Physics and Psychics

Physics and Psychics
Author: Richard Noakes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2019-10-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107188547

Noakes' revelatory analysis of Victorian scientists' fascination with psychic phenomena connects science, the occult and religion in intriguing new ways.

The Problem of Disenchantment

The Problem of Disenchantment
Author: Egil Asprem
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 662
Release: 2018-05-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1438469942

Max Weber famously characterized the ongoing process of intellectualization and rationalization that separates the natural world from the divine (by excluding magic and value from the realm of science, and reason and fact from the realm of religion) as the "disenchantment of the world." Egil Asprem argues for a conceptual shift in how we view this key narrative of modernity. Instead of a sociohistorical process of disenchantment that produces increasingly rational minds, Asprem maintains that the continued presence of "magic" and "enchantment" in people's everyday experience of the world created an intellectual problem for those few who were socialized to believe that nature should contain no such incalculable mysteries. Drawing on a wide range of early twentieth-century primary sources from theoretical physics, occultism, embryology, radioactivity, psychical research, and other fields, Asprem casts the intellectual life of high modernity as a synchronic struggle across conspicuously different fields that shared surprisingly similar intellectual problems about value, meaning, and the limits of knowledge.

Ether Flows

Ether Flows
Author: Daniel N Spatucci
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2021-02-11
Genre:
ISBN:

Inspired by a mysterious newscast he witnessed decades ago, Daniel N. Spatucci has spent the last forty years weaving together an overarching theory of the universe's hidden energy: the Ether. Demonstrating connections between subjects as seemingly disparate as electromagnetics, church architecture, ley lines, UFOs, sound waves, pyramids, and music theory, Spatucci ultimately reveals how the flow of Ether unites them all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ether Flows might have sounded like science fiction until a couple of years ago, when the Defense Intelligence Agency told Congress they'd been researching advanced theoretical physics concepts like anti-gravity, invisibility, warp drive and wormholes. The book is an intriguing detective story where the author's 40-year quest has been to track down the fundamental force that weaves the universe together, and might explain mysteries ranging from UFOs to the Egyptian pyramids. A fascinating read. " Nick Pope, UK Ministry of Defense (Retired) "Daniel N. Spatucci's book is a gift to newcomers and seasoned researchers in the breakthrough-energy technology and new science scene. I hope Ether Flows also reaches people who've never heard about the emerging paradigm yet are open to a more expansive worldview." Jeane Manning, internationally-published author Hidden Energy: Tesla-Inspired Inventors and a Mindful Path to Energy Abundance "Ether Flows is a good introduction to a plethora of related topics on energy and the mysteries of the Ether. It raises more questions than it answers and alerts us to the fact that mechanistic, deterministic, atomization of the universe is just one paradigm. There are others, and whether we are talking of a psychic field, an entangled universe, gravitational waves, or other aspects of the Ether as Daniel N. Spatucci so eloquently describes, the days of our single-mindedness on this question are over." Jerry Kroth, Ph.D., author Ecocide: Why Radical Interventions Are Needed Now to Stop Climate Apocalypse

Lost Science

Lost Science
Author: Gerry Vassilatos
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Discoveries in science
ISBN: 9780932813756

Rediscover the legendary names of a suppressed scientific revolution -- remarkable lives, astounding discoveries, and incredible inventions which would have produced a world of wonder. Each chapter is a biographic treasure. Ours is a world living hundreds of years behind its intended stage of development. Complete knowledge of this loss is the key to recapturing this wonder technology. -- From publisher's description.

An Outline of Occult Science

An Outline of Occult Science
Author: Rudolf Steiner
Publisher: [Chicago] : Anthroposophical Literature Concern
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1922
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

An Outline of Occult Science is Rudolf Steiner's thesis discussing the unknown, the nature of mankind, and his belief that science may be used to explain the unusual phenomena known as the occult. First published in 1910, this book strives to define, categorize and explain various manifestations of the occult. The author concedes at the opening of the book that many otherwise open-minded and receptive individuals immediately recoil from the concept of the the unknown, especially in relation to attempts to investigate it scientifically. After introducing the occult, Steiner delves into explaining the two worlds he thought comprised the reality we live in. The natural world, that which is visible and readily perceivable around us, and the spiritual world, where the unexplained phenomena arise. The nature of man as a bodily being, and how his physical self bridges the gap between these two worlds, is much detailed. Famous as a literary critic, Rudolf Steiner's interest in the occult phenomena meant that much of his later life was characterized by research into spiritual texts. He passionately believed that much of the strange, paranormal or occult phenomena human beings have observed have a spiritual yet scientific explanation: it is with this essential belief in mind that Steiner attempts to persuade the reader. Although unusual in subject matter, An Outline of Occult Science is written in an accessible style. What would otherwise be dry and inscrutable is made interesting and exotic by Steiner, who was used to writing for a popular audience in his career as a literary critic. This edition of his book contains all of his original notes, which are appended at the conclusion for ease of reference.

Occult Features of Anarchism

Occult Features of Anarchism
Author: Erica Lagalisse
Publisher: PM Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2019-02-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 162963588X

In the nineteenth century anarchists were accused of conspiracy by governments afraid of revolution, but in the current century various “conspiracy theories” suggest that anarchists are controlled by government itself. The Illuminati were a network of intellectuals who argued for self-government and against private property, yet the public is now often told that they were (and are) the very group that controls governments and defends private property around the world. Intervening in such misinformation, Lagalisse works with primary and secondary sources in multiple languages to set straight the history of the Left and illustrate the actual relationship between revolutionism, pantheistic occult philosophy, and the clandestine fraternity. Exploring hidden correspondences between anarchism, Renaissance magic, and New Age movements, Lagalisse also advances critical scholarship regarding leftist attachments to secular politics. Inspired by anthropological fieldwork within today’s anarchist movements, her essay challenges anarchist atheism insofar as it poses practical challenges for coalition politics in today’s world. Studying anarchism as a historical object, Occult Features of Anarchism also shows how the development of leftist theory and practice within clandestine masculine public spheres continues to inform contemporary anarchist understandings of the “political,” in which men’s oppression by the state becomes the prototype for power in general. Readers behold how gender and religion become privatized in radical counterculture, a historical process intimately linked to the privatization of gender and religion by the modern nation-state.

The Dynamic Ether of Cosmic Space

The Dynamic Ether of Cosmic Space
Author: DeMeo James
Publisher:
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2019-09-18
Genre: Ether (Space)
ISBN: 9780997405712

The Cosmic Ether Changes Everything! The historical ether-drift experiments obtained positive results for an ether wind and light-speed variation of 5 to 18 kilometers per second. This negates most of modern astrophysical theory, including Einstein's relativity, the big-bang, black holes, and more. An historical survey of original publications.