Enlightenment or demonic state? Author: Rani B. Willems Painful awakening experiences, such as those described in Dr. Thomas Wachter’s article “Return from Transcendence” in Tattva Viveka 77, are considered by the author to be a misunderstanding that can occur when the people concerned have not been adequately prepared for the encounter with the Absolute. By …
The Discovery of the You – From Love to Wisdom to the Wisdom of Love Author: Dr. Silvia Richter The author takes us on a short journey through modern Jewish philosophy, where we meet important thinkers of this tradition like Hannah Arendt, Martin Buber and Emmanuel Levinas. Love is our compass for this journey. They …
Gnostic-Christian Tantra as ‘Spirituality from Below Author: Dr. Martin Spiegel The human being has different soul bodies; they are deeply interwoven with each other. We pay special attention to the body of physicality and the “wild man within us” – two aspects of the human being that have long been suppressed or even denied by …
A descent into the depths of the soul requires all heroic courage Autor: Clemens Zerling Already in ancient times, the motive of descending into the underworld is often found. From the Babylonian goddess Ištar to the Greek hero Odysseus. And finally to poor Orpheus, who wanted to bring his beloved back from the deep darkness. But …
