Magick Matters

16.05.2022

“The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being” by Brad Warner

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"A reader-friendly guide to Zen Buddhist ethics for modern times In the West, Zen Buddhism has a reputation for paradoxes that defy logic. In particular, the Buddhist concept of nonduality — the realization that everything in the universe forms a single, integrated whole — is especially difficult to grasp. In The Other Side of Nothing, Zen teacher Brad Warner untangles the mystery and explains nonduality in plain English. To Warner, this is not just a philosophical problem: nonduality forms the bedrock of Zen ethics, and once we comprehend it, many of the perplexing aspects of Zen suddenly make sense. Drawing on decades of Zen practice, he traces the interlocking relationship between Zen metaphysics and ethics, showing...>>

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15.05.2022

“My Big Toe: A Trilogy Unifying Philosophy, Physics, and Metaphysics. Awakening, Discovery, Inner Workings” by Thomas Campbell

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"My Big TOE, written by a nuclear physicist in the language of contemporary Western culture, unifies science and philosophy, physics and metaphysics, mind and matter, purpose and meaning, the normal and the paranormal. The entirety of human experience (mind, body, and spirit) including both our objective and subjective worlds, are brought together under one seamless scientific understanding. If you have a logical, open, and inquisitive mind — an attitude of scientific pragmatism that appreciates the elegance of fundamental truth and the thrill of breakthrough — you will enjoy this journey of personal and scientific discovery. Based upon careful scientific research and logical deduction, this is a book for all who have an interest in the nature...>>

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15.05.2022

“Tom’s Park: A Virtual Imaginality Game” by Thomas Campbell

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"You are going to enjoy playing and learning within the Virtual Imaginality™ game of Tom’s Park. The term “Imaginality” is a synthesis of imagination and reality. There are so many fun, interesting, and challenging people, places, and things to experience and explore that becoming immersed in them should be easy. Tom’s Park in not your usual book. It is not so much a book to read as it is a book to live. Though it has text to read like other books, the reader of Tom’s Park must live his/her own story by making choices much like the choices of everyday life. The story, thus created, will be a story of becoming authentic and whole...>>

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15.05.2022

“In Focus Tarot: Your Personal Guide” by Steven Bright

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"Tarot cards and readings have been used since the eighteenth century as a divination tool in seeking answers to past, present, and future events, in addition to guidance and support. Their popularity continues to this day. But how do you start? With In Focus Tarot, author and professional reader Steven Bright breaks down the essentials so you can start reading tarot cards right away. Bright first thoroughly explains each of the Major and Minor Arcanas, outlining for each card: The general meaning of the card The card interpreted as a situation The card interpreted as a person Questions to help you relate a...>>

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15.05.2022

“Sex and Sects: The Story of Mormon Polygamy, Shaker Celibacy, and Oneida Complex Marriage” by Stewart Davenport

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"With a revolution behind them, a continent before them, and the First Amendment protecting them, religio-sexual pioneers in antebellum America were free to strike out on their own, breaking with the orthodoxies of the past. Shakers followed the ascetic path; Oneida Perfectionists accepted sex as a gift from God; and Mormons redefined marriage in light of new religious revelations that also redefined God, humankind, spirit, and matter. Sex became a powerful way for each group to reinforce their sectarian identity as strangers in a strange land. Sex and Sects tells the story of these three religiously inspired sexual innovations in America: the celibate lifestyle of the Shakers, the Oneida Community’s system of controlled polyamory, and...>>

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