cannot_cross_water's review
5.0
What a ride! This book easily made it to my top 5 after the first read. Such a beautifully researched piece of writing. No quacky new-age hypotheses, no forceful assemblage of confirmation biases, no unnecessary repetition. Author weaves you into curiously drawn connections between bits of occult and pop cultures which are all very close to my heart: Gibson, Dick, Burroughs, TOPY, nag hammahi, Jung, Paracelsus, trans-humanism, D&D, cold war, Jacques Vallee, UFO cults, terence mckenna, donna haraway - in a brief passing, but he checks 'em all, leaving the space open for your own interpretations. Great stepping stone for further reading, and all pinched with very intelligent sense of humour. Just great.
gyrus's review
4.0
This book is an essential new frame of reference, managing to expose the relationship between spirituality and technology that has never been absent... More: http://dreamflesh.com/reviews/techgnosis/
logophile's review
3.0
Less satisfying than I'd hoped. Though Erik Davis makes the case that technology and spirituality are and have been inextricably linked throughout human history, he doesn't really offer a theory as to why this is so or take a position on whether this is a good or a bad thing. I would have preferred less of his supporting his argument and more analysis of it.
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