>>6248
Or is it P.P.S.?
Gah, I don't remember. Whatever.

It's P.P.S. Post- Postscript.

Nice to meet you, chief, and thanks for taking up the mantle for us. Thus far you seem relaxed and groovy, so I'm hoping that means you're not going to go on some powertrip or brand us your filthy assistants, which should be a ridiculous supposition, but hey, it's not like it hasn't happened.

Further to what was said on /tttm/, rage-laden debates can crop up now and again, and nine times outta ten, it's about magic(k), but most of the time, things here are pretty mellow.

In any case, if this thread's gonna be locked at some point, go ahead and delete this post if you see fit. Just figured I'd welcome you on behalf of the /x/philes around here.

>>6250
Yes, I had noticed the filthy assistants thing. (shudder) One thing I will promise is that you won't get any of that from me. And thanks for the welcome!

just nodding to the new guy.

Re: P.S.: YES PLEASE!

>>6337
Aight.

STRANGE LIVES (Bernhardt J. Hurwood) 1966

UNDYING LOVE (Brad and Sherry Steiger) 1992

KINGDOM OF DREAMS (Josephine and Philippa Schuyler) 1966

PAST LIVES THERAPY (Morris Netherton, Ph.D.) 1979

MISSING TIME (Bud Hopkins) 1981

STRANGE HEXES (Warren SMith) 1970

THE CASE FOR AN AFTERLIFE (Roy Ald) 1968

PSYCHIC PHENOMENA (Dorothy Bradley) 1967

TRUE EXPERIENCES IN TELEPATHY (Martin Ebon) 1957

THE ELVIS SIGHTINGS (Peter Eicher) 1993

HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR ESP (Susy Smith) 1973

WORK OF THE ANGELS (Kat Goldring) 2003

CLAIRVOYANCE IN WOMEN (Robert Tralins) 1973

BEYOND AND BACK (Ralph Wilkerson) 1977

THE ION EFFECT (Fred Soyka) 1977

JOURNEY BEYOND THE GRAVE (John Macklin) 1970

EXPLORING THE INNER WORLD (Tolbert McCarrol) 1974

TRASCENDENTAL SENSUALITY (Desmond Padget) 1973

INCARNATION AND REINCARNATION (Roy Smith) No date but has a weird hand typed note stapled inside with the year 1978 mentioned.

BIORHYTHMS IN YOUR LIFE (Daniel Cohen) 1976

TALKS WITH THE DEAD (William Addams Welch) 1975

BEYOND THE STRANGE (Eric Norman) 1972

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF REALITY (J. Bernard Hutton) 1969

THE UFO-NAUTS (Hans Holzer) 1976

STRANGE WORLD (Frank Edwards) 1964

LIFE THE UNKNOWN: THE ENIGMA OF HUMAN SURVIVAL (Bernhardt Hurwood) 1971

UFO ABDUCTIONS (D. Scott Rogo) 1980

CHALLANGE TO REALITY (John Macklin) 1968

DEATH ENCOUNTERS (Charles Fiore and Alan Landsburg) 1979

MAN INTO SUPERMAN (R.C.W. Ettinger) 1972

TRUE EXPERIENCES IN COMMUNICATING WITH THE DEAD (Martin Ebon) 1959

UFO ABDUCTIONS IN GULF BREEZE (Ed Walters) 1994

ALPHA BRAINWAVES: The First Full Report on Bio-feedback (Jodi Lawrence) 1972

THE TUJUNGA CANYON CONTACTS (Ann Druffel/D. Scott Rogo) 1980/1988

LIVING WISDOM FROM THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS
(George L. Abrnerthy)

>>6340
That's the list I made of some books I'd gathered. I've scrounged up about another 100 or so sense then; I'd intended on writing a short review of each one and post it on here, but I've been so preocuppied with music that I didn't have time. I did a sort of rundown of material from "THE UFO-NAUTS (Hans Holzer) 1976" and was actually sort of disturbed by how much material in the book was similar (if not identical) to things within my own experiences- especially because some of it has never appeared in film/TV fiction to my knowledge.
Anyway, if I'm to write some rundowns of these other books (not really reviews, but more cliff note versions) will people on here read it and make use of it? I actually haven't read much of this material besides Daniel Cohen monster books that were in the public library when I was really young; so I really need to force myself to read these.

marthur, I just want to say I have noticed what you have done for this site. Good job. Here is to you becoming an admin, because you surely deserve it more than the people who treat it like a trophy.

>>6475
Hmmm. There are those who violently disagree with my methods, so I'll take my thanks where I can get it.
So, thanks for the thanks!!

>>Keep your religion to yourself
>>Magick is defined as a quantified force similar to electromagnetic energy that can influence and disrupt natural order or the environment that it's been introduced to.

LOLIRONY

>>6546

thats not saying he believes in it, hes just defining the term.

>>6641

The irony comes in because it's a personal, subjective definition, and Kuro's definition is very definitely part of his personal religion - there is no one definition of "magick" (as with many things in the occult). In fact, I myself wouldn't define magick as being a quantified force, nor do I think it's similar to electromagnetic energy.

>>6648
IAWTC

Aside from the probable Godelian problem (either you'll have a contradiction or you won't cover everything), a good definition will be terribly vague.

You might get away with declaring hallmarks/traits common to most things called magic/k.

Crowley's "Magick is the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will" approaches that. All you have to do is define "Science and Art", "causing", "Change", "Will", and maybe "conformity".

Easier to just think for yourself, tbh.
Well, better.
Thinking for yourself is damnably hard, but if you're going to do magic, you must be: if you're not, someone else is doing magic through you.

Dear lord, 99's /x/ has changed...

>>6698
For better or worse, would you say? I ask because I'm open to suggestions for making it better, since I'm not /x/-actly an /x/-pert on /x/. Ha. Ha.
Also, were you here during Kuro's time as the mod here?