Magick Matters

01.04.2023

“My Life as an Artificial Creative Intelligence” by Mark Amerika

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"A series of intellectual provocations that investigate the creative process across the human-nonhuman spectrum. Is it possible that creative artists have more in common with machines than we might think? Employing an improvisational call-and-response writing performance coauthored with an AI text generator, remix artist and scholar Mark Amerika, interrogates how his own "psychic automatism" is itself a nonhuman function strategically designed to reveal the poetic attributes of programmable worlds still unimagined. Through a series of intellectual provocations that investigate the creative process across the human-nonhuman spectrum, Amerika critically reflects on whether creativity itself is, at root, a nonhuman information behavior that emerges from an onto-operational presence experiencing an otherworldly aesthetic sensibility. Amerika engages with his cyberpunk...>>

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01.04.2023

“Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence: From Ancient Times to the Present” by George Childs Kohn (4th edition 2021)

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"Tracing the history of infectious diseases from the Philistine plague of 11th century BCE to the COVID-19 pandemic, Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Fourth Edition is a comprehensive A-to-Z reference offering international coverage of this timely and fascinating subject. This updated volume provides concise descriptions of more than 740 epidemics, listed alphabetically by location of the outbreak. Each detailed entry includes when and where a particular epidemic began, how and why it happened, who it affected, how it spread and ran its course, and its outcome and significance. Full-color and black-and-white photographs, maps, appendixes, a bibliography, and a chronology are also included."...>>

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01.04.2023

“AI Writing Revolution: 7 Smart Steps To Write Books 5x Better 10x Faster” by Fususu

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"Why struggle with writing long and tedious books when AI Writing Revolution can help you write books 5x better and 10x faster? With AI Writing Revolution, you can have an amazing book completed in no time, transform your writing skills and become the best author you can be. Unlock the secret of S.I.G.I. and learn how to write books 5x better and 10x faster with AI, that save time and energy while improving your writing skills. Be ready to explore 7 smart steps with detailed template to get better result from AI, save 50% of your resources and more. So why wait? Get started on the AI Writing Revolution and unlock your writing potential today! PS. Do...>>

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01.04.2023

“Chat GPT: The Seance Machine” by Aria Zimin

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"In Chat GPT: The Seance Machine, Chat GPT takes readers on a journey through time and space as they interview some of the most influential figures in history. From Julius Caesar to Marie Curie, from Mahatma Gandhi to Joan of Arc, Chat GPT engages in thought-provoking conversations with these figures, asking questions and predicting their answers based on what they know about each person. With a rich history in AI technology and an impressive ability to produce original content, Chat GPT proves to be the perfect interviewer for this unique project. Through these conversations, readers are able to gain a deeper understanding of the motivations, struggles, and triumphs of these historical figures, and are left...>>

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01.04.2023

“The Secret History of Hermes Trismegistus: Hermeticism from Ancient to Modern Times” by Florian Ebeling

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"Hermes Trismegistus, "thrice-great Hermes", emerged from the amalgamation of the wisdom gods Hermes and Thoth and is one of the most enigmatic figures of intellectual history. Since antiquity, the legendary "wise Egyptian" has been considered the creator of several mystical and magical writings on such topics as alchemy, astrology, medicine, and the transcendence of God. Philosophers of the Renaissance celebrated Hermes Trismegistus as the founder of philosophy, Freemasons called him their forefather, and Enlightenment thinkers championed religious tolerance in his name. To this day, Hermes Trismegistus is one of the central figures of the occult―his name is synonymous with the esoteric. In this scholarly yet accessible introduction to the history of Hermeticism and its mythical...>>

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