Lake monsters, Yetis, UFOs, crop circles, guardian angels and visions of the Virgin Mary can all be described as apparitions, and this book weaves together an account of them. It argues that only in the last three centuries or so, and only in Western culture, they're as lively as ever. But, the author suggests, they can be made intelligible again by appealing to a different world-view. Three of the chief models for understanding mind and world are Jung's "Collective World", which is used to illuminate the links between the apparently disparate experiences being dealt with.

Daimonic Reality: A Field Guide to the Otherworld

Harpur, Patrick

Reference

Penguin Group USA

In a secluded English village, the remnant of a heretical monastic order nurturing an undying hatred of the Pope and the Vatican, plots unspeakable vengeance against the Pope, and only a young acolyte and a Vatican priest stand in the way

The Serpent's Circle

Literature & Fiction

British & Irish

St Martins Pr

The serpent's circle

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Macmillan

Serpent's Circle

Genre Fiction

GRAND CENTRAL PUB.

Covers UFOs, fairies, aliens, angels, mysterious beasts, banshees, crop circles, missing time, changelings, witches, and the otherworld

Viking Adult

Timetable of Technology

Michael Joseph, Ltd.

Is there any place for the ancient myths of our ancestors in modern times? Could their shadowy presence in our common imagination be more influential than we realize? Across the globe many societies still believe in an Otherworld of spirits, gods and daimons, which the West has banished to the unconscious mind and now only visits in dreams. Yet this visionary tradition continues to subvert the rational universe, erupting out of the shadows in times of intense religious and philosophical transition. In his dazzling history of the imagination, Patrick Harpur links together fields as far apart as Greek philosophy and depth psychology, Renaissance magic and tribal ritual, Romantic poetry and the ecstasy of the shaman, to trace how myths have been used to make sense of the world. He uncovers that tradition which alchemists imagined as a Golden Chain of initiates, who passed their mysterious ‘secret fire’ down through the ages. As this inspiring book shows, the secret of this perennial wisdom is of an imaginative insight: a simple way of seeing that re-enchants our existence and restores us to our own true selves.

The Philosopher's Secret Fire

Religion & Spirituality

Occult & Paranormal

Llewellyn Publications

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Pine Winds Pr

Social Sciences

The visionary tradition of spirits, gods, and demons continues to subvert our rational universe, erupting from the shadows in times of intense religious and philosophical transition. In this dazzling history, Patrick Harpur links together fields as far apart as Greek philosophy and depth psychology, Renaissance magic and tribal ritual, Romantic poetry and the ecstasy of the shaman, to trace how societies have used myths to make sense of the world.

The Philosopher's Secret Fire: A History of the Imagination

History

Ancient Civilizations

Ivan R. Dee

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