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2021-03-25T13:33:40-04:00

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On Death, Rage, and the Power of Words

Last updated on: March 25, 2021 at 1:33 pm By Bader Saab

Recently we’ve had a lot of death around my family. We are not strangers to it, we’ve already lost many people close to us, both in the family and around us, but with so much of it happening at the same time, with just a few days between one and the other, has left us all really affected. Many in my family have a lot of rage, hate, they are angry at so many things, their words can add more... Read more

2021-03-21T22:51:00-04:00

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Is the 1001 Nights Misogynist?

Last updated on: March 13, 2021 at 11:52 pm By Bader Saab

I recently started reading The 1001 Nights, one of my pre-Islamic readings for this year, and one of the questions that often arise when I search for this book is whether it is a misogynist narrative or not. The short answer, if you want to know, is not for me, but that it reflects the fears of insecure men. Before anyone asks which version I refer to, because there are many and there may be a few differences here and... Read more

2021-03-13T15:03:22-04:00

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The Protective Hamsa

Last updated on: March 13, 2021 at 3:03 pm By Bader Saab

For me, the hamsa is a special symbol and carries a meaning of strength, passion, love, and courage. Read more

2021-03-01T14:30:53-04:00

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Witchcraft Books for Newcomers

Last updated on: March 1, 2021 at 2:30 pm By Bader Saab

If you want to know more about Witchcraft and Paganism, I’m sure the following books will be of use. Perhaps you will find others on your way, or maybe you won’t connect with all of them, but you will find useful and practical information in all of them. Read more

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2021-02-21T23:27:04-04:00

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Calling for Hubal’s Aid in Divination

Last updated on: February 21, 2021 at 11:27 pm By Bader Saab

Yesterday an aunt asked me for some help. She was told she had the Evil Eye and asked me to see what was happening, where it came from, from who, why, and so on. Being the familiar guy I have always been, I said yes right away and took my tarot cards the second I had them with me. Although I always pray and ask for guidance when I perform any kind of divination, this time I felt the need... Read more

2021-02-21T23:33:48-04:00

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Revisiting Shahmaran: A Guide for Healers and Lovers + Prayer

Last updated on: February 21, 2021 at 11:33 pm By Bader Saab

A few months ago I wrote a long Instagram post (or long to Instagram anyway) about Shahmaran, a guide for healers, as I concluded in it. However, as time passes and you revisit your writing, I would also add that this figure is also about love. In case you missed it, here it is copypasted: Shahmaran (Persian: شاهماران Şahmaran, lit. ‘Shah (king) of the Snakes’,) is a mythical creature, half woman and half snake, found with different variations in the... Read more

2021-02-09T13:09:12-04:00

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Aladdin, Ali Baba and Simbad. The Orphan Tales.

Last updated on: February 9, 2021 at 1:09 pm By Bader Saab

After I got a copy of The 1001 Nights, one of my 7 pre Islamic readings for this 2021, I started learning several things about these tales, confirming many of the things I heard and read in other sources: that the three most famous tales linked to The Arabian Nights are actually not part of it. I’m speaking about Aladdin, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and Sinbad the sailor. I will not say I wasn’t a bit disillusioned to... Read more

2021-01-31T22:36:33-04:00

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The Al-gharāniq Episode, or the Satanic Verses

Last updated on: January 31, 2021 at 10:36 pm By Bader Saab

When searching for information about Al-‘Uzza, Al-Lat, and Manat, there is something I keep coming across, over and over again. There is a prayer supposedly said in pre-Islamic times for the Three Daughters of Allah and the debate about whether these Goddesses were recognized by Muhammad. After reading about this issue, I cannot help but agree with those who said it actually happened. Tempted by the Devil In short, Muhammad was reading some verses in Mecca, longing for more followers,... Read more

2021-01-24T11:03:52-04:00

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Where is the Mercy? White Reflections on Death

Last updated on: January 24, 2021 at 11:03 am By Bader Saab

A few days ago I lost a dear friend due to Covid-19, my aunt’s mother and who was friends with my family. I got paralyzed by fear and grief, crying right where I was, trying to figure out why, like a million people have been doing all this time. A man told me that he was asking himself many the very same thing yesterday: “Where is God? Where is the mercy? Why is He letting this happen?” When grief strikes,... Read more

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