Author: Phoebe Wyss
Publisher: Floris Books
ISBN: 178250141X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 189
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Phoebe Wyss, an experienced astrologer, here examines all aspects of astrology in the light of the emerging worldview known as archetypal cosmology.She sets out by exploring the classical roots of astrology in sources of wisdom found in the ancient Egyptian mysteries. She then follows the tradition to modern times through C.G. Jung's ideas on the nature of the psyche. She also discovers that the claims of astrology are entirely compatible with new cosmological thinking as envisioned by post-modern physics and chaos theory.In the second part of the book, she proposes that the mathematical basis of astrology and the components of astrological charts are both archetypal and cosmic in scope. She argues that the twelve astrological archetypes make up a single 'cosmic mind', whose patterns are imprinted on all our individual minds.Finally, she exemplifies this radical approach to astrology through an interpretation of the chart of William Blake.
Author: Richard Maurice Bucke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Consciousness
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Author: Richard Maurice Bucke
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140193375
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 417
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This classic study in the evolution of the human mind is a pioneering work as valuable today as when it was first published in 1901. At that time, it was enthusiastically acclaimed by both William James and P. D. Ouspensky. It has long been accepted as a landmark in the field of mysticism. In reviewing the mental and spiritual activity of the human race, Dr. Bucke discovers that at intervals certain individuals have appeared who are gifted with the power of transcendent realization—or Illumination. Their experiences constitute a definite advance in man’s relation with the Infinite. Moreover, the author shows from available records that this transfiguring endowment of Illumination is on the increase, and he gives full details of practically all the cases on record up to the time when the book was written.
Author: Neil McAleer
Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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More than seven hundred entries describe and explain the significant phenomena of the universe and salient facts concerning the planets, stars, meteors, asteroids, comets, galaxies, black holes, and time.
Author: Thomas Nagel
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199919755
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 141
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The modern materialist approach to life has conspicuously failed to explain such central mind-related features of our world as consciousness, intentionality, meaning, and value. This failure to account for something so integral to nature as mind, argues philosopher Thomas Nagel, is a major problem, threatening to unravel the entire naturalistic world picture, extending to biology, evolutionary theory, and cosmology. Since minds are features of biological systems that have developed through evolution, the standard materialist version of evolutionary biology is fundamentally incomplete. And the cosmological history that led to the origin of life and the coming into existence of the conditions for evolution cannot be a merely materialist history, either. An adequate conception of nature would have to explain the appearance in the universe of materially irreducible conscious minds, as such. Nagel's skepticism is not based on religious belief or on a belief in any definite alternative. In Mind and Cosmos, he does suggest that if the materialist account is wrong, then principles of a different kind may also be at work in the history of nature, principles of the growth of order that are in their logical form teleological rather than mechanistic. In spite of the great achievements of the physical sciences, reductive materialism is a world view ripe for displacement. Nagel shows that to recognize its limits is the first step in looking for alternatives, or at least in being open to their possibility.
Author: C. Countess
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595317707
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Cosmic Alignment with the Cosmic Mind and the Cosmic Pattern clearly outlines 1) That the structure of the Universe is parallel to and resembles the structure of the Mind as if the Universe is a universal mind and our minds miniature Universes. 2) A universal pattern of expansion/contraction that pervades the Universe, the Mind, and Society. 3) An alignment of the Universe as a whole and the Individual. Interestingly enough, there has been a recent growing interest in a Cosmic Alignment," that coincides with this one and is scheduled to reach its peak (Dec 21 2012) ushering in great change, for better or worse, depending on ones point of view. This has been featured on The History Channel, and the subject is also all over the web. One only has to Google "Cosmic Alignment," to bring it up. Also, the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics , was awarded to two physicist for their discovery of a Cosmic Pattern and Alignment . World renown physicist "Stephen Hawking" called it, perhaps the greatest discovery of the millennium or perhaps all time . This is no mere coincidence in the negative sense of seemingly but not really related, but is in fact an affirmation of the timeliness and correctness of the subject of the book, for they are all one and the same "Cosmic Pattern and Alignment". There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come Victor Hugo, influential French poet and social activist. This is an Idea whose time has definitely come The Social, Philosophical and Scientific implications are tremendous. Drastic change is coming ready or not. But it doesn't have to be all negative and won't be with a better understanding of this "Cosmic Alignment and Pattern". This book will shed much light on that much needed understanding, which is a must for every human being on the planet. When you read this book you will find that I am correct. Conrad J Countess
Author: Richard M. Bucke
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1605200182
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 406
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Wildly arrogant, stunningly bombastic, and undeniably fascinating. This 1901 work-the masterpiece of an eclectic genius whose life encompassed medical science, mystical transcendence, and prospecting for gold-posits a higher form of sentience that only a few humans have ever achieved, among them Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, Dante, William Blake, and the author himself, of course. As Bucke shares his metaphysical experience of the "cosmic consciousness" and offers evidence for the few instances in history of its occurrence ("it may as well be frankly stated at once that the view of the present editor is that Francis Bacon wrote the 'Shakespeare' plays and poems"), the reader may well be moved to throw this bizarre and highly intriguing book furiously across the room... if the reader can put it down at all, that is. Canadian mystic and doctor RICHARD MAURICE BUCKE (1837-1902) was a pioneer in the medical treatment of mental illness; his famous friendship with Walt Whitman was the subject of the 1992 movie Beautiful Dreamers. He also wrote Man's Moral Nature (1879) and an 1883 authorized biography of Whitman.
Author: L. Gordon Plummer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geometry of numbers
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Author: Joseph Murphy
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101173645
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 257
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Dr. Joseph Murphy, one of the world’s best-known authorities on the power of the subconscious mind, shows readers not only how to unleash this power, but how to harness it and effectively use it to change their lives. Murphy provides revolutionary mind-focusing techniques that have helped countless thousands discover the laws of cosmic mind power and apply them to their daily lives. Combining the insights of world religion with the discoveries of modern psychology, readers will reach new levels of spiritual understanding that will allow them to bring forth new health, new happiness, new prosperity, and a wonderful new life of inner fulfillment. Packed with examples of actual success stories, readers learn how they can change themselves from within to overcome illness, find love, increase their business by 300%, and advance to executive career positions. Fully updated to reflect the sensibilities of the 21st century, this revised edition of a self-help classic is the key to overcoming the psychological barriers that stand in the way of greater material, spiritual, and emotional wealth.
Author: Richard Maurice Bucke
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1557094993
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 125
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In one of the classic books on the mystical experience, Buck outlines the development of various faculties in the history of man and the growth of an individual. He believes we are witnessing a continuous psychical revolution and that people like Buddha and Jesus, to name a couple, are the forerunners of the beings who will eventually inhabit the earth.
