ritual of sand: knowledge passed through generations
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ritual of sand: knowledge passed through generations *
in Islam, we understand a form of primal knowledge as fitrah. It is a tether to Allah (SWT), and remains with us as we traverse the void. I believe the world is symbols, the world of dreams, is a plane through which we are able to reflect upon this innate knowing, and connect to a part of ourselves that yearns for completion. I have been bestowed a variety of methodologies on interpreting dreams, from studying the great sufi interpreters, such as ibn sirin, to obsessing over jungian tradition and their passion for the dreamers. I have extensively worked with dreamworkers from psychodynamic and nondual buddhist traditions to gain deeper, and more diverse cultural insights into the perspectives on dream symbols. Join me in letting the archetypes of your sleeping giants find solace in our conversation. It is time for you to be provided for, in space, and in presence.
An art passed down across generations. From the mother’s psyche to yours.
I was introduced to the tasseomancy by my mother. She would provide readings to her loved ones, guests, strangers, anyone who was lucky enough to consume a cup of Turkish coffee in her presence. I would ask quietly observe her as she interpreted the symbols on the inside of the cup. She saw patterns that no one else saw, and it spoke to the people around her. After the sessions concluded, I would nag her to show me the symbols that she spoke of, and teach me the way in which she would weave her story with the archetypes that the coffee would present her with. A discourse of snakes and wolves atop mountain peaks., concerned about the rising tides; A jester’s hat floating down a river of sand, creating the boundary between two conflicting tribes. It’s amazing what the patterns of the universe can reveal if you reveal yourself in turn. Finding the medium between psyche, spirit, and soma is at the core of my practice. I take what was passed down to me through the generations and combine them with the knowledge and experiences of my work as a guide, and psychotherapist for providers, and creatives.
“Dreams are messenger to us from the unknown. They are voices from our collective sub-conscious, warners of deep inner disturbance in the individual psyche, bearer of glad tidings of good things to come, or echoes of happy or sad and long hidden memories. As messenger from the unknown, dreams are often prophetic voices of the future. Hence, they have at times directed the course of the history of nations.”
Foreword to the Dictionary of Dreams by ibn sirin DR. Mahmoud Ayoub