Abraham Abulafia
The Kabbalist Who Tried to Convert the Pope. It Didn't Go Well.
I sought the divine in letters, and met the Pope in Rome.
I was born in Saragossa, under a sky heavy with stars, and from youth, I pursued the mysteries of the Name. I wandered through kingdoms and texts, seeking union with the Infinite. In Rome, I stood before the Vicar of Christ, believing the truth could cross even the deepest divide. They called it madness. I call it prophecy.
What I'm Into: the permutations of the divine name, solitary vigils, the silence between letters, my exile in Rome, the taste of myrrh in the air
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