The Magicians Dictionary
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So if you want a crisp reference, this ain't it. And yet, his entry for Existentialism reads "Compare the following two dictionary definitions.
Reading this book definitely increases wisdom and thus suffering? Oct 02, S. A reasonable sized compendium of magic k al terms and phrases, which sometimes feels more like a puzzle book than the clear reference document it calls itself. I guess I will just have to keep studying and reading.
Teufel Wolf added it Apr 12, As a polymath and philomath , Rehmus was actively involved with the quest to understand and expand human intelligence , himself being a member of several high-IQ support groups. And yet, his entry for Existentialism reads "Compare the following two dictionary definitions. They were "modern" for their time, spending time in restaurants and night clubs, and, aside from the usual love and nurturing, were unexceptional parents, so the child was left to his own devices, resulting in a lively imagination. Seriah Azkath rated it it was amazing Jan 06, Litonge marked it as to-read Jul 03, Return to Book Page.
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Lists with This Book. Mar 22, Rocky rated it really liked it. It's an occult reference. Cathari; Existentialism; Magician, The. I jsut turned to "random" pages and selected random entries and all three are extremely relevant to my interests. This is one of those books that, when you read one entry, it contains a word or two you'd have to or want to go and look up, and so on; which makes it addictive. It's as much a collection of opinions and commentaries as it is reference, perhaps moreso.
Kind of a front-porch style dictionary. So if you want a crisp reference, this ain't it.
The Magician's Dictionary by E. E. Rehmus (1989, Paperback)
And yet, his entry for Existentialism reads "Compare the following two dictionary definitions. Reading this book definitely increases wisdom and thus suffering?
Oct 02, S. A reasonable sized compendium of magic k al terms and phrases, which sometimes feels more like a puzzle book than the clear reference document it calls itself.
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I guess I will just have to keep studying and reading. Al Park rated it really liked it Nov 27, Gray rated it really liked it Nov 07, Feral House rated it it was amazing Jun 10, Carrie Schaff rated it it was amazing Mar 13, Seriah Azkath rated it it was amazing Jan 06, The family moved to southern California, in the late 's, where he found the ambience suffocating and so resolved to get away whenever the opportunity arose. When his mother died, he went to Tulane for a brief spell, then into the U. Army for an even briefer spell , then to San Francisco. He went to the University of California at Berkeley off and on for many years, but always became bored and so never pursued a degree.
His life in San Francisco was in the company of the Bohemian intelligentsia of writers, artists, poets, philosophers, and metaphysicians, and in those days San Francisco was a hotbed of post-war intellectual ferment. Over the years he studied extensively in comparative religions, comparative languages, psychology, and Eastern philosophy, among other disciplines. Always he kept up his writing, his correspondence, his teaching, and his translations. Occasionally he would find a book that he felt had particular merit, that had no English language version in print and he would translate it, for free because he felt it needed a wider audience.
This might take six months, or a couple of years, but no matter — "It's important.
As a polymath and philomath , Rehmus was actively involved with the quest to understand and expand human intelligence , himself being a member of several high-IQ support groups. Among these affiliations was his involvement with the San Francisco area Mensa society; he often contributed to that local society's publication, The Ecphorizer. Rehmus was also a member of the Prometheus Society , a high-IQ society with admission standards times more stringent than Mensa's.