06.06.2022

“History of the Concept of Mind: Volume 2: The Heterodox and Occult Tradition” by Paul S. MacDonald

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"History of the Concept of Mind: Volume 2: The Heterodox and Occult Tradition" by Paul S. MacDonald
"Exploring the 'roads less travelled', MacDonald continues his monumental essay in the history of ideas. The history of heterodox ideas about the concept of mind takes the reader from the earliest records about human nature in Ancient Egypt, the Ancient Near East, and the Zoroastrian religion, through the secret teachings in the Hermetic and Gnostic scriptures, and into the transformation of ideas about the mind, soul and spirit in the late antique and early medieval epochs. These transitions include discussion of the influence of Central Asian shamanism, Manichean ideas about the soul in light and darkness, and Neoplatonic theurgy, 'working-on-god-within'. Sections on the medieval period are concerned with the rediscovery of magical practices and occult ...>>
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06.06.2022

“History of the Concept of Mind: Volume 1: Speculations About Soul, Mind and Spirit from Homer to Hume” by Paul. S. MacDonald

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"History of the Concept of Mind: Volume 1: Speculations About Soul, Mind and Spirit from Homer to Hume" by Paul. S. MacDonald
"In the 20th century theorists were almost exclusively concerned with various versions of the materialist thesis, but prior to the current debates accounts of soul and mind reveal an extraordinary richness and complexity which bear careful and impartial investigation. This book is the first comprehensive, single-authored work to examine the historical, linguistic and conceptual issues involved in exploring the basic features of the human mind — from its most remote origins, to the beginning of the modern period. Paul MacDonald traces the development of an armature of psychical concepts from their earliest origins in the Old Testament and Homeric notions of soul as life-force, through Plato's infusion of an immortal and divine power, Aristotle's functional ...>>
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06.06.2022

“The Occult & Subversive Movements: Tradition & Counter-Tradition in the Struggle for World Power” by Kerry Bolton

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"The Occult & Subversive Movements: Tradition & Counter-Tradition in the Struggle for World Power" by Kerry Bolton
"Conspiracy theory" is now a widely familiar term, albeit generally referred to with sarcasm and scorn. Yet "criminal conspiracies" are heard before law courts. The Mafia, the Thuggee in India, and Triads in China are all recognised criminal conspiracies that have ritualistic and religious elements. During the Cold War there were government investigations into a "communist conspiracy". President Dwight Eisenhower in his Farewell Address referred to a wide-ranging conspiracy he called the "military-industrial complex". However, if political conspiracies are referred to that involve secret societies such as Freemasonry, the suggestion is met with derision. The situation is not helped when there are "conspiracy theorists" who make outlandish claims and fail to support their allegations with ...>>
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05.06.2022

“The Power of the Elements: The Magical Approach to Earth, Air, Fire, Water & Spirit” by Melusine Draco (Pagan Portals)

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"The Power of the Elements: The Magical Approach to Earth, Air, Fire, Water & Spirit" by Melusine Draco (Pagan Portals)
"How to find deeper meaning in magical workings with Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit and connect with the Old Ways. Many contemporary pagan books rarely go further than describing the use of the elemental energies as markers in casting the Circle. In The Power of the Elements we consider drawing on the energy from the deepest levels of the ocean, the highest peaks of the mountains, the limits of outer space and the path of the hurricane. And why it is so important to return to the Classic Elements of the Greeks if we really want our magic to work."...>>
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