{"id":26,"date":"2014-03-03T02:40:47","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T02:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/marlanaletelier\/?p=26"},"modified":"2014-03-03T03:14:07","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T03:14:07","slug":"ascension-to-the-divine-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/marlanaletelier\/2014\/03\/03\/ascension-to-the-divine-week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Ascension to the Divine (Week 4)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Medium: Watercolors, cutouts, mirror, pipe cleaner, objects and ribbon.<\/p>\n

This piece is inspired by the readings we did on Muhammad\u2019s night journey and ascension to God.\u00a0 I am fascinated by the esoteric interpretation of it and what it means for us on our journey to the Divine.\u00a0 Rumi says the following in his piece, \u201cThe Journey into Yourself\u201d:<\/p>\n

“And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?”<\/strong> \u2013 Rumi<\/p>\n

This leads me to look at the buraq, so often portrayed in Islamic artwork representing the Miraj, who went on part of the journey as well. I begin to see the buraq as each of us, with the opportunity to ascend toward the Divine.\u00a0 Rumi says in his piece \u201cBorn with Wings\u201d:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201c<\/em>You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?”<\/strong> – Rumi<\/p>\n

In my piece, I have depicted the seven chakras, six leopard print cut-outs and the crown chakra represented as the light above the mirror.\u00a0 This represents the journey that Rumi talks about that we must make inside each one of us.\u00a0 The leopard print recognizes the strength it will take, and the star above the buraq represents the dependence we must have on the Divine to begin and continue on that journey.\u00a0 In a reading for Week 4, The Mevlidi Sherif <\/em>on page 37, we encounter the following quote:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are the glass which mirrors my reflection; Your name have I inscribed with mine together.\u201d<\/strong> – The Mevlidi Sherif<\/em><\/p>\n

This was my inspiration for the mirror at the head of the buraq, so that each person who looks at this artwork can envision herself on this journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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