BOOK: CATS KEEPERS

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CATS: KEEPERS OF THE SPIRIT WORLD
Exploring the spiritual nature of cats, John A. Rush looks at humanity’s fascination and fear of cats through the ages. He examines spiritual and occult beliefs connected to cats from Mayan, Aztec, and Native American mythology as well as from ancient India, Samaria, Babylon, Japan, and Egypt, including how ancient Egyptians used cats to send messages to the gods.
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BOOK: Myth

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MAGIC, MYTH, AND RELIGION
The most powerful thing in the world is the symbol. Through symbols, we create stories and myths that bring people to action. Where did the original symbols regarding an afterlife come from? How are myths built and why are they so powerful? Join Dr. rush as he takes you through the world of imagination, of magic, shamanism, and worlds beyond.

BOOK: Mushroom 2nd

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JESUS, MUSHROOMS, AND THE ORIGIN OF CHRISTIANITY 2ND EDITION
analyzes the prevalence of a specific motif – the mushroom – in Christian art, proposing that this image is evidence of the true foundation of Christianity and the Catholic Church.
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CAT book + blog

Cat Gallery & Book

What is the origin on the domesticated cat, Felis catus? What is our ancestral relationship to cats? And the big question, why do we keep them around in the first place? CAT TALES answers these questions and many more for all cat lovers and anyone interested in cat and human evolution.
+ as a companion piece to the book, the CAT GALLERY will provide you with facts about cats, my personal journey with cats, and of course, a few pictures of our furry friends.

TATTOO

Spiritual Tattoo + Tattoo Gallery

Tattooing and scarification are age old traditions and serve many purposes from that of identifying criminals, group identity, rites of passage, emotional/spiritual cleansing, memory of a loved one, and so on. The following represents a mythic/ spiritual statement divided into several mythic themes all of which have as there core life, death, and return. The stories told through these tattoos (Egyptian, Chinese, Tibetan, Celtic, etc.) are all interrelated and show common themes of life, death, and return (or residence in another place). But there are other symbols and references that suggest culture contact.

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What is

Clinical Anthropology?

Clinical Anthropology is the study of healing systems around the world and the use of these systems, processes, and techniques in clinical settings. Clinical Anthropologists looks at systems, physical as well psychological and social, using an information model. Systems break down when information is inadequate, for example when you are deficient is some essential nutrient or when trying to determine the best course of action to stop a terrorist attack. Information can be lost from a system, as in blood loss, or the death of the shaman who knew where to find the mushrooms. Then there is information intrusion as when attacked by a virus, or when new ideas (evolution), world views, and technology (AK-47s and IEDs) enter Third World countries.

Author Profile

John A. Rush, Ph.D., N.D. is a retired Professor of Anthropology, with specialties in information theory and human information processing, myth/symbolism, and biological anthropology. Dr. Rush is also a retired Naturopathic Doctor, with specialties in nutrition, cellular toxicity, and medical hypnotherapy. He and his wife Katie manage a feral cat community and conduct on-going research into feline behavior, some of which was published in 2021. They also maintain a large herb garden where students and faculty learn about the cultivation and preparation of numerous medicinal and magical herbs and the myths that surround them.