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The Masnavi of Giti and Saeed - Footnotes and Glossary Part two

Cultural and Social Terms

Idol: In Persian poetry, often refers to the beloved, particularly one who is non-Muslim. The term carries complex connotations of forbidden desire and spiritual challenge.

Veil: Refers both to the physical head covering and the metaphysical veil between the material and spiritual worlds in Sufi thought.

Fate's Wheel: The wheel of fortune or destiny

The Masnavi of Giti and Saeed - Footnotes and Glossary Part one

Literary and Cultural Terms

Masnavi (also Mathnawi): A classical Persian poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets with a continuous narrative. The most famous example is Rumi's Masnavi-ye Ma'navi (Spiritual Couplets), a foundational work of Sufi literature.

Saqi (also Saqi): The cupbearer or wine-server in Persian poetry, often a beautiful youth who serves wine at gatherings. In Sufi

KUNDALINI RISES

Looking steadily into my shyly cloaked eyes,
His arms encircled but barely embraced me, pulling me closer.
Then slowly sank his soft and gentle hands to gracefully poise above
The life-giving Chakra at the base of my naked spine.
Heating, throbbing, at once igniting the all-creative center
Now expanded in a glorious rise from momentous peak to peak.
He made no

The Fire Beneath Her Silence

They said 
she imagined it–
that flicker in her spine,
like a vow whispered 
between the bones,
a hush older than memory. 

no temple,
no mantra,
no saint's breath on her shoulder–
just a silence
that split her
softly
like dawn splits shadow. 

something rose–
not seen,
but felt,
like a secret carried
from life to life,
finally unfolding. 

it wasn't light,
not yet
it was heat
that knew her name. 

each

Trancefire

Mystic dancer in the firelight,
spinning, swirling as her soul takes flight,
chasing spirits on an astral plane
and catching them to call by name.

Perspiration beads on her skin,
arms spread like wings of her peregrine,
bracelets jingle and scatter light
and she dances late into the night.

Drummers beat out a strong tattoo,
her tempo quickens, her heartbeat too,
as visions spiral around

The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

Her body becomes a chapel 
opened by flame,
arched in surrender
to a light too holy for flesh.
The angel smiles 
          (soft and deliberate)
as if he knows 
ecstasy is edged with death.

She breathes not air but radiance,
each gasp a half-formed prayer.
Her ribs open like shutters
and eternity bursts in

Perfect Couple

"Perfect Couple"


He was the fire from distant skies,  
With storm-born soul and ancient eyes.  
A sailor turned sage, bold and wise,  
Who walked with gods and heard their cries.  

She came like twilight on the sea,  
A hush of grace, serenity.  
Soft in her step, strong in her gaze,

Prayer For the Uppermost

Queen of Heaven, 
Lady of Solitude,
Sovereign of the Universe, 
Opener of the Way,
Mistress of Angels,
Hail, O Builder of the Universe,
Graceful mysterious rose,
Refuge from despair,
Gate of Dawn
Whence light is born
Whom all in heaven see
As fairest of the fair and
Strongest of the strong.
Hail, O First Cause,
O Crown and Throne, 
Soil and Flower,
Aether and the Sea,
Dragon-quelling
Slayer of demons

Arzhang, the mirror of sublime wonder

Arzhang, the mirror of sublime wonder 
Not the manmade clamour of a corpus 
But beauty to make all split asunder 
Beauty: Purposiveness without purpose 
To prove to all trapped life, including us  
To ascend past the black clouds of reason 
To the Pleroma, with its sublime sun 
The source of every beauty in the

Threefold Laughter of Jesus

Peter went downwards
Onto a bed of black mud 
To rest his filled mind 
From questions of the cold wind
And prayed to the Son
For the burning white fire 
He was thus blinded
Briefly by a burning light          
He opened his eyes
And saw Jesus on the tree
Nailed, bleeding, dying
So,

Drinking Song

I am being born 
again 
and again 
From above
Not from the will of men 

And in these births is one aching desire
to connect with you
my sister, my bride
I'll never have another Lover
I've always had infinite lovers
My awareness has contracted
In order to expand
explosively 

Come and drink with me
Let us have our fill of love
Intoxicating
Our spirits touching

Laying Hands of Holy Blessing TB

My head bowing 
Whispering tongues 
Breathing silence

Mysticism Is Afoot

ancient Aztec communication mask
with her brilliant fluorescent lines
comes alive in the deepest recesses of the caves
unseen by humans
revered by spirits of the otherworld
mysticism is afoot

Sawali Qawali

Mashoq jay razi na hovay nach kay manana painda
Jay tun bhalu nu manana pehlay sain nu manaa
Jhalya bhalu manana sokha sain manana aukha
Nach kay sain nu mana pavain loki akhan kanjar
Jhalya bhalu manana sokha sain manana aukha
Jay tun bhalu nu manana pehlay sain nu manaa 
Mashoq jay razi na hovay nach kay manana painda.

Dream After the Death of a Friend

I dreamed I was hanging out with Darroll near the train station. We entered a prison cafeteria and ate lunch. Then we looked in a junk store and I found two really cool vintage iron tools which I gave Darroll for his rusty iron tool collection (which, in my dream, he had). At some point

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