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The hallmark of an exceptional book in 2024 is when every second paragraph propels you to search the web, only to find no existing search results.
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Jade Sutra, one of the sutras of the Taoist thunder god, is often recited in shamanism to ward off ghosts. See: The Jade Guidebook: A Visitor's Guide to Hell
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Zhendan 震旦 is one of the Chinese renderings of Sanskrit Cīna-sthāna ('Chinastan'), often unterstood by folk etymology as 'dawn of the east. Also written 震丹、真丹、真旦、振旦、神丹.
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'Temporis filia Veritas' is an ancient proverb expressing with Roman succinctness the notion that truth often reveals itself only after the passage of time
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"It makes no difference what men think of war. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner. That is the way it was & will be. That way & not some other way." - Cormac Mcarthy, Blood meridian
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The Goblin - by Ethan M. Aldridge - A short comic about a mysterious creature living among the monks of a secluded abbey.
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The amount of ghost related experiences is constant throughout all ages. It is the substrate that changes: Today, ghosts that manifest in electronic devices are trending.
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Messing up the chronology and making the substance of the story incomprehensible does not make a cosmic horror; it just makes a mess.
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Forecasting the future is notoriously ineffective. Backcasting from the future is notoriously effective.
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"Choosing to Be Simple: Collected Poems of Tao Yuanming (365–427) - Translated by Red Pine. A wonderful, timeless little book.
