Andy, It is always interesting to learn different viewpoints from other cultures, about anything. Gaining knowledge through dreams is fascinating, but a bit difficult for me to absorb. I'm not saying I don't believe it. It is probably a learned process. You're right that people perhaps don't speak of it because it isn't easily understood.
Diane On Sep 21, 11:20 am, Andy <andrew.mitch...@jsc.edu> wrote: > This chapter on the nature of Islamic and Arab health care I found to > be quite informative. I up to this point in my life have had not a > great deal of interest in the Islamic world view. This is not a > result of views generated from the events of September 11th. I have > just never really taken the time to get to know this way of life. > I have during my life heard about the “evil eye” and what it has been > known to create in the lives of those who have been in the sights of > it. The evil eye seems to be a “look” that is caste on someone who > someone “envies” for example the possession of large amounts of money > or some form of accumulate wealth. The evil eye maybe is a means to > remind people that there is an element of the “self” that doesn't > know when enough is enough. I found this to be fascinating because > this example of human interaction seems to suggest that people can > influence the reality “condition” of a given situation. Or somehow > gain access to the reality of the future. I believe that this is the > power that the churches of antiquity sought to conceal in order to > gain the will of the minds of portions of humanity. If people began > to realize that some how they were at times in their lives conduits > for energetic expression and were able to some how make a connection > between expressions of god and the expression of the body then maybe > be all the human being need to be presented with is the opportunity > to comprehend something that points towards what God or even the > creation of “satan”. > The validity of adhering to a vision of reality that acknowledges > something beyond the physical nature of the life on earth allows > people to expand their awareness of potential that is inherent in the > expression of the “self”. The evil eye represents an expression of the > maybe what can be called the “heart”. If a person does not have a > compassionate heart then they express themselves in a manner that is > considered “evil”, possibly. Within the world that is created by > Allah there is much more than the light that come from that which move > that which moves. I do not claim to know more than I know but my > understanding of God or higher powers, places me in a position to have > some form of commual discussion between the influences of my life and > me. Why deny that which is understood by the person individually. > Every one is given the opportunity to merge with the infinite, why > deny it for others. I just see the “evil eye” as means to create > doubt in the humans intuitive tendency to “trust” in the will of the > universe. > The advocating of a parallel reality that interacts in the version > that we as people know to be. The reality of the Jinn and its > influence on the reality that can be called “life”again make a great > deal of sense from the perspective that the human is capable of > working with energy. So if the energy is accessible or ready for the > human the only thing left to do is initiate the meeting of the two at > the point where the human being becomes conscious. This type of stuff > is ethereal and easily lost, with this in mind knowledge of life > passed down through the generation of a society or a small group of > families becomes stories as means to keep the appeal of the knowledge > within the story interesting to the generations that will become. > This is where in this train of thought where everyone is given a > responsibility that is accurate expression of themselves and a means > of providing support to the world at large. > The idea of spirit possession and the cult of the Zar point to a view > of health care maintenance that is much more all encompassing then I > see here in the United States. The allopathic medical model seems to > have isolated the human body from outside influences. The picture > that comes to mind is a body on a stretcher with minimal light > surrounding it. Claiming to gain knowledges and insight from ancestors > through the medium of dreams as the “zar” does a few things: it in > some respects gives credences to the validity of historical accounts > of spirits or presences affecting the health or wellbeing of and is a > direct passage to the observation of the behaviors of a people in the > ages that have come to pass already. > Do not people claim that truth's are revealed in a way that is clear > through dreams all the time. The number of occurrences made public > would be greater if the people could count on their personal > experiences not being disputed because the messages are not easily > understood by the community. 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