aesthetics of magic, wonder… rolling notes

I’m going to update this post throughout the next ten weeks with new information about wonder and the aesthetics of magic or illusion. — 1st week of April :: the aesthetic dilemma, what is beauty? — In his book, Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy, Daniel Herwitz introduces a real conundrum: what is beauty? Indeed, it’s not a problem of his own invention… it’s a real problem that has been bugging philosophers for centuries....

April 4, 2009 · 2 min · Andrew D. Anderson

Almost There

About three or four nights ago I had a textbook like “pre-oobe”. I felt the vibrations, heard the noise, tried to hold on to my consciousness – but lost it and woke up the next morning. While I’m writing about it, I also gave a good friend the link to a very helpful site for people interested in out-of-body experiences. It has Robert Peterson’s entire first book free for the read....

January 15, 2006 · 1 min · Andrew D. Anderson