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The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong

Table Tennis as a Journey of Self-Discovery

By: Guido Mina di Sospiro

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The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong

Table Tennis as a Journey of Self-Discovery

By: Guido Mina di Sospiro

When a mortifying defeat to his teenage son rekindles his lifelong passion for table tennis, keen philosopher Guido Mina di Sospiro sets out to learn the game properly. Guido’s love for spinning a feather-weight ball takes him from his local Ping-Pong club, populated by idiosyncratic players with extraordinary stories to tell, to training drills with a world-class coach. This seemingly harmless game also leads him into sticky situations in the CIA headquarters and the ganglands of Washington, D.C. Woven throughout his Ping-Pong epiphany are philosophical ruminations on Plato and Aristotle, metaphysicians and empiricists, Jung’s dark shadow, Sun Tzu’s war tactics, the I Ching, and much more. As Guido’s journey takes him from Big Sur to a nail-biting showdown in China against a string of elite players, he finds that Ping-Pong can teach us a surprising amount about life.

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224

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Quest Books

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083563194X

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9780835631945

The Forbidden Book

By: Joscelyn Godwin,Guido Mina Di Sospiro

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The Forbidden Book

By: Joscelyn Godwin,Guido Mina Di Sospiro

An esoteric thriller full of sex, magic, and politics. This gripping page-turner has something for every fan of occult fiction: a murder mystery set against religious extremism with symbolism, alchemy, and magic fueling the action. The evocative setting of Venice and the Veneto region of Italy dominates the plot, along with vivid scences in Santiage de Compostela, Provence, Washington, and the Vatican.

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292

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Red Wheel Weiser

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193887501X

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9781938875014

Forbidden Fruits

An Occult Novel

By: Joscelyn Godwin,Guido Mina di Sospiro

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Forbidden Fruits

An Occult Novel

By: Joscelyn Godwin,Guido Mina di Sospiro

A bold thriller filled with esoteric secrets, psychedelic rituals, blackmail, and murder • Follows American archaeologist Monica Bettlheim, her benefactor Maltese billionaire Sebastian Pinto, and Pinto’s son Rafael as they make startling discoveries about the ancient world, hallucinogenic sacraments, and modern-day crime syndicates • Reveals a secret ritual at the heart of Christianity, knowledge of which was passed on underground by Gnostics and alchemists for centuries • Explore the use of the Kykeon, the psychedelic brew of the Eleusinian mysteries, which offers those who drink it a direct experience of God Amid the European refugee crisis, with the background of Southern Europe having become the point of arrival for hundreds of thousands of desperate migrants, Monica Bettlheim, an American archaeologist, is trying to recapture her former fame. She has a mission to uncover prehistoric cultures that conventional archaeology and history both fear and deny. Her search is sponsored by an eccentric aristocrat, the larger-than-life Maltese billionaire Sebastian Pinto. On an underwater expedition off the coast of Malta, Monica finds a mysterious golden pomegranate that dates back to prehistoric times. Within it, she discovers ancient remnants of the Kykeon, the hallucinogenic sacrament of the Eleusinian mysteries, which offers those who drink it a direct experience of God. As the discovery leads to blackmail and murder, Monica uncovers a secret ritual right at the heart of Christianity, knowledge of which was passed on underground by Gnostics and alchemists for centuries. Reluctantly, Monica teams up with the elusive and troubled Rafael, Pinto’s son, who for some years has been deeply immersed in esoteric studies. Driven by the need to avenge a murder and uncover the activities of an international crime syndicate, they risk their lives by reviving the sacred ritual--and are confronted by the most terrifying revelation of all.

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312

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Simon and Schuster

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1644111586

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9781644111581

The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong

Table Tennis as a Journey of Self-Discovery

By: Guido Mina di Sospiro

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The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong

The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong

The Forbidden Book

The Forbidden Book

Forbidden Fruits

Forbidden Fruits

The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong

The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong

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