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Vivid illustration of Dr. Faustus facing a fiery winged devil with a spear, surrounded by demons, serpents, and a skeleton.
Corey Andrews
Research
15 September 2025

Manuscript Highlight: The Faust Manuscript

Highlight of the BPH collection: The Magical Manual of Doctor Faustus, that is, the Great Square Pendant of King Solomon, or the Terrible Bondage and Compulsion of Hell.

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1618 Rosicrucian engraving of a wheeled, winged castle labeled "Collegium Fraternitatis".
Paul Dijstelberge
Research
15 September 2025

Who printed the Dutch Fama?

A small deep dive into the printing of the Dutch translation of the Fama Fraternitatis in 1615 by Amsterdam printer and publisher Broer Jansz.

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Abstract artwork with a red human figure outlined in black, standing against a blue background filled with swirling patterns
Dr. Barbara Miller
Research
15 August 2025

Neoplatonic Psychoanalysis & Hermetic Magic

Explores Carl Gustav Jung’s ideas through Neoplatonic psychoanalysis and Hermetic magic, highlighting symbols, inner experience, and spiritual transformation.

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Renaissance painting of an elegant woman in pink and silver gown beside a bearded man in animal skin, with a winged cherub,
Kyra Gerber
Research
15 August 2025

Love and Wisdom in Harmony: Leone Ebreo's Dialogues of Love

Meet Filo and Sofia, the lovers at the heart of Leone Ebreo's Renaissance classic Dialoghi d'amore, where love and wisdom merge to form philosophy itself.

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Picture from Vrij Nederland Newspaper January 1998
News
24 January 1998

Het Alles, het Niets, en daartusen Joost Ritman

Het Alles, het Niets, en daartusen Joost Ritman– De bedreige boeken van een rozenkruizer. 1998 nieuwsartikel van Ewald Vanvugt.

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Open 16th-century manuscript with colorful, detailed allegorical illustrations, a female figure, and a classical arch framed
News
13 April 2026

Een genderfluïde God?

ACHTEGROND – Een genderfluïde God? In het Amsterdam van de 17de eeuw brachten vrijdenkers ideeën met zich mee die nog steeds omstreden zijn.

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News
12 November 2025

Joep Beving Portrayed in Trouw at the Embassy of the Free Mind

Dutch composer and pianist Joep Beving was featured in a Trouw portrait by Sander Troelstra, photographed at the Embassy of the Free Mind in Amsterdam.

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News
06 March 2025

Embassy of the Free Mind: All Is One - Now Streaming on That's the Spirit

The Embassy of the Free Mind documentary is available to stream on That's the Spirit, a Dutch platform for spiritual and consciousness film.

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News
10 February 2026

Koppen in Het Parool: the Embassy of the Free Mind Team

The Embassy of the Free Mind team featured in Koppen, the weekly portrait column by Michiel van Nieuwkerk in Het Parool's PS weekend supplement.

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News
17 February 2026

In Dit Museum Vind Je Het 'Geheugen van de Wereld' – De Correspondent

De Correspondent journalist Bregje Hofstede explores why the Embassy of the Free Mind is a seed bank of the mind and why that matters more than ever.

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News
30 April 2020

Jewel in the Crown of Amsterdam’s Canal District

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