Download or read book Meditation Symbols in Eastern Western Mysticism written by Manly Palmer Hall and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Man written by Manly P. Hall and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-02 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Man, according to Manly P. Hall, is at the center of the Mystery School tradition. We are the living reflection of the Creator, and all traditions in Western Esotericism are based upon it. “Our purpose has been to bring together not all but only a small part of what may be termed the lore of the human body. For the most part, the origins of the various doctrines are set forth in the text. Some have come from Eastern scriptures, some from the Hermetic fragments. We have called upon a wide diversity of old authorities and, strangely enough, there is an evident consistency among them conspicuously lacking with the moderns. The sages, furthermore, approached their task with veneration; an underlying realization of the dignity of life adds charm to every conclusion. They viewed the human body not as the man but as the house of the man. Antiquity was convinced of immortality and among the wise the science of the soul occupied first place. Much work remains to be done in the field of occult anatomy. There are many old writings yet to be consulted, libraries unavailable to the public to be explored, manuscripts to be deciphered. The Codices of Central America must be made to give up their secrets. The temples libraries of Asia are filled with priceless documents, for in India are preserved records invaluable to science. Our effort, then, is primarily to stimulate interest and to focus the attention of the learned upon this engrossing theme. We are subject to errors which time alone can correct, but the principle of the correspondence existing between man and the world is established upon incontestable grounds.”—Manly P. Hall
Download or read book Meditation Symbols in Eastern Western Mysticism written by Manly Palmer Hall and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fruition of a lifetime of study and interpretation of Eastern and Western mystical symbolism, this classic text explores meditation symbols throughout history in thirteen profusely illustrated chapters highlighting such topics as: -- Meditation Symbols -- Meditation, The Experience of Reality -- The Mandala as a Symbol of the Universe -- The Mandala as an Internal Mystery -- The Lotus Sutra and Its Mandalas -- Mandalas in Chinese Buddhism -- Mandara of the Pure Land Sect -- Mandalas in Western Mysticism -- The Mystical Symbols of Jacob Boehme -- Mandalas in World Government
Download or read book Christian Mysticism East and West written by Maria Jaoudi and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores themes of transformation, wholeness, and healing as presented by both Eastern and Western mystics, and how their ideas parallel the global insights found in Hinduism, Taoism, Islam, and Buddhism.
Download or read book The Alchemical Mandala written by Adam McLean and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mandalas have long been recognized in Eastern spiritual traditions as important tools for focusing meditation. Though various Western traditions possess such contemplative tools, they have not often been recognized as such. McLean remedies this by presenting, and analyzing in great depth, over forty beautiful engravings, reproduced as full-page illustrations, from alchemical, kabbalistic, magical, Rosicrucian, and Hermetic sources. This second edition of the first book exclusively dedicated to the mandala tradition in the West is an extremely valuable sourcework for its illustrations and commentaries. Not only is it a comprehensive guide to reading the cosmological and spiritual symbolism of alchemical engravings, it also outlines three ways for working with these mandalas as spiritual exercises.
Download or read book Yoga Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1989-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 30 years, Yoga Journal has been helping readers achieve the balance and well-being they seek in their everyday lives. With every issue,Yoga Journal strives to inform and empower readers to make lifestyle choices that are healthy for their bodies and minds. We are dedicated to providing in-depth, thoughtful editorial on topics such as yoga, food, nutrition, fitness, wellness, travel, and fashion and beauty.
Download or read book The Secret of the Five Rites written by John Michael Greer and published by Aeon Books. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investigation of The Eye of Revelation, a system of inner alchemy meant to awaken the subtle powers of the human body and mind. This book examines in detail a short book, often referred to as The Five Tibetans that was published in 1939 teaching a simple yet effective set of five exercises for health and longevity, the Five Rites. Certain dietary rules and lifestyle principles accompanied the Rites, so did a Sixth Rite that worked the diaphragm muscles and redirected sexual energies, and also a set of teachings about seven energy centers or vortices in the body, though not the same as the well-known seven chakras along the spine. These vortices are among the most distinctive things about the system, and are found in only a scattered handful of sources elsewhere. It is by awakening the vortices to their normal rate of spin, the book claims, that the Rites achieve their effects. John Michael Greer follows each of these threads back as far as possible, to reveal something of the landscape of ideas and practices that gave rise to these remarkable exercises. He then spins the threads back together, putting the Five Rites in as much of their original context as he can, and describing in detail the practice of the broader system in which the Rites have their place—a system of inner alchemy meant to awaken certain subtle powers of the human body and mind. The book also includes the complete original text of The Eye of Revelation.
Download or read book The Library as Place in California written by Stacy Shotsberger Russo and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-03-28 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the educational space of UC Berkeley to a one-room library in Silverado Canyon, this tour of thirty-two California libraries explores the sense of space and unique atmosphere a structure can provide. Dividing California into eight distinct regions including the northern California coast, the San Francisco Bay area, Los Angeles County, and San Diego County, the work looks at a sampling of libraries from each area, discussing the surroundings, facilities and physical presentation of each building. Chosen libraries reflect the communities they serve as well as their particular missions. Entries include contact information for the selected library, a website address, and information regarding its size, circulation and the extent of its collection. Photographs of the libraries are also included.
Download or read book Mandala for Inner Self Discovery written by Anneke Huyser and published by Binkey Kok, Holland. This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personal mandalas protect and adorn, express your subconscious, and bring you back to your center. The theme of the mandala -- the square within the circle, containment within the infinite -- can be found in nature as well as throughout history in cultures all over the world.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena written by J Gordon Melton and published by Visible Ink Press. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on more than 250 occurrences and extraordinary experiences that have served to lift believers out of the mundane world and place them in contact with a transcendental reality, The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena explores unusual and unexplained physical events, apparitions, and other phenomena rooted in religious beliefs. Well-known religion expert, J. Gordon Melton takes readers on a tour amongst angels, Marian apparitions, and religious figures such as Jesus, the Buddha, Mohammad, and Tao Tzu. Melton reports on dreams and near-death experiences; feng shui and labyrinths; statues that bleed, drink milk, weep, and move; snake handling, speaking in tongues, and stigmata; relics, including the spear of Longinus and the Shroud of Turin; and sacred locales such as Easter Island, the Glastonbury Tor, the Great Pyramid, Mecca, and Sedona. Each entry includes a description of the particular phenomenon and the religious claims being made for it as well as a discussion of what a scientist might have to say about it. Transcending the mundane, the entries take no sides and make no arguments: the journey is the experience and the experience is the journey.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Magic and Alchemy written by Rosemary Guiley and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive illustrated reference guide with more than 400 entries on the subjects of magic and alchemy.
Download or read book Meditative Mandala Stones written by Maria Mercedes Trujillo Arango and published by Rock Point Gift & Stationery. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create beautiful art and find peace of mind with Meditative Mandala Stones. Used for centuries across different cultures and religions, a "mandala" is often used as an aid to meditation. The earliest forms of this art date back to the Stone Age where it is said they were used to represent nature's cycle and were, of course, found on stone! Meditative Mandala Stones kit will teach you to draw both ancient symbols and modern mandalas to alleviate feelings of stress and foster your creativity You will learn to create spiritual mandalas, nature inspired mandalas, animal mandalas, and so much more! This kit includes: - 2 large river stones - 4 metal calligraphy/drawing tips - wooden holder for the metal drawing tips
Download or read book An Essay on the Fundamental Principles of Operative Occultism written by Manly P. Hall and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-13 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1929, this is one of Canadian-born mystical writer Manly P. Hall’s essays on the art of self-realization, as expressed through the wisdom of the ages. An Essay on the Fundamental Principles of Operative Occultism provides an early description of the seven spinal chakras and the science of regeneration. Beautifully illustrated with three oil paintings by Mihran K. Serailian.
Download or read book The Grateful Dead in Concert written by Jim Tuedio and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a spirited analysis of the unique improvisational character of Grateful Dead music and its impact on appreciative fans. The 20 essays capture distinct facets of the Grateful Dead phenomenon from a broad range of scholarly angles. The band's trademark synergizing focus is discussed as a function of complex musical improvisation interlaced with the band members' collective assimilation of an impressive range of marginal musical forms and lyrical traditions. These facets are shown to produce a vibrant Deadhead experience, resulting in community influences still morphing in new directions 45 years after the band's initial impact.
Download or read book The Occult Philosophy Workbook written by John Michael Greer and published by Aeon Books. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended to train and stimulate the mind, this book aims to open readers up to unfamiliar ways of thinking through various new techniques and challenges, such as discursive meditation, awareness exercises and affirmation. This thought-provoking book was not written simply to be read cover-to-cover in one sitting: it is instead a stimulating and well-crafted raw material for occult studies and readers are encouraged to read the 52 lessons across an entire year. Throughout the book, students will be taught through four in-depth and engaging modules: ‘The Planes of Being’, ‘Spiritual Evolution’ ‘Cycles of Life and Death’ and ‘The Way of Occultism’ and will exit the year with a solid foundation in occultism, preparing them for more advanced future study. The Occult Philosophy Workbook is a must-have introduction to the concepts and teachings of contemporary Western occultism and can be read as an accompaniment to Greer’s previous book, The Way of the Golden Section.
Download or read book Curriculum Development in the Postmodern Era written by Patrick Slattery and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Master of the Mysteries written by Louis Sahagun and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1919, a Canadian teenager with a sixth-grade education arrived by train to the wilds of Los Angeles. Within a decade he had transformed himself into a world-renowned luminary and occult scholar. His name was Manly Palmer Hall, author of the landmark encyclopedia The Secret Teachings of All Ages and the 20th century's most prolific writer and speaker on ancient philosophies, mysticism, and magic. Hall revealed to thousands how universal wisdom could be found in the myths and symbols of the ancient Western mystery teachings. He amassed the largest occult library west of the Mississippi and founded The Philosophical Research Society in 1934 for the purpose of providing seekers rare access to the world's wisdom literature. He became a confidante and friend to celebrities and politicians. In 1990, he died - some say he was killed - in what remains an open-ended Hollywood murder mystery. This dramatic story of Hall's life and death provides a panorama of twentieth century mysticism and an insider's view into a subculture that continues to have a profound influence on movies, television, music, books, art, and thought.
