Terje G. Simonsen

Terje Simonsen (born on April 23, 1963) is a Norwegian historian and nonfiction author. He is considered an early proponent of an androgynous pronoun in Norway.[2]

Terje Simonsen
Terje Simonsen in October 2018
Born
Terje Gerotti Simonsen

(1963-04-23) April 23, 1963
Kristiansand, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
OccupationHistorian, non-fiction writer
AwardsParapsychological Association Book Award (2019)[1]

Early life and education

Simonsen was born in Norway on April 23, 1963 in the municipality of Kristiansand.[3] He was raised in town of Mandal.[4][5] He graduated from the University of Oslo in 1993. In 2001, his thesis on no:Janus journal and Alf Larsen was published by no:Solum Forlag as a book JANUS—A Journal and an Era.[6][7]

Career

In 2003, he wrote an introductory essay to a Norwegian edition of I and Thou by Martin Buber, published by Bokklubben.[8][9]

In the article “En språklig mutant i anmarsj” (“A Linguistic Mutant Approaching”), published in Morgenbladet, in 2006, Simonsen suggested that gender related changes in culture and society would result in an androgynous pronoun appearing through a evolutionary process resembling natural evolution.[10]

Simonsen’s main interest has been esoteric traditions—hermeticism, kabbalah, sufism etc.—and he has also edited and authored writings within this field.[3] Among other things, he instigated the first Norwegian translation and edition of the antique esoteric text Book of Enoch in the series “no:Verdens Hellige Skrifter” (The World’s Holy Scriptures), where he also wrote an introductory essay.[3][11][12]

In 2013, Simonsen authored a book on parapsychology, where he explored various paranormal phenomena in a historical context as well as the evolution of the intellectual foundations of parapsychology.[13][14][15][16] In 2018, an expanded and updated English edition was published by an Italian company Pari Publishing.[17][18] In November 2019, it received the Parapsychological Association Book Award.[1] A new edition was released in the United Kingdom and United States in 2020 by Watkins Publishing (2020).[19]

Publications
  • Janus—et tidsskrift og en tid [Janus—a Journal and an Era] (in Norwegian). no:Solum Forlag. 2001. ISBN 9788256013128.
  • Buber, Martin (2003). "I begynnelsen er forholdet" [In the Beginning is the Relationship]. Jeg og Du [I and Thou] (in Norwegian). Bokklubben. ISBN 9788252537536.
  • "Enok—den glemte profet" [Enoch—The Forgotten Prophet]. Enoks bok [Book of Enoch] (in Norwegian). Bokklubben. 2004. ISBN 9788252551778.
  • Simonsen, Terje (2013). Våre skjulte evner—telepati, klarsyn og fremsyn [Our Secret Abilities—Telepathy, Clairvoyance and Precognition] (in Norwegian). Pax Forlag. ISBN 978-82-530-3559-8.
  • Simonsen, Terje (2018). Our Secret Powers—A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal. Pari Publishing. ISBN 978-88-95604-33-6.
  • Simonsen, Terje (2020). A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal: Our Secret Powers—Telepathy, Clairvoyance and Precognition. Watkins Publishing. ISBN 978-1786783578.

References
  1. "2019 PA Book Award Winner - A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal—Our Secret Powers: Telepathy, Clairvoyance and Precognition". Parapsychological Association. 2019-12-10. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  2. Krogsæter, Silje Marie (2015). "Hen—et politisk pronomen" [Hen—a political pronoun] (PDF) (in Norwegian). University of Bergen. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  3. Syvertsen, Emil Otto (2004-06-22). "Veiviser til mystikken i Enoks bok" [Guide to the mysteries of the book of Enoch]. Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  4. Jack Van Der Hagen Nørgaard (2013-10-23). "Gjorde som Snåsamannen sa" [Did what the Snåsaman said]. Lindesnes (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-09-22.(subscription required)
  5. Jack Van Der Hagen Nørgaard (2014-10-22). "Salsa i tåkete landskap" [Salsa in misty landscapes]. Lindesnes (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-09-22.(subscription required)
  6. Bugge, Niels Magnus (2001). "Janus sett med friske øyne" [A fresh look at Janus]. no:Libra (in Norwegian) (4). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  7. Tjønneland, Eivind (2002-02-22). "Porno for kulturradikalere" [Porn for cultural radicals]. Morgenbladet (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2020-09-22.(subscription required)
  8. Simonsen, Terje (2020). "Et møte med et Du, eller et møte med et Det" [An encounter with a You, or an encounter with an It] (PDF). Norsk Gestalttidsskrift (in Norwegian). XVII (1): 60–71. ISSN 1503-8912. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  9. Nerol, Valborg Helene (2007). "El Stemme Mellom Dei Andre Stemmene" [A voice among other voices] (PDF) (in Norwegian). University of Oslo. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  10. "Androgynt pronomen" [Androgynous pronoun]. Morgenbladet (in Norwegian). 2006-05-26. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  11. Boccaccini, Gabriele; Collins, Johnh Joseph, eds. (2007). The Early Enoch Literature. Brill Publishers. p. 345. ISBN 978-90-04-16154-2.
  12. "Intervju med Terje G. Simonsen om Enoks bok" [Interview with Terje G. Simonsen on Book of Enoch] (in Norwegian). Bokklubben. 2004. Archived from the original on 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  13. Bach, David (2013-10-15). "Logger på "det mentale internett"" [Logging on to «the mental internet»]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  14. Egeland, Tom (2014-02-06). "Bokanmeldelse: Terje G. Simonsen: Våre skjulte evner" [Book review: Terje G. Simonsen: Our Hidden Abilities]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  15. Fønnebø, Vinjar (2014-04-08). "Leseverdig reise i bevissthetens grenseland" [Valuable journey in the borderland of consciousness]. Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association (in Norwegian). 134 (748): 748. doi:10.4045/tidsskr.13.1699. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  16. Skjeldal, Eskil (2014-04-05). "Reisen til randsonen" [The journey to the edge zone]. Vårt Land (in Norwegian).
  17. "Terje Gerotti Simonsen". Pari Publishing. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  18. Williams, George R. (2020). "A Far Ranging Tour of All Things Psi". Journal of Parapsychology. 84 (1). Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-09-25 – via Questia Online Library.
  19. "Terje G. Simonsen". Watkins Publishing. 2020-05-21. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
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