Dana Carpenter Livres

A bold cartography of the inner landscape visible only to those experiencing altered states• Presents the psychedelic experience as an objective landscape that embodies the Other, rather than a subjective state of mind• Provides corroboration of phenomena encountered by those who venture into this domainJourneying into the invisible world revealed by his use of the dissociative psychedelic DXM (dextromethorphan), Dan Carpenter found that what he experienced was not simply subjective sensations and psychological states but an objective world of familiar, if inordinately odd, landmarks and characters. The running diary he kept of these voyages recounts impressions of a landscape charted by other travelers into this Inner Space and includes descriptions of many of the same phenomena recorded by such mind travelers as Terence and Dennis McKenna, Alexander and Ann Shulgin, and others who have experienced the hive mind--the pool of all consciousness. Into this territory where expression is like chaos theory, where oddly symmetrical order manifests out of the seemingly anarchic swirl of images and events, the author ventures with the mind-set of a naturalist, accepting whatever might be rather than what he hopes he might find. What emerges is not a location crafted by subjective experience, but a landscape that embodies the Other and that represents a conscious state in which the barriers between the self and the not-self dissolve.

"After centuries of searching, Mouse now has everything she's ever wanted within her reach--a normal life, a lover, a brother. What will she risk to keep them? Cherished by a Father, coveted by a king, loved by an almost-priest; tormented by demons, tortured by a madman, hunted by a cult, hounded by her father. Mouse has survived it all. But then, she was never just a girl. Despite Mouse's power, her father always wanted a son--and now, at long last, he has him. And Mouse has a brother, someone else in the world just like her. Though she's never met him, the hope of what they might mean for each other tugs at her soul, even as it terrifies her lover, Angelo. Hiding among a tribe of the Martu in the isolation of the Australian outback near the edges of Lake Disappointment, Mouse and Angelo have seemingly evaded at least one of the predators hunting them. Carefully dropping bogus breadcrumbs across Europe, they misdirect the Novus Rishi, a ruthless cult that wants Mouse as the ultimate weapon in their battle against evil. But when unnerving dreams start to plague Angelo, and the ancient beings of the Martu's Dreaming send prophetic warnings that include visions of Mouse at her father's side, the two lovers realize it's time to act. With nowhere left to run, Mouse and Angelo prepare for a last showdown with their enemies. As they chase after legendary ancient weapons ensconced in the ages old battle between good and evil, Mouse and Angelo must each decide if a final victory is worth the cost"--Jacket

Das Böhmen des 13. Jahrhunderts ist ein gefährlicher Ort für eine junge Frau, vor allem, wenn sie mit ungewöhnlichen Sinnen und einem verblüffenden Intellekt geboren wurde, so wie Maus. Manche bezeichnen sie als Hexe, andere als Engel. Dann rettet Maus eines Tages dem jungen böhmischen König Ottokar das Leben, woraufhin dieser sie mit an den Königshof nach Prag nimmt. Schnell werden die politischen Intrigen am Hof gefährlich für Maus. Wer ist dieses geheimnisvolle Mädchen? Wo kommt sie her, und kann sie den Höflingen möglicherweise gefährlich werden? Als Maus’ außergewöhnliche Gaben immer stärker werden, muss sie sich dem Rätsel ihrer Herkunft stellen. Doch wird sie bereit sein, ihr dunkles Schicksal zu tragen?