Attested · B01
Alex Gordon-Brander · Career and practice account
11 Nov 2026 · Alex’s biographical account
Alex described his original CFO and founding role at Algae Systems, his launch CEO role at XAIA and the practice traditions to include.
Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi initiation
2000 · recorded in the 2006 programme bio · Art and inner practice · Documented · Biographical account or programme record
Alex was initiated as a dervish in the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order. The lineage comes out of the Turkish Halveti-Jerrahi tradition. His 2006 programme bio also records earlier Sufi talks at OneSpirit Interfaith Seminary, the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors and September Space.
Evidence
Attested · B02
Poetry Science Talks · Invitations and programme index
2006–2017 · Contemporary programme record
Neal Goldsmith’s invitations and back-talk index date Alex’s talks and identify the 2017 collaboration with Hayden. The 2006 speaker bio records prior training and initiation.
Public · P50
Nur Ashki Jerrahi Community · Our lineage
Official lineage account · Order history
The order’s account of its Turkish Halveti-Jerrahi roots and transmission through Muzaffer Ozak and Shaykh Nur.
Related work
Recorded
Sufi Science · Essential Divinity, Essential Humanity
The talk’s programme places Alex’s Sufi presentation within his named Jerrahi practice