Looking for instances, whether fictional, religious or otherwise, of the idea of the "double".
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posted by Lorin
on Sep 30, 2012 -
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Grant Morrison talks about a temple with 365 steps in Kathmandu that it's said will grant one enlightenment within one's lifetime if one can run up the steps in one breath (I may have details wrong). What are some similar discrete, concrete tasks that are supposed to produce relatively unambiguous (though possibly purely empirical) results?
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posted by cmoj
on Jul 13, 2012 -
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I'm looking for citable print and online references about Christian mysticism.
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posted by pahool
on Oct 27, 2009 -
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Please recommend an authoritative beginner's text on occult/mystical Kabbalah. Perhaps with emphasis on the techniques of gemetria and correspondence to non-Jewish mysticism.
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posted by Netzapper
on Apr 22, 2009 -
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How can two people bend rebar against their throats? In addition to a video link, there's
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posted by lhauser
on Apr 3, 2009 -
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I'm trying to locate a New Age-y type book that I owned a few years ago. I can't remember what it's called, sadly.
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posted by Solomon
on Mar 3, 2008 -
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I've been reading Michael Chrichton's
Travels, and really enjoying his scientific prospective on the metaphysics, mysticism, energy, "New Age" spiritualism, and whatnot -- particularly in stories like "Cactus Teachings." What are some other books/authors you can recommend that approach these topics in Chrichton's skeptical-but-still-interested way?
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posted by nitsuj
on Apr 24, 2007 -
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