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niyad

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5. KNR, as always, for these fascinating finds. Leonard Shlain's book, "Art and Physics:

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Fri Oct 11, 2024, 03:42 AM

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Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light" (2007), talked about how art frequently heralded discoveries in science.

Another book of his that I found fascinating was "Alphabet vs The Goddess" which talked about how we went from a holistic, image-based way of thinking and seeing the world to the transition to a written, therefore linear, concrete view (even though the Goddess cultures did, in fact, invent writing and recordkeeping).

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Fascinating!! Thanks for posting n/t ailsagirl Oct 2024 #1

Thanks, Judi, as usual very interesting. EarnestPutz Oct 2024 #2

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The turbulence wasnt hidden Figarosmom Oct 2024 #4

KNR, as always, for these fascinating finds. Leonard Shlain's book, "Art and Physics: niyad Oct 2024 #5

Synching with nature would be my theory NJCher Oct 2024 #6