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Apr 13

Who Decides What’s True or False? And What Happens When Things Get Weird?

Can the story of my witch friend magically healing my sprained ankle be reasonably judged a “true story?”

A tense scene from the classic film Gaslight (1944) from which we get the modern term “gaslighting.”

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Mar 9

What if Magical Thinking is the Key to Spiritual Development?

In Defense of Magical Thinking

What if Magical Thinking is the Key to Spiritual Development?

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Mystic Minds

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Feb 20

A Jungian Look at Why We Crave Spirituality

Life squeezes the soul

A Jungian Look at Why We Crave Spirituality

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An Encyclopedic Who’s Who of Occultism

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

An Encyclopedic Who’s Who of Occultism

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2d ago

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming

A step-by-step guide.

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming

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Never Stop Writing

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4d ago

Drop Out of the “Successful Writer” Race

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

Drop Out of the “Successful Writer” Race

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Nov 6

The Harvard Psychedelic Club

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

The Harvard Psychedelic Club

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Nov 4

Four Greats of Beat Literature — Ginsberg, DiPrima, Burroughs, and Waldman

First thought best thought…

Four Greats of Beat Literature — Ginsberg, DiPrima, Burroughs, and Waldman

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The Hub Publication

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Nov 1

I Fought the Government and Love Won

War, Peace, and the Embarrassing Question of Love

I Fought the Government and Love Won

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Oct 30

Halloween! Spooky Season! Read All About It!

It’s Not Too Late. Your Quick-Start Guide to Halloween Vibes.

Halloween! Spooky Season! Read All About It!

Jack Preston King

Jack Preston King

13.5K followers

I write for people who intuit that there is more to reality than meets the eye. JackPrestonKing.com ‪ Follow me on Bluesky @jackprestonking.bsky.social

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