The Mysteries of the Apostles' Ointment - Hardcover

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Laleh Bakhtiar, born of a Christian mother and Muslim father, began her continuing legacy at Chatham College in Pittsburgh, PA where she received her BA in History. She received her MA in Philosophy, MA in Counseling Psychology and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of New Mexico. She then went on to receive her Clinical Psychotherapist license in the State of Illinois. Laleh is the adapter/compiler/editor of the five volumes of Avicenna's world-renowned Canon of Medicine, co-author of A Sense of Unity: The Sufi Tradition in Persian Architecture and author of SUFI Expressions of the Mystic Quest, and three volumes of God's Will Be Done on Moral Healing. Through the works on psychology she has become the leading authority on the Sufi origins of the Enneagram as well as the psychology of spiritual chivalry (futuwwa, javanmardi). She is presently Director of the Institute of Traditional Psychology and Resident Scholar at Kazi Publications. She was on the advisory board of the former Center for Religion and the Media and taught courses on Islam at the University of Chicago. She is the first woman to translate a critical edition of the Quran, naming it The Sublime Quran.Samira Ardalan, Founder of Avicenna Cuisine, is a woman who is profoundly passionate about life. Energetic awareness - and an ability to go deep within herself for answers have given her the strength and courage to start her own company at the age of 25. Samira has a BA in Business Management from Towson University and has been working in the hospitality industry for 10 years. At a young age, Samira found her soul's expression through competitive varsity soccer. Later she manifested her love for hands on teamwork through cooking and hotel/restaurant management for catering companies and a luxury hotel throughout Baltimore, MD and Washington, D.C. Her training and experience has continued to fuel her passion for food, hospitality and health awareness.