02-Dance of the heretics-The Whirling Dervishes“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.” - Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi
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01-Dance of the Heretics - Sufism an Introduction On the look-out for the whirling dervishes on the vibrant streets of Istanbul
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Shadows of memories from the land of Sand and Snow Two magnificent yet obscure churches and some well-observed nuances of life
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02 - MANA WĀHINE TOA - The Rise of the Fierce Wāhine MāoriThe gentle uprising of the ancient feminine lurking behind the shadows of the Mānuka trees
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01 - MANA WĀHINE TOA - The Goddesses, Warriors, and MothersEnter the world of Wāhine Māori, who were once born with Mana which was forcefully torn away from them
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MANA WĀHINE TOA - A PrologueStories of the sacred warrior feminine from the islands of Oceania
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The Nature of Creativity Thank you for being on this journey with me
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The Ghosts of Dak Bungalows and their Favorite CurriesThe post-colonial nostalgia that haunts the concrete remains of the British Empire
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Bold and Brazen: Verses are Mightier than VillainsAbout India’s first spiritual revolution aka Bhakti movement and the foremothers who used poetry to redefine faith
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Tattoos, Totems, and the Troubled past The lesser-known lives of the women who orbit around the Yakuza and how their exclusion from power will dismantle the Yakuza
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I know Why the Caged Beast Roars Some handpicked sordid tales of our collective atrocities on tigers and the consequences that await us.
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Heavy lifting the chains of patriarchyManipuri women in the Olympics and the indelible legacy that guides them
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