“El Aleph”
means “the first” in Arabic language. And it is also a first letter of
Hebrew alphabet, a silent letter which is usually used in the beginning
of sacred names of God and it is an important part of mystical amulets
and formulas.
“El Aleph” - is the title of a magical story by the great Argentine
author Jorge Luis Borges. It symbolizes the Eastern tradition of the
great Buganese Phinisi sailing fleets which traded among the Spice
Islands for centuries, but also the endless seas and skies of the
Indonesian archipelago. |