Die Revolution der Gehirnforschung, Olten-Verlag, Freiburg, 1981 (WU: 31/8398)] (TOS-3) MA: “An easy-to-read
summary of the physiology of the brain to the extent that it is mapped. Well-researched and documented. This book
is an excellent jumping-off point for further investigations. An especially interesting section describes the
weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the brain to physical and psychological stimuli or deprivation. In other words, the
mind is affected by the body more than most persons realize. This is important to the magician in control both of
self and of others.”
19F. Physical Control of the Mind: Towards a Psychocivilized Society by José M.R. Delgado, M.D. NY:
Harper and Row (Harper Colophon Books), 1969. [Deutschland: Gehirnschrittmacher. Direktinformation durch
Elektroden, Ullstein-Verlag, Frankfurt, 1971 (WU: 22/11-115)] (TOS-4) MA: “Delgado, Professor of Physiology at
Yale University, is one of the most distinguished authorities in the field of Electrical/chemical Stimulation of the
Brain (ESB). This book is necessarily dated, but it is so well-written that it deserves to be perused as a preface to
more recent works on the subject. In various sections of the text, Delgado discusses ESB techniques and
experiments, clinical & psychological applications of ESB, the definition of the mind and ‘soul’ as distinct from the
brain, and the many ethical issues involved in such a line of research. For a discussion of the Central Intelligence
Agency’s ESB experiments, see Operation Mind Control by W.H. Bowart (NY: Dell #0-44016755-8, 1978). See also
The Search for the ‘Manchurian Candidate’ by John Marks (NY: Times Books, 1979). See also #19X.”
19G. The Psychology of Anomalous Experience by Graham Reed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974.
(TOS-4) MA: “Reed is Professor of Psychology at Canada’s York University. This book addresses unusual, irregular,
and puzzling experiences - dejá vu, illusions, delusions, hallucinations, etc. - in terms of the mind’s normal
psychological processes of gathering, monitoring, processing, and storing information. Drawing from the Existenz of
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Jaspers (#16B) and others who have stressed the distinction between the form and content of psychological
experience, Reed approaches the border between psychology and philosophy. An extremely useful reference text for
the magician attempting to identify valid mental vs. Metamental impressions.”
19H. The Roots of Coincidence by Arthur Koestler. NY: Vintage Books #V-934, 1972. [Deutschland: Die
Wurzeln des Zufalls, Scherz-Verlag, München, 1972 (WU: 22/3196)] (TOS-3) MA: “The debate over the sense/
nonsense of parapsychology rages on. To date Psi has not yet been proven to standards of scientific law, but then
neither have a great many other interesting and useful phenomena. In their anxiety to gain academic respectability,
parapsychologists have been easy victims for the Uri Gellers and other opportunists and fringe-occultists. This book
by Koestler cuts through all the confusion and discusses the concepts of telepathy, psychokinesis, precognition, ESP,
and clairvoyance in a rational and logical context. Subsections relate the concepts to Einsteinian theories of physics
and fields, and to the controversial theories of Lamarck and Kammerer. Selected theories in this book were later
tested by Koestler, and the results were compiled as The Challenge of Chance by Alister & Robert Hardie and
Koestler (NY: Vintage Books #V-393, 1975). The physical, physiological, philosophical, and metaphysical
conclusions drawn by Koestler from his cumulative research are set forth in his Janus: A Summing Up (NY:
Random House, 1978), recommended as a complement to the aforementioned earlier works.”
19I. Design for Destiny by Edward W. Russell. NY: Ballantine Books #23405, 1971. (TOS-3) -and-
19J. The Fields of Life: Our Links with the Universe by Dr. Harold Saxon Burr. NY: Ballantine Books #23559,
1972. (TOS-4)
MA: “During a period of more than forty years, Burr and his colleagues at the Yale University School of
Medicine conducted research that indicated the existence of electrodynamic fields surrounding an permeating living
entities. Even more interesting was the evidence that these fields can be ‘mapped’, and that changes in the fields can
be used for diagnostic purposes. [See also #17F.] #19J is Burr’s own account of his research; it is both more
technical and more scholarly than #19I (which is a deliberately sensationalized speculation on the possible
implications of the L-field theory). Accordingly #19J may be considered a work of scientific calibre, while #19I is
more along the lines of ‘food for thought’. For example, #19I hypothesizes the existence of similar fields for thought
(‘T-fields’), which might be a way out of the difficulty of justifying ESP in terms of energy required for electronic
transmission. Normal electrical thought impulses are too weak to pass through the skull, much less the air beyond.”
19K. The Game of Wizards: Psyche, Science, and Symbol in the Occult by Charles Ponce. Baltimore: Penguin
Books #3864, 1975. (TOS-3) MA: “Ponce is a member of the C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology [see
also #14C]. In this book he attempts to formulate the connection between the human psyche and the ‘occult’, and on
the whole he is successful. The reader will note the influence of #19I/J in his methodology. Ponce’s only problem is
that he is a neo-Cabalist; hence he hangs himself by one foot from the Tree of Life. His book is interesting and
provocative nevertheless.”
19L. Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes by Jacques Ellul. NY: Vintage Books #V-874, 1973.
(TOS-3) MA: “Between objective truth and the subjective individual lies interpretation, and the deliberate
manipulation of this interpretation is called ‘propaganda’. This book defines the concept, illustrates its social
applications & effects, and evaluates its psychological consequences in a careful, scholarly manner. [For a specific
discussion of the use of propaganda in religion, see William Sargent’s Battle for the Mind: A Physiology of
Conversion and Brainwashing (NY: Harper & Row Perennial Library #P-231, 1957).]”
19M(1). The Crack in the Cosmic Egg by Joseph Chilton Pearce. NY: Washington Square Press #41648-0,
1971. (TOS-3) (SHU-1)
19M(2). Exploring the Crack in the Cosmic Egg by Joseph Chilton Pearce. NY: Washington Square Press
#83118-6, 1974. (TOS-3) (SHU-2)
MA: “A philosophical exploration into the human body’s ability, both conscious and unconscious, to alter
objective reality, with both physiological and philosophical [don Juan, Christ, etc.] case studies. Necessarily Pearce
investigates the conceptual processes involved in ‘thinking’ and finds that the entire body - not just the ‘roof brain’ -
is involved in the process. Many actual principles applicable to ritual magic, ESP, and PK phenomena may be
uncovered, if only to the extent of a crack, in these intriguing works. [Cf. also #19I/J.]”
19N. The Deep Self by John C. Lilly, M.D. NY: Warner Books #33-023, 1977. (TOS-5) MA: “Lilly achieved
prominence [or notoriety] as the principal proponent of, and experimentor with the sensory deprivation tank during
the last two decades. This book summarizes and analyzes the findings of his earlier books and reports, and offers
practical guidance concerning the construction and use of isolation tanks. Lilly, who along with his work was
portrayed in the 1980 film Altered States, comments: ‘In the province of the mind, what one
believes to be true
either is true or becomes true within certain limits. These limits are to be found experientally and experimentally.
When the limits are determined, it is found that they are further beliefs to be transcended. In the province of the
mind, there are no limits. The body imposes definite limits.’”
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19O. A New Model of the Universe by Peter D. Ouspensky. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931 [reprinted Random
House (Vintage Books), 1971]. [Deutschland: Ein neues Modell des Universums, Sphinx Verlag, CH-Basel, 1986]
(TOS-3) MA: “A series of essays addressing various problems of esoterica according to what Ouspensky calls the
‘psychological method’. He surveys many Eastern and Western cultural traditions, together with modern scientific
principles, in an attempt to find common threads. The title of the book is somewhat misleading, because the book
does not comprise an integrated argument towards a particular conclusion. [The title is actually that of one of the
included essays.] I would recommend #19B and #19C first, after which one will be sufficiently familiar with
Ouspensky’s idiom to derive the greatest benefit from his essays.”
19P. Behavior Control by Perry London. NY: Harper & Row, 1969. (COS-3) AL: “A Satanic glimpse into the
very near future. As this book was too hot for most markets, it might be difficult to obtain.”
19Q. The Myth of Mental Illness by Thomas S. Szasz. NY: Dell Publishing Co., 1961. [Deutschland:
Geisteskrankheit - ein moderner Mythos, Walter Verlag AG, CH-Olten, 1972] (COS-3) AL: “A scathing indictment
against the Judæo/Christian glorification of weakness and inadequacy which has fostered the psychic vampire. A
fine book by a courageous writer.”
19R. The Manufacture of Madness by Thomas S. Szasz. NY: Dell Publishing Co., 1970. [Deutschland: Die
Fabrikation des Wahnsinns, Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt, 1972] (TOS-3) MA: “An incisive comparison of
the philosophy and methods of the medieval Inquisition with those of the modern mental health profession,
specifically with reference to involuntary mental hospitalization. Szasz is an M.D. who is motivated by outrage at
what he perceives as unethical practices within his profession. In this volume he explains how an initial, tacit
decision is made to consider a deviant - as an ‘Other’ (i.e. something less than a ‘normal’ human being), whereupon
any social, religious, or humanistic rights that ‘normal’ humans have may be denied him with impunity. Once
accorded ‘Other’ status, the unfortunate victim becomes the helpless plaything of the society and its officials. In this
sense a medieval person accused of witchcraft, a concentration-camp inmate, and a member of contemporary
society declared legally insane are all ‘Others’. For a series of historical readings illustrating the progress of this
phenomenon, see Szasz’ The Age of Madness (NY: Doubleday Anchor Books, 1973).”
19S. The Secret of the Golden Flower by Thomas Cleary (Trans.). San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1991
(ISBN 0-06-250193-3). (TOS-3) MA: “A classic of Chinese Taoism describing the process of the attainment of
transcendental existence by the means of creating a mandala from the personal subconscious. An oriental approach
to the premises of #19M, as well as being a key influence in the magical philosophy of W.B. Yeats [see #10H]. This
new translation corrects errors in the previous translation by Richard Wilhelm (London: Routledge & Kegan Paul
Ltd, 1931. [Deutschland: Das Geheimnis der goldenen Blüte, Diederichs-Verlag (Gelbe Reihe), Köln, 1986 (WU:
36/16-812)]).”
19T. Wilhelm Reich: Life Force Explorer by James Wyckoff. Greenwich, Conn.: Fawcett Publications
#449-00586-095, 1973. [Deutschland: Wilhelm Reich, Boadella, Scherz-Verlag, München, 1981] (TOS-3) MA: “A
thoughtful, carefully researched, and succinct biography of Reich, including synopses of his various theories. An
excellent ‘first book’ to read to become acquainted with this 20th-century ‘Dr. Frankenstein’.” Roland Winkhart IV°:
“Dieser Titel ist ein Alternativvorschlag zum engl. Titel. (Anm.).” MA: “For a more detailed account of Reich’s
controversial theory of life energy, see Ola Raknes, Ph.D., Wilhelm Reich and Orgonomy (Baltimore, Maryland:
Penguin Books #A1472, 1971). [Deutschland: Wilhelm Reich und die Orgonomie, Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag (Nr.
6225), Frankfurt, 1973] See also #14A, as well as my Cloven Hoof article ‘The Frankenstein Legacy’ [reprinted as
Appendix 75 in #6N].”
19U. An End to Ordinary History by Michael Murphy. Los Angeles: J.P. Tarcher [distributed by Houghton
Mifflin], 1982. (TOS-4) MA: “Like many other works on this list, this book is an iceberg-tip. The entire field of
parapsychological research in the Soviet Union and other communist countries has long lain under a blanket of
semi-suppression - not because such research is discredited, but rather because it is considered a potentially vital
state secret. Since the publication of Ostrander & Schroeder’s Psychic Discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain in 1970,
there hasn’t been much written outside of obscure technical material [which is fine for the Temple’s archives but
inconvenient for individual Setians’ libraries]. #19U is a novel, but derives much of its ‘fiction’ from Murphy’s
extensive experience in this field in collaboration with the ‘Transformation Project’, a San Francisco-centered data
base of human consciousness evolution. See also Jacob Atabet by the same author. Murphy is co-founder of
California’s famous Esalen Institute at Big Sur.”
19V. The Soulsucker by Ted Sabine. NY: Pinnacle Books, 1975. (TOS-3) Robertt Neilly IV°: “The main
character in this novel has a functioning Metamind. Its understanding of the human mind enables it to convey
mental suggestions to humans, including bodily sensations, moods, and time & sense perception.”
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19W. Mind Wars by Ron McRae. NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1984. (TOS-3) MA: “An update to Psychic
Discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain with a military flavor, written not by scientists but by one of Jack Anderson’s
sensationalistic journalists. Nevertheless this is a rather impressively researched and written book, packed with data
found nowhere else outside of classified government research reports. McRae analyzes the ‘remote viewing’
experiments conducted amongst much fanfare & big bucks by the Stanford Research Institute [see #2O] and
concludes [as I do] that their results are unconvincing. Excellent chapter entitled ‘The Need to Believe’ on wishful
thinking concerning Psi phenomena. The debunking of phony psychics like Uri Geller is treated. The chapter on the
‘First Earth Battalion’ is zany; its deletion would have improved the book. There is an excellent 12-page
bibliography, listing both classified and unclassified sources.”
19X. Acid Dreams: The CIA, LSD and the Sixties Rebellion by Martin A Lee and Bruce Shlain. NY: Grove
Press, 1985. [Deutschland: WU: B-58-887] (TOS-3) MA: “This is an oversize/345-page paperback which takes the
reader on a behind-the-scenes tour of the psychedelic/hippie/new left culture of the United States ... interrelated
with the covert drug exploration, money laundering, and clandestine dealing programs of the private and public
sectors. It is a tour to leave even the most cynical & suspicious Satanist thoroughly stunned at the calculating
‘machinery’ operating behind the apparently-innocent peace/love movement of the ’60s/’70s. This story does not
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devalue the genuine idealisms of some of the more visionary and idealistic people described in #4K, but it does
show that every silver cloud has its dark lining - to rearrange the aphorism a bit! In this case the lining was/is a very
dark one indeed.”
19Y. Psychic Warfare: Fact or Fiction? by John White (Ed.). Wellingborough, Northamptonshire: The
Aquarian Press, 1988 (ISBN 0-85030-644-2) (Distributed in the U.S. by the Sterling Publishing Company, 2 Park
Avenue, New York, NY 10016). (TOS-3) MA: “This is a collection of articles by McRae (#19W), Bearden (#20K),
Ebon (#5D), and several other authors/researchers who have specialized in this field. White, former Director of
Education for the Institute of Nœtic Sciences (an ESP/metaphysics-oriented think-tank loosely affiliated with the
Stanford Research Institute [see #2O & #19W] and the Transformation Project [see #19U]), adds concluding
chapters of his own dealing with the possible nature of ‘psychic energy’ and the ‘psychic warfare’ attributed to Nazi
Germany. White confesses he is no closer to a ‘smoking gun’ of ESP than others who have written on the subject, but
he invokes the work of Russell (#19I) and Burr (#19J) as most promising in this direction. A good survey of the
current literature in this fascinating field.”
19Z. The Philosophy of Horror, or Paradoxes of the Heart by Noel Carroll. NY: Routledge (ISBN
0-415-90216-9), 1990. (TOS-4) MA: “Why is ‘horror’ as a feature of fiction so enduring and appealing? What exactly
is it? These are the questions which Carroll, an Associate Professor of Philosophy [and Theater] at Cornell
University set out to answer in this complex and precise text. Drawing from ancient Classical tragedies as well as
from the latest ‘slasher/gore’ films and novels of the present era, Carroll establishes that this fascination is as much
a normal psychological need as an affectation or deviation from the norm. A carefully-reasoned, well-written, and
heavily-documented study, displaying Carroll’s fine academic background in the field of philosophy.”
19AA. The Will: Its Nature, Power, and Development by William W. Atkinson. London: L.N. Fowler & Co.,
1915. (TOS-3) Leon Wild II°: “Will is a faculty often taken for granted by magicians. Will is more than desire and
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