Gnosis in Amsterdam

“We never know the reality of things: we see only what we are aware of. It is our that determines the shape of the world around us -- its size, motion and meaning”.

-Nawal El Saadawi-
Was more than just a , whom for fairly possibility of living in a healthier society, dedicated her life to be a positive influence in the world, leaving a legacy of work becoming an of an consciousness in the Arabian world.

“Nunca conhecemos a das coisas: vemos apenas o que temos . É a nossa consciência que determina a forma do mundo ao nosso redor - seu tamanho, movimento e ”.

-Nawal El Saadawi-
Foi mais do que uma , que por justa possibilidade de viver em uma mais , dedicou sua vida para ser uma positiva no mundo, deixando um legado de trabalho e tornando-se um de uma consciência no mundo árabe.

A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them. ~Herbert Read

Een man met persoonlijkheid kan idealen formuleren, maar alleen een man met karakter kan ze bereiken. ~Herbert Read

Um homem de personalidade pode formular ideais, mas somente um homem de caráter pode alcançá-los. ~Herbert Read

De mens is sterfelijk door zijn angsten en onsterfelijk door zijn verlangens
~Pythagoras

Man is mortal by his fears and immortal by his desires
~Pythagoras

O homem é mortal por seus temores e imortal por seus desejos
~Pitágoras

‘To navigate against the current, these rare qualities are needed: a spirit of adventure, courage, perseverance and passion’
– Nise da Silveira

Nise da Silveira, a Brazilian psychiatrist, committed to know the subjectivity of her patients in order to offer them humanized care.

‘Para navegar contra a corrente, essas qualidades raras são necessárias: espírito de aventura, coragem, perseverança e paixão’
- Nise da Silveira

Nise da Silveira, psiquiatra brasileira, comprometida a conhecer a subjetividade dos seus pacientes para oferecer-lhes cuidados humanizados.

“They must find it difficult, those who have taken authority as truth, rather than truth as authority”. ~Gerald Massey

Gerald Massey, a poet whom for the love for truth left a legacy of great questions about Spirituality and the Ancient Egypt.

“Eles devem achar difícil aqueles que tomaram a autoridade como verdade, ao invés da verdade como autoridade”. ~ Gerald Massey

Gerald Massey, um poeta que pelo amor à verdade deixou um legado de grandes questionamentos sobre a Espiritualidade e o Antigo Egito.

Lucifer (Lat.). The planet Venus, as the bright “Morning Star”. Before Milton, Lucifer had never been a name of the Devil. Quite the reverse, since the Christian Saviour is made to say of himself in Revelations (xvi. 22.) “I am . . . the bright morning star” or Lucifer. One of the early Popes of Rome bore that name; and there was even a Christian sect in the fourth century which was called the Luciferians.

~ The Theosophical Glossary (1892)

Platonic ideals:
To argue without quarreling, to quarrel without suspecting, to suspect without slandering.

Free Live about Jung’s The Black Books.

In Conversation with... Sonu Shamdasani — Jung Platform Hear more on Dec 7 about how The Black Books represent Jung’s “inner conversation”, how the visions, fantasies, and imaginations he recorded supported his personal transformation, and how it was the genesis for The Red Book. Machiel and Sonu will also discuss the relevance of the books’ publ...