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Christian : Eastern Orthodox Secular or Eclectic 19th Century	About Vladimir Solovyov Timeline (1853 - 1900)
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English version by Ivan M. Granger Original Language Russian	All in azure today
Commentary by Ivan M. Granger Themes   Bliss   Fire   Heart   Honey   Silence   Recommended Books Dostoevsky and Soloviev: The Art of Integral Vision, by Marina Kostalevsky The Heart of Reality: Essays on Beauty, Love and Ethics, by Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov / Edited by Vladimir Wozniuk The Justification of the Good: An Essay on Moral Philosophy, by Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov / Edited by Boris Jakim Lectures on Divine Humanity: (Library of Russian Philosophy), by Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov / Edited by Boris Jakim The Meaning of Love: (Library of Russian Philosophy), by Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov More >>	All in azure today was my queen -- here, before me, -- My heart hammered with sweet delight, and in rising streams my soul was lit with silent light. But in the distance, burning down, the fierce earth fire smoked from the ground.   1875
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Commentary by Ivan M. Granger

This short poem was composed by Solovyov in Cairo in November, 1875, apparently on the very same day ("today... here, before me") as his transformative mystical encounter with Sophia ("my queen").

Savor these words -- they are the brief, breathless first impressions in the giddy aftermath of mystical initiation and transformation.

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