In the Winter 1991–92 issue of the Sufi Journal, the themes of dissolution and renewal—of journeying through loss toward divine presence—take center stage. In his discourse, Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh explains how the seeker sheds human attributes through annihilation (fanā’) in order to gain true subsistence (baqā’) in the Divine. Articles explore the spiritual and cultural legacy of Persian Sufi literature (Seyyed Hossein Nasr), the bodily positions of ritual prayer (William C. Chittick), the dramatic fate of Hallaj (Herbert Mason), and the teachings of Fakhro’d-Dīn ‘Eraqi (Terry Graham). Narratives recall the life of Fodhail the Brigand and retell the tale of Layla and Majnun, while poetry by Annemarie Schimmel, Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, Robert Bly, Roger Loff, and Leonard Lewisohn carries themes of journey, desire, and the feminine face of wisdom.