books about: transcendence

books about: transcendence

books:

Transcendence

The Transcendence of the Ego: An Existentialist Theory of Consciousness

Jean-Paul Sartre

Hill and Wang, 1991

mind blowing
transcending the ego, is the state to which 'organized' religions preach, whether christian, jew, muslim, hindu, buddhist, shamin. this little book is so deep, with so few words, it is astounding. read this and the second half of Flatlander by Abbott.

The Golden Transcendence: Or, The Last of the Masquerade (The Golden Age)

John C. Wright

Tor Science Fiction, 2004

Amazing Science Fiction...Just Plain Awesome!
The final book in Wright's Golden Age Trilogy does not disappoint. Definitely don't read this before reading the first two books (Golden Age and the Phoenix Exultant). It starts off with an insanely intense battle and then shoots for the sun - literally! It does slow ...

Radical Ecstasy: SM Journeys to Transcendence

Dossie Easton, Janet W. Hardy

Greenery Press (CA), 2004

A Whole New World!
If you're looking for a how-to book of tying up your partner, techniques for using tools, what parts of the body are safe to strike, etc., you'll have to look elsewhere in other books that cover these subjects. If, on the other hand, you want to know why on Earth would ...

Transcendence (The Second DemonWars Saga, Book 2)

R.A. Salvatore

Del Rey, 2003

Never slowing down
Transcendence is the second book of the second trilogy of R. A. Salvaore's Demonwars Saga. Interestingly it reads more individual in of itself ( As I have not read the final, which I am sure will follow with occurences in this and in Ascendance) Because it does not ...

The Biology of Transcendence: A Blueprint of the Human Spirit

Joseph Chilton Pearce

Park Street Press, 2004

" Yee shall know them by their fruits !! "
Members of traditional churches will not be swayed by this latest of Dr. Pearce's books and - as is evident from previous reviews - neither will certain MDs. Speaking of the "fruits" in my headline: Where are the fruits of billions of dollars spent on, say, cancer ...

Sex, Drugs, Einstein & Elves: Sushi, Psychedelics, Parallel Universes and the Quest for Transcendence

Clifford A. Pickover

Smart Publications, 2005

A book about everything (almost) for everybody (almost)
The title of this review is of course facetious. It's not about everything, but it is about everything that ultimately matters: human beings and the ways they imagine the world and create it; and re-imagine the world and re-create it. In this book, Clifford Pickover ...

Heart & Torch - Rick Griffin's Transcendence

Laguna Art Museum, Doug Harvey

Gingko Press Inc., 2007

A Surfer's Eye
I have been a Fan of the Amazing Talents of Rick Griffin since 1969, when I first layed eyes on the Cover of Zap Comix, Number 3. The First Collection of his Work was published by Paper Tiger Books in 1980, and that Book has always been a Favorite of mine. This ...

A Leader Becomes a Leader: Inspirational Stories of Leadership for a New Generation

J. Kevin Sheehan

True Gifts Publishing, 2007

Wonderful Gift
Kevin Sheehan has simplified the great qualities of important leaders and placed them in an entertaining text. A gift which I have passed on to my dearest friends, this book is both inspirational and educational. My highest recommendation.

Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence

Matthew Sanford

Rodale Books, 2008

universal truth
i am thrilled by the universality of this memoir and how it speaks to all of us, regardless of our physical status. with lyrical grace, humor and honesty, matthew confronts the messages of western culture and medicine regarding the relationships we have with our ...

The Heart of Listening: A Visionary Approach to Craniosacral Work: Anatomy, Technique, Transcendence, Volume ...

Hugh Milne

North Atlantic Books, 1998

hmmmm..........
It is interesting to see such divergent opinions and ratings regarding this book. Does it mean that a person looking for texts on craniosacral therapy should accept the average rating for this book to mean that it is middle of the road? Hmmm....I don't think so. For ...

The Touch of Transcendence: A Postcolonial Theology of God

Mayra Rivera

Westminster John Knox Press, 2007

from Westminster John Knox
How far away is God? How different is God from human beings? This is the theological question of transcendence, and theology has long struggled to find answers that affirm a human relationship with God. In this provocative new work, the author's answer is that God is ...

Paths to Transcendence: According to Shankara, Ibn Arabi & Meister Eckhart (Spiritual Masters. East and West)

Reza Shah-Kazemi

World Wisdom, 2006

A "chef d'oeuvre"
This long-awaited book certainly represents one of the more important work recently released by World Wisdom. Reza Shah-Kazemi is a Research Associate at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London and one of the most preeminent contemporary Perennialist writers. ...

The Kundalini Experience: Psychosis or Transcendence

Lee Sannella

Integral Publishing, 1987

Lucid, readable, useful.
I recommend this as an intro into the understanding of what Grof and Grof have dubbed "spiritual emergence," an increasingly common pattern of psychobiological activity often misdiagnosed as psychotic. -- Craig Chalquist, M.S., creator of the Thineownself ...

ENOCHIAN INITIATION: A Thelemite's Magical Journey into the Ultimate Transcendence

Frater W.I.T.

Outskirts Press, 2006

A fascinating account of self-initiation
This isn't primarily another how-to magick book. It does have a useful technical appendix, but the book is primarily a person account of Frater W.I.T.'s journey through the mind-spaces opened up using the Enochian Keys. However you won't find much historical ...

Patterns of Transcendence: Religion, Death, and Dying
David Chidester

Wadsworth Publishing, 2001

This cross-cultural book examines social, religious, and cultural approaches to death and dying across Eastern and Western cultures and religious traditions. Organization of the book begins with an examination of death and dying among non-literate peoples in different parts of the world, then covers Hindu, Buddhist, Chinese, and Japanese ...