
We Are All Magi Now: Immortality, Infinite Knowledge, and Unlimited Power in the Age of Technology
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We Are All Magi Now: Immortality, Infinite Knowledge, and Unlimited Power in the Age of TechnologyFor thousands of years, the Magus—the seeker ofimmortality, wealth, knowledge, and power—stood at the edge of science and magic. FromHermes Trismegistus and John DeetoParacelsus, Giordano Bruno, and Isaac Newton, these visionaries sought the secrets of creation itself.Today, their dreams are no longer myth. WithAI, genetic engineering, nuclear energy, and digital networks, humanity now wields the very powers the Magi once pursued in secret.In this provocative book, John Cousins uncovers thehidden history of magic and science, revealing how yesterday’s alchemy became today’s technology—and why we are all Magi now.Explore the Magus’s four eternal goals:immortality, wealth, knowledge, power.Discover how Hermetic philosophy shaped thescientific revolution.See how modern breakthroughs fulfill ancient prophecies.Confront the urgent choice:will we use this power with wisdom—or repeat Faust’s tragic bargain?Perfect for readers ofYuval Noah Harari, Arthur C. Clarke, Frances Yates, and Graham Hancock, this book blendssecret history, philosophy, and technologyto reveal the destiny of our age.Read more
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Contents
1. The Magus
Part II: Medieval Synthesis
5. The Skin of Our Teeth: How the Knowledge Survived
Part III: Renaissance Flowering
6. John Dee - The Elizabethan Magus
7. The Italian Renaissance Magi
8. Leonardo da Vinci - The Universal Magus
9. Paracelsus - The Physician Magus
Part III: The Modern Transition