The Little Book of Demons. Ramsey Dukes

      Uncle Ramsey’s

      Little Book of

       DEMONS

      First published 2005

       by Aeon Books

       118 Finchley Road

       London NW3 5HT

       www.aeonbooks.co.uk

      © Ramsey Dukes 2004

       The moral right of the author has been asserted

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the publisher.

       British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

      A C.I.P. is available for this book from the British Library

      ISBN-13: 978-1-90465-809-2

      Printed and bound in Great Britain by Cambridge Printing

      CONTENTS

       Cover

       PART ONE. AN INTRODUCTION TO DEMONS

       CHAPTER ONE.

       INTRODUCTION

       CHAPTER TWO.

       THE POSITIVE ADVANTAGES OF PERSONIFYING

       PART TWO. PERSONAL DEMONS

       CHAPTER THREE.

       HOW SHOULD I ADDRESS DEMONS?

       CHAPTER FOUR.

       VARIETIES OF DEMONIC EXPERIENCE

       CHAPTER FIVE.

       WHAT WE LEARN FROM THESE EXAMPLES

       CHAPTER SIX.

       FINDING AND WORKING WITH YOUR OWN DEMONS

       PART THREE. OTHER PEOPLE’S DEMONS

       CHAPTER SEVEN.

       RECOGNISING OTHER PEOPLE’S DEMONS

       CHAPTER EIGHT.

       DEMONS IN PARTNERSHIP

       CHAPTER NINE.

       WHAT WE LEARN FROM OTHER’S DEMONS

       INTERVAL.

       CHAPTER TEN

       WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING?

       PART FOUR. SOCIETY’S DEMONS

       CHAPTER ELEVEN.

       INTRODUCTION TO SOCIETY’S DEMONS

       CHAPTER TWELVE.

       WORKING WITH SOCIETY’S DEMONS

       CHAPTER THIRTEEN.

       DEMON BEST SELLERS

       CHAPTER FOURTEEN.

       THE SECRET COMMONWEALTH OF DEMONS

       CHAPTER FIFTEEN.

       WHAT WE LEARN FROM SOCIETY’S DEMONS

       CHAPTER SIXTEEN.

       CONCLUSION

       APPENDIX ONE.

       LITTLE ANGELS

       APPENDIX TWO.

       WHAT EXACTLY IS A DEMON?

       FURTHER READING

       NOTES

      PART ONE

      AN INTRODUCTION TO DEMONS

      CHAPTER ONE

      INTRODUCTION

      I am writing this book to help people tackle the problems of everyday life.

      The book recommends one simple formula: treat life the way you would want to be treated yourself. Talk to your plants; empathise with the moods of your car, the office copier or your computer. Recognise the weather, the landscape, nature for what they truly are—mighty gods—and learn to read their expressions. Study all the patterns of success or frustration in your life, name them as demons