All paths...
Posted on Feb 17th, 2008
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spiral5
spiral5
...seem to be leading me further into the esoteric. For several years I have been drawn to mystical texts and books that question the logic of traditional science. I have many, many books on fringy topics such as astrology, Mayan culture, secret societies, corrupt science etc. I have been attracted to these books despite my training that such metaphysical topics are nonsense, primitive even. I have read some of them, but not most, and I have kept an open mind on their potential truths.
In the middle of last year I renamed the 
book I was working on 'From Sorcery to Science and Back' (it was originally about belief and information access in health choices). I'm not sure where the title came from but the urge to change direction was strong. I began researching sorcery and ancient medicine and the story began to unfold. More interestingly, all those books I had collected over the years on the Dark Arts and metaphysical elements became remarkably relevant. Just this evening I pulled out a book on Descartes and found to my delight that there is a parallel history with Renee that involves the brotherhood known as the Rosicrucians. In fact, it seems that most of the intellectuals in our history whom we have credited with furthering science and technology, had strong tendencies to research the underbelly of science, or sorcery as it is usually perceived. I am in good company it seems!
book I was working on 'From Sorcery to Science and Back' (it was originally about belief and information access in health choices). I'm not sure where the title came from but the urge to change direction was strong. I began researching sorcery and ancient medicine and the story began to unfold. More interestingly, all those books I had collected over the years on the Dark Arts and metaphysical elements became remarkably relevant. Just this evening I pulled out a book on Descartes and found to my delight that there is a parallel history with Renee that involves the brotherhood known as the Rosicrucians. In fact, it seems that most of the intellectuals in our history whom we have credited with furthering science and technology, had strong tendencies to research the underbelly of science, or sorcery as it is usually perceived. I am in good company it seems!More importantly, I am in wonder at the almost involuntary direction of my book. It seems that this book has found me, rather than the other way around. I am energized and committed to get it finished before all this modern sorcery becomes accepted wisdom. No author wants to hear..'well, duh"! :)
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