Download or read book Strange Attractor written by Mark Pilkington and published by Strange Attractor Press. This book was released on 2006-11-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More sophisticated high strangeness from the borderlands of culture, as Strange Attractor continues to explore the outer edges of anthropology, psychology, history, literature, art, spirit and science. In 2006 it explores the world of the early Islamic alchemists; visit a Burmese transgender spirit possession festival; meet 19th century French proto-surrealists and occultists; demonstrate how Theosophy influenced 20th century art; take a scalpel to historical tales of birth outside the womb; make a pilgrimage to Orford Ness, and much more.