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Page 115
... idea is ' detachable . ' And yet the feathering of the arrow , which ensured the accuracy of the weapon , was possibly due to a purely magical identification of the arrow with the wings of a living bird . This is one of those cases in ...
... idea is ' detachable . ' And yet the feathering of the arrow , which ensured the accuracy of the weapon , was possibly due to a purely magical identification of the arrow with the wings of a living bird . This is one of those cases in ...
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... idea of the mechanical automaton , which would obey all orders and do all the work . This dream has haunted civilization throughout history , repeated with magical variations in a hundred fairy stories and popular myths , long before it ...
... idea of the mechanical automaton , which would obey all orders and do all the work . This dream has haunted civilization throughout history , repeated with magical variations in a hundred fairy stories and popular myths , long before it ...
Page 253
... idea about human and cosmic relationships . The pyramid , the obelisk , the tower , the arch , the dome , the steeple , the groined vault , the flying buttress , the stained - glass window - all these are examples of un- trammelled ...
... idea about human and cosmic relationships . The pyramid , the obelisk , the tower , the arch , the dome , the steeple , the groined vault , the flying buttress , the stained - glass window - all these are examples of un- trammelled ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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