Ahmet Turan Esin
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Observations, analyses, and at times solutions on current topics and social events in the light of timeless laws.

November 25, 2025

Mesopotamian Myths – I – Enki

(This article has been compiled from seminar notes from the years 2014–2016.) Enki’s Whisper What Sumerian Enki’s Myths Teach the Modern World About Mercy, Crisis, and Renewal

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October 12, 2025

Mesopotamian Myths – II – Enlil

Enlil is not merely a god; he is the name of the breath between heaven and earth, the bond between existence and order, the subtle interval between word and power. Every civilization preserves its silence by giving it a name; Sumer called this silence "*Enlil."* For although Enlil is translated as the lord of the wind, this "lordship" concerns not raw power but order. Wind is his body, law is his breath, and sound is merely his echo. To understand Enlil is to learn how to distinguish between heaven and earth, sound and meaning, and order and noise.

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January 17, 2024

The First Contact

Sayr'u Suluk III | 'Submerged in the sea, water at your throat's embrace, Oh hapless soul, don't plunge in frenzy, sunk in deep.' Yunus Emre | This text lays the groundwork for describing and analyzing the two essential components of the Sayr’u Suluk structure, considering our specific context.

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January 1, 2024

The Individual and the Community

Sayr'u Suluk II | '…And assumption does not mean anything in favor of truth.'

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January 1, 2024

The Distinction Between the Tariqah(Sufi Path) and the Jamaat-(Ecclesia)

Sayr'u Suluk I | How many times does a person open their eyes to the world? How many times do they begin to live?

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December 3, 2023

READ

What is 'the object' In this series of articles, we will discuss some basic ideas about the concept of 'object.'

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November 19, 2023

WHAT IS ‘THE OBJECT’

In this series of articles, we will discuss some basic ideas about the concept of ‘object.’

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November 6, 2023

THE MIRROR

Everything that finds its light reflects! The journey to the higher Self to reach integrity is best described with the below words of Ibn Arabi: "Beings come, become mirrors of divine names, appear and disappear."

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November 6, 2023

Israel and Hamas - Summary Thoughts 2

When this article was first prepared, we provided a more general description of the conditions that led to the emergence of Hamas, delving into religious, cultural, military, political, legal, and geopolitical contexts. However, due to developments since the initial publication of the Damned Circle, we felt the need to update the content with a more current framework, giving more weight to another aspect that is crucial for understanding these contexts. Today, we have prepared this text that simply summarizes what happened, what is currently unfolding, and what kind of future our adversaries envision for us.

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November 6, 2023

Israel and Hamas - Summary Thoughts 1

The article titled ‘The Circle of Curses’ consists of four parts: I. General, II. Israel, III. Hamas, and IV. Conclusion. To keep it from being too lengthy, in this article, we are only publishing sections I. General and II. Israel. Sections III. Hamas and IV. Conclusion will be presented to readers in a subsequent release.

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November 3, 2023

THE SELF-KNOWLEDGE

The seeds of the NewAge Movement, in which contemporary people try to find an answer for their search for meaning, were sown in this postmodern agnostic environment as an expression of multiple truths theory and a reaction to rigid rationalism.

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November 3, 2023

THE SEARCH

Where do the relationships between human to human, human to the realm and human to God begin? Who can lift humans from the place that the religions drop them to? Which science can unite the human beings at the place philosophy splits into two?

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November 3, 2023

THE SACRED

Without comprehending the sacred, faith can only be a destructible illusion. For this reason, we need to question and comprehend the meaning of our Sacred.

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November 3, 2023

THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT

The seeds of the NewAge Movement, in which contemporary people try to find an answer for their search for meaning, were sown in this postmodern agnostic environment as an expression of multiple truths theory and a reaction to rigid rationalism.

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November 3, 2023

THE MODERN HUMAN

What does it mean to be human in a technologically enhanced world? We live every day being misled and deceived. In cases where we are not deceived, often we are the ones who are deceiving others...

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November 3, 2023

THE LOSS

Separating the mind from the divine and sacred ground as a significant communication authority to God created meaning gaps in modern humans’ spiritual lives.

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November 3, 2023

SELF – NONSELF – THE OTHER!

The concept of the Other is often transformed into a tool of domination by humans. Where does this split, this duality occurs? Can it turn to unity again?

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November 3, 2023

OH GOD!

Was God that bad? What kind of theodicy could have saved such a God? Leibniz’s theodicy or Hegel’s? Which one was enough to justify God what happened?

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November 3, 2023

ISTIDAD – THE NUCLEUS

“Istidad is the most appreciated and secret prayer.” Ibn Arabi | Istidad, the most forgotten term of Islamic Sufism, teaches us the story of existence. It is our individual genetic code, it is our individual potential, it is the seed that is buried in us, waiting to flourish. God’s expectation from the human is to reach into this hidden treasure, activate and nourish the seed (nucleus).

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November 3, 2023

FROM HOMO RELIGIOUS TO HOMO ECONOMICUS!

Homo Economicus! Economic human typology: The person portrayed in the modern philosophical tradition. This human model appeared for the first time in history in the 17th century and substituted for the “believer” who has been alive until then.

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March 14, 2023

THE VOID

What has the "modern human" lost? Why are we lost? Maybe the whole life is an effort to return to the source that we fell away from?

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March 14, 2023

IS THE WORLD BEING DEHUMANIZED?

We live every day being misled and deceived. In cases where we are not deceived, often we are the ones who are deceiving others...

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