i'm reading a book written by an empath called 'emotions' it's actually based in magickal thinking although the writer would not consciously know that, she's coming from a rational science position and moving into paraphycology but the general ideas are all aligned with my map of the emotional world and that of most contemporary magickians. she's a very good writer and her points are excellently presented. i think she would be quite accepting of the trans personal aspects and even consider the shamanistic elements at work but somehow i think she would not like the magickal framework. at the end of the day it's all language and one must remember, the map is not the territory.'