Rereading #NotesFromTheUnderground
"But do you know what:
I'm convinced that we underground folk ought to be kept on a curb. Though we may sit forty years underground without speaking, when we do come out into the light of day and break out we talk and talk and talk..."
@pickover I draw this based on the mathematical and geometric presentation here..
BTW it's square root spiral (the pythagorean spiral or spiral of Theodorus)
“The light is the army of the heart just as darkness is the army of the lower self. So when God comes to the aid of His servant, He reinforces him with brigades of light, and cuts off from him the reinforcements of darkness and of all that is other than God.”
— Egyptian Sufi master Ibn ʿAṭā Allāh al-Iskandarī
@AndrLuc52662696@Islamicate_vibe@thegpatty Not talking about the storyline.
It's not that kind of heartwrenching story full of sorrow
No the depressing part comes from how realistic it is, full of characters that make you feel like they are a part of all of us..so relatable!
So sometimes you'll feel like it's about you!
I always liked this dress..
The very simple design the beautiful earthy colors and matching accessories on her chest and ankles. Her face and calm expression..the way she carries a basket over her head and holds abird with her other hand is very Egyptian to the core 🤍
Winter 717-718, exhausted Umayyad Arab soldiers forage in the snows of Thrace. Taken by surprise, they are attacked by armed Bulgar cavalry.
From Constantinople 717-18 AD by David Nicolle. Plate "The Bitter Winter, 717/18" by Christa Hook.