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Bint Ibrahim's avatar

Oh... and is it a surprise that the wild takes over to tell its tale? Good you heeded the call and did not stop writing :-)

In Arabic lore, it's believed that to each human (inss: sensed/visible) there is a double in the jinn realm (invisible/imaginal) - they call this twin a Qareen (partner - rooted in qarn- as in horn of an animal.) The jinn is made from fire, the inss from earth. Jinn also Geni-genius - source of inspiration unbound by time and space- when honoured is a muse and alley in navigating the ghaib-the unknown - can lead to treasure; but when suppressed an entity that can cause illness/possession. The split you mention b/w Apollo and Dionysis might just be the cause of many ills in our world. May we continue to integrate our wild twin - dancing with her/him barefoot in the forest, across deserts, and (even) on man-made roads.

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Weather in America's avatar

Thank you for your wonderfully full, life-affirming post today. In the company of grandchildren this week, we are dancing with one another’s Wild Twins.

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