Mitch Horowitz is a historian of alternative spirituality and one of today's most literate voices of esoterica, mysticism, and the occult. Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• Explaining his new book Cosmic Habit Force
• Exploring the psychology of mediocrity
• Harnessing honest self-expression and creativity
• Asking oneself with brutal honesty, "What do I really want from life?"
• Breaking through social conditioning
• The Miracle of a Definite Chief Aim
• Concentration producing force
• Gaining perspective on personal "failures"
• Taoism
• Paradoxical events in one's life
• Mitch gives a personal example of how a perceived failure turned into a blessing in disguise
• Rediscovering himself as a writer in his late 30s after working in publishing
• Writing his first book, "Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation"
• 2 famous definite chief aims from Octavia E. Butler and Bruce Lee
• The power of focused aims
• Healthily dealing with fear and trauma
• The law of reciprocity
• The power of the mastermind

Books Referenced:

• "Cosmic Habit Force" by Mitch Horowitz
• "Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation" by Mitch Horowitz
• "The Miracle of a Definite Chief Aim" By Mitch Horowitz
• "No Longer Human" by Junji Ito x Osamu Dazai
• "The Inner Game of Tennis" by Timothy Gallwey
• "Non-Violent Communication" by Marshall Rosenberg
• "Think and Grow Rich" by Napolean Hill

People Mentioned:

• David Foster Wallace (Writer)
• Jacob Needleman (Philosopher)
• Barry Zito (Professional Baseball Player)
• Neville Goddard (Writer)
• Octavia E Butler (Writer)
• Bruce Lee (Actor and Martial Artist)
• Napolean Hill (Writer)

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