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dharmabum added 6 items to their collection
A Saucerful of Secrets

6/10

Mysteries in History

5/10

Pudonneiden kukkien puna

6/10

Back to Peru: The Most Complete Compilation of Peruvian Underground 1964-1974, Vol II

7/10

King Solomon

6/10


5 years, 10 months ago
5 years, 11 months ago
dharmabum added 4 items to their collection
Original Rockers

7/10

Saxophone Colossus

7/10

Good Bye Lenin!

6/10

Running Down the Road

6/10


5 years, 11 months ago
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The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge

5 years, 11 months ago
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The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge

10/10

Crazy Heart

5/10


5 years, 11 months ago
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Batman: Arkham Asylum

5 years, 11 months ago
dharmabum added 4 items to their collection
Batman: Arkham Asylum

7/10

Melancholia

have watched

5/10

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

have watched

9/10

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

7/10


5 years, 11 months ago
dharmabum added 2 items to Recently read list
Tattoo : Symbols and Meanings
The Adulterous Woman

5 years, 11 months ago
dharmabum added 5 items to their collection
Tattoo : Symbols and Meanings

2/10

The Adulterous Woman

7/10

This Side Of Paradise

5/10

The Constant Gardener

have watched

7/10


5 years, 11 months ago
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This Side Of Paradise
True Grit

5 years, 11 months ago
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Early Irish Myths and Sagas
I really like myths and the way they open up the soulscape of a particular group of people, and I especially like the universality of them - different people in different times with no physical connection to each other surprisingly often make sense of the world and reality around us all in a very, very similar way. There is also a lot of important stuff to learn about them, stuff that the majority of people in these modern times seem to have kind of lost, at least in cities and in those places where Western ego-centricity prevails. As for this 250-page collection of early Irish myths, well, they were readable, but they didn't really give me the kicks. Often the narration is highly repetitive, which of course is not unusual in any way with myths that have been passed on orally from generation to generation for centuries, but whereas, say, Kalevala or Edda both have an amazing flow and rhythm and are a great joy to read, this one is just, well, kind of... stumbling, angular? There is a lot of humor in these stories though, perhaps even more so than in your typical family of myths, and sometimes it indeed is amusing. Some of it derives from the said repetition, for example how one guy replies to the other like 40 times how "clouds of blood will come to you" because he doesn't like the advices the latter is giving to him, but the adviser doesn't really give a fuck but keeps just going on and on and the former I guess just sits there angrily and tries to stare the life out of him. The celtic way of using the pronoun 'that' is also so pleasant that I had to read the occasional phrase aloud to myself because my tongue demanded it, and the concept of the mythological realm of SĂ­de is one of my favorite aspects of these stories. There's other good stuff too, for example how the Ulaid (a group of northern Irishmen) don't really care when a witch threatens to make their sons fight their fathers and their daughters their mothers, but when he tells them he will make the tits of all the Ulaid women flap against each other and go all sour they panic and do what he tells them. It's also amusing how Cu Chulainn, the fiercest super warrior in the universe who kills everything in his path with the force of a thousand suns, is possible to make harmless by bringing naked women in front of him, because that makes him so confused and ashamed that he just blushes and hides his face in his shirt until someone has dealt with the situation. So yeah, they have their moments and as stories they are alright, but the narration doesn't really serve them, I think. This is the way they have been written when they were collected in around 12th century, so no fault of the translator that.
5 years, 11 months ago
5 years, 11 months ago
dharmabum added 2 items to their collection
Surfin Bird

6/10

Fellini

4/10


5 years, 11 months ago
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Norse Mythology
The Long Goodbye

5 years, 11 months ago
dharmabum added 4 items to their collection
A Letter Home

6/10

New Skin for the Old Ceremony

9/10

Norse Mythology

6/10

Amores Perros

7/10


5 years, 11 months ago
5 years, 11 months ago
dharmabum added 2 items to Recently read list
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
Zen and Japanese Culture

5 years, 12 months ago
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Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

7/10

Zen and Japanese Culture

8/10


5 years, 12 months ago
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5 years, 12 months ago
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Kukkien ja sodan lauluja - Asteekkien runoutta

6 years ago
dharmabum added 2 items to their collection
The Bride Wore Black

have watched

7/10

Kukkien ja sodan lauluja - Asteekkien runoutta

7/10


6 years ago
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Monsters: A Bestiary of the Bizarre

6 years ago
6 years ago
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Near-Death Experiences: Understanding Visions of the Afterlife
Kirjan kansista saa sellaisen vaikutelman, ettÀ jÀtkÀt haluaa esitellÀ near-death experienceja tasapuolisesti kaikilta mahdollisilta kannoilta, mutta hyvin pian kÀy selvÀksi, ettÀ teoksen tarkoituksena on piiskata lukijasta pois pieninkin usko minkÀÀnlaiseen yliluonnolliseen edes etÀisesti viittaavaan. TÀtÀ hanketta arvon proferssorit viiden miljoonan dollarin apurahoineen toteuttavat valitsemalla esimerkkitapauksiksi neljÀ NDE:etÀ, joiden suoristaminen materialistisen nÀkökannan mukaiseksi on suhteellisen vaivatonta, lukuun ottamatta paria yksityiskohtaa, jotka suurin piirtein sivuutetaan kÀdenheilautuksella. On lisÀksi huomattavaa, etteivÀt herrat vaivautuneet kirjaansa varten haastattelemaan yhtÀkÀÀn NDE:n lÀpikÀynyttÀ persoonaa. TÀtÀ perustellaan sillÀ, ettei se ole tarpeellista kirjan argumenttien kannalta, mikÀ teoriassa toki pitÀÀkin paikkansa, mutta se osoittaa hieman vittumaista ylimielisyyttÀ, kun kyseessÀ kuitenkin on tÀmÀn mittakaavan aihe, jonka perusta on nimenomaan nÀiden kokemusten henkilökohtaisesti koetussa transsendenttiudessa ja sen kÀsittÀmÀttömÀssÀ volyymissa. LisÀksi professorit kÀyttÀvÀt useita sivuja siihen, ettÀ he vÀÀntÀvÀt tarpeettoman akateemisella englannilla lukijalleen perille esimerkiksi sellaisia pointteja, kuin ettÀ kokemukset, joihin ei liity tuntemusta yliluonnollisesta, voivat olla kokijalleen merkittÀviÀ. Toisin sanoen vaikkapa vanhaan ystÀvÀÀn törmÀÀminen kadulla 20 vuoden jÀlkeen voi tuntua merkittÀvÀltÀ kokemukselta, vaikkei sitÀ ajattele yliluonnollisena. On hienoa, ettÀ tÀllaisen informaation nugetin voi lukea akateemisesti rahoitetusta tieteellisestÀ painotuotteesta. Professorit yrittÀvÀt vÀkisellÀ konkretisoida sellaiset kÀsitteet kuten sielu tai Jumala, ja kun se ei onnistu, ollaan vakuuttuneita siitÀ, ettÀ kaikki henkisyyteen millÀÀn tavalla liittyvÀ on vÀistÀmÀttÀ tyhjÀnpÀivÀistÀ kuvittelua, vaikka nÀiden kÀsitteiden olemukseen nimenomaan kuuluu, ettei niiden konkretisoiminen tietyn pisteen jÀlkeen ole mahdollista. LisÀksi kirjoittajat puhuvat LSD-kokemuksista valossa, joka paljastaa, ettei heillÀ ole kuin nimellinen kÀsitys siitÀ, miten tÀmÀ substanssi kohteeseensa vaikuttaa. Kirjoittajien tapaan suhtautua asiaan epÀilemÀttÀ vaikuttaa yhdysvaltalainen kristillinen fundamentalismi, jonka pohjaton ja aivan liian laajalle levinnyt idiotismi aikaansaa voimakkaan tarpeen poistaa se hÀiritsemÀstÀ lajimme ÀlyllistÀ potentiaalia. TÀmÀ ateismi vs. uskonto -asetelma on kuitenkin siitÀ vittumainen, ettÀ se jakaa todella monimutkaisen ja moniulotteisen sarjan kysymyksiÀ ja tapoja jÀsentÀÀ maailmaa kahteen suhteellisen tiukkaan ja selkeÀÀn leiriin, eikÀ tÀstÀ asetelmasta syntyvÀ usein hyvin aggressiivinen juupas-eipÀs -vÀittely palvele yhtÀÀn ketÀÀn eikÀ mitÀÀn. NÀitÀ aiheita on huomattavasti hedelmÀllisempÀÀ kÀsitellÀ avaamalla nÀkökantoja kaikkiin suuntiin ja perehtymÀllÀ mahdollisimman syvÀllisesti kaikenlaisiin maailmankatsomuksiin kautta aikain ja historian, sen sijaan ettÀ otetaan toiselle puolen kristillinen paradigma ja toiselle tieteellinen rationalismi ja sitten lukkiudutaan nÀihin, ja vain ja ainoastaan nÀihin. Kirjoittajat sentÀÀn mainitsevat ohimennen teoksessaan, ettÀ tiede uudistaa koko ajan itseÀÀn, ja kÀsitykset, joita on aiemmin pidetty itsestÀÀnselvinÀ, saattavat yhtÀkkiÀ kÀÀntyÀ aivan pÀÀlaelleen. TÀmÀ tietenkin pitÀÀ tÀsmÀlleen paikkansa, ja jossain tÀÀllÀ suunnalla on mielestÀni avain near-death experiencejen kÀsittÀmiseen. Sen sijaan se ei ole kaukaahaettujen ja vÀkivaltaisesti tarvittavaan muottiin sopivaksi vÀÀnnettyjen materialistisen teoriahÀkkyröiden parissa, eikÀ myöskÀÀn sellaisten kokemusten nostamisessa Jumalan valtakunnan uudeksi tulemiseksi, joita lÀhemmin tarkasteltaessa paljastuu, ettei niissÀ oikeastaan ole mitÀÀn sen kummallisempaa kuin minun huomisissa ruokaostoksissani. Ajattelin ostaa ainakin ruisleipÀÀ, ja mahdollisesti pienehkön siivun hyvÀÀ juustoa punaviinin kylkeen.
6 years ago
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6 years ago
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The Secret Language of Astrology: The Illustrated Key to Unlocking the Secrets of the Stars
Alien Art: Extraterrestrial Expressions on Earth

6 years ago
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The Secret Language of Astrology: The Illustrated Key to Unlocking the Secrets of the Stars

4/10

Alien Art: Extraterrestrial Expressions on Earth

4/10


6 years ago