#2278
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The Spell of the Sensuous

Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
Book • 1997
In this major work of ecological philosophy, David Abram draws on diverse sources including the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as a magician to reveal the intricate relationship between human perception and the natural world.

The book delves into the character of perception and the sensual foundations of language, highlighting how even abstract language echoes the natural world.

Abram argues that humans have severed their ancient reciprocity with nature and explores what it would take to recover a sustaining relation with the earth.

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Mentioned in 12 episodes

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Bob Doto
as a book he is rereading for a future writing project.
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209: A System for Writing, with Bob Doto
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Joshua Michael Schrei
in relation to Abrams' statement that our gods need to eat.
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(Why Mindfulness Isn't Enough)
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Ellie Anderson
in relation to ancient forms of writing.
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Writing
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Es Devlin
for its exploration of the senses and their connection to the natural world.
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Es Devlin
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Ellie Anderson
as a book that explores the history of reading and the disenchantment of the world.
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Reading
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Jenny Odell
as a book that influenced her own writing.
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The art of attention (with Jenny Odell)
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K Allado-McDowell
in the context of experiencing nature and other intelligences.
New Selves of Neural Media & AI as 'The Poison Path' with K Allado-McDowell
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Derren Brown
as an example of embodied relationship with nature.
#1198 - Derren Brown
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Ezra Klein
in a previous podcast episode.
Jenny Odell on nature, art, and burnout in quarantine
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Natasha Lythgoe
as an author whose work inspired her interest in vision questing.
Episode 160 Wildness and the Mythic Dimension w/Natasha Lythgoe
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Paul F. Austin
as the author of "Spell of the Sensuous."
David Jay Brown - The Telepathic Future: DMT, Dreams & Digital Consciousness
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Lex Fridman
when discussing a book club he is a part of.
#201 – Konstantin Batygin: Planet 9 and the Edge of Our Solar System
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Robert R. Raymond
as the source of the phrase "The More Than Human World."
[TEASER] The More Than Human World

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