Glad to the Brink of Fear
I am lucky enough to have inherited my grandmother's copy of the complete works of Emerson, signed and dated Violet Wyld, 1898, when she was…… Read More »
Book Reviews
Discounting the Future – the Ascendancy of a Political Technology
The title indicates the theme of this important study of discounting, an economic tool that has been embedded in market and policy practices, with a…… Read More »
Unherd, Volume 1
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Ecology Politics
If you do not already subscribe to Unherd run by my friend Freddie Sayers, I suggest you do! Here is how they describe themselves: "The…… Read More »
The Price of Collapse
This fascinating study drawing on contemporary records explains how the demise of Ming China was brought about more through drastic cooling in a deadly phase…… Read More »
The Empire of Climate – A History of an Idea
This magisterial study discusses how the spectre of climate has been used to explain history since antiquity, and its title comes from remarks made by…… Read More »
The Long Game
This timely and highly acclaimed book highlights how rivalry and the pursuit of power has shaped the geopolitics of global order, which is now in…… Read More »
The Illusion of Life and Death – Mind, Consciousness and Eternal Being
This powerfully affirmative and liberating book encourages readers to embrace both life and death. It is informed principally by Buddhism, but also by the author’s…… Read More »
Inner Positioning – The Art of Inhabiting Yourself
Raquel has been a psychologist, integral therapist, coach, and personal/transpersonal development facilitator for over three decades. In this book influenced by the integral approach of…… Read More »
The Psi Mind in Action
This book follows up on the author’s Telepathy, Clairvoyance and Precognition, also reviewed in these pages. The Psi Mind of the title is a model…… Read More »
Our Uncertain World – Challenges and Opportunities in Dark Times
Carl Jung also lived through the dark times of World War I, the Depression, the rise of fascism and World War II, seeking to grapple…… Read More »