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...

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...

Review: Caravan of Dreams by Idries Shah

by | Feb 21, 2020 | Uncategorised

Clear thinking, common sense and humour are not what we’ve come to expect from the Middle East and Central Asia. This glittering caravan of thought-provoking jokes, proverbs, table talk and tales delivers all this and more. It reveals what we share and can learn from...

Letters and Lectures by Idries Shah: A Review

by | Feb 15, 2020 | Uncategorised

Letters & Lectures is an intriguing little volume especially tailored for our culture. It’s peppered with incisive, often hilarious teaching-stories, and thought-provoking questions and answers. Sufis say that if we familiarize ourselves with the concepts, ideas...

Deliciously Shocking!

by | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorised

This is as close as we can get to sitting down to a Sufi Dinner Meeting, a unique educational event that’s part performance and part interaction. Shocking, often funny, peppered with uncommon common sense, this far-reaching little book can actually prepare you to...