Mystic Collection (#38)

Dervishes engaged upon Zikr
Dervishes of different Sufi orders engaged upon Zikr - remembrance and praise of God. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Group of Egyptian Whirling Derivishes
Group Egyptian Dervishes. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Seated Egyptian Dervish
North African (Egyptian) Dervish seated. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

A Bektash Dervish Sheikh (Baba) wearing the traditional twelve-pointed wheel (the twelve imans). Founder of the Bektashi order was Hajji Bektash Wali (1209 - 1271)

Persian Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Caucasus - Dervish with swordfish sword
Caucasus - Derivish with swordfish sword and begging bowl. Darwesh or Dervish, as it is known in European languages, refers to members of Sufi Muslim ascetic religious Tariqahs - tariket

Dervishes of different orders - Constantinople (Istanbul). Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Seated Dervish with knotted stick
Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth. Within the Islamic tradition such people are often known as Sufis, Sufi

Bektashi Dervishes with children. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Middle Eastern Dervish Group
Rifai Dervishes - a Dervish order founded by Shaykh Sayyid Ahmad ar-Rifai (1119-1182). Traditional Dervish order found with a marked prescence in Syria, Egypt, Kosovo and Albania

Two Turkish Dervishes in Constantinople of the Bektasi Order. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Elderly Turkish wandering Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Wandering Russian Shamen or Dervish riding a rather dishevelled horse with trained raven on a pole. Surrounded by a crowd of onlookers

Persian Dervish with young son, carrying a club. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Young Tunisian Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Young Iranian Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Rifai Dervish (who have the ability to command animals). Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Arabian Dervish - Egypt
Arab Dervish from Egypt. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Card of Yogi Fazalelahi Sheikh
The card of Yogi Fazalelahi Sheikh - the Great Fire Walker and Famous Spiritualist

Tangiers, Morocco - Snake Charmer
Tangiers, Morocco - Street snake Charmer and musician with a Bendir Frame Drum

Thomas Britton - 2
THOMAS BRITTON Coal-dealer, musician, mystic, scientist and bibliophile

Grigori Rasputin / Lustige
GRIGORI RASPUTIN Russian mystic and court favourite caricatured with Tsar Nicholas II

Saint Teresa Runs Away
SAINT TERESA OF AVILA Spanish mystic : as a child she and her brother run away from home, but are brought back

Grigori Rasputin / K Bulla
GRIGORI RASPUTIN Russian mystic and court favourite

Drevish mystic dance at the Sirkeci station, Istanbul, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Dervish mystic dance at the Sirkeci station, Istanbul, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Lavater (Bosio)
JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER Swiss poet, mystic and writer on philosophy and theology; here, conducting research into physiognomy

Evelyn Underhill
EVELYN UNDERHILL Mystic and author

Llull / Ramon / Woodcut 1522
RAMON LLULL or RAYMOND LULLY Catalan mystic, philosopher, poet and missionary

Llull / Ramon / Larmessin
RAMON LLULL or RAYMOND LULLY Catalan mystic, philosopher, poet and missionary

Chinese Emperor Boy
A little boy poses on a chair resplendent in a Chinese costume complete with head-dress, looking for all the world like a little emperor

Adam Weishaupt / Webster
ADAM WEISHAUPT German mystic, philosopher and religious leader

J M Hoene-Wronski
J M HOENE-WRONSKI Polish/French scientist and mystic who found a mathematical proof of the Absolute

Saint Teresa Writing
SAINT TERESA OF AVILA Spanish mystic, depicted writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit

Levitation / San Pedro
San Pedro di Alcantara, Spanish mystic and Franciscan friar, is levitated to a crucifix

Blavatsky Youngish
HELENA PETROVNA BLAVATSKY Russian mystic, writer &c circa 1889

Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish engineer and mystic
Emanuel Swedenborg (born Swedberg) (1688-1772), Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian

SWEDENBORG (1688 - 1772)
EMANUEL SWEDENBORG Swedish engineer & mystic Date: 1688 - 1772

St Rosa Di Lima / Calix
Saint ROSA DI LIMA mystic

TERESA (1515-1582)
of Avila Spanish mystic & saint

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