"Animism is a monist metaphysical stance, based upon the idea that mind and matter are not distinct and separate substances but an integrated reality, rooted in nature."

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Source : Emma Restall Orr (2012). “The Wakeful World: Animism, Mind and the Self in Nature”, p.78, John Hunt Publishing

Emma Restall Orr

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“When you're up for an award at the Oscars, try as you might, it's hard to concentrate on the show.”
“If psychoanalysis was late 19th century secular Judaismâ€™s way of finding spiritual meaning in a post-religious world, and retail is the late 20th centuryâ€™s way of finding spiritual meaning in a post-religious world, what does it mean that Iâ€™m impersonating the father of psychoanalysis in a store window to commemorate a religious holiday?”
“Do not categorize about music. You take each musician at the time and open yourself to that musician.”

Source : Source: www.rutherford.org
“If the test of patriotism comes only by reflexively falling into lockstep behind the leader whenever the flag is waved, then what we have is a formula for dictatorship, not democracy... But the American way is to criticize and debate openly, not to accept unthinkingly the doings of government officials of this or any other country.”
“When a small business grows like eBay did, it has a multiplier effect. It creates other small businesses that supply it with intellectual capital, goods and services.”
“Without my protectionm your journey is doomed before you begin.' Great! I thought. Even the snake is a critic!”

Source : E. D. Baker (2010). “The Frog Princess”, p.74, A&C Black
“In the Tarot deck, the Fool is depicted as a young man about to step off a cliff into empty air. Most people assume that the Fool will fall. But we don't see it happen, and a Fool doesn't know that he's subject to the laws of gravity. Against all odds, he just might float.”

Source : Richard Kadrey (2007). “Butcher Bird”, p.165, Simon and Schuster
“When shucked and released from its edges, the windowless subject stands alone as its own thing.”

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