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George Pendle is a British author born in 1976. His works span across various fields such as history, culture, and biography, known for his unique perspective and in-depth research.

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“As for Crowley, his reputation grew and grew. His gospel of “Do what thou wilt”—modified and transformed—appealed strongly to the socially liberated sixties generation. He resurfaced as a countercultural icon; his photograph appeared on the cover of the Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and his ideas influenced everyone from Dr. Timothy Leary to the rock group Led Zeppelin. He was hailed as a prophet before his time for bringing together eastern and western esoteric traditions, and although he could never quite escape the “Satanist” tag that he had gained in the Edwardian newspapers, this ensured his present-day popularity.”

Beatles Counterculture Esotericism Aleister Crowley Timothy Leary Led Zeppelin Do What Thou Wilt

Book:Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons – A Portrait of the JPL Founder: Genius, Rocketry, and the Occult

Source: Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons – A Portrait of the JPL Founder: Genius, Rocketry, and the Occult

“I have been collecting pictures of airport carpets since the early 2000s because I am fascinated by their role as the world's largest interior visual design medium.”

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“An airport carpet can tell you everything about its surroundings!”

Surroundings Airports Carpet

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“Hard floorings such as marble, wood, terrazzo and linoleum, have become fashionable of late, but I believe they create a characterless "international" style that is as opposed to interpretation as it is repellent to the foot.”

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“Airport carpets are so much richer to both the senses and the intellect.”

Intellect Senses Airports Carpet

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“If airports can be seen as temples to travel, gateways to other worlds, then airport carpets are the vast prayer mats upon which we all genuflect.”

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“If the Internet can be described as a giant human consciousness, then viral marketing is the illusion of free will.”

Ifs Humans Consciousness Internet Illusion Marketing Giants Free Will Human Consciousness Viral

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“Feathers! spluttered Sargatanas. Feathers are for the birds, my boy. Flaking, peeling, scale-ridden wings, now that's what real beings wear. I'll tell you a secret. He said, and drew me closer. The eternal pain at having known Paradise and lost it is priceless. I wouldn't swap it for anything.”

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Author:George Pendle

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Born: 1976
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Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons – A Portrait of the JPL Founder: Genius, Rocketry, and the OccultRelated source material

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