THE WORLD OF THE SUFI: REVIEW

by | May 23, 2020 | Reviews

This beautiful new edition is a treasure-trove of learned essays about Sufis and their work, assembled by Idries Shah. It demystifies mysticism. It includes excerpts from the Arabian nights, jokes, works of the classical masters, Central Asian hypnotherapy, links to...

What Magic Is and Isn’t

by | Apr 7, 2020 | Reviews, Uncategorised

For five years author Idries Shah examined obscure manuscripts in a dozen remote regions where magic persists. Originally published in 1957, most of the magical texts in this annotated and fully illustrated classic have never been published before; many in English for...

The Idries Shah Anthology Review

by | Apr 4, 2020 | Reviews

This beautiful anthology by Idries Shah’s daughter Saira is a masterful introduction to his vast body of work and a fresh perspective on Sufism. It contains chapters on the jokester sage Mulla Nasrudin, poetry, proverbs, teaching stories and more. Shah “argued that...

Review: The Commanding Self by Idries Shah

by | Mar 1, 2020 | Reviews

Contemplate much less the ‘I shall progress,’ than the ‘I’ stand in ‘my way’. Reflections: Idries Shah Idries Shah’s The Commanding Self helped me recognize that what I think is my “normal” everyday self is actually a mix of...

Review: A Perfumed Scorpion by Idries Shah

by | Feb 22, 2020 | Uncategorised

“Whoever might perfume a scorpion will not thereby escape its sting. Bahaudin Naqshband” Based on a series lectures delivered by Idries Shah at Universities in the United States, this lively book provides an insightful often shocking expression of the Sufi way for...