The Return of Magic

“Recently we’ve seen a reversal where a large number of truly gifted scientists have returned to the spiritual and the mystical for answers to the big questions science can’t answer.” “Big questions?” “Why are we here, and how did we get here? How was the universe formed, and who or what formed it?” Walker continued, “The advance in human knowledge

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Whether we achieve the Singularity on a cosmic scale is perhaps less important than whether we seize the unique opportunities we have to do new things in our own working lives. Everything important to us—the universe, the planet, the country, your company, your life, and this very moment—is singular. Our task today is to find singular ways to creat

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I think that's where we are: moving past the stranglehold of the dogmatic rational materialist paradigm – the midwit – and towards something both ancient and cutting-edge: a world where technology and magic coexist, where consciousness is as fundamental as matter, and where direct experience matters as much as double-blind studies.