An Esoteric Guide to Spencer-Brown's Laws Of Form
This essay is part one of an exploration of the question 'what reflections might result from shining an esoteric/spiritual light upon George Spencer-Brown’s book, Laws of Form?' It is written as an informal guide, a commentary, and a playful esoteric romp with serious
detours into epistemology, ontology, second-order cybernetics, and the nature of esoteric development. It follows the text of Laws of Form closely from beginning to end, but brings in a diverse number of perspectives. It takes the form of six recursions (three in each part) that invite a reconsideration
of The Laws of Form from a perspective not usually taken, but which may fruitfully add to the way in which we understand Spencer-Brown’s enigmatic and important work.
Keywords: George Spencer-Brown; Laws of Form; epistemology; esoteric; ontology; recursion; second-order; spiritual
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 January 2014
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