Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-262) and index.
Contents:
Part 1 : orientation : clearing a spiritual path through the morass -- The situation : facing up to the problem -- The background : understanding the context -- Finding a solution : preparing to respond -- Transforming evil : tackling the problem -- Developing the self : strengthening within -- Seeing the reality : heightening perception -- Saving the future : work in progress -- Part 2 : dispatches : reality and illusion in an apocalyptic culture -- When rap was hijacked by the gangstas : the domination of art by commerce -- The lost boys : the Panchen Lama of Tibet and Kaspar Hauser -- Thinking machines and mechanized humans : the challenge of technology -- From violent reality to sci-fi fantasy : materialism at the movies -- The cartoons bite back : Beavis and Butt-Head and the risks of individuation -- Between nationalism and federalism : discovering the meaning of identity -- The priest, the nun, and the soccer coach : reading the signs of the times -- Evil and freedom : a perspective on the case of Mary Bell -- In the grip of lizards : the phenomenon of David Icke -- The tragedy of Charles and Diana : death in Paris and the struggle for the throne -- Gods, devils, and human beings : the remarkable story of Malcolm X -- Race against time : humanity, group consciousness, and the individual -- Part 3 : concepts : signposts for the weary traveler -- Crossing the threshold of no return : waking to a changing consciousness -- Brothers of the shadows : a perspective on conspiracies -- The real omen : the incarnation of evil.
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