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The SF of Theory: Baudrillard and Haraway
the expansion of the technological construction of social life in the postmodern period, SF ceases to be a genre of art and becomes instead a mode of quotidian awareness. At…
In Search of Dick’s Boswell
Paul Williams. Only Apparently Real: The World of Philip K. Dick. NY: Arbor House, 1986. 184pp. $ paper. Gregg Rickman. To the High Castle--Philip K. Dick: A Life, 1928-1962. Long…
The Two Faces of Philip K. Dick
the last year or so, letters of Dick's have become known indicating that his "relationship" with the FBI was not solely passive on his part, nor chiefly that of victim.…
The Portrayal of Scientists in Science Fiction
Introduction Science fiction has influenced our cultural attitudes towards science and scientists from its earliest days. Memorable characters such as Dr. Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll, and Dr. Strangelove have entered the…
AI: Changing Us, Changing Them
Artificial Intelligence: the ability of computers to perform functions that normally require human intelligence. —Encarta World English Dictionary, 1999. Dr. Mark Humphrys of Dublin City University defines artificial intelligence as…
Mesoamerican Calendars
The Mesoamerican cultures of the pre-Conquest Aztecs and Maya appear dauntingly foreign to Western eyes, with their sacrificial rituals, vigesimal (base twenty) counting systems, and names like Huitzilopochtli. A few…
Ridley Scott and Philip K. Dick
Judith B. Kerman, ed. Retrofitting Blade Runner: Issues in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University…
The Nature of Dick’s Fantasies
Philip K. Dick. In Pursuit of Valis: Selections from the Exegesis. Ed. Lawrence Sutin. Novato, CA: Underwood-Miller, 1991. 277pp. $ cloth, $ paper. Philip K. Dick. The Selected Letters of…
Editorial Introduction: Postmodernism’s SF/SF’s Postmodernism.
Are we late? Are we early? Can it be we're on time? Linking postmodernism and SF is hardly a new thing; many of SF's most sophisticated commentators have been doing…
Postcards from the Posthuman Solar System
the intersection of cybernetics and phenomenology, the body already operates as an interface between mind and experience, but in contemporary science fiction and horror, the body is also narrated as…
The Post Classical Yoga
This is again a very comprehensive category, which refers to all those many types and schools of Yoga that have sprung up in the period after Patanjali's Yoga-Sūtra and that…
Classical Yoga
This label applies to the eightfold Yoga-also known as Rāja-Yoga-taught by Patanjali in his Yoga-Sūtra. This Sanskrit texts is composed of just under 200 aphoristic statements, which have been commented…
Preclassical Yoga
This category covers an extensive period of approximately 2,000 years until the second century Preclassical Yoga comes in various forms and guises. The earliest manifestations were still closely associated with…
Vedic Yoga
The yogic teachings found in the above-mentioned Rig-Veda and the other three ancient hymnodies are known as Vedic Yoga. The Sanskrit word veda means "knowledge," while the Sanskrit term rig…
Feng Shui
by Kristi Occasionally, we have the opportunity to enter a space so comfortable and peaceful that we are drawn to it like a siren's song. This space calls to us…
Ancient art of Feng Shui can help create positive energy
By Kristine McKenzie - So. NV Real Estate Journal Staff Writer Feng Shui, which literally means wind and water, is becoming a popular way to create ideal work and home…
‘Dragons in The World of Eld
Dragons: In the old days, when the Gods were still young, they created dragons, to help them travel the world in a comfortable way. In their creation, they where all…
Astrology in Britain Before the Normans
This article was first published as ‘Astrology in England Before the Normans’ in Astrology: The Astrologers’ Quarterly, Summer 1982, Vol. 56 no 2, pp 51-8. Footnotes have been added reflecting…
Is Subliminal Influence a Threat?
Potentially, yes, subliminal influence of various kinds could represent some sort of social threat. It isn't likely that people could be turned into automatons by subliminal influence, but it is…