📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: Physicists propose to test the finetuning of the universe 🗓️ Published: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 20:46:34 +0000 📄 Summary: The article discusses the debate over whether the universe shows evidence of design or not, highlighting that both perspectives are equally valid. It emphasizes the bias in dismissing the idea of design in the universe. 🔗

Mind Matters

Physicists propose to test the finetuning of the universe

It is not more “metaphysical” to say that the universe shows apparent evidence of design than to say it does not. The bias in insisting otherwi...

🗞️ Source: Mind Matters #hermetic #kabbalah #mysticism #transcendence

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: Michael Shermer: Wokeness Poisons Science and I Am No Longer Woke 🗓️ Published: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:07:44 +0000 📄 Summary: The article suggests that believing in a guiding intelligence behind the universe can help prevent the spread of pseudoscience. It argues that embracing this perspective can serve as a defense against unfounded and harmful scientific claims. 🔗

Mind Matters

Michael Shermer: Wokeness Poisons Science and I Am No Longer Woke

Maybe we need to believe that there is a Mind behind the universe in order to provide guardrails against deeply crazy stuff claiming to be science.

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📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: Evolution Journal Editors Resign After AI Takes Over 🗓️ Published: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:08:28 +0000 📄 Summary: Editors of a journal resign after AI takes over, questioning the origin of the human mind without referencing the mind that created the universe. The article explores the implications of this shift in perspective. 🔗

Mind Matters

Evolution Journal Editors Resign After AI Takes Over

Was a journal that tries to explain the origin of the unique human mind without any reference to the Mind that created the universe bound to end up...

🗞️ Source: Mind Matters #esoteric #spirituality #sacred #awareness

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: Edge of Sentience Summarizes Research on Animals, AIs Feelings 🗓️ Published: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:52:24 +0000 📄 Summary: Jonathan Birch, a philosophy professor at LSE, delves into animal sentience in his book "The Edge of Sentience." His work influences legislation and think tanks, such as shaping the UK's Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act. Birch's expertise extends to invertebrate sentience and the exploration of AI sentience. #AnimalSentience #Ethics #AI 🔗

Mind Matters

Edge of Sentience Summarizes Research on Animals’, AIs’ Feelings

When the issue of feeling in unborn children is raised, all that freewheeling sympathy and demand for legal protection just vanishes.

🗞️ Source: Mind Matters #metaphysics #esoteric #perception #existence

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: Podcast Guest Claims He Wont Die, Says Were Creating God With AI 🗓️ Published: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:14:56 +0000 📄 Summary: Johnson's beliefs about AI may seem extreme, suggesting that superintelligence could unravel all mysteries of life. This perspective reflects a growing optimism in the potential of computerized intelligence to address profound existential questions. 🔗

Mind Matters

Podcast Guest Claims He Won’t Die, Says We’re Creating God With AI

Johnson’s views on AI sound crazy, but they reflect a burgeoning hope that computerized superintelligence will somehow solve all the enigmas of e...

🗞️ Source: Mind Matters #mindfulness #sufism #spirituality #understanding

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: The AI Bubble: Hype, Reality, and Consequences 🗓️ Published: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:16:56 +0000 📄 Summary: AI can be beneficial if used correctly, but there are concerns that the current AI boom resembles past economic bubbles fueled by hype and exaggerated expectations. The article warns about the potential consequences of this trend. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechBubble 🔗

Mind Matters

The AI Bubble: Hype, Reality, and Consequences

AI can be a helpful tool when used appropriately but, he warns, the current AI boom mirrors past economic bubbles, driven by hype and inflated expe...

🗞️ Source: Mind Matters #hinduism #alchemy #knowledge #truth

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: Music in the Mind 🗓️ Published: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 19:23:50 +0000 📄 Summary: This article contrasts how a poet uses language to convey the truth of a subject, while a totalitarian regime distorts language to promote its ideology over reality. Language is portrayed as a powerful tool that can either reveal or manipulate the truth. 🔗

Mind Matters

Music in the Mind

The poet employs language to do justice to the subject matter, while the totalitarian hijacks language by trading reality with ideology.

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📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: Is Science in Our Frame of Reality Inevitably Incomplete? 🗓️ Published: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:49:02 +0000 📄 Summary: The article discusses the futility of trying to confine scientific understanding within our limited concept of time. It suggests that such efforts are fruitless and are expected to persist in their lack of success. 🔗

Mind Matters

Is Science in Our Frame of Reality Inevitably Incomplete?

Efforts to jam both feet into time have gone nowhere and are likely to continue to do so.

🗞️ Source: Mind Matters #reality #mysticism #spirituality #perception

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: AGI Is Not Already Here. LLMs Are Still Not Even Intelligent 🗓️ Published: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:52:44 +0000 📄 Summary: OpenAI's AGI displayed confusion and verbosity in a test, failing to understand the situation. The article suggests that AGI is not yet a reality, emphasizing the limitations of current language models. #AI #AGI #OpenAI 🔗

Mind Matters

AGI Is Not Already Here. LLMs Are Still Not Even Intelligent

In one test, for example — not understanding the situation — Open AI launched an extremely verbose and confused description of the situation.

🗞️ Source: Mind Matters #sufism #transcendence #perception #hinduism

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: The World of Esoteric Orders: Secrets Within Secrets 🗓️ Published: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 02:37:49 +0000 📄 Summary: Discover the mystical ambiance of an Egyptian-style auditorium in California on a summer morning. Dive into the art deco embellishments that add a touch of ancient allure to the setting. #MysticalCalifornia #EgyptianArtDeco 🔗

New Dawn – World's Most Unusual Magazine

The World of Esoteric Orders: Secrets Within Secrets

It is noon on a summer morning in California, and I am sitting in a dimly lit auditorium that is decorated in an Egyptian style with Art Deco touch...

🗞️ Source: New Dawn – World's Most Unusual Magazine #meditation #esoteric #truth #universe

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: The Secret Science of Sacred Geometry: The Golden Ratio, Number 5 & Fibonacci 🗓️ Published: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 02:37:53 +0000 📄 Summary: Unveil the mysteries of sacred geometry in a 3-part series from New Dawn 157 (Jul-Aug 2016). Explore the fundamental principles of this ancient practice gaining popularity among new age enthusiasts. #SacredGeometry #NewDawnMagazine 🔗

New Dawn – World's Most Unusual Magazine

The Secret Science of Sacred Geometry: The Golden Ratio, Number 5 & Fibonacci

Although it’s been moving more into the spotlight for today’s “New Age” devotees, the basic principles of what is known as Sacred Geometry ...

🗞️ Source: New Dawn – World's Most Unusual Magazine #existence #perception #alchemy #enlightenment

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: Cosmic Life: Dawn of a New Paradigm 🗓️ Published: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 07:38:07 +0000 📄 Summary: New Dawn 165 explores the profound implications for humanity if it is confirmed that we are not alone in the universe. The potential discovery of alien life could have significant impacts on our understanding of existence and our place in the cosmos. 🔗

New Dawn – World's Most Unusual Magazine

Cosmic Life: Dawn of a New Paradigm

If it can be firmly established that we are not alone in the Universe the implications for humanity will be profound. It could be even more importa...

🗞️ Source: New Dawn – World's Most Unusual Magazine #alchemy #gnosis #taoism #perception

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: Mouni Sadhu: The Adept From the West 🗓️ Published: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 07:38:41 +0000 📄 Summary: Twentieth-century Australia was a hub of spirituality and occultism, attracting a diverse array of international teachers and practitioners. The country served as a vibrant melting pot for various spiritual practices and beliefs during this time. 🔗

New Dawn – World's Most Unusual Magazine

Mouni Sadhu: The Adept From the West

Twentieth-century Australia was a greenhouse of spirituality and occultism in their many colourful varieties, offering a revolving door to a divers...

🗞️ Source: New Dawn – World's Most Unusual Magazine #awareness #knowledge #kabbalah #divinity

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: Adam Weishaupt - adding pdia image 🗓️ Published: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 14:12:22 +0000 📄 Summary: Adam Weishaupt, also known as Frater Spartacus, was the founder of the Bavarian Order of Illuminati in Germany in 1776. He aimed to gain political power, revolutionize religion, and governments through this secret society. Weishaupt passed away on November 18, 1830, leaving a legacy that continues to intrigue and fascinate many. #AdamWeishaupt #Illuminati 🔗

Adam Weishaupt - Hermeneuticon - Hermetic Library

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📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: Robert Anton Wilson - adding search link 🗓️ Published: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 14:58:10 +0000 📄 Summary: The article discusses Robert Anton Wilson's presence in the Hermeneuticon at the Hermetic Library, focusing on events like the Greater Feast in January 2007. It also mentions references to the Robert Anton Wilson Trust, Hilaritas Press, and the Polyphilus Liturgical Calendar. 🔗

Robert Anton Wilson - Hermeneuticon - Hermetic Library

🗞️ Source: Hermetic Library #reality #consciousness #truth #alchemy

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: MINISTRY OF INFORMATION - adding ALL ART IS MAGICK 🗓️ Published: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:35:48 +0000 📄 Summary: The article discusses propaganda by the hermetic library office of the ministry of information, promoting the message "do what thou wilt." They offer a unicursal propaganda poster for immediate release, available for download as wallpaper for various devices and as merchandise. 🔗

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION - Hermetic Library

🗞️ Source: Hermetic Library #esoteric #occult #alchemy #hermetic

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: A CROWN FOR EVERY ONE - new next 🗓️ Published: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:36:20 +0000 📄 Summary: "Hermetic Library Ministry of Information presents 'A Crown for Every One' propaganda poster featuring a unicursal design. Download as wallpaper for tablet, desktop, or square screens. The message: 'There is a crown for everyone; for everyone, there is a throne of knowledge and silence.'" 🔗

A CROWN FOR EVERY ONE - MINISTRY OF INFORMATION - Hermetic Library

🗞️ Source: Hermetic Library #divinity #existence #knowledge #philosophy

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: ARE YOU FREE - new prev 🗓️ Published: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:36:37 +0000 📄 Summary: The article discusses a propaganda poster from the Hermetic Library Ministry of Information featuring the phrase "Are you free?" The poster prompts the viewer to question whether they are living a liberated life or trapped in bondage. It encourages self-reflection on personal freedom and empowerment. 🔗

ARE YOU FREE - MINISTRY OF INFORMATION - Hermetic Library

🗞️ Source: Hermetic Library #truth #mindfulness #awareness #esoteric

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: ALL ART IS MAGICK - created 🗓️ Published: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:00:07 +0000 📄 Summary: The article discusses the concept that all art is a form of magic, highlighting a propaganda poster from the Hermetic Library's Ministry of Information. It also mentions a chapter on gestures and encourages readers to explore more about the connection between art and magic on the Hermetic Library's website. #ArtIsMagic #HermeticLibrary 🔗

ALL ART IS MAGICK - MINISTRY OF INFORMATION - Hermetic Library

🗞️ Source: Hermetic Library #buddhism #existence #perception #gnosis

📰 To Read: 🔖 Title: Contact the Librarian of Hermetic Library - links to interwiki 🗓️ Published: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:24:02 +0000 📄 Summary: Contact the librarian of Hermetic Library via email for comments, questions, corrections, or ideas. Download the librarian's current public key for encrypted communications or file transfers. Note that there is no longer a public postal address available, so contact the librarian first before sending anything. 🔗

Contact the Librarian of Hermetic Library - Hermetic Library

🗞️ Source: Hermetic Library #occult #alchemy #enlightenment #universe