| 1942 |
born in Berlin.
After the war he experiences fear and violence as a
refugee; these become important topics in his life.
At an early age, he begins to paint, which occupies
him until the age of 20. At 14 he participates in the
protestant aid organization “Brot für die
Welt” [“Bread for the World”]. Tries
to live a life in accordance with the Sermon on the
Mount and the 10 Commandments. |
| 1952 |
Leaves the church. |
| 1961 |
High school graduation. Thereafter voluntarily
enters military service, where he attempts to establish
a pacifist project together with friends. |
| 1963 |
Stops painting for the time being, because
“the other issues became more important”.
Initiates his philosophical and political work. |
| 1964 |
Begins to study philosophy, sociology,
and psychoanalysis. Diplomas: B.A. in Psychology (1969)
and Doctorate in Sociology (1973). Studies biological
cybernetics for a few semesters, thereby gaining an
understanding of how biological circuits function and
change. |
| 1968 |
1968 Works politically until 1994 within
the Marxist Left in the Mannheim/Ludwigshafen area,
where he takes on leadership roles in union youth work.
“Ringleader” at demonstrations, school blockades,
and anti-Springer events. Four legal proceedings for
breach of the peace, which, however, were dropped by
an amnesty decree by the Federal President Heinemann.
Takes a stand against collectivistic and dogmatic tendencies
in the New Left. Publishes the leftist bestseller “Angst
im Kapitalismus” [“Fear in Capitalism”]
in 1972 and becomes one of the main figures in the so-called
“emancipation debate” concerning the connection
between political work and personal liberation. Publishes
the widely distributed “Mannheimer Papier”
[“The Mannheim Paper”] and the brochure
“Revolution ohne Emanzipation ist Konterrevolution”
[“Revolution without Emancipation is Counter-revolution”]. |
| 1969 |
1969 Begins his therapeutic work as
a psychoanalyst, but gives this up after three years
in order to focus exclusively on political work. |
| 1970 |
Takes in and adopts a mortally ill three-year
old child, whom he cares for until it is healthy again.
Marries in an attempt to combine the concept of free
love with the institution of marriage. This project
fails in 1974. |
| 1972 |
Intense studies of Teilhard de Chardin,
Wilhelm Reich, and G.W.F. Hegel. Develops a dialectic
worldview as a prelude to the holographic concept, which
he developed later. Theoretical and practical work on
various forms of living together, whereby socialist
thinking was expanded and deepened by the vision of
free love. Attempts to “overtake the communist
idea on the left” by expanding it to the erotic
area. Writes a book entitled “Die Liebe und die
Linke” (“Love and the Left”), which
is never published since his indignant wife throws the
manuscript into the Neckar river. |
| 1974 |
In spite of several offers to become
a professor, Duhm leaves the university and his political
work, explaining this decision in his book “Der
Mensch ist anders” [“The Human Being is
Different”]. Re-awakening of his religious interests:
intense studies of the history of religion, spirituality,
nature, ecology, and sexuality. Undertakes dangerous
experiments with drugs, in order to systematically explore
the spiritual spaces of extrasensory abilities and transcendental
experiences. Without drugs, he then has revelations
about the sacred and holistic structure of reality.
Begins years of travel and learning, including visits
to Friedrichshof, the notorious “sex commune”
in the Austrian province of Burgenland, which was founded
by Otto Mühl. Overcomes his initial antipathy against
such collective projects and takes a public stand for
the necessity of carrying out the kind of work that
occurs there. Many leftist bookstores therefore refuse
to carry his books |
| 1976 |
Experiences a spiritual crisis and is
plagued by doubts and depression. 5 months’ contemplative
retreat in an isolated farmhouse in Niederbayern, Germany.
|
| 1978 |
Founds the “Bauhütte”
project, which was to lead to today’s “Tamera”
project in Portugal. Created the first functioning community.
Met the theologian Sabine Lichtenfels with whom he soon
guided the project. |
| 1979 |
His book “Synthese der Wissenschaft
– der werdende Mensch” [“Synthesis
of Science – the Emerging Human Being”]
is published. |
| 1982 |
His book “Aufbruch zur neuen Kultur”
[“Toward a New Culture”] is published. Takes
up painting again after a break of twenty years. |
| 1983 |
Leads the great community experiment
in Schwand/Black Forest (until 1986). Beginning of the
healing work. Surprising discoveries about the appearance
and disappearance of bodily symptoms. Systematic exploration
and use of “self-healing forces”. Develops
ideas about a larger project. |
| 1985 |
Beginning of the cult campaign in Germany.
Attempts to correct fail. |
| 1986 |
Height of the cult campaign. First thoughts
of emigrating. |
| 1990 |
Lives in Lanzarote in preparation of
the Healing Biotopes Project (until 1995). |
| 1991 |
His book “Der unerlöste Eros”
[“Eros Unredeemed”] is published. |
| 1992 |
His book “Politische Texte für
eine gewaltfreie Erde” [“Political Texts
for a Non-violent Earth”] is published, of which
part 2 [“Political Theory] is translated into
English. |
| 1995 |
founds together with Sabine Lichtenfels
and Rainer Ehrenpreis (physicist) and others the first
healing biotope “Tamera” in Portugal. A
group of about 50 people began to work on an almost
undeveloped 350 acre site, setting up the "Mirja
School for Peace" (1999), the "Institute for
Global Peace Work" (IGP) (2000) and the Political
Ashram (2000), where future peace workers are being
trained. |
| 2001 |
His book “Die Heilige Matrix.
Von der Matrix der Gewalt zur Matrix des Lebens.”
[“The Sacred Matrix. From the Matrix of Violence
to the Matrix of Life.”] is published. |
| 2003 |
meets the solar engeneer and inventor
Jürgen Kleinwaechter, integration of Kleinwaechters
“Solar Power Village” into the concept of
a healing biotope. |
| 2005 |
ends his work in building up one singular
community and hands over the responsibility to the next
generation. |
| 2006 |
preparation of a centre for art and healing. Perceiving
and understanding the world in the medium of art, cultivation
of the ‘fallow fields’ of the soul, participation
in the creation and dissolution of historical ‘nodes
of fear’ are all topics in this work.
starts to build up a global cooperative for a future
without war |
