In a change from the promised episode, a search for an intriguing-sounding text prompted by a half-remembered reference in a letter by Aleister Crowley leads us into an exploration of how language facilitates expression of what lies beyond sensory perception.The main text under discussion is: Anatole France (1908). Aristos and Polyphilos on the Language of Metaphysics. In: The Garden of Epicurus, translated by Alfred Allinson (London: John Lane). Available at: https://tinyurl.com/2xrvjfuv (archive.org). Accessed July, 2024.The other texts mentioned are:Aleister Crowley (1982). Chapter XXVI: Mental Processes — Two Only are Possible. In: Magick Without Tears, edited by Karl J. Germer (New York: Ordo Templi Orientis). Available at: https://tinyurl.com/2ht6n4dp (hermetic.com). Accessed July, 2024.Jacques Derrida (1974). White Mythology: Metaphor in the Text of Philosophy, translated by F.C.T. Moore, New Literary History, 6 (1), pp. 5-74. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/yk5byceh (tfreeman.net). Accessed July, 2024.Support the podcast by joining my Patreon at: https://patreon.com/oeith. Buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/oeith or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dbarfordG. Or you could send me a lovely book from https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1IQ3BVWY3L5L5?ref_=wl_share. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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