Theosophy, Eastern religions, the Jewish Kabballah and the works of Kahlil Gibran all teach Reincarnation.[7] The transmigration of souls or Jewish Gilgul means a periodical change in one’s body ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. I return to Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet in every season of ...

He is the third-most-widely read poet in history, after Shakespeare and Lao-tzu. He was a New Yorker and an Arab American. His writing has influenced song lyrics, novels and speeches, and inspired ...

Kahlil Gibran in 1896, aged 14. The photograph was taken by F Holland Day who funded and guided the education of Gibran, encouraging him to study art and poetry (Public domain) He speaks to the ...