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Time and the Rose Garden by Anthony Peake

The play has been recently revived with Patrick Stewart in the main role. In the 1950s, Priestley met Jung and the two men became friends, and often wrote to each...

Time and the Rose Garden by Anthony Peake

The play has been recently revived with Patrick Stewart in the main role. In the 1950s, Priestley met Jung and the two men became friends, and often wrote to each...

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Kenogaia (A Gnostic Tale) by David Bentley Hart

If this story feels familiar, it is because it is a retelling of the second century poem, “The Hymn of the Pearl”, possibly the work of the Syrian poet Bardaisan. David...

Kenogaia (A Gnostic Tale) by David Bentley Hart

If this story feels familiar, it is because it is a retelling of the second century poem, “The Hymn of the Pearl”, possibly the work of the Syrian poet Bardaisan. David...

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The Greater Trumps by Charles Williams

Interested in the Tarot? Here’s a story of how the original deck turns up, not just a deck of cards but the actual figures that are painted on it. Long ago the...

The Greater Trumps by Charles Williams

Interested in the Tarot? Here’s a story of how the original deck turns up, not just a deck of cards but the actual figures that are painted on it. Long ago the...

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War in Heaven by Charles Williams

The Grail could give its possessor power and wealth. So we have a chase across the countryside with the Grail, encounters with witches, flying by night

War in Heaven by Charles Williams

The Grail could give its possessor power and wealth. So we have a chase across the countryside with the Grail, encounters with witches, flying by night

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How the Hippies Saved Physics by David Kaiser

I wanted to understand quantum mechanics. But the profs had their line that always closed off any inquiry ---"Shut up and calculate!" The math’s works, the theory works --- why...

How the Hippies Saved Physics by David Kaiser

I wanted to understand quantum mechanics. But the profs had their line that always closed off any inquiry ---"Shut up and calculate!" The math’s works, the theory works --- why...

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Are you an Illusion by Mary Midgley

Scientism also allows us to exploit the Earth’s resources and to exploit animals without any regard to how those animals feel. Its philosophy makes it a perfect companion for free-market...

Are you an Illusion by Mary Midgley

Scientism also allows us to exploit the Earth’s resources and to exploit animals without any regard to how those animals feel. Its philosophy makes it a perfect companion for free-market...