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I always thought that the insistance that Lovecraft "stole" the Necronomicon from reality does a HUGE disservice to HPL's imagination.

"It is not racism Erynn, it is realism." Isn't this close to Lamarckian-ism? (spelling?) To suggest that specific FORMS of spirituality (rather than just the propensity to spiritual behavior, or perhaps maybe suseptibility to certain qualities in a religious belief) seems to me to fly in the...

As much as I know about Hindu and Christian belief, this would not be acceptable to either (at least as far as your average Hindu or Christian goes). I could, however, be entirely incorrect.

Imagine my surprise! About 11-12 years ago, I visited when I was a confused 19 year old (as opposed to a confused 30 year old) who was thinking of giving up the home life. While that turned out to not be the path for me, I have nothing but kind words for the people there. It was a beautiful...

Thanks for the reply! Yeah, I think it was also his prolific output that made me a little... suspicious isn't quite the right word... you know? I'm in the middle of the Wen-tzu right now, and based on the flavor of Taoism I aquired a liking for from the Chuang Tzu, I'm not as enthusiastic...

Can anyone educate me on Thomas Cleary's credibility as a translator? I had purchased his set of translations of Taoist works, and hadn't realised that there seems to be some questions as to his reliability. Do I have to read these translations with a grain of salt then? and if so, how large...

thank you for the welcome! The nerd in me wonders if there was any deliberateness behind making the Taosim board #42...

This is my first post here on what seems to be a very excellent site. In the past couple years, I have moved from being able to label myself with specific religions and beliefs, to where it has become almost impossible, since in different senses, I can be considered different things. But I...