As someone who listens to John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Alice Coltrane a fair amount, was intrigued to hear the Colin Wilson appreciates Modern Jazz. Anyone know...
subtitled 'the rise and fall of the Angry Young Men'. This has just arrived from Amazon and started reading it. Impressed- at first I found that some material...
I was wondering if anyone on this list is interested in the novels of Angus Wilson ? Colin Wilson dedicated 'The Outsider' to Angus Wilson, who assisted him...
Hello David I have recently been following the video course on Oprah's site based on the book by Eckhart Tolle. Its in 10 parts each of an hour and half. I...
No not read that yet Andrew. Thankyou for telling us about it! As I grew up in the 50s, in Leicester and went to the same school as my famous namesake, Im very...
An interesting site, which has a useful sets of CW related links. Good luck with it. Here in the UK is seems that people who have heard about CW seem to know...
Well, he did write a lot about those things. Even a writer has to eat. But even when writing about morbid subjects he turned it into essays on what it means...
Hi Frank Yes of course a writer has to eat! I have written a lot myself in an unpaid capacity and have done all sorts of daft jobs to pay the rent, pay the...
One of my favourite and rarely mentioned CW books written in the 1980s is Starseekers.Its one of the few I have in hardback and the sort you can dip into over...
Yes, I have Starseekers too. It is a perfect example of Colin using his encyclopedic approach. Remember, he was influenced by H. G Wells and Huxley in his...
I happened upon his Criminal History book today and opened to the chapter on the problems of modern consciousness. Reminded me of my own NEW book in case...
I read the "Essential Colin Wilson" recently and when he mentions how his Factor X is a cross between samadhi and left-brain analysis I then realized that...
Two more people who come to mind are Eric Hoffer* and Bucky Fuller** * "In 1931, he attempted suicide by drinking a solution of oxalic acid, but the attempt...
Can someone tell me who the artist was who provided the cover art for the the ABACUS edition of 'Strange Powers'? This book was first published by Latimer New...
Greetings, Well, actually, it might not be important, but I do think interesting. It goes online today at Music and Vision at about 6 pm Mountain Time (so for...
I am just arrived, you can call me Sally; I have been a student of the Esoteric for some years now, and joined this group in an effort to expedite this task: I...
Hi Sally, I'm another author in this circle who's interested in consciousness, and Steven Pinker's theories seem to support some of the information on this...
Hi folx, Here's a new URL for anyone who wants to read extensive archives of my writings, both old and new, and to engage in real-time discussions of 'em with...
Thank you for the heads up! ... I will allocate some time and come over for a visit. Your choices for group titles are apropos .. we certainly are remaking our...
New on the forum have not heard of pinker's ideas, bt how far fetched are they,i have no information, but let me see beetter, a person named sally onpens the...
Some thoughts and a reply: Before I reply I have to say I have not yet read Pinker's books, it was in response to emotive and heady items from students on...
thanks Sally, I was wondering if there would be any reciprocation, just returned, to the Esoteric ater a long ride in other fields, but still the Esoteric, is...
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