I dedicate this image (tribute) to dear Jenny and to dear Joanna - I wish you all a very nice new week, hug's Ute I thank you all for looking! The Magus of Strovolos The Mountain of Silence: A Search for Orthodox Christianity by Kyriacos C. Markides is an engaging combination of dialogues, reflections, history and travel information as Markides follows father Maximos, a monk from Mount Athos, as he establishes churches, convents and monasteries on the divided island.. Markides book shows us the existence of an ancient form of mysticism within modern Orthodox Christianity. Markides is also known for his book Riding With the Lion about Mount Athos and his series on the spiritual healer and teacher known as Daskalos, the Magus of Strovolos and Homage to the Sun. PS. This great healer really existed, he lived on the Kreta Island and died in the same year than my mom, it's a lot of years ago.