The Science of Spirit Possession (second edition)
Can titles be predictive? When Terence Palmer named his book, The Science of Spirit Possession, he had no doubts. In his hands spirit possession has…… Read More »
Book Reviews
DIVINE INTERVENTION
Reading this massive and dense book is a daunting undertaking even for the most intrepid reader, especially given the growing demands on our attention and…… Read More »
THE HIDDEN UNIVERSE: An Investigation into Non-Human Intelligences
Throughout human history people have reported encounters with non-human entities such as fairies, angels, and extraterrestrials. Are non-human entities mind-created? Are they manifestations of a…… Read More »
LSD AND THE MIND OF THE UNIVERSE
Chris Bache's remarkable book, Dark Night, Early Dawn - steps to a deep ecology of mind, came out nearly 20 years ago in 2000 and…… Read More »
WILLIAM JAMES, MORAL PHILOSOPHY AND THE ETHICAL LIFE
I first read William James's famous Gifford Lectures, The Varieties of Religious Experience, in the summer of 1978 when I was on a Churchill Fellowship…… Read More »
THE PATH OF INITIATION
This book should display a warning message on its title page: 'Caution – A magnum opus: compelling reading, but definitely not for skimming through on…… Read More »
LIMINALITY AND EXPERIENCE
As per its eponymous title, this book by the Professor of Social Psychology at the Open University addresses the concepts of liminality and experience, including…… Read More »
MERCHANTS OF LIGHT
In this book of breathtaking scope and depth, Betty Kovacs reminds us of our inherent divine identity and capacity to create, and how the mystic-shamanic…… Read More »
THE GOSPEL OF MARY OF MAGDALA
Since reading and reviewing The Gospel of the Beloved Companion with its subtitle the Complete Gospel of Mary Magdalene, I have been researching other scholarly…… Read More »
INFORMATION MEDICINE
It is 30 years since the publication of The Second Medical Revolution by Laurence Foss and Kenneth Rothenberg, subtitled 'from biomedicine to infomedicine' and which…… Read More »