{"product_id":"pragmatic-magical-thinking-real-magic-explained-9781801520669","title":"Pragmatic Magical Thinking: Real Magic Explained","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReclaiming magic and magical thought in the modern, mainstream world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe modern Western world has often raised its eyebrows at magic, associating it with madness and superstition. However, this ignores the fact of the matter that magic is a universal human experience which has existed in a multitude of forms across time and space.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNow, in his groundbreaking book, Ari Freeman presents his argument that magic is still a human universal - we’ve just forgotten how to talk about it!\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLaying out clear and concise arguments, \u003cem\u003ePragmatic Magical Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e will enlighten readers to how magic can be a practical approach to achieving real world results, drawing on evidence from science, philosophy, history and anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFor both beginners at magic, and the long practicing witch or wizard, Ari Freeman’s book is a breath of fresh air for the world of magical studies, inviting readers to join him in placing magic in it’s rightful place as a serious and mainstream subject of conversation and enquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePragmatic Magical Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e covers a wide and comprehensive selection of subjects in relation to your magical education. These include, but are not limited to: magic and memory, spirits, belief, magic in everyday life, science and magic, religion and magic, Kabbalist cosmology and morality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This intriguing book sets out to launch a conversation about how much of traditional occultism can be understood from within a philosophically literate modern worldview. Thoughtful and refreshingly open-minded, it’s worth a close reading from occultists and rationalists alike.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Michael Greer\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Occult Philosophy Workbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Ari Freeman has turned the tables. \u003cem\u003ePragmatic Magical Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e has taken typical arguments and assumptions used to discredit magic, and used them to justify, explain and actually celebrate magical thinking.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRamsey Dukes\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Little Book of Demons\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHow to See Fairies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Using tools from science, philosophy, history, and anthropology, Ari Freeman writes on magic from a twenty-first century perspective. He debunks the scientific reductionist view of the world, he believes, and I agree, changing your mind, really can change your reality. Freeman makes his arguments elegantly in this deep, but accessible book. Recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eElisabeth Brooke\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eGoddess Astrology\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Woman’s Book of Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2 - On attention\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3 - A definition of magic for our times\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4 - Useful fictions\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5 - A pragmatist’s approach to scepticism\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6 - Memory, narrative, and identity\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 7 - Believing different things on different days\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 8 - Outside voices vs. inner voices\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 9 - Spirits\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 10 - Why you aren’t just your brain\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 11 - Magic is around us every day\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 12 - The origins of modern science\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 13 - The fake war between science and religion\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 14 - Science’s on and off again relationship with magic\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 15 - Science, magic, and religion compared\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 16 - The origins of Christian fundamentalism\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 17 - Religion’s suspicion of magic: the witch trials\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 18 - The cycle of creativity and inspiration\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 19 - Ladder cosmologies\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 20 -The Kabbalist cosmology\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 21 - The chakras\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 22 - The sephiroth and chakras compared\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 23 - Magic and morality\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 24 - Superstition\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 25 - Smart people traps\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eREFERENCES \u003cbr\u003e INDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aeon Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042775400791,"sku":"9781801520669","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781801520669.jpg?v=1750955586","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pragmatic-magical-thinking-real-magic-explained-9781801520669","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}