Gnosis in Amsterdam

23/03/2021

“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.

14/03/2021

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

25/02/2021

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

22/02/2021

‘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.

22/02/2021

“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.

17/02/2021

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)

14/01/2021

"In a very real sense, we are all aliens on a strange planet. We spend most of our lives reaching out and trying to communicate. If during our whole lifetime, we could reach out and really communicate with just two people, we are indeed very fortunate."
~Gene Roddenberry

01/01/2021

When you realise you know nothing and you dare to ask:

- Master, where do I start my journey?
- Exactly in the point where you are at, in the right now.

Quando você descobre que não sabe nada e ousa perguntar:

- Mestre, onde eu começo a minha jornada?
- Exatamente no ponto onde você está, no agora.

26/12/2020

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

02/12/2020

Free Live about Jung’s The Black Books.

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...