Titus Burckhardt Mystical Astrology According to Ibn Arabi

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What is that 'favourale moment hih the udda urg uto grap? W does he onratulate thos ho have sezed theirmoment ad laent those r m the moment is assed?Te exlanation lies in the aditional vie of time Illuminatin r the gal o human exitee s instntaneous in relation

to te lng i ourey o passing tie It s a omrehension of Realty hih omes 'in a ash like lightning hifavourale moment r aradoxial nstant susnds duraionand laes he reiet into a timls rent Tis timelreet is paradoxial in as muh as it i qualitatively dierentfrom hat illusive 'rofane resent at arely ei nto nonntities the ast and he uture and aarently eath our death Nether ds the 'rofane exeriene have anyarng on he rolongation ond ime that the 'favouralemment rings whih an likened to a lane 'outsid me

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