The Cracking Tower: A Strategy for Transcending 2012

The Cracking Tower: A Strategy for Transcending 2012
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End-of-the-world paranoia has been with us since time immemorial. Now, with the end of the legendary Mayan â€œlong countâ€ calendar looming on December 21, 2012 and recent threats of a worldwide economic collapse triggering widespread apprehension and a search for answers, The Cracking Tower offers an arsenal of strategies to turn these fears into an opportunity for spiritual and personal growth.
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Beginning with a lively memoir of the authorâ€™s experiences in the â€™60s, the book goes on to explore apocalyptic thinking through perennial philosophy, shamanism, gnostic mysticism, the body as a vessel of consciousness (and death as â€œan extended out-of-body experienceâ€), and psychedelics. Shaping the discussion is the fascinating metaphor of the cracking tower, an apparatus for distilling gasoline, as a vehicle for distilling our awareness. Rather than speculating on what might occur in 2012, DeKorne proposes vigilance of a more introspective sort. â€œThe important thing,â€ he says, â€œis to ignore the finger and strive to comprehend the moon,â€ to see what our apocalyptic tendencies reveal about ourselves.
Country USA
Brand North Atlantic Books
Manufacturer North Atlantic Books
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2009-11-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781556438165

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