A short history of hypnotic trance as it relates to the era in which its various phenomena were observed. This short booklet attempts to understand hypnosis from the point of view of many cultures and civilisations and takes us from Ancient Egypt all the way up to modern-day America. It goes from humanity's early use of sleep temples to the latest investigations involving the use of fMRI technologies. This current version has been updated and includes a new chapter that explains the latest...

Do we live in a simulation? Is what we call reality actually real? The lives of three people, a physics professor, a research biologist, and a comparative reliigion student, are irreversibly changed as each of them find themselves facing these questions in ways that challenge the most fundamental of their beliefs.

A Tale of Two Vampires tells the story of two creatures of the night: one newly created, the other centuries old. It tells of the events that led each of them to take that benighted path, and of the agonies and the ecstasies that each encounters along the way. The tale takes the reader from the gleaming spires of Cambridge to the salons of pre-revolutionary Paris, from the alleys and canals of Venice to the streets of Dickensian London. On the journey we meet many characters who were t...

A collection of short stories that links the personal and the historical, Alchemy and the Simulation Hypothesis, fact and fantasy. The stories will take the reader from Carl Jung's Tower on Lake Zurich to the hidden tunnels beneath Cambridge, from the Peruvian Jungle to Cleopatra's Tomb, from 19th century New England to 20th century Jaipur in India. Each story stands alone in its own right, but each offers a unique glimpse into the mysteries of existence.

Out of This World by Neville GoddardMany persons, myself included, have observed events before they occurred; that is, before they occurred in this world of three dimensions. Since man can observe an event before it occurs in the three dimensions of space, life on earth must proceed according to plan, and this plan must exist elsewhere in another dimension and be slowly moving through our space.If the occurring events were not in this world when they were o...

From the Master of Horror, James Herbert's Others, private investigator Nicholas Dismas is hired to track down a missing baby stolen away at birth, he finds himself immersed in a grim underworld of lies and deceit. His investigations ultimately lead him to a mysteriously located place with the seemingly innocent name of Perfect Rest, a nursing home where the elderly can live out their days in peace . . .But appearances can be deceptive and Dismas discovers the shadowy pres...

All of us like to think that our actions and reactions are a result of logical thought processes, but the fact is that suggestion influences our thinking a great deal more than logic. Consciously or unconsciously, our feelings about almost everything are largely molded by ready-made opinions and attitudes fostered by our mass methods of communication.Self-hypnosis is a highly suggestible state wherein the individual can direct suggestions to himself. It is a powerful tool in any th...

Four classic Hikoichi folktales — every sentence broken down for upper-beginner readers of Japanese.Hikoichi is the clever young man of Kyushu legend who outwits lords, tengu, and the occasional smug retainer with nothing but quick thinking and a straight face. This volume gathers four of his most beloved stories, presented in full Japanese with line-by-line vocabulary, grammar notes, native-speaker audio, and a simple English translation for self-checking....

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A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR'Gnomon is an extraordinary novel, and one I can’t stop thinking about some weeks after I read it. It is deeply troubling, magnificently strange, and an exhilarating read.' Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven'Nick Harkaway’s most ambitious novel yet. [A] story of near-future mass surveillance, artificial intelligence and human identity ... An amazing and quite unforge...

Freddie's outlook or comments about life now come from a different perspective as he has passed over. He views his life from this new existence.This book is a record of his new perspective, he is charming, witty and spiritual. Once passed, Freddie experiences what is known as a viewing. Simply said it is the newly attained ability of the one who has passed to view their own life without judgment and with clarity of understanding.This book is not a biography as we will not t...

'An absorbingly creepy travelogue through the corridors, tunnels and basements of our most famous cultural repository. With Noah Angell as our guide, the British Museum becomes a haunted prison filled with imperial plunder and restless spirits clamouring for attention.' - Malcolm Gaskill, author of The Ruin Of All Witches'Fascinating and illuminating' - Peter Ackroyd'Brilliantly delicate, pointed, shivery... You could read ...