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Some Poetry and the History of Magic!






چشم نم ، جان شوریدہ کافی نہیں 
 تہمت عشق پوشیدہ کافی نہیں 
آج بازار میں پابجولاں  چلو 

Chashm-e-nam, jaan-e-shoreeda kafi nahin
teary eyes and a restless soul are not enough
Tohmat-e-ishq-posheeda kafi nahin
being charged for nurturing concealed love is not enough
aaj bazaar main pa-bajolan chalo
let us walk in the bazaar in shackles!


How strange do these revolutionary words by renowned Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz sound in a new world where revolution is a quiet process and walking to the bazaar is considered profane

I've inserted the above two images because they contain the All-Seeing-Eye and references to the New World Order. These are works I made in 2015/2016. To many, today's Covid-19 situation signals the beginning of the End of Times, of which Armageddon is considered to be a symbol, as well as the appearance of دجال Dajjal/The Antichrist. The All-Seeing- Eye also represents the existence of the notorious secret society* that will be at the forefront of these events.



Finally, a link from the British Library's curator, Julian Harrison, for some amusement. I was fortunate to have attended a talk by him at my accommodation, Goodenough College, in London. The talk was based on how J.K. Rowling included real-life magical references in the Harry Potter books. Here, he writes about: 








ماشااللہ اگر آپ یہ پڑھ سکتے ہیں تو یہ آپ کی خشقسمتی ہے 
کورونہ وائرس کے زمانے میں صبر کرنا  بہت  ضروری  ہے 

*The Illuminati

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