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22 reviews
Ken Wilber

Shambhala, 1981

Excellent introduction to Wilber's early thought and a synthesis of Eastern and Western approaches to growth
I have read many of Ken Wilber's books and this is one of the better ones. The spotlight reviews do a very good job of pointing out the shortcoming and strengths as well as summarizing Ken's general ideas. I won't repeat what they have said here, but will add my own thoughts. This book has a different tone and structure than many of Mr. Wilber's other books. There is less repitition and ...

Ken Wilber: Thought As Passion (Suny Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Pyschology)

10 reviews
Frank Visser

State University of New York Press, 2003

Making Ken Wilber Assessible
March 04, 2004 If you want a well researched, thorough overview of the work of Ken Wilber, then Frank Visser's Ken Wilber: Thought as Passion is a great choice. It covers a broad scope and is a relatively easy read. That's the short version. The long version must take into account Wilber's five periods or models to date. Visser's book nicely introduces the first four periods in a general way, and ...

The Collected Works of Ken Wilber, Volume 6

3 reviews
Ken Wilber

Shambhala, 2000

Best comprehensive volume of Wilber's work
As another reviewer suggests, this is indeed an extremely ambitious work. Wilber's life's work is exceedingly ambitious, and this volume is the most comprehensive and the most demanding single volume he has yet published First, I will say to the KW book shopper, this is not the best of his works to start with, in my opinion. Even for the serious reader, I would recommend "ramping up" to this book ...

Sacred Mirrors: The Visionary Art of Alex Grey

28 reviews
Alex Grey

Inner Traditions, 1990

Spectacular art and a tool for transformation.....
Alex Grey's art is unique, provocative, visionary and striking. The anatomical detail, overall composition and beauty is uplifting. While this type of art may not be everyone's cup of tea, it is undeniably creative and powerful. This book is based on a series of paintings that are approximately 6'0" tall. They were meant to be used as a mirror for an individual to experience different ...

Transformation of Consciousness: Conventional and Contemplative Perspectives on Development

3 reviews
Jack Engler, Daniel Brown, ...

Shambhala Publications Inc, 2007

Finally!!!
Where have the thoughts in this book been for so long??? Transformations of Consciousness thinks critically about issue's in psychology and spirituality that are so important and would seem so obvious, I wonder how they've managed to escape us all so completely. Primarily, this text brings attention and profoundly questions the motives of the psychological as well as contemplative schools in ...

The Mission of Art

10 reviews
Alex Grey

Shambhala, 2001

A Transformative Art?
In The Mission of Art, Alex Grey shows that his prodigious artistic gifts are moored in intellectual depth. Grey discusses art history, aesthetics, mysticism, religion, postmodernism, and processes of art reception with equal facility. This kind of writing is a rare treat. Only a small number of American artists have articulated their ideas in writing and fewer have done so with as much skill and ...

Finding God Through Sex: Awakening The One Of Spirit Through The Two Of Flesh

4 reviews
David Deida

Sounds True, 2005

Sensual....Alluring
Sensual and Alluring I bought this book b/c of reviews of Mr Deida's poetic ability to write of the subject of sex. I was looking for an understanding of the mystical union between men and women. Mr. Deida's book wrote of this union; his diction..... warm, wonderful and sweet. His writing allowed me to enter the mind of an `awakened', one who sees the union beyond the sensory perception of ...

Collected Works of Ken Wilber : Integral Psychology, Transformations of Consciousness, Selected Essays

2 reviews
Ken Wilber

Shambhala, 1999

Excellent new book, plus a whole lot of great essays
Volume four of the Collected Works is critical reading material for any serious Ken Wilber student. It contains his contributions to the _Transformations of Consciousness_ book, his introduction to _The Holographic Paradigm_ (but not the ReVision interview found in that book), as well as a new book, _Integral Psychology_, which will be released individually in April 2000. The real meat of ...

The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind

3 reviews
Traleg Kyabgon

Shambhala, 2007

excellent
This is an excellent presentation of an important aspect of Buddhism. Well written as well.

Holographic Paradigm

2 reviews
Ken Wilber

Shambhala, 1982

A wonderful survey of holographic theory of consciousness
A truly diverse and informational work, including essays from such important theorists as physicist Bohm and neuroscientist Pribram. About the holographic theory of consciousness: just as a small portion of a hologram will display the characteristics of the whole image, so does individual human consciousness contain information about the "whole" Kosmos (this is actually known as the ...

Grace and Grit: Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber

44 reviews
Ken Wilber

Shambhala, 1992

Great book - must read
My father died of cancer a month ago. He was the great and strong person. I loved him more than anyone. There were two quotes in the book I loved: "Because I can no longer ignore death - I pay more attention to life" " I learnt that love is about letting go, rather than holding on" This book will change you, if this is what you are looking for.

Sociable God

1 review
Ken Wilber

Shambhala, 1984

A Sociable God - a new understanding of religion
A Sociable God - Ken Wilber Ken Wilber has been described as one of the greatest American philosophers of our times, a visionary genius and the Einstein of consciousness research. He has written almost two dozen works and counts Al Gore among a host of admirers. 'A Sociable God', originally published in 1983 (and re-issued in 2005) was the sixth book from this prolific author. Wilber, in a ...

Fabric of the Future: Women Visionaries Illuminate the Path to Tomorrow

1 review
M. J. Ryan, Patrice Wynne, ...

Conari Press, 2000

Excellent Essays by Forward Thinking Women of our Time
This book made me glad to be a woman. In so many ways our society says women are defective. This book is a wonderful collection of essays by some of the brightest, most articulate women. It has wonderful language from so many authors affirming women and affirming how we can change the world. I particularly enjoyed Cheri Huber, Riane Eisler, Brooke Medicine Eagle, Barbara Marx Hubbard, and ...

A Greater Psychology : An Introduction to the Psychological Thought of Sri Aurobindo

1 review
Ken Wilber, Sri Aurobindo, ..., 2001

A Profound, Comprehensive Intro to the Human Condition
Last summer, I stumbled across a Pema Chodron book. Thus, by serendipity, began my love affair with Buddhism and Eastern philosophy. Chodron's books are notoriously soothing and easy to read, perfect fodder for a blossoming Buddhist neophyte. Intuitively, I understood and experienced the healing power of the Buddhist outlook. It wasn't long before I graduated to more challenging material. I ...

La Conciencia Sin Fronteras

1 review
Ken Wilber

Troquel Editorial, 1992

Excelente
Indispensable para comprender la evolución de la consciencia en el hombre, explicado de forma lúcida, contemporánea, con profundidad y sencillez al mismo tiempo, algo difícil de lograr.

Collected Works of Ken Wilber, Volume 3

1 review
Ken Wilber

Shambhala, 1999

Two lesser-known Wilber classics
This volume contains two different, but related, works by Ken Wilber. The first, "A Sociable God," proposes a methodology by which the discipline of sociology can compare and categorize religions. Religion and spirituality are making something of a comeback in modern society from their previously purged status under the rationalist paradigm. This has taken many forms, ranging from fundamentalism ...

Entering the Castle: An Inner Path to God and Your Soul (Thorndike Press Large Print Inspirational Series)

48 reviews
Caroline Myss

Thorndike Press, 2008

Wonderful Book
So many books and programs of this type turn out to be fluff. Not so with Entering The Castle. This is for serious seekers only. If you really think about the questions and challenges posed, you are taken on a trip into your own psyche and soul that is illuminating. I'm not finished the book and don't expect to be for some time to come, which is the point. Go through it slowly, paying attention, ...

Meditation (Whole Way Library)

1 review
Michal Levin

Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 2002

Inspiring and attractive layout
I love this book as this is my first book to attempt meditation, the photos and colours and the rundown are so interrelated and bring a good simple track to go on to meditation. The arthur introduced the expanded insight to me as the whole environment including colour, texture and smells... are the vital ingredients of meditation and related to deepest self. I have to rate again the graphics and ...

No Boundary: An Illuminating Overview of Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal Growth (Whole mind series)

1 review
Ken Wilber

Great Eastern Book Co, 1979

Best Book I Ever Read
I think this is the best book I've ever read (mainly speaking of non-fiction). Mr. Wilber explores, explains and eliminates all the illusory boundaries that we humans create, both within ourselves and between ourselves and the "rest of" the universe. Have trouble understanding the concept of "oneness"? Ken describes the whole concept in ways I've never forgotten (I read the book about 16 ...

Up from Eden : The Atman Project (The Collected Works of Ken Wilber Series)

1 review
Ken Wilber

Shambhala, 1999

Mind-blowing explorations of human evolution--and involution
In the beginning, Spirit was only alone and blissful in infinite silent repose. In the formless purity of the Infinite there was nothing but empty clarity and radiance. There was nothing but a thoughtless, feelingless eternity of Love, and only one problem, one tiny problem: the Love wanted to share itself somehow. And then a current of creativity began to act, to set a pattern, to stretch ...

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