For Ibn Arabi, their is a deep link between human and the moon. not only are both of the same substance (clay), but they are both bodies of "created light". In the same way the Moon projects the light of the Sun, man reflects the light of God (his divine names and attributes).
"This specific type of temporal sorcery operates through a kind of chronocide, the reduction of multiple possible temporalities, each potentially generating distinct futures, to a single timeline. The Christ or the Seal of the Prophets are temporal singularities ...
... that exert a retroactive gravitational force, bending all preceding historical timelines in their direction and simultaneously obliterating any possibility of autonomous future development for the traditions that preceded them."
The people criticising Athen’s polykatoikia urbanism because “the buildings are ugly” are missing the point.
6–7 storeys, high density, balconies, mixed-use streets, short blocks, shops at ground level and neighbourhoods where daily life is within walking distance.
Urbanism is not just about Instagrammable façades, but majority of it is about functionality. Below are street level view of that rooftops pic, look at street and cleanliness.
@timmodryoid imo for most people the issue isn't just unfamiliarity with the Platonic texts, but also with conceptual tools Butler used to interpret them, *especially* positive individuation prior to difference. once I grasp it everything falls in place (fwiw your substack posts help a lot!)