Getting to know Deities can be troublesome. There are so many sources you can check, even different versions of the myths you know. How do we know which is the original version and the reworked one? Read more
Getting to know Deities can be troublesome. There are so many sources you can check, even different versions of the myths you know. How do we know which is the original version and the reworked one? Read more
While we are in the spooky, dark season of the year, I couldn’t avoid asking for certain review copies about a certain poet that never ceases to surprise me. The Love Poems of Rumi, translated by Nader Khalili and edited by Wellfleet Press, was the kind of reading I needed now. Thank a lot to the publisher for sending me a review copy in exchange for an honest review. Rumi is one of the poets I admire the most, and... Read more
Devotion is not limited to just praying, giving offerings and meditating, it is much more. Read more
When I thought I was done with my ancestors, something called me to stay still, just to be there for a bit more. For a while, nothing happened, and then I felt someone’s presence. Read more
As long as I do the best I can, I learn in the range of my possibilities and stay honest in my approach, I know I won’t be ignored or abandoned. Read more
My Inner God is not a Deity on its own, it’s the part of me that has that Divine spark, that which allows me to create. I’m not channeling any Deity in the process, but taking to the surface my divine self, that part that I connects me directly with the Gods/Goddess/Universe/etc. Read more
Growing up as a kid meant that I would listen to the stories in my family, anecdotes that spoke love, loss, death, wonder, miracles and wonder. I believe there is magic in storytelling, regardless of what others may think. Resilience: The Life-Saving Skill of Story, by Michelle Auerbach, reflects this in an excellent way. Thanks to the publisher for sending me a review copy in exchange for an honest review. This book explains how storytelling affects our minds and why... Read more
I don’t remember the last time it hurt so much to read, to turn the pages, to start a new chapter. Coming from a Syrian family, this is a book I had to ask for. The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War, by Delphine Minoui, hurt me like never before, because I hold this country I have never visited, my country, close to my heart. Thank you so much to... Read more
Thinking about death conjures images of grief, sadness and fear. Seldom do we think of it as a catalyst of changes for the better, a radical way of the universe to put us into the right path. Near death experiences change us, undeniably, and sometimes they bring gifts that would have never found their way to us otherwise, such as in the case of David Ditchfield, who discovered how to shine on. Shine On: The Remarkable Story of How I... Read more
When examining history, genies, or more accurately, the jinn, are not that charming, especially in Pre-Islamic folklore. Read more
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