Book Recommendations

[Stan77]

Hi i am new here.

What are some good books either prose or poetry, fiction or non-fiction that have highlighted the macrocosm–microcosm analogy with generous amounts of focus on the beauty of nature.

Imagine Wordsworth, Keats, Shelly, mixed with Hesse, Upanishads, Heraclitus and Schopenhauer.

Am i asking for too much?

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

I have no clue what the "macrocosm–microcosm analogy" might be, but I rather enjoyed Goodenough's The Sacred Depths of Nature.

BTW, shalom and welcome.

 

[Stan77]

I have no clue what the "macrocosm–microcosm analogy" might be, but I rather enjoyed Goodenough's The Sacred Depths of Nature.

BTW, shalom and welcome.

Macrocosm-Microcosm - Microcosm–macrocosm analogy - Wikipedia

Thanks.

 

[ChristineM]

Hi i am new here.

What are some good books either prose or poetry, fiction or non-fiction that have highlighted the macrocosm–microcosm analogy with generous amounts of focus on the beauty of nature.

Imagine Wordsworth, Keats, Shelly, mixed with Hesse, Upanishads, Heraclitus and Schopenhauer.

Am i asking for too much?

No book recommendations, everyone has their own favourites that others will loath.

However

Welcome to RF. Breakfast debates in the staff canteen are great fun.

 

[Wirey]

Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. It's exactly the type of book you mentioned.

If you want a good book, try Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut, or Lamb by Christopher Moore.

 

[Stan77]

No book recommendations, everyone has their own favourites that others will loath.

However

Welcome to RF. Breakfast debates in the staff canteen are great fun.

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Thank you. Are we allowed only pies or can we bring 2/4's?

 

[ChristineM]

Thank you. Are we allowed only pies or can we bring 2/4's?

Pies, definitely pies, or other squishy food. Anything harder is frowned upon, particularly by those hit with it

 

[Heyo]

Pies, definitely pies, or other squishy food. Anything harder is frowned upon, particularly by those hit with it

So, none of @JustGeorge's famous brownies?

 

[Heyo]

Hi i am new here.

What are some good books either prose or poetry, fiction or non-fiction that have highlighted the macrocosm–microcosm analogy with generous amounts of focus on the beauty of nature.

Imagine Wordsworth, Keats, Shelly, mixed with Hesse, Upanishads, Heraclitus and Schopenhauer.

Am i asking for too much?

Welcome to the forum.

Maybe not exactly what you are looking for, but close enough, as it has a chapter about reductionism vs. holism:
Gödel, Escher, Bach - Wikipedia

 

[RestlessSoul]

Hi i am new here.

What are some good books either prose or poetry, fiction or non-fiction that have highlighted the macrocosm–microcosm analogy with generous amounts of focus on the beauty of nature.

Imagine Wordsworth, Keats, Shelly, mixed with Hesse, Upanishads, Heraclitus and Schopenhauer.

Am i asking for too much?

Might have to write that one yourself bro.

Meanwhile, I think you might enjoy reading William Blake’s epic poems

 

[ChristineM]

So, none of @JustGeorge's famous brownies?

And none of my madeleines, just made a load and turned the oven steamer on for a batch, cruncy on the outside and soft and spongy under the crust... I may start a new trend

 

[Heyo]

cruncy on the outside

Crunchy enough to crack a skull when thrown?

 

[ChristineM]

Crunchy enough to crack a skull when thrown?

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No, but would poke an eye out

 

[☆Dreamwind☆]

Divine Misfortune
Gods Behaving Badly
A Night to Remember
White Fang
Black Beauty
The Secret Garden
The Last Unicorn
Lord of the Flies

 

[Audie]

Hi i am new here.

What are some good books either prose or poetry, fiction or non-fiction that have highlighted the macrocosm–microcosm analogy with generous amounts of focus on the beauty of nature.

Imagine Wordsworth, Keats, Shelly, mixed with Hesse, Upanishads, Heraclitus and Schopenhauer.

Am i asking for too much?

Read about Humbolt

 

[Quintessence]

Just one for now:

The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature

The economy and global competitiveness are the bottom l…

www.goodreads.com

 

[Rational Agnostic]

Hi i am new here.

What are some good books either prose or poetry, fiction or non-fiction that have highlighted the macrocosm–microcosm analogy with generous amounts of focus on the beauty of nature.

Imagine Wordsworth, Keats, Shelly, mixed with Hesse, Upanishads, Heraclitus and Schopenhauer.

Am i asking for too much?

The Blind Watchmaker and River Out of Eden by Dr. Richard Dawkins

 

[Stan77]

The Blind Watchmaker and River Out of Eden by Dr. Richard Dawkins

You think these books meet the criteria mentioned in op?

 

[Spice]

You might find the works of Edward Reaugh Smith of interest. His essays on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner are in depth and detailed beyond necessity IMO, but interesting just the same. I'm currently reading through The Burning Bush, Smith's Bible Commentary based on Steiner's "anthrosophy." He definitely makes the connections you're interested in.

 

[Stan77]

lol someone recommends atheist books, someone recommends theistic books. Each recommending according to their beliefs. In the meantime we ignore the fact, nature, and our relationship with it is completely independent of our beliefs.