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Ramadan

February 18 – March 18 · Islam · Monotheisms

Moveable date

Esoteric and historical meaning

Month of the descent of the Quran: daytime fasting breaks the chain of automatic behavior and reorients the entire day around the Real. The gates of heaven open.

Operative mechanics — ritual acts

·Total fasting from dawn to sunset (food, water, smoking, relations).
·Suhur before dawn and iftar at sunset, opened with dates and water.
·Tarawih night prayers and reading one-thirtieth of the Quran daily.

Traditional foods

·Dates
·Light soups
·Water before anything else

Offerings

·Zakat and food offered to those fasting

Taboos to respect

·No food or drink during daylight hours
·No anger, backbiting, or arguments

Associated symbols

Crescent moon · Lantern (fanous) · Quran

Note for paradigm shifting

Excellent discipline for magical abstinence: the desire held back all day is gnostic fuel at sunset.