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Tag: Universe

Rebecca Elson
Poetry

Rebecca Elson – Antidotes to Fear of Death

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 Vanessa Able

Rebecca Elson was an astronomer whose poetry expressed the wonder she felt for her own existence and for the universe she had spent her life studying.

Tagged Astronomer, awe, form, infinity, scale, Universe, whole, wonder4 Comments
Ibn Arabi
Book Bits

Eighteen Thousand Universes Through Eighteen Thousand Eyes

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Vanessa Able

Ibn Arabi was a 13th century mystic, poet and philosopher in the Islamic tradition. He lived between Spain and North Africa and produced a prodigious and varied output during his lifetime.

Tagged Dogen, gnosticism, Ibn Arabi, Islam, manifestation, mysticism, perfection, philosophy, rational thought, selfhood, Sufi, Universe, ZhuangziLeave a comment
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Book Bits

Neil deGrasse Tyson and the Cosmic Perspective

December 23, 2019December 28, 2019 Vanessa Able

We marvel at our intelligence, but what we often miss is the miracle of our own existence and our interconnectedness with everything else in the Cosmos.

Tagged Air, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Cosmic Perspective, Cosmos, Elements, Interconnectedness, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Universe, WaterLeave a comment
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