Attar's Conference of the birds

 

هر لباسی کان به صحرا آمده است

سایه سیمرغ زیبا آمده است

گر همه چهل مرغ و گر سی مرغ بود

هر چه دیدی سایه سیمرغ بود

منطق الطیر عطار

 

METANOIA

I have written in my book "From barrior to flight" concerning the concept of METANOIA in the conference of the birds of Attar

 

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dr vida ahmadi(Dana Kamran )theory

 

 

نظريه دكتر ويدا احمدي در كتاب از بند تا پرواز درباره قاعده مند بودن سير شكوفايي وجود انسان

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Memorial Day of Attar and his The conference of the birds

 25th Farvardin

Memorial day of Attar Iranian muslim mystic poet and his literary masterpiece" the conference of the birds"

 

From barrier to flight written by Dr Vida Ahmadi(Dana Kamran)

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From barrier to flight

A psychological view to The confronce of the birds of Attar

World Book Day

روز جهاني كتاب مبارك باد

 

 

On Hekmatol Eshragh And The Conference Of The Birds

 

 

 در سايه سار آفتاب (ژرفکاوی معناي نوارالانوار و غسق

در حكمت الاشراق سهروردي وآفتاب و سايه در منطق الطیر عطار)

نویسنده:دکتر ویدا احمدی(دانا کامران)

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Overcoming giant,dragon and monster in literature and art

 

Meanings of Overcoming giant and dragon and monstor  in literature and art

By:Dr VidaAhmadi(Dana Kamran)

In many literary and artistic works there is a hero who encounters with a giant or dragon or monster and she or he must fight with them and conquer the whole of them to achieve her or his goals.

These giant and monster and dragon are symbols in literature and art.In this short article,I indicate 2 general symbolic meanings of these groups of symbols and then I explain them briefly .These two main groups are as follow

The basic concepts

secondary meanings

In basic meanings there is a monster or dragon and hero destroys it.

But in secondary meanings  hero faces with a person or thing that has no dragon's or monstor's appearance  but indeed the inner of that enemy is like a devil dragon or monster. Therefor dragon and monstor in these cases are

A) moral vices

B) fears

C) Anxiety

D)wrong thought or belief

I want to clarify it with examples.In so many fairy tales or other kind of literary or artistic works an evil human or a fals belief or wrong thought can be the same dragon or giant that must be defeated.In the conference of the birds written by attar (Iranian mystic poet) limited attitudes of birds toward themselves and life is their monster or dragon or mephisto in faust written by goethe or stepmother and stepsisters in cinderella are other symbols for this meaning.So the shape of this enemy is not important but what is notable is the form of facing with it .this is the case

Basically in all these meanings hero conquers and dragon and monster defeated and destroyed

Also it can be another symbolic meaning for alchemy. hero kills dragon or giant and by this victory  her or his dark nigredo finished and her or his Albedo and Rubedo or self developing and actulizing happen.this is the real meaning of gold in alchemy

 

 

 

 

Attar And Sadra In The Light Of Being

 

بررسی نمادشناسانه و روانکاوانه "حکایت سیمرغ"

منطق الطیرعطار و "تمثیل نور" اسفاراربعه ملاصدرا

نویسنده:دکتر ویدا احمدی(دانا کامران)

 

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On Symbol Garden In Religions , Literature And Art

Dr Vida Ahmadi (Dana Kamran)

The garden is one of the most used symbols in religion and literature. In almost all religions, heaven is a garden full of flowers and trees, which is promised to good people as a place of salvation. In many poems and also in the field of art, especially the art of painting, flowers and plants represent the most beautiful and meaningful symbols of culture and thought. This is the case not only in Iran, but also in other nations of the world.

But I will continue my writing by raising this question that What is the true meaning and interpretation of this high-frequency symbol and what was its purpose? Is it only the external beauty of green and flowery gardens that has given it such glory in the field of religion, literature and art? Or that it has a deep topic that deserves to be thought about. In this article, in short, I present a symbolic and psychological analysis in response to this thought-provoking and important question.

To enter into this analysis, I will present a few lines from the valuable book "dictionary of Symbols", a book that is the result of extensive and deep studies and research by several educated professors of the University of Strasbourg, France, and in my opinion, it contains relatively comprehensive points about the supposed symbol of our opinion. In the culture of symbols, we read: "The garden is a symbol of consciousness, unlike the forest, which is a symbol of the unconscious. The garden has a feminine meaning. And this is because of its characteristic as a privacy"[1]. Another thing is that "the garden is often seen in a dream as a blissful expression of desire free from all anxieties. The garden is the growth and cultivation of living and internal phenomena but to enter the garden, you can only enter through a narrow door. The dreamer often has to go around the garden to find this door. This walk around the garden is a picture of long-term physical development achieved through inner richness... This garden may be an allegory of one's self, when there is a tree or a fountain in the middle... [2] The garden model in Islam and Christianity is the same alchemical model of the philosophers' garden, which we know from treatises on alchemy and many beautiful engravings. The points that deserve reflection here are as follows:

1 Alchemy of Self

  2 Removing Obstacles and Solving Problems

 3 Effort and Perseverance

 4 Self-Awareness

 5 Evolution and Transformation

 6 Self-Flourishing

 7 Peace and Happiness

As you can see, in these few lines, the meanings of the garden have been briefly listed, meanings that are also linked to the knowledge of alchemy and indicate a profound transformation. The world within a person is full of abilities, which of course are all potential and hidden like a treasure at the beginning of his entry into this world. The revelation and actualization of these abilities requires great effort and determination, which of course is not available to everyone.

That is why many people never become what they should be. This important category, "becoming," is essential to the alchemy of human existence, and it is the manifestation of these potential forces and abilities that give meaning to human existence. An effort that leads to a person's awareness of his inner treasures, and it is this awareness that causes evolution. It is now clear why Thomas Aquinas, in his "Alchemy Treatise Aurora " likened this process to the sprouting of a seed from the soil and its transformation into a growing plant. These important things are the main things that are among the semantic characteristics of the garden symbol, and I can confidently say that in the field of religions, literature, and art, whenever the garden symbol is mentioned, one or more or all of these characteristics have been taken into account. For this reason, it can be believed that the garden is a symbol of prosperity and growth, and the most fundamental task of the inhabitants of Paradise is to realize their true identity.