The Delay of the Heart by David Appelbaum
Explores themes of responsibility and initiation and offers an "initiatory ethics." Continues the line of thought given in Disruption and intimates a secret of delay that is behind all traditional teachings and suggests ways that a sensitivity to a sacred obligation emerges from the heart of human experience.
167 pp.
Price: $20.00
The Stop by David Appelbaum
The first in his three volume work on the interval (see Disruption and The Delay of the Heart), Appelbaum explores the moment of shock when a gap is created, evoking awareness, and ignorance passes to knowledge. Says Frederick Turner, University of Texas, "This is one of the most brilliant, interesting and utterly original books I have read. It replaces Derrida's despairing notion of absence with a full and potent foundation of presence."
154 pp.
Price: $18.00
Voice by David Appelbaum
Explores the subjugation of voice by thought and indicates means for reversing the authority of the sound and for freeing up the voice. Concluding that the poetic voice reconciles the search for semantic meaning with the raw, acoustical effect that free voice causes, Appelbaum proposes a new and radical interpretation of the truth of voice—that it is true if it provides a disclosure of our human contradictions.
155 pp.
Price: $35.00
The Battle for God: A History of Fundamentalism by Karen Armstrong
Blending history, sociology and spirituality, Armstrong offers a compelling and compassionate study of a radical form of religious expression that is critically shaping the course of world history. Says The New York Times, "One of the most penetrating, readable, and prescient accounts of the fundamentalist movements in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam."
442 pp.
Price: $16.00
The Conference of the Birds by Farid Attar
One of the great works of spiritual literature, Attar's poem, a twelfth-century Persian masterpiece, here in prose translation, portrays in allegorical form the path that leads to the realization of the Truth. Says Coleman Barks, "Attar, along with Chaucer and Dante, is a great genius of community and how that involves the path toward enlightenment. We are these bird-beings searching for the source of what we are together."
72 pp.
Price: $13.00
The Gnostic Bible: Gnostic Texts of Mystical Wisdom from the Ancient & Medieval Worlds: Pagan, Jewish, Christian, Mandean, Manichaean, Islamic & Cathar by Willis Barnstone & Marvin Meyer, eds.
This single volume is comprised of a rich and diverse collection of gnostic texts in a translation allowing the spirit of the original texts to shine forth. Says the Library Journal, "The selection of texts ranges across two millennia and various cultures." Says Publishers Weekly, "This book may well be the most comprehensive collection of gnostic texts ever gathered in one volume." Remaindered copies; good condition, with no underlining.
Softcover, Glossary, Bibliography, Index, 860 pp. Originally $35.
Price: $17.00
The Simple Life of René Guénon by Paul Chacornac
A friend and collaborator of Guénon, Chacornac's is the first full-length biography and the foundation of later biographies which have appeared in French and English. Chacornac's bookstore and his journal Editions Traditionnelles were instrumental in furthering the work of a man who unflaggingly reaffirmed the values and principles which underlay spiritual tradition.
113 pp.
Price: $19.00
Count Michael Maier: Life & Writings by J.B. Craven
One of the giants of the Alchemical Renaissance of the early 17th century, Maier (1568–1622), a physician by training and alchemist by nature, is most known for his Atalania Fugiens and Themis Aurea, and his work with Dr. Robert Fludd and others. This biography traces his pursuit of alchemy as both a science and a metaphor for spiritual attainment, while analyzing all of his works, and demystifying many of the alchemical symbols and allusions contained in the texts.
165 pp.
Price: $17.00
The Secret Lore of Music by Fabre d'Olivet
Classic study of music as sacred art and its profound effects on the soul. D'Olivet was the first to restate Pythagoras' ideas of music.
180 pp.
Price: $13.00
The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics by Jean Doresse
Discovered in the late 1940s, this prodigious collection of long-hidden Gnostic texts (including the famous The Gospel According to Thomas) is the first complete survey of these sacred documents and their contents and the first full-scale appraisal of their significance. Jean Doresse, the only surviving witness of events leading to the find, is a scholar of the classics, Egyptology and Greek Papyrology, who led expeditions into Egypt and Ethiopia.
Illustrations, appendices, index, 445 pp.
Price: $22.00
Shoes Outside The Door: Desire, Devotion and Excess at San Francisco Zen Center by Michael Downing
A detailed account of the history of the San Francisco Zen center, the first Buddhist monastery established outside of Asia, its incredible growth and melt-down in the wake of the sexual exploits and power games of Richard Baker, the charismatic, entrepreneurial and controversial dharma heir of the center's founder, the venerable Suzuki-roshi.
Hardcover, 385 pp.
Price: $26.00
Fulcanelli & the Alchemical Revival: The Man Behind the Mystery of the Cathedrals by Geneviève Dubois
Working from rare documents, letters and archival photos, Dubois, author of several books in French on alchemical and hermetic studies, researches the esoteric milieu of Paris at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, the time of the great revival of alchemical tradition. She considers whether René Schwaller de Lubicz, Papus, Pierre Dujols, Eugene Canseliet or Jean-Julien Champagne could have been Fulcanelli, the mysterious author of two of the seminal alchemical works of that period, The Mystery of the Cathedrals and The Dwellings of the Philosophers.
177 pp.
Price: $15.00
Eros & the Mysteries of Love: The Metaphysics of Sex by Julius Evola
Exploring the sexual rites of sacred traditions and reintroducing a world of ritual invocations and initiatory experiences, Evola shows how the possibilities of sexual energy can lead to expanded states of consciousness. Of particular interest are Tantric, Taoist, Kabbalistic and Islamic practices of transmutation of si 12.
329 pp.
Price: $19.00
Ride the Tiger: A Survival Manual for the Aristocrats of the Soul by Julius Evola
Evola's final major work presents a powerful criticism of the idols, structures, theories and illusions of contemporary times. He sees everything that has come to predominate in the modern world as the direct antithesis of Tradition, in which society is ruled by principles that transcend the merely human and transitory. Only the individual, he says, who can transform destructive processes into inner liberation can "Ride the Tiger."
Hardcover, 242 pp.
Price: $25.00
The Eternal Hermes: From Greek God to Alchemical Magus by Antoine Faivre
Drawing upon many rare books and manuscripts, this highly illustrated work traces Hermes' origin and how he became a patron of esoteric tradition.
210 pp.
Price: $19.00
Alexandria. The Journal of the Western Cosmological Traditions. Volume One edited by David Fideler
The five volumes offer a unique and authoritative collection of ancient and esoteric knowledge concerning cosmology, philosophy, myth and culture. Contents of Volume One: Kathleen Raine—"Revisioning the Sacred for Our Time" Lee Irwin—"The Orphic Mystery" R.C. Hogart—"Hymns of Orpheus" John Michell—"Michael Maier's Alchemical Quadrature of the Circle" Kristi Groberg—"The Eternal Feminine: Vladimir Solov'ev's Visions of Sophia" Gregory Shaw—"Iamblichus and the Transformation of Platonic Paidea" Dana Wilde—"Galaxies and Photons" Christopher Bamford—"Esotericism Today: The Example of Henry Corbin" John Carey—"The Waters of Vision and the Gods of Skill" David Fideler—"The Hermetic Sources and Structure of Eschenbach's Parzival" Joscelyn Godwin—"Saint-Yves d'Alveydre and His Archeometer" Flora Levin—"Aspects of Ancient Greek Music" Michael Hornum—"A Plotinian Solution to a Vedantic Problem" Arthur Versluis—"Gnosticism, Ancient and Modern" Stephen Ronan—"Hekate's Iynx: An Ancient Theurgical Tool"
375 pp.
Price: $25.00
Alexandria. The Journal of the Western Cosmological Traditions. Volume Two edited by David Fideler Contents of Volume Two: Edward Parsons—"The Museum at Alexandria" Adam McLean—"A Note on the Muses" UNESCO Report—"Bibliotheca Alexandrina" Eric Mueller—"Alexandria: Past, Present, Future" Nancy Nietupski—"Hypatia of Alexandria" Jeremiah Reedy, trans.—"The Life of Hypatia" Shawn Eyer—"Psychedelic Effects and the Eleusinian Mysteries" David Fideler—"The Science and Art of Animating Statues" Therese Schroeder-Sheker—"The Alchemical Harp of Mechtild of Hackeborn" Siemen Terpstra—"An Introduction to the Monochord" Joscelyn Godwin—"Mentalism and the Cosmological Fallacy" Arthur Versluis—"Printing, Memory, and the Loss of the Celestial" Robin Waterfield—"Seating Arrangements in Plato's Symposium" Christopher Bamford—"The Cultivation of Eros from Sappho to the Troubadours" Hugh Urban—"Imagination and Phantasy in the Philosophy of Jacob Boehme" Melitta Rabinovitch—"The Dolphin in Greek Legend and Myth"
422 pp.
Price: $25.00
Alexandria. The Journal of the Western Cosmological Traditions. Volume Three edited by David Fideler Out of Print Contents of Volume Three: Michael Schneider—"Harmony Made Visible" Arthur Versluis—"The Alchemy of Art" Pete Ramus—"A Note Against the Aristotelians" Lee Irwin—"The Divine Sophia" Shawn Eyer—"The Strange Case of the Secret Gospel According to Mark" Michael Hornum—"Knowledge, Reason and Ethics: A Neoplatonic Perspective" Dianne Skafte—"Delphi's Enduring Message" Anthony Rooley—"The Invisible College" Jane Leade—"The School of Wisdom" Ignacio Gotz—"The Teaching Mission of Socrates" Oliver Perrin—"Reflections on the Tarocchi of Mantegna" Peter Lamborn Wilson—"Speaking in Hieroglyphics" Karen-Claire Voss—"Three Exemplars of the Esoteric Tradition in the Renaissance" David Fideler—"Astronomy, Contemplation, and the Objects of Celestial Desire"
477 pp.
Price: $25.00
Alexandria. The Journal of the Western Cosmological Traditions. Volume Four edited by David Fideler Contents of Volume Four: Albert Einstein—"The Cosmic Religious Feeling" and "Science and Religion" Werner Heisenberg—"Science and the Beautiful" Christopher Castle—"Retrieving an Ancient Ecology" Gordon Onslow Ford—"Ecomorphology" David Fideler—"Neoplatonism and the Cosmological Revolution" Robert Romanyshyn—"Egos, Angels, and the Colors of Nature" Bruce Nelson—"The Theology of the Invisible" David Appelbaum—"Novelty, the Stop, and the Advent of Conscience" William Irwin Thompson—"Life, Lindisfarne, and Everything" Andrew Burniston—"Jung and the Myth of the Primordial Tradition" Thomas Willard—"Drinking with the Muses" Lee Irwin—"Ancient Oracle Traditions of the Mediterranean World"
426 pp.
Price: $25.00
Alexandria. The Journal of the Western Cosmological Traditions. Volume Five edited by David Fideler Contents of Volume Five: Joseph Meeker—"Dante and the Comic Way" David Fideler—"Science's Missing Half" Theodore Roszak—"Nature and Nature's God: Modern Cosmology and the Rebirth of Natural Philosophy" F. David Peat—"Creativity: The Meeting of Apollo and Dionysus" David Ulansey—"Mithras and the Hypercosmic Sun" Jeffrey Raff—"Jung and the Alchemical Imagination" Ralph Abraham—"Chaos and the Millennium" Robert Apatow—"Socrates and the Art of Dialogue" Amy Ione—"Science: Method, Myth, Metaphor?"
464 pp.
Price: $25.00
The Mystery of the Cathedrals: A Hermetic Study of Cathedral Construction by Fulcanelli
The first English translation of a seminal and controversial work—Schwaller de Lubicz claims Fulcanelli stole it from him (see Al-Kemi)—which reveals how the hidden code of alchemy was displayed in the porches, facades, cosmic figures and emblems of Europe's Gothic Cathedrals for the past 700 years.
186 pp.
Price: $22.00
The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz Translation by Joscelyn Godwin
The so-called "third Rosicrucian manifesto," first published in 1616, is a deeply interior work focused on self-transformation. It invites the reader to enter a world of symbols and walk with Christian Rosenkreutz along his path of transformation. This is the first contemporary English translation of this central document.
175 pp.
Price: $18.00
The Harmony of the Spheres: A Sourcebook of the Pythagorean Tradition in Music by Joscelyn Godwin
Beginning with Plato's creation myth from Timaeus, Godwin draws on classical, Christian, Jewish and Muslim sources to trace the history of the concept that the whole cosmos, with its circling planets and stars, is in some way a harmonious or musical entity. More than half of the 52 texts have been translated into English for the first time and include long passages on the subject from the Venetian Kabbalist Francesco Giorgi and the great Renaissance philosophers Kircher, Fludd, Kepler and Mersenne, as well as the German Pythagoreans Peter Singer and Albert von Thimus. This is an essential resource for those with an interest in the spiritual dimensions of music.
Hardcover, 495 pp.
Price: $30.00
The Mystery of the Seven Vowels in Theory and Practice by Joscelyn Godwin
Harmonics depend on vowels which are ultimately the laws of number. Here Godwin, professor of music at Colgate, brings together a number of fields—linguistics, harmony, musicology, mythology, history of religions, esoteric and occult philosophy, vocal exercises and meditational practices—to explore the world of vowels.
107 pp.
Price: $12.00
The Crisis of the Modern World by René Guénon
A prelude to his magnum opus, The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times, Guénon brilliantly and concisely critiques the Western deviation—its loss of tradition, exaltation of action over knowledge, rampant individualism and general social chaos—that will lead to the 'age of darkness' that precedes the end of the present world.
120 pp.
Price: $19.00
The Great Triad by René Guénon
The last book to appear during his lifetime (1886–1951), this is Guénon's most comprehensive exposition of the science of Alchemy. The 'Great Triad,' defined as Heaven-Man-Earth, is a cosmological and metaphysical doctrine which Guénon traces through Chinese Taoism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Buddhist, Hermetic and Masonic teachings.
162 pp.
Price: $22.00
Initiation and Spiritual Realization by René Guénon
The closest work on 'spiritual direction' that Guénon ever wrote, it touches on the transmission of initiatic grace, the various types of functions of the spiritual master, obstacles the aspirant is likely to encounter, different modes of contemplation and the degrees of realization.
208 pp.
Price: $21.00
Insights into Christian Esoterism by René Guénon
Addressing the role of sacred languages and the principle of initiation in the Christian tradition, Guénon then examines esoteric themes and organizations such as the Holy Grail, Guardians of the Holy Land, the Sacred Heart, Fedeli d'Amore and 'Courts of Love,' and the secret language of Dante. He closes with a lengthy study on St. Bernard of Clairvaux.
115 pp.
Price: $19.00
Man and His Becoming According to the Vedānta by René Guénon
This is Guénon's central exposition of traditional metaphysics, companion to his two other great works in this genre—The Symbolism of the Cross and The Multiple States of Being. Guénon held that Hinduism embraces the most ancient, profound and comprehensive expression of traditional metaphysics we possess, which can in some ways function as a key to every other traditional form. To this day, it remains one of the best expositions of the doctrines of the Vedānta.
200 pp.
Price: $20.00
The Metaphysical Principles of the Infinitesimal Calculus by René Guénon
Published just five years before Guénon's death in 1951, it focuses on questions regarding the nature of limits and the infinite with respect to the calculus both as mathematical discipline and as symbolism for the initiatory path. It extends and complements the geometrical symbolism he employs in other works, especially The Symbolism of the Cross, The Multiple States of the Being, and Symbols of Sacred Science.
132 pp.
Price: $20.00
The Multiple States of the Being by René Guénon
A cogent and penetrating exploration of the possibilities of individual consciousness, the hierarchy of individual faculties, spiritual hierarchies and the limits of the indefinite. Says Huston Smith, "Guénon is one of the greatest prophets of our time, whose voice is even more important today than when he was alive."
98 pp.
Price: $19.00
Perspectives on Initiation by René Guénon
Provides indispensable points of reference for anyone attempting to distinguish between 'initiatic,' 'pseudo-initiatic,' and 'counter-initiatic' spiritualities. Makes a distinction between initiatic and mystical paths and the dangers and barrenness of syncretism and the often dire consequences of fostering 'psychic powers.'
320 pp.
Price: $22.00
The Reign of Quantity & the Signs of the Times by René Guénon
The masterwork of the great pneumatic thinker and a luminary of the twentieth century, Guénon issues a comprehensive critique of the antitraditional stance of the modern world and where it must lead. Chapters include: The Solidification of the World; The Fissures in the Great Wall; Shamanism and Sorcery; Deviation and Subversion; The Inversion of Symbols; and The Great Parody, or Spirituality Inverted.
284 pp.
Price: $22.00
Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power by René Guénon
Analysis of the relationship between royal and sacerdotal power in accordance with the Hindu doctrine of Manvantara and Plato's depiction of historical degeneration in the Republic, Guénon views history as a series of revolts of lower castes against the higher. When the nadir of lawful historical degeneration is reached, a new cycle begins, that of the dawning of the Heavenly Jerusalem—spiritual Knowledge.
108 pp.
Price: $19.00
The Symbolism of the Cross by René Guénon
A major doctrinal study of the central symbol of Christianity from the standpoint of the metaphysical tradition. The cross is one of the most universal of all symbols and is far from belonging to Christianity alone.
168 pp.
Price: $20.00
Symbols of Sacred Science by René Guénon
Unveils the cosmological meanings of root symbols focusing on The Center of the World, Cyclic Manifestation, Symbolic Weapons, Axial Symbolism and the Symbolism of Passage, Symbolism of Building and Symbolism of the Heart. With a masterful metaphysical exposition, Guénon lays the foundation for a universal esoteric symbology demonstrating the fundamental unity of the images with which the Absolute clothes itself in its cosmic self-revelation.
476 pp.
Price: $26.00
Theosophy: History of a Pseudo-Religion by René Guénon
A devastating and detailed critique of Mme Blavatsky's Theosophical Society and its antecedents. Included is Rudolf Steiner's breakaway Anthroposophy movement. An unusual feature is the extensive treatment of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor and other occult systems.
335 pp.
Price: $25.00
Traditional Forms and Cosmic Cycles by René Guénon
Focuses on a study on cosmic cycles beginning with the Hindu doctrine of Manvantara and considering those of Egyptian Hermeticism, Greco-Roman antiquity, the Kabbal, Sufis, Ismailis, Hopi, Lakota and Maya nations. As earlier ages differed qualitatively from ours, this may explain why our historicism and archaeology have yet to truly access those of "Hyperborea" and "Atlantis." Guénon transmits the requisite sense of these earlier times which may awaken the intuition of higher levels of Being.
136 pp.
Price: $19.00
Porphyry's Launching Points to the Realm of Mind: An Introduction to the Neoplatonic Philosophy of Plotinus Translated by Kenneth Guthrie
Porphyry (circa 233–305 B.C.E.), a disciple of Plotinus, was a brilliant philosopher in his own right. Given here is a summary of his teachings with an emphasis on the nature of incorporeal principles in the realm of Mind and Spirit. Also included are fragments of Porphyry and other Neoplatonic philosophers on the nature of the soul.
95 pp.
Price: $15.00
The Pythagorean Source Book and Library Translated by Kenneth Guthrie
Largest collection of Pythagorean writings to ever appear in English. Many of Gurdjieff's teachings on music and numbers can be found in Pythagoras.
Fully indexed, illustrated, with appendices and extensive bibliography, 368 pp.
Price: $23.00
Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen
An esoteric masterpiece, Ibsen wrote and published it in 1867. It is his last work to use verse as a medium of dramatic expression but carries the marks of his later prose plays in terms of its spare, dramatically eloquent dialogue. Peer Gynt's literary antecedents include Faust and the stories of Hans Andersen.
169 pp.
Price: $10.00
The 'Key' of Jacob Boehme translated by William Law, Introduction by Adam McLean
The Clavis, or 'Key,' of Boehme is a condensed version of the principal points of his mystical philosophy. An unschooled shoemaker, Boehme experienced an intense vision of the spiritual world. To communicate his mystical perceptions, he found Paracelsian alchemical ideas and Hermetic imagery useful. Here Law, who has translated Boehme's complete works (primarily written in 1612–1624), gives Boehme's "Illustration of the Deep Principles," which features 13 emblematic figures designed by Dionysius Freher.
81 pp.
Price: $13.00
The Manual of Harmonics by Nicomachus the Pythagorean translated by Flora Levin
Best available introduction to the study of the monochord and tuning theory in the Pythagorean tradition by an important second century philosopher. Flora Levin's commentary brings the ancient text to life and explains the meaning of harmony.
210 pp.
Price: $18.00
The Sacred Art of Shakespeare by Martin Lings
Former Keeper of Oriental Manuscripts in the British Museum and the British Library, Martin Lings sees Shakespeare's plays as going well beyond the workings of the human psyche, transcending both age and time to reveal the sacred vision which mirrors the inner drama of the journey of all souls to its final mystic union with the Divine Spirit.
206 pp.
Price: $15.00
Faustus: A Play by David Mamet
Pulitzer prize winning playwright David Mamet—author of such plays as Oleanna, Glengarry Glen Ross and American Buffalo—follows Marlowe and Goethe in exploring the legendary tale of Dr. Faustus, the philosopher in pursuit of "the secret engine of the world," and his wager with the devil. In the many layered and resplendent language for which he is famous, Mamet marries the metaphysical to the con man's patter to pose deep questions about the time in which we live.
102 pp.
Price: $12.00
The Alchemical Mandala: A Survey of the Mandala in the Western Esoteric Traditions by Adam McLean
This is the first book exclusively dedicated to the mandala tradition in the West. Though long recognized in Eastern spiritual traditions for focusing meditation, mandalas have not generally been recognized as such in Western traditions except by those deeply schooled in Western esotericism. McLean, who has published over 40 books on alchemy or related subjects, presents and analyzes over 40 beautiful engravings, reproduced as full-page illustrations, from alchemical, kabbalistic, magical, Rosicrucian and Hermetic sources.
143 pp.
Price: $18.00
The Magical Calendar Translation and commentary by Adam McLean
A beautifully illustrated synthesis of esoteric symbolism and universal correspondences, these most important documents from the 17th century renaissance of magical symbolism focus around the Rosicrucian movement. Designed by Johannes Theodorus de Bry, the master engraver who illustrated and published the works of Robert Fludd, Michael Maier and other leading alchemists of that period.
141 pp.
Price: $18.00
The Rosicrucian Emblems of Daniel Cramer Commentary by Adam McLean, Fiona Tait, translator
Published in 1617, one year after the appearance of The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, it consists of 40 emblematic plates, each bearing a title, together with a verse from the Bible and two lines of Latin. Adam McLean elucidates the history of the text and the nature of its symbolism, arguing that it is a series of spiritual exercises for esoteric Christianity.
77 pp.
Price: $19.00
The Temple at Jerusalem: A Revelation by John Michell
A constant theme in Biblical prophecy is that one day the long-lost Temple at Jerusalem, founded by King Solomon in the 10th century B.C.E., will be seen once more, greater and more splendid than before. This will inaugurate the Millennial process, leading to the reunion at Jerusalem of all the twelve tribes of Israel and finally to the reappearance of divine order upon Earth. With the recent discovery of the site of the Temple, this prophecy seems to some ripe for fulfillment. Through studies of the dimensions and street patterns of old Jerusalem, the noted author and scholar John Michell reveals the once and future Temple stamped with a clear message.
72 pp.
Price: $13.00
Living Time and The Integration of The Life by Maurice Nicoll
An original and learned inquiry into psychological dimensions, higher levels of understanding as they relate to time, eternal recurrence and man's integration. A noted British psychologist, once the close student of Carl Jung and later Ouspensky, Nicoll led Fourth Way groups until his death in 1953.
294 pp.
Price: $35.00
The Life & Teachings of Carlos Castaneda by William Patrick Patterson
Since Castaneda's first book, The Teachings of Don Juan, readers have wondered about his sources. Here, shown concept-by-concept, is the primary source of Castaneda's ideas—Gurdjieff's Fourth Way. Also explored are don Juan's true identity, the meaning of Castaneda's "jump into the abyss," the life of the Nagual and his witches. Also included in full is the first reference to Nagualism, anthropologist Daniel Brinton's essay "Nagualism: A Study in Native American Folklore and History" written in 1894.
"Although inclined to skepticism about Castaneda, I found myself reading The Life & Teachings of Carlos Castaneda with total fascination. As it tells just about everything, I imagine this will be the definitive book on Castaneda." —Colin Wilson, author, The Outsider and The Occult
"Patterson brings original insight into the forces and influences that formed Castaneda's sorceric adventure. Particularly interesting are the role of Anaïs Nin and the revelation of the source of many of Castaneda's supposedly sorceric ideas." —Mary Ellen Korman, author, A Woman's Work: The Life of Ethel Merston
"A must read for anyone who has followed Carlos on his extraordinary journey. The way William Patrick Patterson expounds on Carlos' teachings is astounding!" —Margaret Runyan, author, A Magical Journey with Carlos Castaneda
"This is the most brilliant and insightful rendering to date of the 'Ultimate Impeccable Warrior,' Carlos Castaneda, my father." —C.J. Castaneda
The Platonic Doctrines of Albinus Translation by Jeremiah Reedy
Only complete philosophical textbook surviving the ancient world and only fully-preserved work of Platonism from the time of Plato to Plotinus.
Fully indexed, illustrated, with appendices and extensive bibliography, 77 pp.
Price: $12.00
Spiritualism, Madame Blavatsky & Theosophy by Rudolf Steiner
A leading participant in the Theosophical movement, Rudolf Steiner tells of the movement's origins in spiritualism and somnambulism, and gives his version of the relationship between Theosophy and Anthroposophy.
301 pp.
Price: $25.00
Iamblichus' Life of Pythagoras Translated from the Greek by Thomas Taylor
The sage of Samos, initiate of the mysteries and transmitter of ancient wisdom, Pythagoras was a pivotal figure in all Western philosophy and esoteric thought. This classic gives not only the life of the sage but excerpts of his teachings on harmonic science, dietetic medicine, friendship, and the soul's former lives. It also includes fragments of his ethical writings and a collection of his sentences. Thomas Taylor is widely acclaimed for his authoritative translations of the Platonists.
252 pp.
Price: $17.00
Consciousness: A User's Guide by Adam Zeman
A neuroscientist whose research extends to behavior, memory and awareness, Zeman makes a difficult subject readily understandable. First giving a ground plan of consciousness and a detailed look at the brain, he then focuses on two key areas of neuroscience which illuminate the basis of awareness: sleep and waking, and sight. Final chapters survey current theories of awareness and pioneering attempts to explain how the brain gives rise to consciousness.
Hardcover, Glossary, Notes, Tables & Figures, Index, 404 pp.
