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  1. "Even inside a five-story brownstone crowded with #paintings, #sculptures and #books, no single work can fully contain the spirit of #Ukrainian-born #artist #BenZion. Still, one #painting comes close: a #portrait of the healer and #rabbi known as #BaalShemTov, seated calmly beneath a tree. Rendered in ochre, gray and green, the canvas draws on #Jewish #mysticism and the natural world, themes that pulse through Ben-Zion’s life and work.

    Perfectly preserved from the years Ben-Zion lived there, from 1965 until his death in 1987, the #BenZionHouse, located in #Chelsea in #Manhattan, is anything but a mausoleum. Instead, it feels like a living sanctuary — one that not only celebrates the Jewish artist’s life and work, but continues to inspire the #writers, #poets, #architects, #musicians and #painters who pass through its rooms."

    forward.com/culture/823600/jew

  2. "Even inside a five-story brownstone crowded with #paintings, #sculptures and #books, no single work can fully contain the spirit of #Ukrainian-born #artist #BenZion. Still, one #painting comes close: a #portrait of the healer and #rabbi known as #BaalShemTov, seated calmly beneath a tree. Rendered in ochre, gray and green, the canvas draws on #Jewish #mysticism and the natural world, themes that pulse through Ben-Zion’s life and work.

    Perfectly preserved from the years Ben-Zion lived there, from 1965 until his death in 1987, the #BenZionHouse, located in #Chelsea in #Manhattan, is anything but a mausoleum. Instead, it feels like a living sanctuary — one that not only celebrates the Jewish artist’s life and work, but continues to inspire the #writers, #poets, #architects, #musicians and #painters who pass through its rooms."

    forward.com/culture/823600/jew

  3. "Even inside a five-story brownstone crowded with #paintings, #sculptures and #books, no single work can fully contain the spirit of #Ukrainian-born #artist #BenZion. Still, one #painting comes close: a #portrait of the healer and #rabbi known as #BaalShemTov, seated calmly beneath a tree. Rendered in ochre, gray and green, the canvas draws on #Jewish #mysticism and the natural world, themes that pulse through Ben-Zion’s life and work.

    Perfectly preserved from the years Ben-Zion lived there, from 1965 until his death in 1987, the #BenZionHouse, located in #Chelsea in #Manhattan, is anything but a mausoleum. Instead, it feels like a living sanctuary — one that not only celebrates the Jewish artist’s life and work, but continues to inspire the #writers, #poets, #architects, #musicians and #painters who pass through its rooms."

    forward.com/culture/823600/jew

  4. "Even inside a five-story brownstone crowded with #paintings, #sculptures and #books, no single work can fully contain the spirit of #Ukrainian-born #artist #BenZion. Still, one #painting comes close: a #portrait of the healer and #rabbi known as #BaalShemTov, seated calmly beneath a tree. Rendered in ochre, gray and green, the canvas draws on #Jewish #mysticism and the natural world, themes that pulse through Ben-Zion’s life and work.

    Perfectly preserved from the years Ben-Zion lived there, from 1965 until his death in 1987, the #BenZionHouse, located in #Chelsea in #Manhattan, is anything but a mausoleum. Instead, it feels like a living sanctuary — one that not only celebrates the Jewish artist’s life and work, but continues to inspire the #writers, #poets, #architects, #musicians and #painters who pass through its rooms."

    forward.com/culture/823600/jew

  5. "Even inside a five-story brownstone crowded with #paintings, #sculptures and #books, no single work can fully contain the spirit of #Ukrainian-born #artist #BenZion. Still, one #painting comes close: a #portrait of the healer and #rabbi known as #BaalShemTov, seated calmly beneath a tree. Rendered in ochre, gray and green, the canvas draws on #Jewish #mysticism and the natural world, themes that pulse through Ben-Zion’s life and work.

    Perfectly preserved from the years Ben-Zion lived there, from 1965 until his death in 1987, the #BenZionHouse, located in #Chelsea in #Manhattan, is anything but a mausoleum. Instead, it feels like a living sanctuary — one that not only celebrates the Jewish artist’s life and work, but continues to inspire the #writers, #poets, #architects, #musicians and #painters who pass through its rooms."

    forward.com/culture/823600/jew

  6. The Inspiration for Tiered Democratic Governance

    So where did I get the idea to build a new democracy?

    tiereddemocraticgovernance.org

    Hint: It was kind of mystical

    #tiereddeemocraticgovernance
    #mysticism

  7. When a spirit of mankind got ascended due to the fall of hierarchy, when revolution has made one’s mind open to the prospective of a new world – the idea of a new form of harmony, between individuals and between people and nature had risen. One that is based on an ability, that was suppressed the same way, as entire proletariat was suppressed – by the hierarchy of greed and egoism. That ability was telepathy. A daring concept was pursued by group of mystical anarchists after Russian revolution of 1917.
    No one knows back then, that a promise of a new world by soviet bureaucracy is a terrible lie, that is hiding a terror, mass death and in the end – the return of capitalism in its full imperialistic power.
    First order of mystical anarchists – a vanguard of occult in Soviet Union was one of the first victim of Stalin’s executioners. Alexey Solonovich – a leader of the order was tortured day and night and died because of that – he hadn’t even survived long enough to face a firing squad. His wife was also executed. Almost everyone connected to them – arrested and killed.
    Only few exceptions such as Vasilev was spared – to continue the search for the paranormal abilities in humans – but for soviet military and in a much lesser scale.
    Theoretically USSR had more chances to successfully implement and spread telepathy methods among the masses, then USA. In the 1920-s so much work and experiments were made, that one may think – that only one tiny step was needed to do so. In reality – it is not like that. Only a society, that truly strives to equality could safely and effectively spread telepathy among its citizens. USSR was not like that.
    That thesis has showed itself in its full force, when in 1932 one of the order`s branches «Ashem redivivous» tried to use telepathy to kill Stalin. Funnily enough, that state looked at this threat seriously and executed all the members of the branch with swift brutal action.
    You can find links to this in the book «Psi wars: West & East». Also in the materials gathered by Nikitin – one of the order member`s grandchildren, who tried to find info about his grandfather`s fate in political police archives in 1990-s, after the fall of Soviet Union.
    That is a little part of Soviet esoteric underground history – quite an obscure and unknown topic in the west, that contains an interesting bits of knowledge. How a daring idea to give everyone new paranormal powers has smashed by the hammer of Stalin’s great terror.
    I hope, that you, dear comrades, who are reading all this would learn the lesson and won’t repeat first anarcho-mystical order`s mistakes – only in the society without state and capital, in a true communism we could see a person with telepathic abilities, that are used freely and known to everybody, just as we now use our speech. Until then – learn and use telepathic techniques to your advantage in your day-to-day struggles, but don’t try to prove its existence to state`s institutions.
    Photo - Alexey Solonovich and his wife Agniya Solonovich.
    #anarchism #anarchy #USSR #history #rare #telepathy #parapsychology #esoteric #occult #paranormal #left #mysticism #anarchomysticism

  8. When a spirit of mankind got ascended due to the fall of hierarchy, when revolution has made one’s mind open to the prospective of a new world – the idea of a new form of harmony, between individuals and between people and nature had risen. One that is based on an ability, that was suppressed the same way, as entire proletariat was suppressed – by the hierarchy of greed and egoism. That ability was telepathy. A daring concept was pursued by group of mystical anarchists after Russian revolution of 1917.
    No one knows back then, that a promise of a new world by soviet bureaucracy is a terrible lie, that is hiding a terror, mass death and in the end – the return of capitalism in its full imperialistic power.
    First order of mystical anarchists – a vanguard of occult in Soviet Union was one of the first victim of Stalin’s executioners. Alexey Solonovich – a leader of the order was tortured day and night and died because of that – he hadn’t even survived long enough to face a firing squad. His wife was also executed. Almost everyone connected to them – arrested and killed.
    Only few exceptions such as Vasilev was spared – to continue the search for the paranormal abilities in humans – but for soviet military and in a much lesser scale.
    Theoretically USSR had more chances to successfully implement and spread telepathy methods among the masses, then USA. In the 1920-s so much work and experiments were made, that one may think – that only one tiny step was needed to do so. In reality – it is not like that. Only a society, that truly strives to equality could safely and effectively spread telepathy among its citizens. USSR was not like that.
    That thesis has showed itself in its full force, when in 1932 one of the order`s branches «Ashem redivivous» tried to use telepathy to kill Stalin. Funnily enough, that state looked at this threat seriously and executed all the members of the branch with swift brutal action.
    You can find links to this in the book «Psi wars: West & East». Also in the materials gathered by Nikitin – one of the order member`s grandchildren, who tried to find info about his grandfather`s fate in political police archives in 1990-s, after the fall of Soviet Union.
    That is a little part of Soviet esoteric underground history – quite an obscure and unknown topic in the west, that contains an interesting bits of knowledge. How a daring idea to give everyone new paranormal powers has smashed by the hammer of Stalin’s great terror.
    I hope, that you, dear comrades, who are reading all this would learn the lesson and won’t repeat first anarcho-mystical order`s mistakes – only in the society without state and capital, in a true communism we could see a person with telepathic abilities, that are used freely and known to everybody, just as we now use our speech. Until then – learn and use telepathic techniques to your advantage in your day-to-day struggles, but don’t try to prove its existence to state`s institutions.
    Photo - Alexey Solonovich and his wife Agniya Solonovich.
    #anarchism #anarchy #USSR #history #rare #telepathy #parapsychology #esoteric #occult #paranormal #left #mysticism #anarchomysticism

  9. When a spirit of mankind got ascended due to the fall of hierarchy, when revolution has made one’s mind open to the prospective of a new world – the idea of a new form of harmony, between individuals and between people and nature had risen. One that is based on an ability, that was suppressed the same way, as entire proletariat was suppressed – by the hierarchy of greed and egoism. That ability was telepathy. A daring concept was pursued by group of mystical anarchists after Russian revolution of 1917.
    No one knows back then, that a promise of a new world by soviet bureaucracy is a terrible lie, that is hiding a terror, mass death and in the end – the return of capitalism in its full imperialistic power.
    First order of mystical anarchists – a vanguard of occult in Soviet Union was one of the first victim of Stalin’s executioners. Alexey Solonovich – a leader of the order was tortured day and night and died because of that – he hadn’t even survived long enough to face a firing squad. His wife was also executed. Almost everyone connected to them – arrested and killed.
    Only few exceptions such as Vasilev was spared – to continue the search for the paranormal abilities in humans – but for soviet military and in a much lesser scale.
    Theoretically USSR had more chances to successfully implement and spread telepathy methods among the masses, then USA. In the 1920-s so much work and experiments were made, that one may think – that only one tiny step was needed to do so. In reality – it is not like that. Only a society, that truly strives to equality could safely and effectively spread telepathy among its citizens. USSR was not like that.
    That thesis has showed itself in its full force, when in 1932 one of the order`s branches «Ashem redivivous» tried to use telepathy to kill Stalin. Funnily enough, that state looked at this threat seriously and executed all the members of the branch with swift brutal action.
    You can find links to this in the book «Psi wars: West & East». Also in the materials gathered by Nikitin – one of the order member`s grandchildren, who tried to find info about his grandfather`s fate in political police archives in 1990-s, after the fall of Soviet Union.
    That is a little part of Soviet esoteric underground history – quite an obscure and unknown topic in the west, that contains an interesting bits of knowledge. How a daring idea to give everyone new paranormal powers has smashed by the hammer of Stalin’s great terror.
    I hope, that you, dear comrades, who are reading all this would learn the lesson and won’t repeat first anarcho-mystical order`s mistakes – only in the society without state and capital, in a true communism we could see a person with telepathic abilities, that are used freely and known to everybody, just as we now use our speech. Until then – learn and use telepathic techniques to your advantage in your day-to-day struggles, but don’t try to prove its existence to state`s institutions.
    Photo - Alexey Solonovich and his wife Agniya Solonovich.
    #anarchism #anarchy #USSR #history #rare #telepathy #parapsychology #esoteric #occult #paranormal #left #mysticism #anarchomysticism

  10. When a spirit of mankind got ascended due to the fall of hierarchy, when revolution has made one’s mind open to the prospective of a new world – the idea of a new form of harmony, between individuals and between people and nature had risen. One that is based on an ability, that was suppressed the same way, as entire proletariat was suppressed – by the hierarchy of greed and egoism. That ability was telepathy. A daring concept was pursued by group of mystical anarchists after Russian revolution of 1917.
    No one knows back then, that a promise of a new world by soviet bureaucracy is a terrible lie, that is hiding a terror, mass death and in the end – the return of capitalism in its full imperialistic power.
    First order of mystical anarchists – a vanguard of occult in Soviet Union was one of the first victim of Stalin’s executioners. Alexey Solonovich – a leader of the order was tortured day and night and died because of that – he hadn’t even survived long enough to face a firing squad. His wife was also executed. Almost everyone connected to them – arrested and killed.
    Only few exceptions such as Vasilev was spared – to continue the search for the paranormal abilities in humans – but for soviet military and in a much lesser scale.
    Theoretically USSR had more chances to successfully implement and spread telepathy methods among the masses, then USA. In the 1920-s so much work and experiments were made, that one may think – that only one tiny step was needed to do so. In reality – it is not like that. Only a society, that truly strives to equality could safely and effectively spread telepathy among its citizens. USSR was not like that.
    That thesis has showed itself in its full force, when in 1932 one of the order`s branches «Ashem redivivous» tried to use telepathy to kill Stalin. Funnily enough, that state looked at this threat seriously and executed all the members of the branch with swift brutal action.
    You can find links to this in the book «Psi wars: West & East». Also in the materials gathered by Nikitin – one of the order member`s grandchildren, who tried to find info about his grandfather`s fate in political police archives in 1990-s, after the fall of Soviet Union.
    That is a little part of Soviet esoteric underground history – quite an obscure and unknown topic in the west, that contains an interesting bits of knowledge. How a daring idea to give everyone new paranormal powers has smashed by the hammer of Stalin’s great terror.
    I hope, that you, dear comrades, who are reading all this would learn the lesson and won’t repeat first anarcho-mystical order`s mistakes – only in the society without state and capital, in a true communism we could see a person with telepathic abilities, that are used freely and known to everybody, just as we now use our speech. Until then – learn and use telepathic techniques to your advantage in your day-to-day struggles, but don’t try to prove its existence to state`s institutions.
    Photo - Alexey Solonovich and his wife Agniya Solonovich.
    #anarchism #anarchy #USSR #history #rare #telepathy #parapsychology #esoteric #occult #paranormal #left #mysticism #anarchomysticism

  11. When a spirit of mankind got ascended due to the fall of hierarchy, when revolution has made one’s mind open to the prospective of a new world – the idea of a new form of harmony, between individuals and between people and nature had risen. One that is based on an ability, that was suppressed the same way, as entire proletariat was suppressed – by the hierarchy of greed and egoism. That ability was telepathy. A daring concept was pursued by group of mystical anarchists after Russian revolution of 1917.
    No one knows back then, that a promise of a new world by soviet bureaucracy is a terrible lie, that is hiding a terror, mass death and in the end – the return of capitalism in its full imperialistic power.
    First order of mystical anarchists – a vanguard of occult in Soviet Union was one of the first victim of Stalin’s executioners. Alexey Solonovich – a leader of the order was tortured day and night and died because of that – he hadn’t even survived long enough to face a firing squad. His wife was also executed. Almost everyone connected to them – arrested and killed.
    Only few exceptions such as Vasilev was spared – to continue the search for the paranormal abilities in humans – but for soviet military and in a much lesser scale.
    Theoretically USSR had more chances to successfully implement and spread telepathy methods among the masses, then USA. In the 1920-s so much work and experiments were made, that one may think – that only one tiny step was needed to do so. In reality – it is not like that. Only a society, that truly strives to equality could safely and effectively spread telepathy among its citizens. USSR was not like that.
    That thesis has showed itself in its full force, when in 1932 one of the order`s branches «Ashem redivivous» tried to use telepathy to kill Stalin. Funnily enough, that state looked at this threat seriously and executed all the members of the branch with swift brutal action.
    You can find links to this in the book «Psi wars: West & East». Also in the materials gathered by Nikitin – one of the order member`s grandchildren, who tried to find info about his grandfather`s fate in political police archives in 1990-s, after the fall of Soviet Union.
    That is a little part of Soviet esoteric underground history – quite an obscure and unknown topic in the west, that contains an interesting bits of knowledge. How a daring idea to give everyone new paranormal powers has smashed by the hammer of Stalin’s great terror.
    I hope, that you, dear comrades, who are reading all this would learn the lesson and won’t repeat first anarcho-mystical order`s mistakes – only in the society without state and capital, in a true communism we could see a person with telepathic abilities, that are used freely and known to everybody, just as we now use our speech. Until then – learn and use telepathic techniques to your advantage in your day-to-day struggles, but don’t try to prove its existence to state`s institutions.
    Photo - Alexey Solonovich and his wife Agniya Solonovich.
    #anarchism #anarchy #USSR #history #rare #telepathy #parapsychology #esoteric #occult #paranormal #left #mysticism #anarchomysticism

  12. Digital brotherhood of Mystical Anarchists answering questions and spreading info about use of telepathy, various methods of psychic vision and some other paranormal techniques, that can turn your mind into a weapon in a struggle against capital and state.
    Stealthy legal and effective.
    If you are an anarchist or leftist – pm this account to join our brotherhood and get your instructions and materials on such methods. Learn more about our principles in pinned post.
    #anarchy #anarchism #parapsychology #occult #left #join #paranormal #antistate #anticapital #anarchocommunism #mysticism #antifa #telepathy

  13. In tough times, Russians are turning to the supernatural

    Self-described witch Natalia Malinovskaya has a new client base: men fighting in eastern Ukraine. A growing number of Russians appear to be turning to mysticism at time of conflict and economic uncertainty. #mysticism #russia #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world: Follow Reuters on Facebook: Follow Reuters on X: Follow Reuters on Instagram:

    fllics.com/en/video/in-tough-t

  14. On my creative process…

    In fiction, while I feel these needn't be mutually exclusive, I believe immersion is more important than realism. The audience must first and foremost feel immersed in the story. If it's a story that depends on a realistic tone or basis, then yes--research, corroboration, and detail should be included to make sure it is sufficiently realistic, because that adds to the immersion. However, if the story doesn't require that realistic tone or basis, then too much realism detracts from […]

    dirtyscifibuddha.com/2026/04/0

  15. Musings

    As I get older, I've experienced multiple instances of good turning bad, and bad turning good. It's encouraged me to tone down the judgment and reactive negativity. On a related note, I've come to believe that true abundance isn't defined by time or material, but from possibility itself. Who knows what opportunities we'll be able to perceive, if we don't get tangled up in a shortage-minded worldview?

    dirtyscifibuddha.com/2026/03/3

  16. On my creative process…

    In my experience, having the courage to write badly is a requirement for writing. I can worry about rhythm, vocabulary, and maximizing clarity when I edit it later.

    dirtyscifibuddha.com/2026/03/2

  17. Musings

    As I get older, I've experienced multiple instances of good turning bad, and bad turning good. It's encouraged me to tone down the judgment and reactive negativity. On a related note, I've come to believe that true abundance isn't defined by time or material, but from possibility itself. Who knows what opportunities we'll be able to perceive, if we don't get tangled up in a shortage-minded worldview?

    dirtyscifibuddha.com/2026/03/2

  18. On my creative process…

    This may sound weird, but I see creative expression as akin to drilling into the Earth, extracting molten iron, and forming it into a solidified structure above the surface. Creative people need to go into a sea of potential and concepts (the molten iron), stay focused so they can extract it and cool it down, then form it into a structure on the surface that others can appreciate (paintings, books, movies, music, etc.). It's not enough to just be an "idea guy," or just an "expert" who can […]

    dirtyscifibuddha.com/2026/03/2

  19. "In his #novel #AFoolsKabbalah, #SteveStern #writes in a manic whirl of disturbing and hilarious images as he follows the great historian of #Jewish #mysticism #GershomScholem on his journey to gather up the remains of a vanished civilization."

    "Steve #Stern’s new novel, A Fool’s #Kabbalah, is a #comedy about #tragedy and a tragedy about comedy. It is a #mystical #fable of real events and a realistic account of mysticism. There are Jewish #jokes and Jewish jokesters and #Nazis who torture and kill the jokesters. #Kafka, Kabbalah, #Zionism, and the #shtetl of #Zyldzce (pronounced, perhaps, as “zilch”); #WalterBenjamin, #HannahArendt, love for a #rabbi’s beautiful daughter, and an #occult midnight marriage to an unearthly albino girl in a white gauze dress; shit jokes, fart jokes, raw misery, deep #philosophy, brutal #history and brutal #fantasy, broken hearts and heartfelt joy—these exuberantly disparate topics are somehow, improbably, made to cohere."

    nybooks.com/articles/2026/04/0

  20. Illustration from the first volume of Robert Fludd's <i>Utriusque Cosmi <span class="special__no-break">. . .</span> Historia</i>, 1617. (1617) by Robert Fludd, from Utriusque Cosmi <span class="special__no-break">. . .</span> Historia
    .

    Source: The Getty / Internet Archive

    Available to buy as a print.

    pdimagearchive.org/images/a148

    #halos #kabbala #astronomy #religion #mysticism #alchemy #celestial #radiance #art #publicdomain

  21. Coming up a lot on my path these days, the old Zen koan or saying:

    "Riding an ox, looking for an ox."

    Publications and projects as a Professor in Japan: japanned.hcommons.org

    #Japan #zen #Buddhism #Taoism #Daoism #religion #philosophy #mysticism #psychology

  22. "The fabled musk deer searches the world over for the source of the scent which comes from itself." - Ramakrishna #BookWormSat #deer #Ramakrishna #Hindu #Mysticism #philosophy

  23. "The psychotic drowns in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight." - Joseph Campbell

    #Quotes #JosephCampbell #Mysticism

  24. 🌱 #Cannabis in #Jewish #Mysticism

    Jewish mysticism, or #Kabbalah, references cannabis as well. The “🌱 #kanehbosm” mentioned in the #Hebrew #Bible, used in the anointing oil described in #Exodus, is believed by some scholars to be cannabis. This #anointingoil played a role in #sacred #rituals to anoint #priests as well as #kings, highlighting the importance of cannabis in #ancient #religious #practices.

    pharmtrue.care/2024/06/30/the-

  25. 🌱 #Cannabis in #Jewish #Mysticism

    Jewish mysticism, or #Kabbalah, references cannabis as well. The “🌱 #kanehbosm” mentioned in the #Hebrew #Bible, used in the anointing oil described in #Exodus, is believed by some scholars to be cannabis. This #anointingoil played a role in #sacred #rituals to anoint #priests as well as #kings, highlighting the importance of cannabis in #ancient #religious #practices.

    pharmtrue.care/2024/06/30/the-

  26. 🌱 #Cannabis in #Jewish #Mysticism

    Jewish mysticism, or #Kabbalah, references cannabis as well. The “🌱 #kanehbosm” mentioned in the #Hebrew #Bible, used in the anointing oil described in #Exodus, is believed by some scholars to be cannabis. This #anointingoil played a role in #sacred #rituals to anoint #priests as well as #kings, highlighting the importance of cannabis in #ancient #religious #practices.

    pharmtrue.care/2024/06/30/the-

  27. 🌱 #Cannabis in #Jewish #Mysticism

    Jewish mysticism, or #Kabbalah, references cannabis as well. The “🌱 #kanehbosm” mentioned in the #Hebrew #Bible, used in the anointing oil described in #Exodus, is believed by some scholars to be cannabis. This #anointingoil played a role in #sacred #rituals to anoint #priests as well as #kings, highlighting the importance of cannabis in #ancient #religious #practices.

    pharmtrue.care/2024/06/30/the-