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📰 To Read... 🔖 Title: Neither Shortage of Oxygen Nor Presence of Relatives Account for Sudden Clarity in Dementia 🗓️ Published: 2026-02-07T16:00:00+02:00 📄 Summary: Recent observations challenge common assumptions about moments of lucidity in dementia patients. Neither hypoxia nor social stimulation from relatives reliably explains these sudden releases from confusion. This insight invites us to reconsider the nature of consciousness and its complex workings deep within the human mind, beyond mere physiological or external influences. It beckons a deeper philosophical inquiry into what truly constitutes awareness and cognitive presence in altered states. 🔗
Mind Matters
Consciousness… a Computer or a Magnifying Glass?
Neither shortage of oxygen nor the presence of relatives account for the sudden release from confusion or dementia.
 🗞️ Source: Denyse O'Leary 💓 #Consciousness #PhilosophyOfMind #CognitiveScience
📰 To Read... 🔖 Title: Yes to Life in Spite of Everything — Viktor Frankl 🗓️ Published: 2026-02-06T09:30:00+00:00 📄 Summary: In the profound reflections of Viktor Frankl, we are reminded that the essence of existence rests not on the multitude but on the singular soul. Even in the starkest of circumstances, the individual holds the sovereign power to infuse life with meaning through creative engagement with their own being. This philosophy elevates personal responsibility and resilience as the cornerstones of authentic human experience, revealing a luminous path amid adversity. Frankl’s insight calls us to embrace our unique vocation to realize life's significance from within, thereby shaping reality in a manner that transcends circumstance. 🔗
The Marginalian
Yes to Life, in Spite of Everything: Viktor Frankl’s Lost Lectures on Moving Beyond Optimism and Pessimism to Find the Deepest Source of Meaning
“Everything depends on the individual human being, regardless of how small a number of like-minded people there is… on each person&#823...
 🗞️ Source: Maria Popova 💓 #ExistentialPhilosophy #MeaningOfLife #ViktorFrankl
📰 To Read... 🔖 Title: The Enduring Resonance of Burns Night: A Cultural Reflection 🗓️ Published: 2026-01-25T00:00:00+02:00 📄 Summary: Each January 25th, the world pauses to honor the legacy of Robert Burns, Scotland's national bard, whose poetic oeuvre transcends its era to evoke the universality of human emotion and experience. Burns Night, celebrated with ritualistic fervor, not only commemorates the poet's contributions but also reaffirms the enduring power of cultural memory. Parallel to this, the esoteric observances of Thelemic Tephilah and the invocation of Heru-Ra-Ha as described in Liber L. Cap. III underscore a shared human quest for meaning through tradition, myth, and spiritual inquiry. Together, these annual rites illuminate the multifaceted ways we engage with history, identity, and transcendence. 🔗
January 25 - Hermeneuticon - Hermetic Library
 🗞️ Source: librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) 💓 #CulturalHeritage #PhilosophyOfTradition #SpiritualReflection
📰 To Read... 🔖 Title: The Mystical Resonance of December 19 in Thelemic Tradition 🗓️ Published: 2025-12-19T00:00:00+02:00 📄 Summary: December 19 is imbued with profound esoteric significance within the Thelemic tradition. Marked by the invocation of Hadit and the rites of Liber L, Cap. II, it invites the seeker into a greater feastal communion with the inner divine. This day acts as a liminal threshold where the spiritual aspirations and cosmic rhythms converge, offering a moment for contemplative ritual and the deepening of one’s mystical journey. Such observances ripple beyond mere ritual—they beckon a renewed understanding of self and cosmos interwoven through sacred ceremony. 🔗
December 19 - Hermeneuticon - Hermetic Library
 🗞️ Source: librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) 💓 #Thelema #EsotericWisdom #MysticalRituals
📰 To Read... 🔖 Title: The Battle at Blythe Road: A Theatrical Confrontation Amidst Occult Luminaries 🗓️ Published: 1900-04-19 📄 Summary: On a spring morning in London, the serene façade of 36 Blythe Road was shattered by a dramatic encounter between Aleister Crowley and members of the Isis Urania Temple of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, including the illustrious poet and mystic William Butler Yeats. This “theatrical farce” epitomizes the tensions woven through secret societies at the turn of the century – a nexus where mysticism met ideological strife and personal ambition. The event serves as a poignant reminder of the fragile boundaries between esoteric knowledge and the human passions that seek to wield it. 🔗
The Battle at Blythe Road - Hermeneuticon - Hermetic Library
 🗞️ Source: librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) 💓 #OccultHistory #GoldenDawn #PhilosophyOfMysticism