The Feathered Sun... is found on buffalo hides used as cloaks and occasionally as a background for ceremonies. The Sun is composed of concentric circles formed of stylized eagle feathers; the resulting impression is particularly evocative in that the symbol simultaneously suggests center, radiation, power, and majesty. (The Feathered Sun: Plains Indians in Art and Philosophy [Bloomington, IN: World Wisdom Books, 1990], p. 100.)
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What is Sophia Perennis? Holy Silence and Spirituality Illustrated Web shows inspired by Frithjof schuon's books. Essay by Titus Burckhardt "Metaphysics and Virtue in Sufism" Summary about Frithjof Schuon in Reference.com |
"The Sophia Perennis is to know the total Truth and, consequently, to will the Good and love Beauty; and this in conformity to this Truth, hence with full awareness of the reasons for doing so." NEW: Pathways to an Inner Islam Two new books by Dr. William Stoddart.(PDF) Invincible Wisdom: Quotations from the Scriptures, Saints, and Sages of All Times and Places These books can be ordered at Eye of the Heart Special Tenth Anniversary Issue of Sacred Web A new Beginning of "Studies in Comparative Religions" At World Wisdom
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At Fons Vitae Alone with The Alone in The Name "This Canticle of the Divine Name is in the pure lineage of mystical poetry. Each text provides a station in which one's spirit may rest." "Above the clouds of our day to day live there shines the ever-constant Sun of the Immutable Spirit. It is a rare joy to be reminded of the rare truth of the aphorisms contained in this beautiful book. Each of them is a ray of light that both illuminates and warms, and reveals the Path of Return."
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The Jagadguru and the Red Indian René Guénon, a chapter from one of his book Frithjof Schuon & Seyyed Hossein Nasr Nature and Unity of the Principle Glossary of Terms used by Frithjof Schuon, courtesy of Deon Valodia |
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