Henry Corbin and The Cosmic North

The French scholar of Sufism and Islamic thought, Henry Corbin, guided by Sufi mystics and sages, opens up a space for a rich phenomenology of mystical and visionary experience. In this video we explore his conception of the Cosmic North, a vertical dimension of being in which the visionary episodes of mystics take place. We draw on Corbin's reading of the 12th century Sufi mystic and philosopher, Suhrawardi, in particular, his "Recital of Occidental Exile", to help orient us to the Cosmic North.
Sources
* Betz, Hans Dieter. The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation: Including the Demotic Spells. second ed., University of Chicago Press, 1992.
* Corbin, Henry. Alone with the Alone: Creative Imagination in the Sūfism of Ibn ʻArabī. Princeton University Press, 1998.
* Corbin, Henry. The Man of Light in Iranian Sufism. Translated by Nancy Pearson. Omega Publications, 1994.
* Corbin, Henry. Inside Iranian Sufiusm. Translated by Hugo M. Van Woerkom (Version 1.0 - LATEX2"), Copyrightc 2003.
* Skinner, Stephen. Techniques of Graeco-Egyptian Magic. Golden Hoard Press, 2017.
* Suhrawardī Habash Yaḥyá ibn. The Philosophy of Illumination = Ḥikmat Al-Ishrāq: A New Critical Edition of the Text of Ḥikmat Al-Ishrāq. Edited by John Walbridge and Hossein Ziai, Brigham Young University Press, 1999.

[@angelotuteao6758]

Extremely lucid exploration of Henri Corbin - thank you for these gnostic teachings

[@gt-gh6oy]

Thanks for bringing this work of Corbin to the wider audience of You Tube.

[@mogyorospusztai6776]

I really appreciate this kind of content, being a scholar of kashmir shaivism who has also a deep interest in astrology and iranic light mysticism, suhrawardi and avicenna.

[@hazratgeorge1283]

What a gem, glad this got reccomended

[@BlackFinch]

Nice video! I don't really know anything about sufism but I really like that concept of "recital". It reminds me of how many artists will paint the same paintings as the old masters to learn- or I even think Hunter S. Thompson would just copy his favorite books word by word on his typewriter- like going through the actions as previous masters will lead to the same results.

[@anonymoushuman8344]

Thanks for this video and for your channel. I think I've found another kindred spirit here. It's good to know there are more people around who have background in academic philosophy as well as deep appreciation of esoteric and mystical traditions.

[@AbhaySingh-kz4wl]

Thank you so much ..

[@ridvanyavuz5030]

Thank you very much. Is there any writings in relates to visions / image / cinema etc.. in Corbin’s works.?

[@iamtaliba.divine.love1322]

Another Patriarchal Perspective, there is truth that exceeds these myths/concepts. “The Stone that The builder rejected Shall become The Chief cornerstone.” ❤️‍🩹🙏🏽