Furly's Lantern
@furlyslantern.bsky.social
Microblogging the ineffable. One Friend's exploration of the Quaker tradition of experiential mysticism.
The account is named after early Quaker Benjamin Furly's circle of contacts in Rotterdam. My name's Evan, he/him, member of Australia Yearly Meeting.
The account is named after early Quaker Benjamin Furly's circle of contacts in Rotterdam. My name's Evan, he/him, member of Australia Yearly Meeting.
I’m talking about this sort of image, by Egbert van Heemskerck. It’s intended to poke fun at Quakers, and Quaker women particularly. We *can* reclaim these images, but they seem very often to be used naively. And interestingly they are part of the origin of the misogynist ‘witch’s hat’ trope.
March 6, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I’m talking about this sort of image, by Egbert van Heemskerck. It’s intended to poke fun at Quakers, and Quaker women particularly. We *can* reclaim these images, but they seem very often to be used naively. And interestingly they are part of the origin of the misogynist ‘witch’s hat’ trope.
The language may be old-fashioned, but Isaac Penington's description of Quaker waiting worship from 1680 is pretty clear. Turn towards God, still your mind from reasoning and inward chatter, bring the self to 'nothingness', let go of everything you think you know and can do, and enter into the life.
January 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The language may be old-fashioned, but Isaac Penington's description of Quaker waiting worship from 1680 is pretty clear. Turn towards God, still your mind from reasoning and inward chatter, bring the self to 'nothingness', let go of everything you think you know and can do, and enter into the life.