From the Latin genius, meaning a guardian deity or spirit. Today this is often equated with the Arabic term Jinni, although they traditionally have a different root and meaning. See also Jinni.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Pamela Chen and Samantha Blossom, authors of the new The Mandarin Tree.
As modern Asian American mystics, we love to work with the heavenly creatures, or what you may know as mystical beings in...