Robert Anton Wilson had an interesting review of a book in his book on conspiracies...
It deals with the UFO and paranormal phenomenon.
"Daimonic Reality by Patrick Harpur examines UFOs and a wide variety of “paranormal” phenomena from a rather unique angle. Although Harpur never fully defines the daimonic—“the daimonic that can be defined is not the true daimonic,” as Lao-Tse would say—it seems to exist both inside us and outside us. Like the Greek daemon and unlike the Christian demon, it takes both good/healing and bad/terrifying forms, depending on our commitment to rationalistic ego states.
In a sense, the daimonic is like the collective unconscious of Carl Jung, inside us as a part of our total self that the ego wishes to deny, outside us in all the other humans who ever existed and in the dreams, myths, and arts of all the world. But Harpur follows Irish poet (and Golden Dawn alumnus) W. B. Yeats as often as he follows Jung, and traces some of his ideas back to Giordano Bruno and the alchemical/hermetic mystics of the Renaissance. The daimonic is just a bit more personalized and individualized than Jung’s species unconscious.
Harpur’s major thesis is that unless we recognize the daimonic (make friends with it, Jung would say) it takes increasingly malignant and terrifying forms. For instance, the Greys of UFO abduction lore, he says, are deliberately mirroring our ego-centered and “scientistic” age—showing no emotions of the humans they experiment upon, just as the ideal science student feels no emotion and has no concern with the emotions of the animal being tortured in his laboratory."
Despite dealing with many subjects common to conspiracy theories, this book does not quite fit into that category. We are the conspirators, so to speak. We have repressed the most creative part of ourselves and now it is escaping in terrifying forms."
Great comment, Rob, thanks. I have a LOT to say about this in my forthcoming writing. Harpur is on the right track - and he's talking about what some would call egregorials. Anthony Peake's relatively recent book 'The Hidden Universe' is also on point. :-)
I am currently finishing up Sol's latest novel and will then begin this book of yours.
PS. I see your link to buy the book now. Plain and clear. However I think my Amazon prime deal was slightly better. I also subscribed to your podcast tonite. I will listen to your latest tonite. Thanks! I love your perspectives.
Thanks, Greg, glad you're enjoying my stuff! Appreciate your support. :-)
Just for anyone who happens to see your comment about the book: I made a point of setting a higher price for my book on Amazon so as to encourage ppl to buy direct from the seller (me) at a lower price. 😇
Thanks. There are so many things I’ve had to wrap my mind around. My particular experience in life has been / is dancing from one foot to the other...culture...civilization....
I expect this may be what many do.
The thanks ( above👆)has to do with perspectivizing my own personal dilemma...
In other words..... ( and I’m finding difficulty in expressing my words..)... understanding , sensing and finally being able to embody truth
The Grand illusion is more than just a book to entertain one, it is a revolutionary living realization and proof that our universe is alive and will channel through consciousness of the willing conduit to all who will surrender altered ego and began to live, I’m almost finished with my second time through this work. I’ve been working with supper consciousness for some time and the amazing thing is the macro level of
Robert Anton Wilson had an interesting review of a book in his book on conspiracies...
It deals with the UFO and paranormal phenomenon.
"Daimonic Reality by Patrick Harpur examines UFOs and a wide variety of “paranormal” phenomena from a rather unique angle. Although Harpur never fully defines the daimonic—“the daimonic that can be defined is not the true daimonic,” as Lao-Tse would say—it seems to exist both inside us and outside us. Like the Greek daemon and unlike the Christian demon, it takes both good/healing and bad/terrifying forms, depending on our commitment to rationalistic ego states.
In a sense, the daimonic is like the collective unconscious of Carl Jung, inside us as a part of our total self that the ego wishes to deny, outside us in all the other humans who ever existed and in the dreams, myths, and arts of all the world. But Harpur follows Irish poet (and Golden Dawn alumnus) W. B. Yeats as often as he follows Jung, and traces some of his ideas back to Giordano Bruno and the alchemical/hermetic mystics of the Renaissance. The daimonic is just a bit more personalized and individualized than Jung’s species unconscious.
Harpur’s major thesis is that unless we recognize the daimonic (make friends with it, Jung would say) it takes increasingly malignant and terrifying forms. For instance, the Greys of UFO abduction lore, he says, are deliberately mirroring our ego-centered and “scientistic” age—showing no emotions of the humans they experiment upon, just as the ideal science student feels no emotion and has no concern with the emotions of the animal being tortured in his laboratory."
Despite dealing with many subjects common to conspiracy theories, this book does not quite fit into that category. We are the conspirators, so to speak. We have repressed the most creative part of ourselves and now it is escaping in terrifying forms."
Great comment, Rob, thanks. I have a LOT to say about this in my forthcoming writing. Harpur is on the right track - and he's talking about what some would call egregorials. Anthony Peake's relatively recent book 'The Hidden Universe' is also on point. :-)
I am currently finishing up Sol's latest novel and will then begin this book of yours.
PS. I see your link to buy the book now. Plain and clear. However I think my Amazon prime deal was slightly better. I also subscribed to your podcast tonite. I will listen to your latest tonite. Thanks! I love your perspectives.
Thanks, Greg, glad you're enjoying my stuff! Appreciate your support. :-)
Just for anyone who happens to see your comment about the book: I made a point of setting a higher price for my book on Amazon so as to encourage ppl to buy direct from the seller (me) at a lower price. 😇
The link to use is: www.brendanDmurphy.com/tgi
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Thanks. There are so many things I’ve had to wrap my mind around. My particular experience in life has been / is dancing from one foot to the other...culture...civilization....
I expect this may be what many do.
The thanks ( above👆)has to do with perspectivizing my own personal dilemma...
In other words..... ( and I’m finding difficulty in expressing my words..)... understanding , sensing and finally being able to embody truth
The Grand illusion is more than just a book to entertain one, it is a revolutionary living realization and proof that our universe is alive and will channel through consciousness of the willing conduit to all who will surrender altered ego and began to live, I’m almost finished with my second time through this work. I’ve been working with supper consciousness for some time and the amazing thing is the macro level of