The Shape of the Soul - What Mystical Experience Tells Us about Ourselves and Reality (Hardcover)

When Paul Marshall began to pay attention to his dreams, he could not have anticipated the transformative experience that would follow. A tremendous expansion of consciousness exposed the insignificance of his everyday self but also revealed unsuspected depths of mind and hinted at a deeper self that holds the universe within. In The Shape of the Soul, Marshall-now a mysticism scholar-draws on personal experiences, along with a wealth of religious, philosophical, and scientific ideas, to explore this deeper self, sometimes experienced in mystical and near-death states as spherical in form. Drawing inspiration from the philosophers Plotinus and Leibniz, Marshall takes mind to be more fundamental than matter and views the basic units of nature as perceptual beings. We ourselves are such beings, striving for fulfilment in a long evolutionary journey of soul-making. Bringing together mysticism, philosophy, biology, and even some physics, The Shape of the Soul offers a deeply integrated vision of the self and the universe. Addressing the mind-body problem, the origin of the world, evolution, reincarnation, suffering, and the nature of God, Marshall delivers what will surely prove an intellectual classic.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2019
Authors:	Paul Marshall
Dimensions:	231 x 157 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	448
ISBN-13:	978-1-5381-2477-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Psychic powers, ESP > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Psychic powers, ESP > General
LSN:	1-5381-2477-7
Barcode:	9781538124772

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