Tears from the Mother of the Sun
w/ Pir Zia Inayat Khan
Book Reading at People’s Book
May 18th, 6:00 – 7:00 pm ET

All are invited for a free public book reading by Pir Zia of his new book, Tears from the Mother of the Sun, at the People’s Book in Takoma Park (Washington DC area) on Monday May 18th from 6:00-7:00pm. 

In this globe-spanning chronicle, Pir Zia Inayat Khan sets forth an astonishing sequence of legends revealing little-known connections between ancient cultures and spiritual lineages.

Framed as a dialogue between the Iranian poet Firdausi and his tutelary daimon, this novella follows the tradition of medieval Persian belles-lettres in which prose passages are punctuated with metered verses. The daimon reveals to the hitherto depressed poet the inner history of the world as reflected in the missions of a succession of sages moving through Earth’s lands and ages. Readers will learn of the creation of the universe, the war of the angels and the jinns, the exile of Adam and Eve, and the deeds of Melchizedek and Enoch. They will also explore the rise of the Nephilim, the advent of ancient civilizations, the origins of the Abrahamic faiths, and the history of the Grail and Emerald Tablet. Beautiful paintings by Amruta Patil bring the legends to life.

The cumulative effect of the traditions synthesized here is a re-sacralization of the human experience across time, space, and cultures, achieved through an unexpected marriage of myth and history.

About the venue: People’s Book is a warm and welcoming community book shop in Takoma Park, north of Washington DC. Their author reading space fits 50 seated patrons, plus standing room. Please visit their website to reserve a chair ASAP.

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