Monthly Archives: March 2026

The Five Thresholds of Desire

I. The Descent into Matter When the uncorrupted desire of the gods penetrates matter, it becomes ensnared in time and space with only one hope of ever escaping. That hope rests with the human soul. Allegorically, this is Eros having … Continue reading

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The Gaze that Bridged Earth and Heaven: Sufism and the “Beloved” in Poetry

Have you ever looked at something breathtakingly beautiful and felt a quiet longing in your soul? A sense that there is something more behind that fleeting spark of awe? For centuries, many Sufis, the mystics of Islam, found that spark … Continue reading

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Desire and Longings

Though “desire” and “longing” are often used interchangeably in the English language, for the purpose of this blog, I would like to make a distinction. “Desire” was borrowed from the Old French desirier (from the Latin desiderare) following the Norman … Continue reading

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A Gift of Scandinavian Fairy Tales

A Christmas in the early 1970s I received from my uncle a book that I cherished for many years until, sadly, I “put the ways of childhood behind me” and lost my gift. It was an illustrated collection of Scandinavian … Continue reading

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Cupid in Disguise

Cupid in disguise is the Boy-God Eros without his wings. That is, he has lost his freedom and the capacity to ascend. He is now only a boy, a prisoner of the materialistic world. No longer worshipped, his image has … Continue reading

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