Mawaqef Collection
Eight paths into symbolic worlds.
This home page gathers the sites in this directory into one quiet threshold. Choose a path below to enter the furnace of transformation, the ascent through the spheres, the contemplative journey of the Tree, the Fool's journey through the Major Arcana, the ceaseless transformation of the Book of Changes, the inquiry into the Self behind the five sheaths, the mindful path through body, feeling, mind, and dhamma, or the seeker's road through the seven stages of the nafs.
Alchemy
An inward Great Work shaped through metals, transmutation, and spiritual refinement.
Gnosis
A visionary passage through the planetary spheres toward remembrance and liberation.
Kabbalah
A meditative movement through the sefirot, from earthly presence toward the hidden source.
Tarot
The Fool's Journey through eight Major Arcana cards, their symbolism, and their history.
I Ching
A journey through the eight trigrams of the Book of Changes, guided by the Sage.
Advaita
A non-dual inquiry through the five sheaths toward the Self that was never bound.
Vipassana
A mindful path of insight through body, feeling, mind, and mental phenomena.
Sufism
A seeker's path through the seven stages of the nafs, toward the dissolution of self.