Tag: mysticism
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The Strange Legacy of the Weird Fascination with the Occult in the 60s and 70s
Has the occult conquered the American imagination? If so, how? And who is responsible for it?
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Temple Medicine, Oracles and the Making of Modernity
from forbiddenhistories.wordpress.com: Among the key figures in the hidden history of the human sciences are the Munich philosopher Carl du Prel (1839-1899) and the Cambridge classicist and psychologist Frederic W. H. Myers (1843-1901). Eclipsed by psychoanalysis, Jungian analytical psychology and other depth psychologies throughout the twentieth century, the contemporary significance and reception of these writers…
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Manly P. Hall Gets to the Heart of Homer’s “Odyssey”
from Disinfo.com: You won’t hear this interpretation in the storied halls of academia. Manly P. Hall – author, mystic, examiner of all things esoteric – teases apart the obscurities of Homer’s epic to reveal its secret meaning. Namely, what certain elements represent and how it relates to the inner life of man (mental/emotional/spiritual) and consciousness…
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The Canon – Exploring the mystery of humanity’s place in the cosmos
from realitysandwich.com: A footnote from the first chapter of William Stirling’s classic 19th century work, The Canon, provides a centering thought for the themes which will be the focus of the upcoming Evolver Learning Lab that Scott Olsen and I have organized to present the concepts of sacred geometry and alchemical transformation. To avoid misunderstanding,…
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Intuition: An Essential Element of Mysticism
from crcsite.org: In an essay entitled “Perspective: The Importance of Versatility,” from the book Awakened Attitude, Gary Stewart has written: …the Confraternity of the Rose Cross [CR+C], is not supplying us with answers to the questions related to the ontological essence or mystical enlightenment, but rather, it is guiding us in the understanding of mysticism…
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The Truth About The Dark Side Of Glastonbury
from IshtarsGate.wordpress.com: The Somerset town of Glastonbury has, quite rightly, a very high reputation the world over for being a thriving and vibrant spiritual centre, where many conferences, workshops and ceremonies take place to honour and celebrate the spirit of humanity and its fundamental unity of purpose which is beyond religious or dogmatic faiths. Its…
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Science and Spirituality: The Teachings of U.G.Krishnamurti
from Well.com: Are there any points of contact between science and spirituality? The following paper discusses some issues commonly raised in regard to the relationship between science and spirituality. In particular, I wish to examine the issue of the apparent similarities (or symmetry) between statements made by scientists and those made by mystics concerning the…