Now that my ‘Shlama’ bag is finished, I want to start embroidering something new, but related to the bag in some way. I want this new project to still have an Aramaic word stitched on it, linking it to the contents, as I did with the bag (‘shlama’ in Aramaic means ‘peace’, which is the result [...]
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Starting a new embroidery project : ‘Wisdom’ envelope folder
Posted in Neil Douglas-Klotz, Wisdom envelope folder, tagged Aramaic, Crafts, Embroidery, Embroidery in progress, Hand embroidery, Neil Douglas-Klotz on March 22, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I’ve just got back from a spiritually uplifting weekend course on ‘The Hidden Gospel’, with Neil Douglas-Klotz
Posted in Aramaic, Dances of Universal Peace, Neil Douglas-Klotz, Sufi, tagged Aramaic, Dances of Universal Peace, Neil Douglas-Klotz, Spirituality, Sufi on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have just got back from a great weekend course, at the Othona community near Burton Bradstock in Dorset. It was led by the Aramaic Biblical scholar and Sufi Neil Douglas-Klotz – see his website www.abwoon.com for info on his books, CD’s and other stuff. The course was based around themes from his book ‘The [...]
What are ‘Dances of Universal Peace’?
Posted in Dances of Universal Peace, Neil Douglas-Klotz, tagged Dances of Universal Peace, Neil Douglas-Klotz, Spirituality, Sufi on October 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I have been going to Dances of Universal Peace since April 2009. Before that, I had heard of the phrase, but knew nothing more about the Dances as a spiritual practice. As I’m going to be writing about the Dances a lot on here, I suppose it’d be a good idea to explain a bit [...]
