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Newsletter Nr. 1.420
Amsterdam, September 29, 2025


The Phases of Perennialism - From Theosophy to Aldous Huxley to Ken Wilber - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

Perennialism is the idea that all the world's religions, philosophies, and mystical traditions point to a single, universal spiritual truth. This “philosophia perennis,” a term popularized by Gottfried Leibniz in the 18th century but reaching back to Renaissance thinkers like Marsilio Ficino, has resurfaced repeatedly in modern religious and intellectual history.

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Major Approaches to the Study of Mysticism - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

Mysticism has fascinated scholars for centuries because it sits at the crossroads of religion, psychology, philosophy, and culture. While religious texts and practitioners often describe mystical experience as ineffable and universal, academic study requires frameworks to compare and interpret those claims.

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