Mitch Horowitz is a historian of alternative spirituality and one of today’s most literate voices of esoterica, mysticism, and the occult. Topics Discussed In This Episode:
- Explaining his new book Cosmic Habit Force
- Exploring the psychology of mediocrity
- Harnessing honest self-expression and creativity
- Asking oneself with brutal honesty, “What do I really want from life?”
- Breaking through social conditioning
- The Miracle of a Definite Chief Aim
- Concentration producing force
- Gaining perspective on personal “failures”
- Taoism
- Paradoxical events in one's life
- Mitch gives a personal example of how a perceived failure turned into a blessing in disguise
- Rediscovering himself as a writer in his late 30s after working in publishing
- Writing his first book, “Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation”
- 2 famous definite chief aims from Octavia E. Butler and Bruce Lee
- The power of focused aims
- Healthily dealing with fear and trauma
- The law of reciprocity
- The power of the mastermind
Books Referenced:
- “Cosmic Habit Force” by Mitch Horowitz
- “Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation” by Mitch Horowitz
- “The Miracle of a Definite Chief Aim” By Mitch Horowitz
- “No Longer Human” by Junji Ito x Osamu Dazai
- “The Inner Game of Tennis” by Timothy Gallwey
- “Non-Violent Communication” by Marshall Rosenberg
- “Think and Grow Rich” by Napolean Hill
People Mentioned:
- David Foster Wallace (Writer)
- Jacob Needleman (Philosopher)
- Barry Zito (Professional Baseball Player)
- Neville Goddard (Writer)
- Octavia E Butler (Writer)
- Bruce Lee (Actor and Martial Artist)
- Napolean Hill (Writer)
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