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Gary Lachman’s A Dark Muse: A History of the Occult

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A step-by-step guide.

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Become a “Consummate Writer,” instead. Let’s start a Slow Writing Movement.

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How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America

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First thought best thought…

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War, Peace, and the Embarrassing Question of Love

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Not feeling Halloween this year? It’s not too late to drink from the Spooky Season cauldron! All October I’ve been publishing targeted, inspiring Halloween fun here on Medium. Here’s everything, all in one place. Fill your cup!

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Michael McDowell’s The Elementals

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The writing in this book is amazing

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The Weight that Isn’t There

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