Scholar and heady thinker LD Deutsch celebrates the release of a new book published by Sacred Bones – Time, Myth and Matter: Essays On The Natures And Narratives Of Reality.

At this free Saturday evening salon, Deutsch will give an L.A. debut of an illustrated slide lecture – The Myth Of Matter And The Dissolution Of Materialism – which touches on ideas and themes in the book.

“What is time? How is consciousness related to the physical world? Why is the simulation hypothesis so popular? These are just some of the questions LD Deutsch tackles in her first collection of essays, Time, Myth and Matter. Weaving together ideas from thinkers like C.G. Jung, Albert Einstein, Carlo Rovelli and more, Deutsch deftly traces the relationships between different theories and events in the history of science and technology, and various aspects of mythology, psychology, philosophy, (meta)physics and mysticism — resulting in a riveting inquiry into the nature of the self and the foundations of reality.

“Known for her ability to render complicated scientific and esoteric subjects accessible for wider audiences, Deutsch presents grounded yet playful takes on some of life's greatest mysteries. By treating both science and mythology as serious subjects worthy of respect and rigor, Time, Myth & Matter opens up new avenues of thought and theory as to how the inner world of man and the outer world of Nature intersect and affect each other.”

LD DEUTSCH is a writer and lecturer based in Los Angeles. Her work focuses on time, consciousness, technology and mythology. She received her MA in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she concentrated on the nature of time, cognitive science and non-ordinary experience. Her writing has been published by Nautilus magazine, Anthology Editions, Mundus Press and more.

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"Deutsch can discuss physics with clarity, respect, and rigor, but like the first wave of quantum theorists, she allows herself to move deeply into philosophy and myth as well. And when she does wrestle with uncanny things, like gods and oracles and Jung's ideas of synchronicity, she does not sink to the usual archetypal mysteriosa. In fact, I believe she is incapable of writing a New Age sentence. Every line of this book is instead devoted to the clarity and discrimination and serious joy required to genuinely trace the cracks and zig-zags and strange designs in this conundrum we call reality."
- Erik Davis, author of Blotter, High Weirdness, and Techgnosis

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