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Theosophy across Boundaries
(November 2020)
Transcultural and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on a Modern Esoteric Movement Hans Martin Krämer - Editor Julian Strube - Editor
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Offers a new approach to Theosophy that takes into account its global dimensions and its interaction with highly diverse cultural contexts.
Theosophy across Boundaries brings a global history approach to the study of esotericism, highlighting the important role of Theosophy in the general histories of religion, science, philosophy, art, and politics. The first half of the b...(Read More) |
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Feminism's New Age
(June 2011)
Gender, Appropriation, and the Afterlife of Essentialism Karlyn Crowley - Author
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FINALIST – 2011 ForeWord Book of the Year in the Women’s Issues Category
Explores the relationship between feminism and New Age culture.
Crystals, Reiki, Tarot, goddess worship—why do these New Age tokens and practices capture the imagination of so many women? How has New Age culture become even more appealing than feminism? And are the two mutually exclusive? By examining New Ag...(Read More) |
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Holotropic Breathwork
(August 2010)
A New Approach to Self-Exploration and Therapy Stanislav Grof - Author Christina Grof - Author Jack Kornfield - Foreword by
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The definitive overview of this transformative breathwork.
In this long-awaited book, Stanislav Grof and Christina Grof describe their groundbreaking new form of self-exploration and psychotherapy: Holotropic Breathwork. Holotropic means “moving toward wholeness,” from the Greek holos (whole) and trepein (moving in the direction of). The breathwork utilizes the remarkable healing an...(Read More) |
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Modern and Global Ayurveda
(July 2008)
Pluralism and Paradigms Dagmar Wujastyk - Editor Frederick M. Smith - Editor
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A comprehensive overview of Ayurveda.
Modern and Global Ayurveda provides an overview of the relatively recent history of Ayurveda in its modern and globalized forms. One of the traditional medical systems originating on the Indian subcontinent, Ayurveda is fast becoming a transnational phenomenon. Contributors to this volume include both scholars and practitioners of Ayurveda. The wide range of perspectives they...(Read More) |
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Dark Night, Early Dawn
(May 2000)
Steps to a Deep Ecology of Mind Christopher M. Bache - Author Stanislav Grof - Foreword by
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Argues that philosophical reflection today must include the findings of depth psychology and the critical study of non-ordinary states of consciousness.
Combining philosophical reflections with deep self-exploration to delve into the ancient mystery of death and rebirth, this book emphasizes collective rather than individual transformation. Drawing upon twenty years of experience working with nonordinary states, Bache ar...(Read More) |
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Theosophy, Imagination, Tradition
(February 2000)
Studies in Western Esotericism Antoine Faivre - Author Christine Rhone - Translator
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A historical and interpretive study of three aspects of Western esotericism from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.
Not only does this book present the current state of research in esotericism, but it also explores three main aspects of the field from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Previously published in French and now available in English for the first time, Theosophy, Imagination, Tradition traces the histor...(Read More) |
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Edgar Cayce in Context
(September 1998)
The Readings: Truth and Fiction K. Paul Johnson - Author
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Edgar Cayce, widely acclaimed clairvoyant and forerunner of the holistic health movement, is revealed here as a pivotal figure in the transition from the esoteric and metaphysical movements of the late nineteenth century to the New Age movement.This book describes and evaluates his psychic "readings," more than 14,000 trance discourses that address medical, theological, historical, and psychological concerns raised by thousands of inquirers. The aut...(Read More) |
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The Cosmic Game
(March 1998)
Explorations of the Frontiers of Human Consciousness Stanislav Grof - Author
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In this, his culminating work, the leading international figure in consciousness research masterfully synthesizes his vast findings, drawing not only upon psychedelic therapy and Holotropic Breathwork, but also from literature, cross-cultural studies, ancient mystical sources and psychological data, resulting in a profound consolidation and articulation of what is now known about nonordinary states of consciousness. The Cosmic Game discus...(Read More) |
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New Age Religion and Western Culture
(November 1997)
Esotericism in the Mirror of Secular Thought Wouter J. Hanegraaff - Author
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Presents the first systematic analysis of the structure and beliefs of the New Age movement, and the historical emergence of "New Age" as a secularized version of Western esoteric traditions.
Recent years have seen a spectacular rise of the New Age movement and an ever-increasing interest in its beliefs and manifestations. This fascinating work presents the first comprehensive analysis of New Age Religion and its histor...(Read More) |
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Psychotherapy and Spirit
(July 1997)
Theory and Practice in Transpersonal Psychotherapy Brant Cortright - Author
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The first concise overview of transpersonal psychotherapy.
This volume brings together the major developments in the field of transpersonal psychotherapy. It articulates the unifying theoretical framework and explores the centrality of consciousness for both theory and practice. It reviews the major transpersonal models of psychotherapy, including Wilber, Jung, Washburn, Grof, Ali, and existential, psychoanalytic,and bod...(Read More) |
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