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The Prophet smiles at all the warring tribes

Posted on August 9, 2017 by bill gannett

The Prophet smiles at all the warring tribes, even though ridiculed by their many jibes. Christ laughs at the crown of thorns on his head: because of Mercy, he has only grace to shed. Majnun cried and cried for his … Continue reading →

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Meher Spiritual Center Identity Conundrums

Posted on August 1, 2017 by bill gannett

Meher Spiritual Center in North Myrtle Beach, SC., is advertising for a newly created position of executive director to help guide it in the fulfillment of the charter given to it by Avatar Meher Baba. This is probably more than anything … Continue reading →

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America Is Cracking Up

Posted on August 1, 2017 by bill gannett

The American identity is cracking up. The Trump presidency is proving, like the antipodal ice masses, that the American consensual reality is fracturing, shifting, splitting apart and dissolving like never before. Of course, this meltdown has been going on for … Continue reading →

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Sufism Reoriented Kool Aid

Posted on July 27, 2017 by bill gannett

The singularly fantastic pretension of Sufism Reoriented is the steadfast delusion that Avatar Meher Baba promised Ivy Duce and her sufi order that he would provide a continuous lineage of 6th plane saints guiding the order for the next 700 … Continue reading →

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Choking On The Fumes Of Progress

Posted on July 22, 2017 by bill gannett

The planet is choking to death, all because of “progress”. This is the anthropocentric irony: the world is coming to an end because of human ingenuity. It is instructive to reflect on the fact that the concept of progress relies … Continue reading →

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Darvish Khan Replies To Critics

Posted on July 14, 2017 by bill gannett

I have been accused of being a faux sufi- that is, a pretender to the sufi cloak. In fact, I have never worn the sufi cloak. Like Hafez, I disavow the robe of pretension; I spill wine on it every … Continue reading →

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“The Fader” reports on Sufism Reoriented’s marble clad petrol domes

Posted on July 12, 2017 by bill gannett

Here is the link to a new article on the cheesy spiritual organization called “Sufism Reoriented”. The marble clad petrol domes are back in the news. The fossil fuel halo of this occult and papal organization wants to impress us all with … Continue reading →

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Announcement of deletion of old post, “Trust Malfeasance…”

Posted on July 10, 2017 by bill gannett

I am deleting from my website in 7 days the post “Trust Malfeasance…“, dated 4/02/2012, as I no longer have confidence in some of the assertions I made therein. I got caught up in the rumor mill, and I now … Continue reading →

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Silence Day Ghazal

Posted on July 10, 2017 by bill gannett

I, the lost one, find my way to the ocean’s shore, where none can hear my grief above the surf’s roar. I would drown at once the sound of my own thought- I would die now and forever to all … Continue reading →

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I raise my glass to the only divine lover

Posted on July 9, 2017 by bill gannett

I raise my glass to the only divine lover; I drink to the dregs the wine he may offer. There is no taste I prefer to his presence; my eyes have no light save his effulgence. I have no motion … Continue reading →

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