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The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart — Jan Amos Comenius
The Anatomy of Melancholy book 1
The Shape of Ancient Thought: Comparative Studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies, Thomas McEvilley
Brother Lawrence — The Practice of the Presence of God
Mark Twain — Is Shakespeare Dead? —Twain’s book on the authorship question
“The Lady Aristocrat” — A very short story by Mikhail Zoshchenko, a satirist from the Soviet period. Stalin was a fan, but eventually banned him. Influenced by Gogol. One of my favorite writers.
Alcoholics Anonymous — The “Big Book” of AA. It’s not exactly a religion, but AA comes from God, without question, and it performs a similar function, in terms of community and moral discipline.
Cannabis in Alchemy: Green Lion, Philosopher’s Stone
Clidophorus — John Toland, 1720. On esotericism.
The Precious Gem of Hidden Literature — My earlier book on Bacon, much of the same material appears here and in the new book. It’s sort of a cumulative project.