num_pages: 312
description: A defining text of the new magical renaissance Star.Ships addresses the question of who we are now by tracing where we come from and by drawing out the stories and the spirits that have journeyed and evolved with us. The goal is as Gordon writes the restoration of context.To this end White applies his globally-recognised data and demographics skills to realise a groundbreaking work of truly interdisciplinary research. Utilising mythological linguistic and astronomical data to reconstruct palaeolithic magical beliefs he maps them to the human journey out of Africa; explores which aspects of these beliefs and practices have survived into the Western tradition; and what the implications (and applications) of those survivals may be for us. Written for a magically literate and operative audience Star.Ships displays the flair wit and engagement with evidence that adherents of his runesoup blog have come to expect from Gordon. He deftly handles vast time scales and cosmologies to build his case; avoids the pitfalls of alternative historians with a refreshing absence of dogma or wishful thinking; and in a masterful deployment of the latest research simultaneously questions outworn dominant narratives and is not afraid to champion the work of independent researchers and entertain forbidden discourses. It is exactly what chaos magic should be.Gbekli Tepe the Pyramids and Sphinx Nabta Playa Gunung Padang Easter Island and Sundaland are some of the points spangled across a work of truly cosmic scope. Star.Ships beckons those who are willing to engage in the adventure to follow the great river of history that flows into and out of an ocean of stars. Minds will be blown.
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title: Star.Ships: A Prehistory of the Spirits
publisher: Scarlet Imprint