[P.D. Ouspensky's] yearning for a transcendent, timeless reality—one that cancels out physical disintegration and death—figures into science at some fundamental level. Einstein found solace in his theory of relativity, which suggested to him that events are ever-present in the space-time continuum. When his friend Michele Besso passed on shortly before his own death, he wrote: 'For us believing physicists the distinction between past, present, and future is only an illusion, even if a stubborn one.'" —from Magic, Mystery, and Science The triumph of science would appear to have routed all other explanations of reality. No longer does astrology or alchemy or magic have the power to explain the world to us. Yet at one time each of these systems of belief, like religion, helped shed light on what was dark to our understanding. Nor have the occult arts disappeared. We humans have a need for mystery and a sense of the infinite. Magic, Mystery, and Science presents the occult as a "third stream" of belief, as important to the shaping of Western civilization as Greek rationalism or Judeo-Christianity. The occult seeks explanations in a world that is living and intelligent—quite unlike the one supposed by science. By taking these beliefs seriously, while keeping an eye on science, this book aims to capture some of the power of the occult. Readers will discover that the occult has a long history that reaches back to Babylonia and ancient Egypt. It proceeds alongside, and frequently mingles with, religion and science. From the Egyptian Book of the Dead to New Age beliefs, from Plato to Adolf Hitler, occult ways of knowing have been used—and hideously abused—to explain a world that still tempts us with the knowledge of its dark secrets.
The New York Times Best Seller! Jack Skellington is the undisputed Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. But it wasn’t always that way... Years ago, Jack and Oogie Boogie were close friends. Both eager to prove themselves, they poured all their passion into their fantastical projects to earn their rightful place as the scariest duo in town. But there could only be one Pumpkin King! What could have happened to turn two best friends into such bitter rivals? "Even if you are not familiar with the original film, the graphic novel The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Battle For Pumpkin King does justice to the original. Dan Conner’s writing flows the story with the right amount of humour. Deborah Allo draws every line as if the environment and the characters are alive and we are there in the town with them. We can not miss the finesse in colouring that Roberto Scalia executes. My overall impression is that this story is beautifully illustrated; it has easy-to-follow, funny dialogues with cleverly placed subtexts on the importance of friendship and honesty." — Ilgın Side Soysal, The Comics Beat
Examines the status of care provided for individuals who are dying. Witnesses: Ira Byock, M.D., dir., the Palliative Care Center, Missoula, MT; Dannion H. Brinkley, chmn. of the board, Compassion in Action; Carolene Marks, San Francisco, CA; Xiao Ming Tian, M.D., L.AC, Wildwood Acupuncture Center, Bethesda, MD; Thomas V. Holohan, M.D., Chief, Patient Care Services, and Judith Salerno, M.D., Chief Consultant, Geriatrics and Extended Care Strategic Health Care Group, Veterans Health Admin.; Kathleen Buto, Deputy Dir., Center for Health Plans and Providers, Health Care Financing Admin. (HCFA); and Patricia Grady, Ph.D., Dir., Nat. Institute for Nursing Research, NIH.
Witnesses: James Gordon, M.D., Center for Mind Body Medicine, Wash., DC; Susan Silver, George Washington Univ. Integrative Medical Center; Daniel Beilin, OMD, LAC, Aptos, CA; Edward Trimble, M.D., Head, Surgery Section, Div. of Cancer Treatment & Diagnosis, Nat. Cancer Institute (NCI); Jeffrey White, Dir., Office of Complementary & Alternative Medicine, NCI; Priscilla Mack, exec. co-chair of the Nat. Race for the Cure; Michio Kushi, the Kushi Institute, Brookline, MA; Carol Zarycki, N.Y.; Lee Gardener, Ph.D., Raleigh, NC; & Linda Bedell-Logan, Saco, ME.
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