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From the inflame thyself with prayer thread, to make distinction: Universalism is fine, the thing is that Sufism is not a brand....and not an "ism". There is mysticism, which is a broad catagory that applies to both individual paths and traditions within every religion, and there is the...

Universalism is fine, the thing is that Sufism is not a brand....and not an "ism". There is mysticism, which is a broad catagory that applies to both individual paths and traditions within every religion, and there is the non-religious kind of mysticism too. A Sufi is a mystic within Islam - it...

From Fundimentalism, sure, it's written into the dogma. But from the Islam of the Ahl Bayt - absolutely not!! If you understand the Tawid, then Perennialism will make complete sense (within it's logically determined infrastructure though), in fact, truly comprehending the Tawid

I like him from what I've heard, he has a lot of good stuff to say like his grandfather.

Speaking a month later, she seems to have aspects of Orientalism in her world view, can't say I take a liking to that. But do what thou wilt, I don't care, she's a grown woman. Whatever.

Philosophy and intelligence versus mindless fundimentalism. Why choose?

He's not really a "Sufi" though, he's just a universalist Mystic taking on a few little vague nods. Not that there's anything wrong with him though.

As a Muslim, Salat is my daily prayer ritual and it is my favorite part(s) of the day. Absolutely ecstatic during and after.

Yeah, prayer (or "invocation") was very much central to Crowley and ceremonial magic in general. I think this triggers many non-religious occultists (which should be an oxymoron) because the sacred was possibly more part of Crowley's work than the profane. "Hymn To Pan" is another popular one...

Zoroastrianism (or Mazadainism) is so awesome and a pleasure to explore - both textually and spiritually, religiously and historically/academically. It's not my religion but it's highly important, I think.

Often incorrectly referred to as "Babism", I find this subject extremely interesting. Ali Muhammad Shirazi (the Bab) was a man thought to be called on by Allah. He explored the esoteric limits of Twelver Shiasm while not actually straying too far off track. He was certainly controversial at the...

I really hate the "Islam is a religion of peace" meme, because it completely ignores what's going on. It's not simply that Islam is a singular thing and there are a few terrorists going around bombing places. The truth of the situation is far more polarizing (as a Muslim too). We have two major...

I hope so, my Allah bless her anyway. Still, I wonder what people like her actually read and study before deciding to convert/revert, because for me it required pushing through many levels of disinfo and really trying to familiarize myself with the essence of each school of thought - finding...

That's a really cool coincidence then :) I've studied most other big name occultists (Dee, Paracelsus, Levi, Blavatsky, Gurdjieff etc) during that period too. You either settle with it or move onto something that makes more sense, I guess. In my own perspective, I think it gives me a unique...

Also, the illuminati meme (which is taken seriously by conspiracy theorists) has nothing to do with the actual illuminati created by Adam Weishaupt. The illuminati meme/conspiracy is a complete subversion of what the actual illuminati was about.

It doesn't matter what religion it is, I think it's obvious her mind is a bit gone. I feel both sad and happy for her. If she's converted to orthodox Sunnism, she'll probably get sick of it quick though, lol.

Salaam, I'm a Shia Muslim (part-Sufi) and long time avid participator in many religions and traditions. Brief bio; Grew up a Christian, turned atheist, then turned Thelemite (where I had a God-realization), then moved into both Islam and Hinduism in my 20s, naturally deciding on Islam (out of...