JourneytotheLordofPoweristhefirstEnglishtranslationofIbn’Arabi’stwelfth-centurytextdealingwithspiritualascent.’Arabi,whosemetaphysicalteachingshavehadaprofoundinfluenceonboththeMuslimandChristianworlds,isknownasoneofthegreatestwritersofmysticallovepoetryofalltime.Writteninanswertothequestionsofafriend,thisilluminatingguidedescribestheevolutionarypathofourhigherspiritualaspirations--thequestfortheultimatereality,thejourneytowardGod.Itischieflyconcernedwithspiritualretreat,anadvancedandpotentiallydangerousSufipracticethataimsattheattainmentofthePresenceofGodthroughabsoluteabandonmentoftheworld.Realizingtheimagination’sdeceptivepower,’Arabiwarnsthatthisformofretreatshouldnotbeundertakenexceptattheorderofasheikhorbyonewhohasmasteredtheself.EachstageofthejourneyisaccompaniedbyatemptationwhichcanbeovercomeonlybyanunshakabledesireforGod.’Arabiexplainseachstepoftheascentleadingtowardhumanperfection.Inthisperilousvoyageofself-discovery,thereaderwillencountertheRealmsofthemineral,vegetable,andanimalworlds,eventuallyreachingtheGardensandtheThroneofMercy.ThetraveleroftheSufimysticpathiscalledupontocleansehisorherheartinordertosafelyreachthefinaldestination--theLordofPower.
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