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Authors of the ImpossibleBook

by Jeffrey J Kripal

Who uses, recommends or left Authors of the Impossible, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

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British writer on philosophy and experience; author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations (2012) and The Art of Losing Control (2017); writes the newsletter Ecstatic Integration.
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I’ve read most of Kripal’s books and I think Authors of the Impossible is my favourite, partly because it turned me on to the British psychologist Frederic Myers.

Five Books interview: the best books on Ecstatic Experiences

2017-06-29·fivebooks.com ↗

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