J. G. Bennett Quote



"...of temporal processes leads to the conclusion that intelligences other than human are operating on a far larger scale than the human mind can grasp and that this must be postulated to account for the course of events. The thesis can be called that of the intelligent guidance in history. It postulates an evolutionary sequence, but rejects the belief that this sequence can be accounted for by universal laws operating by blind chance, which is the only alternative to intelligent intervention."

Introduction: "Evidence for Intelligence Other than Human", Systematics, December 1966

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1. JGB with Ross McNeil, later his brother-in-law, and unidentified friend, King’s College School, 1916.

2. 1920, Istanbul. Bennett during his tenure in Military Intelligence. To Bennett’s right is his friend Tahsin Bey, later to be appointed Police Chief for Istanbul.

3. During the 1930's Bennett practiced Yoga.



4. A class of Gurdjieff Movements, London, sometime in the 1930's.

5. Bennett with a group of scientists, outside the "Fishbowl", Coombe Springs. M.W. Thring to Bennett’s right, R.L. Brown third from left.



6. Bennett with Jeanne de Salzmann, Paris 1949.

7. Coombe Springs 1956. From left: Bennett, Elizabeth Mayall – later Bennett, Asikin, Ibu, Ismana, Rahayu, Shafreddin.

8. The Rose Garden, Coombe Springs, 1956. From left: Asikin, Shafreddin, Bapak, Bennett, Ihsan.



9. Baghdad, 1953.

10. Glastonbury Festival, 1971, Bennett with a group of students.

11. Bennett at Glastonbury 1971 during construction of Pyramid-stage.



12. Elizabeth and J.G. Bennett, Uzbek Tekke, Istanbul 1972. (photo Nezih Uzel)

13. Bennett and Hasan Shushud outside Shushud’s house in Levend, Istanbul 1972. (photo: Nezih Uzel)

14. Bennett and Irmis Popoff, Seacliff, NY 1973. Mrs Popoff was one of Bennett's closest collaborators in his last years.



15. Bennett in the Orangery Pottery at Sherborne House, 1973.

16. At a party at Diane Cilento’s home, Scot’s Farm, Gloucestershire, 1972.

17. Bennett in his apartment at Sherborne House, 1973.