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Newsletter Nr. 1.406
Amsterdam, September 6, 2025


Ken Wilber and H.P. Blavatsky: Strange Bedfellows of the Spirit - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

When we look at the history of modern esoteric thought, two names stand out—though rarely side by side: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831–1891), co-founder of the Theosophical Society and grand dame of esoteric synthesis, and Ken Wilber (1949– ), architect of Integral Theory and self-proclaimed cartographer of consciousness. On the surface they belong to different centuries, different sensibilities, and different publishing industries. But on closer inspection, they share a peculiar family resemblance—equal parts illuminating and problematic.

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The Promised Land, Then and Now - Biblical Parallels to the Gaza Conflict - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

The Hebrew Bible recounts a foundational episode in Jewish history: the granting of the Promised Land to the Israelites after their exodus from Egypt and desert wanderings. In the Book of Joshua and related texts, the Israelites enter Canaan under divine mandate, instructed to dispossess—or in some cases annihilate—the inhabitants who were living there. This narrative of conquest has long been interpreted as a religious justification for territorial possession. Today, in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, many observers have drawn parallels between these biblical episodes and Israel's policies in Gaza and the broader occupied territories.

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