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Hal: Ontology of the Quiet Machine

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Hal: Ontology of the Quiet Machine

Hal, Artificial Intelligence, and the unbearable quiet of being

A Love Poem By Ahab Candomblé

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A Love Poem By Ahab Candomblé

By Colonel G.R. Tomaini

THE HORNS OF POWER

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THE HORNS OF POWER

The horned helmet has long been a subject of fascination, evoking images of terror and barbarism. But what is the real signicance of the horns, and their association with pagan divine power?

PROFESSIONAL JEALOUSY AND ITS IMPACT ON WIDER ART

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PROFESSIONAL JEALOUSY AND ITS IMPACT ON WIDER ART

Discover how professional jealousy has affected modern art, and how it continues to affect creators.

The Wisdom Of Jiddu Krishnamurti

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The Wisdom Of Jiddu Krishnamurti

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986) was the son of a maid, who worked at the Indian branch of the Theosophical Society in Adyar, a well-known esoteric group founded by the Russian occultist Madame Blavatsky. Because of his extraordinary intellectual and spiritual abilities, he attracted the attention of Annie Besant, who became president

The Metaphysics Of Gooning

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The Metaphysics Of Gooning

Porn addiction is not a habit, but a metaphysical cry for wholeness.

Confessions Of an American Tale

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Confessions Of an American Tale

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IVI SELF

The Erotic Wound: Reclaiming the Full Feminine

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The Erotic Wound: Reclaiming the Full Feminine

The erotic wound is the silent ache of a generation of men shaped by sterile images.

Overcoming the Slave Mentality

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Overcoming the Slave Mentality

You are not a slave, so why do you think like one?

The Pains of the Modern Writer

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The Pains of the Modern Writer

Confronting the suffering of the writer in this day and age.

How To Reclaim Your Health In The Modern World

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How To Reclaim Your Health In The Modern World

Overwhelmed by Health Advice? Here’s a Simpler, Natural Approach

The Theft Of Purity, Innocence and The Walk To Eudaimonia

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The Theft Of Purity, Innocence and The Walk To Eudaimonia

The Distance Between Now And Everything

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The Distance Between Now And Everything

How blue and true can we get?

Myopic Futures: On the Collapse of Forward Vision

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Myopic Futures: On the Collapse of Forward Vision

An Inquiry into the spreading hidden sickness of the time.

The Shaman’s Journey

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The Shaman’s Journey

How the Psychedelic Experience Mirrors the Hero’s Journey

Against Human Rights

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Against Human Rights

The Criticism of Human Rights

The Biosociology of the British Chav: A Physiological and Cultural Inquiry

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The Biosociology of the British Chav: A Physiological and Cultural Inquiry

Physiological Illness? For the reader that does not understand this terminology of biosociology i have outlined below before we unravel this phenomenon. Biosociology is an interdisciplinary field that examines the interaction between biological and social factors in shaping human behavior, social structures, and cultural dynamics. It integrates insights from sociology,

On The Illusions Of Perception

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On The Illusions Of Perception

These things that come to us like ghostly voyeurs contain within them directable capabilities. We can move on the instinct of believing a thought that arises, yet its origin is unfamiliar to us. It may be a thought of someone in our locality, and yet we like to take ownership

The Hermeneutics Of The Vibration

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The Hermeneutics Of The Vibration

This word, "vibe," vibration—we otherwise know it to be a representation of some ethereal motion of a moving physical thing that occurs in our spatial awareness, harnessed between the awareness of our bodies and our minds, and the environment's lucidity, open to possibility. But what

Atmospheric Hegemony: The Brutalist Ontology of Nighttime Spatial Design

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Atmospheric Hegemony: The Brutalist Ontology of Nighttime Spatial Design

The term "Night-club," viewed through an etymological lens, is entirely justifiable in its essence, as it openly states its nature. It encapsulates the defining features of a club belonging to the "Night," offering a landscape of possibility for the esoteric members of this nocturnal community. These

On The Perception Of The Homeless Beggar

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On The Perception Of The Homeless Beggar

We often believe that these individuals are those whom life has destroyed—who have lost everything, from riches to love, from fame to glory—and now find themselves on cobbled roads, with stained stone as their pillows. Who is this individual we pass by everyday? Who is this ghost of

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On The Voyeur

Where do we find a man who knows of himself only through the lives of others? We find him as the voyeur. voyeur/vɔɪˈjəː,vwɑːˈjəː,vwʌɪˈjəː/noun a person who gains sexual pleasure from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity. The individual, though perhaps present

Is Physiognomy Really A Pseudoscience?

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Is Physiognomy Really A Pseudoscience?

The supposed art of judging character from facial characteristics. Do we not live under the guidance of the words, "the eyes are the window to the soul?" What is it about this abstract material truth that we suspiciously encounter the divine playing with us under? We know a

The Signs of Control: Behavioral Guidance in Public Spaces

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The Signs of Control: Behavioral Guidance in Public Spaces

I ask you to look around? Look at the modern world we walk through: everywhere, there are names and signs, instructions meant to "advise" us on how to be, where to stand, how to wash our hands, and which areas to avoid. These signs are omnipresent. Do we