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The Japan we fail to see - animism
To understand ancestor worship you have to start from animism, which is its direct cause and its necessary background. There are different opinions on what exactly animism is, but the...
The Japan we fail to see - animism
To understand ancestor worship you have to start from animism, which is its direct cause and its necessary background. There are different opinions on what exactly animism is, but the...

The Pyramid of Reality and the Hand in the Wall
If we wanted to grasp reality with a simple concept, we would understand that everything we see and do not see is structured like a pyramid. The pyramid of the...
The Pyramid of Reality and the Hand in the Wall
If we wanted to grasp reality with a simple concept, we would understand that everything we see and do not see is structured like a pyramid. The pyramid of the...

Philosophical Transactions
To begin with Alchemy and Culture we should take a look at all those cultural organizations which made the difference in the cultural heritage of our world, due to science,...
Philosophical Transactions
To begin with Alchemy and Culture we should take a look at all those cultural organizations which made the difference in the cultural heritage of our world, due to science,...

North Korea is not attacking anyone
In questo momento, mentre scrivo, nel televisore in un angolo della stanza un programma televisivo giapponese pare un ritorno di fiamma della guerra fredda. Allarme! allarme! L'aggressione della Corea del...
North Korea is not attacking anyone
In questo momento, mentre scrivo, nel televisore in un angolo della stanza un programma televisivo giapponese pare un ritorno di fiamma della guerra fredda. Allarme! allarme! L'aggressione della Corea del...

The Japan we fail to see, part two
Many of those who have been in Japan, even for decades, have never heard of ancestor's worship, or, if they have, like me until recently do not have a clear...
The Japan we fail to see, part two
Many of those who have been in Japan, even for decades, have never heard of ancestor's worship, or, if they have, like me until recently do not have a clear...

The Japan we fail to see, part one
One of the most surprising (indeed, I find it shocking) facts about Japan is that its inhabitants, while masters of technology (but mind you, technology is not science), do not...
The Japan we fail to see, part one
One of the most surprising (indeed, I find it shocking) facts about Japan is that its inhabitants, while masters of technology (but mind you, technology is not science), do not...