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Learning any language can entail the development of a different ‘way of seeing’ or quality of perception that was not expressed (and is as such ‘unknown’) within our own linguistic context. This ubiquitous truth of language learning – that ‘the limits of our language are the limits of our world’ – becomes even more demonstrably true when studying a... See more
Jacob Kyle • Demystifying Sanskrit
The Black Sun (Runica XXXVI) - acrylic gouache on paper. This is a revisit of my original dream rune that I painted a few months ago. The dream images I see are not static, and my understanding of them changes over time as well. This version is an exploration of the Black Sun symbol in alchemy, the dark portal of entry into the early stage of the... See more
Lisa Laughysubstack.com
Know that you are both intelligent and stupid, often in the same moment. Admit to what you desire and what you fear.
Thomas Moore • Dark Nights of the Soul
Psychological interpretations of what I’m calling the dark nights tend to be based on research and lack fresh ideas. Religious interpretations are based on beliefs, and they tend to be highly slanted and moralistic. Political solutions are almost all ideological. You can’t even trust your friends to give you an objective picture because they have
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The many Sufi stories about the mullah Nasrudin teach the importance of wit. Among my favorites: Nasrudin goes to a music teacher to take guitar lessons. “That will be ten dollars for the first lesson, and five dollars for each lesson after that,” says the teacher. “Fine,” says Nasrudin, “I’ll start with lesson two.”
Thomas Moore • Dark Nights of the Soul
The sense of irony I am describing is a spiritual attitude rather than a psychological technique. It requires a transcendence of your situation and a vision of things that is far more expansive than the circumstances imply. It asks for a degree of strength and imagination that can only come from a spiritual point of view.
Thomas Moore • Dark Nights of the Soul
Some people complain about irony, confusing it, perhaps, with cynicism. They seem to think that too much irony keeps you aloof and insincere. But that isn’t the kind of ironical sensitivity I am talking about. I’m decrying the collapse of a witty, comic understanding of the human condition. My personal preference is a subtle humor and wit, the kind
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