A Journal of Mystical Inclinations Toward the One

April 25, 2006

Definition

Main Entry: con·cep·tion
Pronunciation: k&n-'sep-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English concepcioun, from Old French conception, from Latin conception-, conceptio, from concipere
1 a (1) : the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both (2) : EMBRYO, FETUS b : BEGINNING
2 a : the capacity, function, or process of forming or understanding ideas or abstractions or their symbols b : a general idea : CONCEPT c : a complex product of abstract or reflective thinking d : the sum of a person's ideas and beliefs concerning something
3 : the originating of something in the mind

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June 02, 2005

Issue One: Conception

Saffron: The Point of Conception
by Jennifer Alia Wittman
Six years ago we left behind all that had been and traveled to India, for the investiture of a young Sufi leader, who was to become the head of his order, the next in a lineage that goes back to the prophets of all ages, or so some say...read more »

Conceptions of the Prophets
by Satya Kuner
Casting arrows and consulting familiars. Propositioning sex in exchange for camels. The reason I find the conception stories of Isaac, Ishmael, Jesus, and Muhammed so fascinating is that they read like trashy romance novels, yet they involve our heroes and the objects of our idealism....read more »

Birth and Death in the Garden of 'Eden
by Mirza Inayat Khan
In which the author attempts an exegesis of the second and third chapters of Genesis with special attention to the Conception of Man and in a manner completely remote from normative Biblical inquiry...read more »

My Abrahamic Identity
by Arianne Shaeffer
"You speak Arabic?" read more »

Conceiving a Universal Temple in the 21st Century: Part I of III
by Sohrob Nabatian
Souls, the Iroquois Longhouse, Christians... read more »

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