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    Towards the Unknown

    Towards the Unknown

    Author: Erlendur Haraldsson
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology Consciousness Studies
    Readers may recall the obituary written by Bernard Carr in the last issue, and some will be more familiar than others with the research work…… Read More »
    Mind, Memory and Quantum Entanglement

    Mind, Memory and Quantum Entanglement

    Author: Nick Greaves
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology Consciousness Studies
    Provocatively subtitled 'the estate agent who thought he was Einstein', this engaging and original book is part memoir and part intellectual autobiography documenting a 40-year…… Read More »
    Aham: I

    Aham: I

    Author: Anindita Niyogi Balslev
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology Consciousness Studies
    This technical book sets out to explore the enigma of the sense of self in both Indian and Western traditions. Our experience of I-Consciousness is…… Read More »
    Beyond Us

    Beyond Us

    Author: Fred Matser
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy Spirituality
    Fred Matser is founder and chairman of the Fred Foundation and a leading Dutch humanitarian who has been active for decades in social and ecological…… Read More »
    Spiritual Insights

    Spiritual Insights

    Author: Patricia M Bateman
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy Spirituality
    This book is a powerful transmission of spiritual wisdom in three parts, the first two of which – A Guide to Eternity and States of…… Read More »
    The Divine Feminine Tao Te Ching

    The Divine Feminine Tao Te Ching

    Author: Rosemarie Anderson
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy Spirituality
    This is an important new translation and commentary of this classic text, which every enthusiast will want to buy, and, as the title suggests, puts…… Read More »
    Smoke Hole

    Smoke Hole

    Author: Martin Shaw
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy Spirituality
    Tellingly subtitled 'looking to the wild in the time of the spyglass', the three stories so eloquently developed in this book engage the imagination at…… Read More »
    Finding Love Everywhere

    Finding Love Everywhere

    Author: Robert Holden
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy Spirituality
    This beautiful and inspirational book is a real gem in the simplicity and directness of its message of love in action, echoing in tone the…… Read More »
    Frederick the Great's Philosophical Writings

    Frederick the Great's Philosophical Writings

    Authors: Angela Scholar, Avi Lifschitz, Frederick II
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy Spirituality
    Frederick the Great (1712-1786) was characterised by Voltaire as a philosopher king in the mode of Solomon, although critics highlight inconsistencies between his writings and…… Read More »
    Radical Loving

    Radical Loving

    Author: Rabbi Wayne Dosick
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy Spirituality
    This lyrical and inspiring book sends out a prophetic call for us to rediscover our spiritual roots and have the courage to become voices for…… Read More »
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