by Charles William Eliot Purchase Born into a wealthy Boston family, Eliot was fortunate enough to concentrate on his studies and have the ability to attend Boston Latin School, and then later graduate from Harvard University in 1853. However, after the Panic of 1857, Eliot’s family lost much of its wealth. Eliot decided to visit… Continue reading The Durable Satisfactions of Life
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Nietzsche in Outline & Aphorism
by A. R. Orage Purchase Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a philosopher, a poet, and a scholar. Unfortunately, he suffered from poor health, which caused him to resign from his position as the Chair of Classical Philology, which he held at the age of 24. At 44, he was so ill that his mother, and then… Continue reading Nietzsche in Outline & Aphorism
The Quintessence Of Nietzsche
by J. M. Kennedy Purchase through Amazon Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) has had a profound impact on our way of life. Among other things, he was a philosopher, a poet, and a scholar. Unfortunately, he suffered from poor health, which caused him to resign from his position as the Chair of Classical Philology, which he held… Continue reading The Quintessence Of Nietzsche
Prophets of Dissent: Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy
by Otto Heller Purchase through Amazon Otto Heller pulls together four unique voices because he argues that they are radicals who put forth powerful theories for living. In his own words, Heller states: However, the gathering together of Maeterlinck, Nietzsche, Strindberg, and Tolstoy under the hospitality of a common book-cover permits of a supplementary explanation… Continue reading Prophets of Dissent: Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy
The Freudian Wish and its Place in Ethics
by Edwin B. Holt Purchase through Amazon Edwin B. Holt was born in 1873 in Massachusetts. He earned a PhD from Harvard in 1901, and went on to become an esteemed professor there. He was a psychologist who was also well-read in philosophy. He retired early to write, but then he began teaching for another… Continue reading The Freudian Wish and its Place in Ethics
Nietzsche: Who He Was and What He Stood For
by M. A. Mugge PhD, Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius Purchase through Amazon Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) has had a profound impact on our way of life. Among other things, he was a philosopher, a poet, and a scholar. Unfortunately, he suffered from poor health, which caused him to resign from his position as the Chair of… Continue reading Nietzsche: Who He Was and What He Stood For
A Different Dimension: Reflections on the History of Transpersonal Thought
by Mark B. Ryan
A Different Dimension traces the historical development of an expanded, transpersonal view of consciousness—a view that sees the human mind as reaching beyond individual, personal consciousness into realms that we call “spiritual.” It provides a rich and vital discussion of some of the most fundamental questions of our lives: questions about the nature and capacities of the human mind, and its relation to ultimate realities.
While scientifically informed, transpersonal thought challenges common assumptions of our dominant, materialistic intellectual consensus, which sees all consciousness as a product of brain function. While sympathetic to mystical experience, it seldom endorses mainstream systems of religious belief; rather, it provides intellectual substance to the trend referred to as Spiritual But Not Religious.
Focusing on key figures and their seminal ideas, Mark Ryan presents a clear and graceful account of this current in psychology, from before the discovery of the unconscious in the late 19th century, through the emergence of transpersonal psychology as an organized field in the late 1960s, to its reverberations in our contemporary world.
Author Mark Ryan has recently spoken about this work on a podcast series called, “The Sacred Speaks,” hosted by John Price. Their conversation focuses on the human capacity for spiritual experience. It is accessible in both video and audio versions:
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For 22 years, Mark Ryan taught American Studies and History at Yale University, where he was the long-term Dean of Jonathan Edwards College. Subsequently, he was Titular IV Professor of International Relations and History at the Universidad de las Américas, Puebla in Mexico, where he also served as Dean of the Colleges and Director of the graduate program in United States Studies. For 14 years a Trustee of Naropa University, he is certified as a practitioner of Holotropic Breathwork. Currently he teaches at the C.G. Jung Educational Center of Houston, the Wisdom School of Graduate Studies of Ubiquity University, and other venues.
Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Washington Vol. VI
Purchase through Amazon The Philosophical Society of Washington was founded on March 13, 1871. It was preceded by gatherings at the home of Joseph Henry, the great scientist whose discoveries laid the foundations for advances in magnetism and electromagnetism. Since 1887 it has met at the Cosmos Club, in whose founding the Philosophical members played… Continue reading Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Washington Vol. VI
The Speculative Art of Alchemy: A Text Book on the Art of Self-Regeneration
by A. S. Raleigh Purchase through Amazon Of The Speculative Art of Alchemy, Raleigh wrote, “This Course of Lessons constitutes the Official Text Book of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Atlantis for the study of the Speculative Art of Alchemy, they contain as much of the Sacred Art as will ever be given to the general… Continue reading The Speculative Art of Alchemy: A Text Book on the Art of Self-Regeneration
Alchemy: Ancient and Modern: Meaning, Theory and Lies of Alchemists Across the Ages
by H. Stanley Redgrove Purchase through Amazon According to the author, alchemy was the belief that “all the metals (and, indeed, all forms of matter) are one in origin, and are produced by an evolutionary process. The Soul of them all is one and the same; it is only the Soul that is permanent…” Redgrove… Continue reading Alchemy: Ancient and Modern: Meaning, Theory and Lies of Alchemists Across the Ages
The Design of Life: Development from a Human Perspective
by Dr. Norman S. Rose PhD Purchase through Amazon “The spiral is the pattern of all things in the universe that move and grow.” With those words, Dr. John Waskom would take his audience through time and space, through cosmos and microcosm, through human anatomy, and finally through the stages of our lives. And it… Continue reading The Design of Life: Development from a Human Perspective
Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Washington Vol. V
by Philosophical Society of Washington Purchase through Amazon The Philosophical Society of Washington was founded on March 13, 1871. It was preceded by gatherings at the home of Joseph Henry, the great scientist whose discoveries laid the foundations for advances in magnetism and electromagnetism. Since 1887 it has met at the Cosmos Club, in whose… Continue reading Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Washington Vol. V
Socrates: An Oration
by Thomas Starr King Purchase Boston fancied itself the Athens of America when Thomas Starr King delivered his celebrated lecture on Socrates to rapt audiences. On January 29th, 1849, he wrote his friend Randolph Ryer: The first of the week I was engaged in retouching my lecture (before the Mercantile Library Association)… Such a house… Continue reading Socrates: An Oration
The Torch of Liberty
by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Illustrated by Kreigh Collins Purchase on Amazon | Purchase on CreateSpace The Torch of Liberty features several Greek stories highlighting the development of democracy. The illustrations in this volume are by Kreigh Collins (1908-1974) who created the comic strip hero Kevin the Bold, and whose papers are collected by the library of… Continue reading The Torch of Liberty
Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Washington Vol. IV
Purchase on Amazon The Philosophical Society of Washington was founded on March 13, 1871. It was preceded by gatherings at the home of Joseph Henry, the great scientist whose discoveries laid the foundations for advances in magnetism and electromagnetism. Since 1887 it has met at the Cosmos Club, in whose founding the Philosophical members… Continue reading Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Washington Vol. IV
Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
by Victor Lefebure Victor Lefebure (1891-1947) earned his bachelor’s at University College London in 1911 and began a research and teaching career at Wye College before being called to the colors in the 3rd Essex Regiment in 1915. He was seconded to the Special Brigade of the Royal Engineers that was developing chemical warfare to be use… Continue reading Chemical Strategy in Peace and War
An Early Theosophical Controversy
Purchase through Amazon | Purchase through CreateSpace By C. Jinarajadasa The famous theosophist leader H.P. Blavatsky (1831-1891) claimed to be in contact with the Adepts, the mysterious Tibetan prophets and seers whose teachings inspired the early Theosophical movement. Whether they were real masters or inspired metaphors that Mme. Blavatsky created is a question that has never been… Continue reading An Early Theosophical Controversy
Homeopathy: B.F. Bittinger’s Historical Sketch of Washington’s Hahnemann Monument
Purchase through Amazon One of the more imposing monuments in Washington is not to a general or to a congressman but to a leader in the homeopathic movement. One may wonder whether homeopathic remedies are effective; there is not an iota of proof that the promises the movement makes are ever kept, but homeopathic systems… Continue reading Homeopathy: B.F. Bittinger’s Historical Sketch of Washington’s Hahnemann Monument
Earthworms, Horses, and Living Things: William DuPuy’s Our Animal Friends and Foes
Purchase through Amazon | Purchase through CreateSpace William Atherton DuPuy was a well-known naturalist who wrote anecdotally and personally about nature in Animal Friends And Foes, Insect Friends And Foes, The Nation’s Forests, and Plant Friends And Foes. In another vein he authored Green Kingdom, his account of the life of a forest ranger, and… Continue reading Earthworms, Horses, and Living Things: William DuPuy’s Our Animal Friends and Foes
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