Love And Hate

Lawrence Johns

ISBN 1929096038, 220 pages, Paperback, 2005

The Reinvention Of American Poetry
The Rise And Fall Of Haight-Ashbury

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Hailed by poets and critics as the reinvention of American poetry, and fast becoming a modern classic, Lawrence Johns’ Love And Hate tells the radiant and tragic story of the Diggers, the architects and moral conscience of Haight-Ashbury in the mythic Sixties.
In a whirlwind of new poetics and ancient identities the sex, drugs and rock music of the Haight serves as the historical stage for Johns’ philosophical meditations on the nature of our ruling passions and the meaning of personal freedom. Weaving elements of ancient Welsh and Nordic poetry with hippie street lingo, mythic dichotomies of Western Consciousness with the Gathering Of The Tribes, Johns creates a new form of American poetry that brings the poet into confrontation with the complex meaning of the American experience. Everything confessional and subjective is negated and reversed to describe the Death Of Hippie and the birth of New America. Love And Hate is an epic poem with the sweep of a great novel and the emotional impact of a visionary film.

Science And Myth

Gianfranco Spavieri

ISBN 1929096003, 314 pages., Hardback, 2000

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Science And Myth is the first major investigation into the mythic structure of scientific consciousness.

Is reason or intuition the way to understand the world? The more scientific and technological thought attempts to dominate modern consciousness, the more powerful and pervasive mythic experience becomes. Gianfranco Spavieri’s internationally acclaimed study concludes with the case for a unifying vision: science is a kind of myth, and myth is a kind of science. These two ways of understanding must be carefully integrated to give us a complete picture of reality.

“Gianfranco Spavieri uses an original approach to discuss the central role of myth in philosophy and science. Myths inspire philosophers and scientists alike, who, in turn, become weavers of myths. While illustrating his thesis with numerous examples, the author also puts his finger on one of the critical tensions in contemporary science---the tension between being and becoming. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this eloquent and thought-provoking book.” Fritijof Capra

The Golden Vortex

Nick Nelson

ISBN 1929096011, 388 pages., Paperback, 2000

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The Golden Vortex established Nick Nelson as the world’s top expert on vortexes. This unique and immensely entertaining mix of memoir and scientific investigation introduces some of Nick’s most famous and challenging ideas---the vortex as fundamental unit of physical reality, the motor magnet, limited access to spacetime portals, and the precise geographic distribution of Vortex Anomalies on the globe.

Nick has appeared on many local and national radio and television programs, including Coast To Coast AM and Ground Zero, to explain the workings of the Vortex Anomaly and discuss how it contradicts our current understanding of physical laws.

He is also the co-author of the Vortex Field Guide (Rosetta Publishing, 2004), a compendium of vortex theories and facts, complimented by a virtual tour and a complete description of all the active vortex roadside attractions in the USA. Nick serves as a consultant to these attractions, and will be renovating The Montana Vortex throughout 2005.

After more than thirty years of research and development Nick has invented the Nelson Vortex, which makes it possible to enjoy the health benefits and amazing strangeness of a Vortex Anomaly in the privacy of your home, or to commercially enhance your tourist attraction. The Nelson Vortex has been installed at the Applegate Interpretive Center in Sunny Valley, Oregon and The Portland Alien Museum in Portland, Oregon and where it increased traffic over 30% and attracted strong media attention. If you are interested in having a Nelson Vortex installed in your home or business, contact info@consciouspublishing.com