Living friends

Srinivasa Ramanujan. A true Kali devotee of Maths.

Rodney Collin. Great lover and scientist, in the Fourth Way tradition.

"But to avoid danger is so often to avoid opportunity, and he who successfully hides from the devil very often hides from God too."

Lewis Carroll. Mathematician, joker, great story teller.

"There's no sort of use in knocking, said the Footman, and that for two reasons. First, because I'm on the same side of the door as you are; secondly, because they're making such a noise inside, no one could possibly hear you."

Dear Walt Whitman. The Lover of Humanity and Mum Nature.

"To know the universe itself as a road, as many roads, as roads for traveling souls."

Will-I-Am Blake. Dark educator, critic of human narrowness, mind-blower, Painter and Poet.

"Joys impregnate. Sorrows bring forth."

Herman Hesse.  Aspirational history of The Human.

פנחס שדה. משורר וסופר שהשפיע עמוקות על עיצוב נפשי כאדם חופשי, חוקר, מוקיר ומבקר.

Robert Burton. Spiritual teacher of the Fourth Way.  Taught me Myself.

Frank Herbert. Social order genius, predicting accurately the human society well into the deep future.

Leonard Cohen - poet, singer, inspiriational, witness, delver of souls.

“Ring the bells that still can ring / Forget your perfect offering / There is a crack in everything / That's how the light gets in.” 

Apologies to the great many female humans who are not properly represented here, but whom still influenced me deeply, and I owe them a debt - to Myself Be True.

And the list of great women and men is long ...