Many years ago in Seoul, South Korea, a manager at the media company where I’d been working as a consultant gave me a key chain charm “for good luck in making money.” I’ve often worn it on my key ring since then, although I don’t believe it has any powers to bring me wealth. No anomalous financial reward came to me since I’ve carried it. I wasn’t given any indication that the charm was anything other than a gift shop purchase, nor was I told the item had been blessed by any Korean priest, monk, shaman, or adept. Still, I won’t be removing the charm from my keys anytime soon, and therein lies the springboard for a discussion. Charms, amulets and talismans have been worn and carried since time immemorial, to lend us help and comfort along the difficult road of life. Even in our highly developed, technologically advanced cultures […]
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Originally published on The Daily Grail: I had the privilege to interview author Ed Kovacs via email recently about his debut novel, Unseen Forces (Amazon US or UK). Ed is a conspiracy buff, psychic, amateur archaeologist, global adventurer, and Daily Grail reader from way back. I hope you enjoy the interview, and please, don’t be shy — join the discussion and post your thoughts. Rico: It must be a dream come true publishing your first novel. How did it all get started? Ed: An idea for a new writing project started to emerge back in 2000. I was burned-out on writing screenplays – I’ve written 30 under different pens names with 9 or 10 having been filmed – so I decided to finally do something I’d been procrastinating and write a novel. Professionally, I’ve done lots of different types of writing, such as journalism, ad copy, business plans, speeches, jokes… […]
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