EgregoresMark Stavish
Egregores
by Mark Stavish · first published 2018
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"The first book to explore the history and influence of egregores, powerful autonomous psychic entities created by a collective group mind"--
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This is kind of out there, but this book provides a cross-cultural overview of the idea of collective beings created by human religious practices, nationalisms, etc. https://www.amazon.com/Egregores-Occult-Entities-Watch-Desti....
on “If Materialism Is True, the United States Is Probably Conscious (2015)” ↗…as described in the second half of https://ribbonfarm.com/2015/05/07/weaponized-sacredness/ [Companies] may perhaps be best understood, by our peculiarly constructed human minds, with reference to egregores - autonomous psychic entities made up of, and influencing, the thoughts of a group of people. [Egregores] are powerful entities, even as they are imaginary - wholly created by and consisting of thoughts,…
on “Don't anthropomorphize big tech companies” ↗