Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

revelatory sign from the Beloved

revelatory_sign_from_the_beloved

A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Reunion, Messengers, and Tokens. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


sufi

  • The Persian Mystics: Jalálu'd-dín Rúmí THE WATER OF ETERNAL LIFE / EARTHLY LOVE AND THE LOVE DIVINE / LOVE'S DESIRE / THE FINDING OF THE BELOVED; lines 1107-1132 confidence: medium

    Under "THE FINDING OF THE BELOVED," the speaker describes a time before names, named existence, and "I" and "We," and describes the Beloved's curl as a center of revelation.

    The tip of the Beloved's curl is described as becoming a center of revelation.

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