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Alchemical Gold: the Sufis, Shakespeare, and Keats

Daniel Thomas Dyer explores the alchemical tradition weaving through medieval Sufism to the Christian alchemists of the Renaissance, through to Shakespeare and on to Keats.

August 13, 2025 · 2 Comments

Rumi on Eloquence and True Speech

Daniel Thomas Dyer reflects on the theme, ‘The beauty of human beings is the beauty of their words’, a Bektashi proverb.

November 16, 2024 · Leave a comment

The Mystic Keats: The Poetry of Keats in Light of Rumi & Sufism

Online course exploring Keats through the lens of Rumi and Sufism, with Daniel Thomas Dyer

November 10, 2024 · Leave a comment

Awakening to the Divine Feminine through Song

We are little late in sharing the reflection from our Sacred Feminine artist-in-residence, Mariana Kurko. Here are her reflections on her time with us, as well as a link to … Continue reading

January 28, 2017 · Leave a comment

Keats’ ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ in Light of Rumi

‘Ode to a Nightingale’ is generally supposed to be Keats’ lament that he cannot stay in the unreal world of his imagination but must return to the real, material world … Continue reading

February 16, 2014 · 4 Comments