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August 12, 2025

Pray for the Druze and Christians in Syria

I've been absent, again, for a myriad of reasons. One of those reasons is that...

July 2023

July 11, 2023

Zarqa al-Yamana: A Legend About Gifts, Spirituality, and Responsibility

For a long time, my favorite myth was that of Medusa’s. The different version, interpretations,...

February 2023

February 22, 2023

Help Syria and Turkey Today

I’ve wanted to stay away, but no decent human being can do it for long....

November 2022

November 19, 2022

Revisiting Anqa: A (Beautiful) Guide for Protection

I did this before, and I do it again. Arabian mythology is so full of...

April 2022

April 03, 2022

Receiving a Divination Gift

It hasn't been so long since I experienced Al-‘Uzza healing love, something I keep thinking about...

September 2021

September 12, 2021

The Oldest Arabic Poem, or a Possible Prayer?

I recently came across an interesting post which linked to the original article about an...

July 2021

July 04, 2021

Tarot Deck Review: Tarot of the Thousand and One Nights

I've been using a certain deck for a while now, and I've fallen in love...

June 2021

June 23, 2021

A pre-Islamic Inspired Summer Solstice Ritual

I just finished doing a late Summer Solstice ritual due to lack of time, and...

June 01, 2021

Pride Month in the Arabic World

Today marks the beginning of the pride season all over the world, and many are...

April 2021

April 11, 2021

A Quick Note on the Jinn

While I felt it possible to command him to do my bidding, the jinn wasn't...

March 2021

March 25, 2021

On Death, Rage, and the Power of Words

Recently we've had a lot of death around my family. We are not strangers to...

March 11, 2021

The Protective Hamsa

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

February 2021

February 21, 2021

Calling for Hubal’s Aid in Divination

Yesterday an aunt asked me for some help. She was told she had the Evil...

February 14, 2021

Revisiting Shahmaran: A Guide for Healers and Lovers + Prayer

A few months ago I wrote a long Instagram post (or long to Instagram anyway)...

January 2021

January 24, 2021

Where is the Mercy? White Reflections on Death

A few days ago I lost a dear friend due to Covid-19, my aunt’s mother...

January 10, 2021

The Nazar: an Arabic Amulet Against the Evil Eye

Since I was a kid, there was a blue eye used as an amulet for...

December 2020

December 02, 2020

My 7 Reasons to be Thankful Despite the Pandemic

Although this year has been a very difficult one for all of us and every...

October 2020

October 13, 2020

Healing with Arabic Black Sand

There has been something happening quite lately when I do my meditations and devotions with...

October 06, 2020

Divine Speed Dating: Tawusê Melek

Getting to know Deities can be troublesome. There are so many sources you can check,...

September 2020

September 10, 2020

Al-‘Uzza: The pre-Islamic goddess of War, Protection, and Healing

The third pre-Islamic Arabic goddess, a daughter of Allah along with her sisters Al-Lat and...

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