Ritual Transference and Plant Spirits in Islamic Occultism
Step into the hidden domain of ‘ālam al-ghayb to discover a world where plants are far more than passive greenery, operating instead as potent dynamic anchors for plant spirits and celestial forces. Thislecture unravels the mysterious mechanics of ritual transference within Islamic occultism, tracing a journey from the grand libraries of medieval Baghdad to the esoteric Mamluk grimoires of Ibn al-Ḥājj al-Tilimsānī and the practical magical manuals of al-Dayrabī. You will uncover glowing alchemical herbs that mandate absolute silence and ritual purity to lock away their spirit agency, witness palm branches bound by divine oaths to act as living proxies that absorb human disease and wither away in abandoned graves, and encounter legendary marvels like the haunting, human-bearing Wāqwāq tree. Prepare for a captivating exploration of how ancient scholars commanded the secret intelligence of the botanical kingdom, weaving plant spirits into extraordinary acts of magical and medicinal transformation entirely within a single, sovereign cosmos.
Speaker Bio:
Amal Al-Suwaidi the occult scientist, is a researcher currently studying magic and occult sciences at a UK university, with a focus on Islamic occultism. Of Arab background, Amal’s interests include jinn (jinnology), karamāt (spiritual gifts), and esoteric Islamic traditions. She also runs the Instagram channel @magicandoccult, the Youtube @theOccultScientist and founded the Occultists, a space for dialogue among magical and spiritual communities.
Hosted & Curated By:
Lena Schattenherz Heide-Brennand is a Norwegian lecturer with a master degree in language, culture and literature from the University of Oslo and Linnaeus University. She has been lecturing and teaching various subjects since 1998. Her field of interest and main focus has always been topics that others have considered strange, eccentric and eerie, and she has specialised in a variety of dark subjects linked to folklore, mythology and Victorian traditions and medicine. Her students often point out her thorough knowledge about the subjects she is teaching, in addition to her charismatic appearance. She refers to herself as a performance lecturer and always gives her audience an outstanding experience
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