http://www.anulios.org/weblog/index.php en tarquin@anulios.org Copyright 2008 2008-10-06T17:38:32+01:00 http://www.anulios.org/weblog/transformation_complete_almost/ http://www.anulios.org/weblog/transformation_complete_almost/#When:17:38:32Z So...it’s been a while, but finally the transmogrification from wiseacring gibberings masquerading as a pseudo-theological weblog to ‘serious online bookstore’ with appended wiseacring gibberings masquerading as a bookdealing weblog is now complete. Mwahaha. As the gentle reader will now observe, we are specializing in much the same sort of material we used to only rant about: Modern First Editions - particularly hypermoderns with an emphasis on signed copies, limiteds, crime fiction and Booker nominated - esoteric works: Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, Bennett and the gang, Charlie Fort, Austin Osman Spare and all aspects of Islamic Studies with an emphasis on Islamic Art and Classical Sufism as well as Middle Eastern academic works and travel literature such as Burton, Burckhardt, Newby, Thesiger etc. Currently a very small section of our stock is listed and we are updating daily. Please enquire if you have a specific want or even material you think we may be interested in, we purchase regularly. We are also busy listing on ABE and several other listing services and will post details here when complete. Meanwhile we have a downloadable pdf available of Clearance sale items. 2008-10-06T17:38:32+01:00 http://www.anulios.org/weblog/hola1/ http://www.anulios.org/weblog/hola1/#When:07:55:00Z As you can see we are back online - there’s been a few changes, mostly the transfer from WordPress to Expression Engine which took a bit longer than I thought but was definitely worth the wait. I shall post on the technical details of it later today. Meanwhile, just wanted to give you all fair warning that we’re back in town! General Stuff 2007-04-25T07:55:00+01:00 http://www.anulios.org/weblog/another_world/ http://www.anulios.org/weblog/another_world/#When:07:46:00Z Esoteric Christianity 2007-02-20T07:46:00+01:00 http://www.anulios.org/weblog/future_of_anulios/ http://www.anulios.org/weblog/future_of_anulios/#When:11:50:00Z Apologies for absence, I have been re-structuring life, ideas and plans. Over the next few months I will be attempting to turn Anulios into a ‘real world’ magazine/review. It is a big project and will take some time - the idea is to have a magazine that is downloadable and can be printed out from a website - this one - which will also feature some of the articles and features. The magazine will still be called Anulios but the focus will swerve slightly; there will be more on an ‘activity in the real world’ aspect and this means events and happenings in Barcelona as that is where we are - anything from reviews to storytellings and exhibitions which we shall be organizing. General Stuff 2007-02-10T11:50:00+01:00 http://www.anulios.org/weblog/i_am_god/ http://www.anulios.org/weblog/i_am_god/#When:17:36:00Z well...not me personally (any more or less than we all are anyway) as will be painfully obvious even to the most comatose peruser of these wiseacrings, but I was recently asked by a reader what I thought of this statement as it has been traditionally attributed to Mansur al-Hallaj so, being in desperate need of material and as no-one wants to be a guest-blogger, I thought I’d post the answer here. Sufism/Islam 2006-12-23T17:36:00+01:00 http://www.anulios.org/weblog/eugenes_comment/ http://www.anulios.org/weblog/eugenes_comment/#When:10:23:00Z I have been inspired to emerge from my self-imposed exile by some comments by reader Eugene which you can peruse here. This is an idea I had myself quite a while back but nothing came of it for the simple reason that it is impossible to get the people who have the capacity for this. In short; Gurdjieff’s ‘Seekers of Truth’ and any equivalent we may foreseeably cobble together are not the same thing and - in the present climate - there is absolutely zero possibility of even reaching 1% of the quality of consciousness of those people. Imo. Sufism/Islam 2006-11-30T10:23:00+01:00 http://www.anulios.org/weblog/hola/ http://www.anulios.org/weblog/hola/#When:06:19:27Z Hi everyone, I just want to say thanks to James and Mark and everyone who contributed comments to the Mark’s guest blog - this is perhaps the nearest that we have come here to what I have always hoped for on Anulios; what the Sufis call jam - ‘coming together’. I hope the dialogue continues and is curious the levels of application - everyone is taking from it something that is meant for them. I have realized something quite important for me from this dialogue though perhaps now is not the time to share it as it needs digesting first but I wanted to express my gratitude. Carry on guys! General Stuff 2006-10-18T06:19:27+01:00 http://www.anulios.org/weblog/first_guest_blogger/ http://www.anulios.org/weblog/first_guest_blogger/#When:06:46:00Z A while back I asked for contributions from ‘Guest Bloggers’ as I was - and still am - a little too busy to post. I received the following from Mark over at Eternal Awareness and I post it here un-edited and with my apologies for taking so long to post it....sorry! As requested, please accept this contribution, representing my hope that you will continue to maintain your blog. I recently rejoined blogging after a seven month hiatus. I stopped because I was disillusioned, although not for the same reason you have given. In my case, I was discouraged by my inability to find the words to convey my message. I have studied for many years with a genuine master teacher of the esoteric arts and sciences. From reading some of your past posts, especially your recent series on “Why I am Abandoning Esotericism” and from reading comments from some of your readers, I have been struck by several things. General Stuff 2006-09-26T06:46:00+01:00 http://www.anulios.org/weblog/islamophobic/ http://www.anulios.org/weblog/islamophobic/#When:10:13:00Z I have a theory about Islamophobia, extremism and Bush/Blair/Islamists/totalitarianism etc and I thought I’d rant on about it for a bit as I’m bored. I’m especially bored with Islamophobes and non-thinkers who - I fervently hope, will not , like the poor, be always with us. Basically it is this: all these things are symptoms of the same underlying ailment - retrogressive stupidity. This is my theory: Life is evolving. That is to say, history is the history of advancement and evolution - we start off in caves we progress to huts, to houses, to space....and on. Progress is all. It is irresistable and where we are headed in all areas; technological, philosophical, religious etc..... Sufism/Islam 2006-09-25T10:13:00+01:00 http://www.anulios.org/weblog/working_occult_group_barcelona/ http://www.anulios.org/weblog/working_occult_group_barcelona/#When:21:51:33Z Most of you probably know of my predilection for ritual magic and all matters occult. I generally try to keep these interests under wraps for obvious reasons but occasionally I might comment on some snippet or other...like now for instance. It has come to my attention that there is a loosely based chaote influenced working magickal group starting up hereabouts so I pass on the info for what it’s worth...they seem like fun guys or I wouldn’t pass it on but the usual caveats apply. If you want to contact them - with no guarantee of admission, and if you are (or can be sometimes) in BCN, you might want to mail them. Barcelona 2006-09-22T21:51:33+01:00