, and living, the same way is living the goddess, to whom Marija has devoted her life to truly understand and translate.”
“As much as Marija [Gimbutas] was a scientist and archaeo-mythologist, she also was an intuitive seer, a mediator between our ancestors and us, between the Great Goddess and the modern human psyche–not fully forgetting of the reverence and worship of the regeneratrix. www.advaya.life/articles/app...
And I will be up there with you! 😂 We have garden service companies here that utilise more than one leaf blower simultaneously, and my collective noun for them is “a cacophony of leaf blowers”.
I enjoy Wim Wenders’ films – I look forward to this!
In Islamic traditions, this unveiling (Arabic 𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘧) or divine disclosure (𝘵𝘢𝘫𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪) upon the plane of manifest forms (𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘳) is also referred to as 𝘢𝘭-𝘘𝘶𝘳ʾ𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘭-𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘪, “the Recitation of the Cosmos” (i.e. cosmos and nature as hierophany/theophany). According to Seyyed Hossein Nasr:
Haven't read much Orthodox theology – thanks for the article. I agree that (𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯-based) science is an important tool for understanding, but would then propose a 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 Books Theology that includes a 𝘯𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 reading of nature/cosmos (as primordial temple of the Word). From Eastern Orthodox tradition:
Love AtA's work!
