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29.07.2021

“Human Virtuality and Digital Life: Philosophical and Psychoanalytic Investigations” by Richard Frenkel and Victor J. Krebs

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"Human Virtuality and Digital Life: Philosophical and Psychoanalytic Investigations" by Richard Frenkel and Victor J. Krebs
"This book is a psychoanalytic and philosophical exploration of how the digital is transforming our perception of the world and our understanding of ourselves. Drawing on examples from everyday life, myth, and popular culture, this book argues that virtual reality is only the latest instantiation of the phenomenon of the virtual, which is intrinsic to human being. It illuminates what is at stake in our understanding of the relationship between the virtual and the real, showing how our present technologies both enhance and diminish our psychological lives. The authors claim that technology is a pharmakon — at the same time both a remedy and a poison - and in their writing exemplify a method that...>>
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29.07.2021

“The Penguin Book of the Undead: Fifteen Hundred Years of Supernatural Encounters” edited by Scott G. Bruce

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"The Penguin Book of the Undead: Fifteen Hundred Years of Supernatural Encounters" edited by Scott G. Bruce
"The walking dead from 15 centuries haunt this compendium of ghostly visitations through the ages, exploring the history of our fascination with zombies and other restless souls. Since ancient times, accounts of supernatural activity have mystified us. Ghost stories as we know them did not develop until the late nineteenth century, but the restless dead haunted the premodern imagination in many forms, as recorded in historical narratives, theological texts, and personal letters. The Penguin Book of the Undead teems with roving hordes of dead warriors, corpses trailed by packs of barking dogs, moaning phantoms haunting deserted ruins, evil spirits emerging from burning carcasses in the form of crows, and zombies with pestilential breath. Spanning...>>
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29.07.2021

“Beyond Telepathy” by Andrija Puharich (1973 edition)

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"Beyond Telepathy" by Andrija Puharich (1973 edition)
"Long unavailable in the U.S., this is one of the very best books available on the subject of psychical research — a subject that has a much wider audience today than when the book was first published in 1962. Here Dr. Puharich presents a coherent theory relating phenomena such as ESP, astral projection, meditative states, and shamanism. This is a stimulating attempt to relate psychical research to the physiology of mankind. In the first part of the book, Puharich brilliantly and lucidly presents the evidence for a nuclear psi entity or component, called "psi plasma," which, he maintains, can exist independently of the physical body. Conventional science has ignored this area of research because the phenomena...>>
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28.07.2021

“Ritual Offerings” edited by Aaron Leitch

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"Ritual Offerings" edited by Aaron Leitch
"Ritual Offerings unites 12 practicing occultists who share their knowledge and experience with this fascinating and important subject. Traditions from around the world, such as Solomonic magick, Tibetan Buddhism, New Orleans and Hatian Voudou, Western Hermetic Theurgy and more, are discussed in great detail. Whether you prefer to call them religious sacrifices or spiritual offerings, and regardless of your tradition, Ritual Offerings is the perfect ritual book to guide you in feeding your patrons and familiars safely and effectively, contributing to your overall success and growth as a practitioner. Spirits are not merely an option or tool to be utilized when the magician deems it necessary. Spirits are the very heart and soul of all...>>
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