Journey to the Beloved

by nur alima schieBeare

Poet’s Statement:

“In reflecting on my life and all the places I’ve lived and lives I’ve lived…freedom, justice, and the path to light have been some of the driving forces. Freedom of the spirit and the thirst, the search for the light. As it says in the Quran “Light upon light, God doth guide who he will to his light”. And the Goddess says if you don’t find it within you, you’ll never find it without. From ignorance, to involving myself in justice movements, growing, understanding more and more of the personhood of all species and all beings – all of which have lead me through periods of both great ecstasy and deep sadness. Like Radha (Hindu) and Persephone (Greek), I’ve spent time in the underworld with the lord of the underworld, and time dancing with Krishna (Hindu) in the night of splendor - reaching out to the stars and reaching in to inner grace. The great poets say that the beloved is always there but we don’t always see the beloved, we don’t always experience the beloved. This book is my Journey to the Beloved, and to the glory of the spinning, luminous universe. May we all rest in the hands of the One being.”

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2018

About the author

nur alima schieBeare has studied meditation and religions most of her life and is a devotee of both Jalaludin Rumi and Hafiz. She is a student in the Sufi Order of the West, founded by Hazrat Inayat Khan.