Author: W. Michael Ashcraft
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781572332003
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
In considering a group that identified with Victorian American culture and its anxieties while adhering to an occult worldview that most of their contemporaries found strange, if not dangerous, the book explains why these middle-class Americans found Theosophy so persuasive and why they left family and friends behind to take up residence at this California settlement."--BOOK JACKET.
The Dawn of the New Cycle
Author: W. Michael Ashcraft
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781572332003
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
In considering a group that identified with Victorian American culture and its anxieties while adhering to an occult worldview that most of their contemporaries found strange, if not dangerous, the book explains why these middle-class Americans found Theosophy so persuasive and why they left family and friends behind to take up residence at this California settlement."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781572332003
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
In considering a group that identified with Victorian American culture and its anxieties while adhering to an occult worldview that most of their contemporaries found strange, if not dangerous, the book explains why these middle-class Americans found Theosophy so persuasive and why they left family and friends behind to take up residence at this California settlement."--BOOK JACKET.
The Key to Theosophy
Author: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The Masters and the Path
Author: Charles Webster Leadbeater
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Light on the Path and Karma
Author: Mabel Collins
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Psychic and Spiritual Development
Author: Annie Besant
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Spiritualism
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Spiritualism
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
The Theosophical Path
Author: Katherine Augusta Westcott Tingley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Talbot Mundy, Philosopher of Adventure
Author: Brian Taves
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078648442X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This critical biography chronicles both the actual travels and the philosophical meanderings of Talbot Mundy, one of the pioneers of the fantasy and adventure genre. Less celebrated than his contemporaries Rudyard Kipling and Joseph Conrad, Mundy was no less gifted when it came to the literary portrayal of faraway lands. He was one of the first Western writers to show an appreciation of Eastern culture, and his writing became an outlet for his radical ideas on religion and philosophy. At the age of sixteen, Mundy left his native England to begin his life of adventure--a journey that took him from India to the Middle East to Tibet and finally to America, which became his adopted home. The American spirit of adventure matched Mundy's own, and it was here that he found a true audience for his work. This book explores Mundy's oeuvre--much of it set in exotic locales through which he himself had traveled--and considers both his novels and his lesser known writing, as well as his film and radio work. Books such as Rung Ho!, King-of the Khyber Rifles, Caves of Terror, Purple Pirate and Tros of Samothrace are discussed and placed within the framework of Mundy's life and philosophy. The final chapter evaluates the enduring value of his writings. Appendices include a comprehensive list of Mundy's works and a chronological listing by their original publication dates.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078648442X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This critical biography chronicles both the actual travels and the philosophical meanderings of Talbot Mundy, one of the pioneers of the fantasy and adventure genre. Less celebrated than his contemporaries Rudyard Kipling and Joseph Conrad, Mundy was no less gifted when it came to the literary portrayal of faraway lands. He was one of the first Western writers to show an appreciation of Eastern culture, and his writing became an outlet for his radical ideas on religion and philosophy. At the age of sixteen, Mundy left his native England to begin his life of adventure--a journey that took him from India to the Middle East to Tibet and finally to America, which became his adopted home. The American spirit of adventure matched Mundy's own, and it was here that he found a true audience for his work. This book explores Mundy's oeuvre--much of it set in exotic locales through which he himself had traveled--and considers both his novels and his lesser known writing, as well as his film and radio work. Books such as Rung Ho!, King-of the Khyber Rifles, Caves of Terror, Purple Pirate and Tros of Samothrace are discussed and placed within the framework of Mundy's life and philosophy. The final chapter evaluates the enduring value of his writings. Appendices include a comprehensive list of Mundy's works and a chronological listing by their original publication dates.
Invisible Worlds
Author:
Publisher: Quest Books
ISBN: 0835630889
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
"To investigate the unexplained laws of Nature and the powers latent in humanity" is one object of the Theosophical Society. Annie Besant (1847–1933), outspoken feminist, political activist, and early president of the TS, thought that psychic and spiritual development should be available to everyone, not just a chosen few. In her many books and articles providing guidelines, her goal was not to help students develop supernormal powers, but to help them increase consciousness in order to receive instruction from the ascended Masters. Besant believed this work had positively changed her life and wanted others to enjoy the same benefit. Although penned a century ago, Besant’s wisdom on the subject is still germane. Her prose is clear and inspiring, and Kurt Leland’s introduction and notes are well-informed. He helpfully divides Besant’s writings into four parts — Occultism Light and Dark, Higher Life Training, the Investigation of Different Worlds, and the Science of the Superphysical.
Publisher: Quest Books
ISBN: 0835630889
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
"To investigate the unexplained laws of Nature and the powers latent in humanity" is one object of the Theosophical Society. Annie Besant (1847–1933), outspoken feminist, political activist, and early president of the TS, thought that psychic and spiritual development should be available to everyone, not just a chosen few. In her many books and articles providing guidelines, her goal was not to help students develop supernormal powers, but to help them increase consciousness in order to receive instruction from the ascended Masters. Besant believed this work had positively changed her life and wanted others to enjoy the same benefit. Although penned a century ago, Besant’s wisdom on the subject is still germane. Her prose is clear and inspiring, and Kurt Leland’s introduction and notes are well-informed. He helpfully divides Besant’s writings into four parts — Occultism Light and Dark, Higher Life Training, the Investigation of Different Worlds, and the Science of the Superphysical.
The Point Loma Community in Califorina
Author: Emmett A. Greenwalt
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The Lawyer & Banker and Southern Bench & Bar Review
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Banking law
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Banking law
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description