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The East in the Light of the West, Pt. 1-3 - The Birth of Christian Esotericism in the Twentieth Century and the Occult Powers... The East in the Light of the West, Pt. 1-3 - The Birth of Christian Esotericism in the Twentieth Century and the Occult Powers That Oppose it (Paperback)
Sergei O. Prokofieff
R1,220 R1,064 Discovery Miles 10 640 Save R156 (13%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This major work comprises a comprehensive study of Eastern and Western esoteric streams and the occult powers that stand behind them. In Part 1 Prokofieff discusses the spiritual movement of Agni Yoga, presented to the world by Helena Roerich and her husband, the painter Nicholas Roerich. Part 2 focuses on the teachings developed by Alice Bailey, whilst Part 3 considers the relationship between Eastern and Western spiritual masters and the occult streams they represent. The first two Parts of the book give descriptions of both the Roerichs' and Alice Bailey's philosophy, based on their own perspective, together with anthroposophical commentaries that give an understanding of these two streams in the light of modern Christian esotericism. As Prokofieff points out, both the Roerichs and Bailey were convinced that the occult teachers who inspired them were the same as those referred to by the founder of Theosophy, Helena Blavatsky. Part 3 deals directly with the mystery of the Eastern teachers, or mahatmas, and their relationship to Christian esotericism. On the basis of extensive research, Prokofieff comes to the startling conclusion that the occultists whom both the Roerichs and Alice Bailey named as their leaders actually have nothing in common with Blavatsky's Eastern mahatmas. In Prokofieff's words: 'Hence...one has to do not with the Eastern mahatmas but with quite different occultists who had illicitly appropriated their names and then tried - while deliberately misleading their followers - to attain their highly dubious occult political aims with the help of the occult movements which had already been initiated.' Prokofieff argues that this appropriation led to a distortion of the age-old Eastern philosophies, giving them an anti-Christian character, and led to phenomena such as 'occult materialism', insidious political goals, and prophecies of a physically incarnating 'Messiah'. Previously available only in German as three separate books, with just an early version of Part 1 published in English, this long-awaited translation of Prokofieff's incisive study offers a fine schooling in discernment, judgement and spiritual insight.

Echoes of the Orient - Volume IV -- Cumulative Index: 2nd Revised & Expanded Edition (Paperback, Revised & Expanded Ed):... Echoes of the Orient - Volume IV -- Cumulative Index: 2nd Revised & Expanded Edition (Paperback, Revised & Expanded Ed)
William Quan Judge
R367 R324 Discovery Miles 3 240 Save R43 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a Cumulative Index to Volumes I-III of "Echoes of the Orient: The Writings of William Quan Judge".

Religion for Skeptics - An Ex-Atheist's Guide to Spirituality (Paperback): April Papke Religion for Skeptics - An Ex-Atheist's Guide to Spirituality (Paperback)
April Papke
R337 Discovery Miles 3 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Contemplative Skeptic - Spirituality for the Non-Religious and the Unorthodox (Paperback): Barrett A. Evans The Contemplative Skeptic - Spirituality for the Non-Religious and the Unorthodox (Paperback)
Barrett A. Evans
R862 R729 Discovery Miles 7 290 Save R133 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mythic Astrology Applied - Personal Healing Through the Planets (Paperback, Reprint ed.): Ariel Guttman, Ken Johnson Mythic Astrology Applied - Personal Healing Through the Planets (Paperback, Reprint ed.)
Ariel Guttman, Ken Johnson
R730 Discovery Miles 7 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Simon versus Simon - The Story of Lucius and the Magician's Duel (Paperback): Philip E Sears Simon versus Simon - The Story of Lucius and the Magician's Duel (Paperback)
Philip E Sears
R566 R481 Discovery Miles 4 810 Save R85 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
From Bacteria to Bach and Back - The Evolution of Minds (Paperback): Daniel C. Dennett From Bacteria to Bach and Back - The Evolution of Minds (Paperback)
Daniel C. Dennett 1
R459 R374 Discovery Miles 3 740 Save R85 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'Required reading for anyone remotely curious about how they came to be remotely curious' Observer 'Enthralling' Spectator What is human consciousness and how is it possible? These questions fascinate thinking people from poets and painters to physicists, psychologists, and philosophers. This is Daniel C. Dennett's brilliant answer, extending perspectives from his earlier work in surprising directions, exploring the deep interactions of evolution, brains and human culture. Part philosophical whodunnit, part bold scientific conjecture, this landmark work enlarges themes that have sustained Dennett's career at the forefront of philosophical thought. In his inimitable style, laced with wit and thought experiments, Dennett shows how culture enables reflection by installing a profusion of thinking tools, or memes, in our brains, and how language turbocharges this process. The result: a mind that can comprehend the questions it poses, has emerged from a process of cultural evolution. An agenda-setting book for a new generation of philosophers and thinkers, From Bacteria to Bach and Back is essential for anyone who hopes to understand human creativity in all its applications.

Secular Sanctuary - A Nonbeliever's Guide to Holy Moments and Sacred Spaces (Paperback): Carol Maher Secular Sanctuary - A Nonbeliever's Guide to Holy Moments and Sacred Spaces (Paperback)
Carol Maher
R438 R376 Discovery Miles 3 760 Save R62 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Laconics of Cult (Paperback): Ingersoll Lockwood Laconics of Cult (Paperback)
Ingersoll Lockwood
R139 Discovery Miles 1 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
What is Anthroposophy? - Three Perspectives on Self-Knowledge (Paperback): Rudolf Steiner, Christopher Bamford What is Anthroposophy? - Three Perspectives on Self-Knowledge (Paperback)
Rudolf Steiner, Christopher Bamford; Translated by M. Spiegler
R255 R210 Discovery Miles 2 100 Save R45 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ [1890] (Paperback): Nicolas Notovitch The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ [1890] (Paperback)
Nicolas Notovitch
R214 Discovery Miles 2 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rethinking Everything - When Faith and Reality Don't Make Sense (Paperback): Tim Rymel Rethinking Everything - When Faith and Reality Don't Make Sense (Paperback)
Tim Rymel
R551 R465 Discovery Miles 4 650 Save R86 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
As a Man Thinketh (Hardcover): James Allen As a Man Thinketh (Hardcover)
James Allen
R458 Discovery Miles 4 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
God as Reason - Essays in Philosophical Theology (Hardcover): Vittorio Hoesle God as Reason - Essays in Philosophical Theology (Hardcover)
Vittorio Hoesle
R3,419 Discovery Miles 34 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In God as Reason: Essays in Philosophical Theology, Vittorio Hoesle presents a systematic exploration of the relation between theology and philosophy. In examining the problems and historical precursors of rational theology, he calls on philosophy, theology, history of science, and the history of ideas to find an interpretation of Christianity that is compatible with a genuine commitment to reason. The essays in the first part of God as Reason deal with issues of philosophical theology. Hoesle sketches the challenges that a rationalist theology must face and discusses some of the central ones, such as the possibility of a teleological interpretation of nature after Darwin, the theodicy issue, freedom versus determinism, the mindbody problem, and the relation in general between religion, theology, and philosophy. In the essays of the second part, Hoesle studies the historical development of philosophical approaches to the Bible, the continuity between the New Testament concept of pneuma and the concept of Geist (spirit) in German idealism, and the rationalist theologies of Anselm, Abelard, Llull, and Nicholas of Cusa, whose innovative philosophy of mathematics is the topic of one of the chapters. The book concludes with a thorough evaluation of Charles Taylor's theory of secularization. This ambitious work will interest students and scholars of philosophical theology and philosophy of religion as well as historians of ideas and science.

Life Beyond Death (Paperback): Rudolf Steiner Life Beyond Death (Paperback)
Rudolf Steiner
R458 R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Save R44 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Although Western humanity has conquered the outer world with the aid of technology and science, death remains an unsolved and largely unexplored mystery. Rudolf Steiner, as an exceptional seer, was able to research spiritually the question of what happens to human consciousness after the physical body passes away. In these remarkably matter-of-fact lectures, he affirms that life continues beyond death. Far from being dissipated, the individual's consciousness awakens to a new reality, beginning a great journey to the farthest expanses of the cosmos. One's consciousness embarks on a journey and process of purification and preparation. Steiner indicates that one of the most important tasks for our present civilization is to reestablish living connections with those who have died. He gives suggestions as to how this can be done safely and describes how the dead can be of help to those on Earth. Life Beyond Death is an ideal introduction to the spiritual scientific views of our continuing journey.

Gott Und Der Staat (Klassiker Des Anarchismus) (Paperback): Michail Bakunin Gott Und Der Staat (Klassiker Des Anarchismus) (Paperback)
Michail Bakunin
R167 R148 Discovery Miles 1 480 Save R19 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
All That's Wrong with the Bible - Contradictions, Absurdities, and More: 2nd Expanded Edition (Paperback): Jonah David... All That's Wrong with the Bible - Contradictions, Absurdities, and More: 2nd Expanded Edition (Paperback)
Jonah David Conner
R190 Discovery Miles 1 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Age of Reason Thomas Paine (Paperback): Thomas Paine The Age of Reason Thomas Paine (Paperback)
Thomas Paine; Edited by Paula Benitez
R421 Discovery Miles 4 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
In Defense of Religious Moderation (Paperback): William Egginton In Defense of Religious Moderation (Paperback)
William Egginton
R854 Discovery Miles 8 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In his latest book, William Egginton laments the current debate over religion in America, in which religious fundamentalists have set the tone of political discourse-no one can get elected without advertising a personal relation to God, for example-and prominent atheists treat religious belief as the root of all evil. Neither of these positions, Egginton argues, adequately represents the attitudes of a majority of Americans who, while identifying as Christians, Jews, and Muslims, do not find fault with those who support different faiths and philosophies. In fact, Egginton goes so far as to question whether fundamentalists and atheists truly oppose each other, united as they are in their commitment to a "code of codes." In his view, being a religious fundamentalist does not require adhering to a particular religious creed. Fundamentalists-and stringent atheists-unconsciously believe that the methods we use to understand the world are all versions of an underlying master code. This code of codes represents an ultimate truth, explaining everything. Surprisingly, perhaps the most effective weapon against such thinking is religious moderation, a way of believing that questions the very possibility of a code of codes as the source of all human knowledge. The moderately religious, with their inherent skepticism toward a master code, are best suited to protect science, politics, and other diverse strains of knowledge from fundamentalist attack, and to promote a worldview based on the compatibility between religious faith and scientific method.

Spiritual Diagnosis - Understanding the Mystery Behind Your Misery - Spiritual Warfare and Deliverance Book (Paperback): Kwaku... Spiritual Diagnosis - Understanding the Mystery Behind Your Misery - Spiritual Warfare and Deliverance Book (Paperback)
Kwaku Boachie (Brother Kay)
R313 Discovery Miles 3 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Quaker and Naturalist Too (Paperback): David Boulton, Os Cresson Quaker and Naturalist Too (Paperback)
David Boulton, Os Cresson
R294 Discovery Miles 2 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A nontheist Quaker scientist describes his views and those of other Quakers whose efforts over the years have resulted in a religious option that does not involve the supernatural.

Four Sacred Seasons (Paperback): G Purucker Four Sacred Seasons (Paperback)
G Purucker
R268 R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Save R27 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The solstices and equinoxes have been held sacred in many cultures. This book explains the cosmic and human symbolism associated with the earth's annual cycling round the sun, and the great initiatory events which take place at these seasons. Key teachings on buddhas and avataras, death and initiation, and the two paths of growth for oneself and for others illumine not only the traditions of mankind, but also the road which the aspirant daily seeks to tread.

W. J. Stein - A Biography (Paperback, Revised ed.): Johannes Tautz W. J. Stein - A Biography (Paperback, Revised ed.)
Johannes Tautz; Translated by John M Wood
R609 R551 Discovery Miles 5 510 Save R58 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Based on personal knowledge and intimate interviews with his subject, as well as access to W.J. Stein's archive of letters and documents, Tautz's biography is a thoroughly-researched and lovingly-detailed study of an exceptional life. Walter Johannes Stein (1891-1957) was one of the original pioneers of anthroposophy. A student of the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner, Stein met his spiritual teacher whilst studying at Vienna University. After serving in the First World War, Stein was invited by Rudolf Steiner to teach History and Literature at the fledgling Waldorf school in Stuttgart, despite the fact that Stein's doctorate was in Philosophy and his training in Mathematics and Physics. Through his efforts to master the new disciplines, and with the aid of unconventional methods of research, Stein developed groundbreaking new insights into the story of Parzival and the mystery of the Holy Grail, which led to his seminal book The Ninth Century and the Holy Grail. Tautz describes Stein's close friendship with Eugen Kolisko, his struggles to help establish the threefold social order, his work as a Goetheanum lecturer, and his eventual estrangement from the Anthroposophical Society following Rudolf Steiner's death. After journeys of discovery across Europe, Stein landed in London in 1933 - a refugee from the Nazi aggression in Central Europe - where he met his mentor D.N. Dunlop. Dunlop employed him to help establish the first World Power Conference. Based in England for the last 24 years of his life, Stein became a prolific and popular lecturer and the editor of the important anthroposophical journal The Present Age. Long out-of-print, the new edition of this important work is a welcome addition to the growing number of biographies on the founders of anthroposophy.

It Is All Good and God Is at the End - Preparing for a Happy Landing (Paperback): Ardie Cesario It Is All Good and God Is at the End - Preparing for a Happy Landing (Paperback)
Ardie Cesario
R391 R343 Discovery Miles 3 430 Save R48 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

You may want to reverse what you think about dying. See what some normal people experienced in their final days.Some of their experiences were extraordinary and even unexplainable. Life begins with an orgasm. I bet our Creator will even top this at our journey's end. You don't believe there is a Creator? That's okay, no judgement here.We all have a lot of clutter we must come to grips with as we live our lives. Could our departing be our purpose in life?

Jesus Cries When You Touch Yourself - A Comic Monologue on Religious Bullshit in America in Tribute to George Carlin... Jesus Cries When You Touch Yourself - A Comic Monologue on Religious Bullshit in America in Tribute to George Carlin (Paperback)
Adam McClaran
R272 Discovery Miles 2 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Jesus Cries When You Touch Yourself is a comic monologue written in tribute to the late George Carlin on the topic of religious bullshit in America. Influenced by Carlin, Friedrich Nietzsche, Bill Maher, Monty Python, and the writers of South Park, the author uses constant mockery and absurdist humor on a tour of ridiculous beliefs in America. With devastating logic, Jesus, the most beloved character in all of history, is revealed to be the world's greatest pedophile. After all, if Jesus is God, then everyday he watches billions of children take off their clothes and hundreds of millions of others go poop. Well, the great Poop Inspector would be a pedophile, if only he wasn't merely our imaginary friend. From an invisible man in the sky that watches millions of people masturbate each day, to Jesus ascending into heaven and becoming an astronaut, to Catholics eating Jesus' penis every Sunday, Jesus Cries When You Touch Yourself contrasts intense realism with comical religious absurdity in the most ambitious ridicule of religion ever written.

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