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Post by jamesdoig on Jun 4, 2018 9:13:36 GMT
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Post by cromagnonman on Jun 4, 2018 10:26:43 GMT
The Boys From Brazils, Kernal Sun, the Hazell Books, Almonds Are Forever, anything by Cashew Ishiguru....Oh, I see what you mean now, not those sorts of nut books. Well what do I know: I'm merely someone with an obsessive interest in 18th century French architecture.You could almost call me a Rococonut.
Its amusing to note how many of these barmy tomes come complete with introductions by Colin Wilson. Someone who started out as an arch rationalist but ending up believing in everything from Uri Geller to the wisdom of Neanderthals.
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Post by ropardoe on Jun 4, 2018 14:51:32 GMT
There are some great nut books there, and some I shall need to follow up. Some aren't what I'd considered nut books though - The Old Straight Track, for instance, and the Heuvelmans. Now here's an interesting little note about one of the books: Witchcraft, Magic and Alchemy. Anyone remember in Buffy how they would often consult an arcane tome on magic, demons, etc.? Nine times out of ten, this was Witchcraft, Magic and Alchemy, sometimes with the page slightly doctored, sometimes completely straight. I once rewatched Buffy with a copy of the book to hand and made a note of at least a dozen pages which appear in various episodes. (I know what you're thinking - yes, I must have been short of things to do with my time back then!)
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Post by helrunar on Jun 4, 2018 15:06:53 GMT
Rosemary, thanks for your comments. Grillot de Givry's book is an example of a popular book (originally published late 1920s) by a scholar who was also an occultist. Grillot de Givry translated the works of Paracelsus into French, amongst other achievements. I remember looking at Witchcraft, Magic and Alchemy back in my teenaged years but don't recall anything about the content. I think he was a more serious writer than the infamous "Rev." Monty Summers (whose works I enjoy, as long as I can control my tendencies to roll my eyes--my favorite book of his is his gossipy autobiography, The Galanty Show).
Just how "nutty" one considers such books as Colin Wilson's The Occult or the works of T. C. Lethbridge (a fascinating figure about whom Wilson wrote in one of his own books) depends, I think, on one's perspective. It reminds me of a concert where John Lennon introduced a performance of the song "Help" with the comment: "Here's our latest record--or our latest electronic noise--depending upon which side you're on."
Best, Steve
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Jun 4, 2018 16:22:35 GMT
I once rewatched Buffy with a copy of the book to hand and made a note of at least a dozen pages which appear in various episodes. (I know what you're thinking - yes, I must have been short of things to do with my time back then!) Seems like legitimate scholarship to me. If you published your findings. Otherwise, I am not sure.
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Post by dem bones on Jun 4, 2018 19:14:18 GMT
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Post by ropardoe on Jun 4, 2018 19:37:08 GMT
I once rewatched Buffy with a copy of the book to hand and made a note of at least a dozen pages which appear in various episodes. (I know what you're thinking - yes, I must have been short of things to do with my time back then!) Seems like legitimate scholarship to me. If you published your findings. Otherwise, I am not sure. No, not scholarship, just geekiness!
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Post by jamesdoig on Jun 5, 2018 21:27:23 GMT
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Post by Shrink Proof on Jun 6, 2018 7:40:15 GMT
Pretty much anything by von Daniken would qualify I reckon. You know, "Was god an astronaut?", "Chariots of the gods", that kind of thing.
Every copy should come complete with a sheet of tinfoil and the appropriate hat-making origami instructions.
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Post by Shrink Proof on Jun 6, 2018 7:51:43 GMT
And we can't forget this one...
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Post by ropardoe on Jun 6, 2018 8:40:16 GMT
And we can't forget this one... However hard we try!
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Post by ropardoe on Jun 6, 2018 8:43:22 GMT
Pretty much anything by von Daniken would qualify I reckon. You know, "Was god an astronaut?", "Chariots of the gods", that kind of thing. Every copy should come complete with a sheet of tinfoil and the appropriate hat-making origami instructions. What was that film - it was on the Horror Channel again a couple of weeks ago - in which someone appears to wear a silver painted colander to protect himself from being taken over by aliens? Apparently it works too, but I've never been tempted to try it: I'd rather be taken over by aliens than look that silly. You're right about Von Daniken, of course, and he's still at it now: I believe he had another book out quite recently.
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Post by Shrink Proof on Jun 6, 2018 8:50:01 GMT
What was that film - it was on the Horror Channel again a couple of weeks ago - in which someone appears to wear a silver painted colander to protect himself from being taken over by aliens? Apparently it works too, but I've never been tempted to try it: I'd rather be taken over by aliens than look that silly. Your secret is safe with us....
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Post by ropardoe on Jun 6, 2018 10:11:41 GMT
What was that film - it was on the Horror Channel again a couple of weeks ago - in which someone appears to wear a silver painted colander to protect himself from being taken over by aliens? Apparently it works too, but I've never been tempted to try it: I'd rather be taken over by aliens than look that silly. Your secret is safe with us.... I refuse to comment on the grounds that it might incriminate me! I can answer my own question though - the film was They Came From Beyond Space. Two stars on IMDB and that's being generous - I reckon it gets one of the stars for the colander.
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Post by Shrink Proof on Jun 7, 2018 11:56:58 GMT
And of course, where would we (and Scottish tourism...) be without the Loch Ness Monster? The range of Nessie books, from kiddies cartoon capers to the terminally out to lunch is vast. So many, in fact, that it'd overload this board to post images of them all. Instead, a terrific selection of Nessie-related nut book covers can be seen via this link....Not just nut books (though there's a fair few of those and they're as fruit cake as anything related to flying saucers or the Bermuda triangle) but pulp of every stripe. If you think "Dr Who & The Loch Ness Monster" is trashy, there's even "Scooby Doo & the Loch Ness Monster"....
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