The Mystical Theology and The Divine Names Dionysius the Areopagite Dover Publications, 2004 The treatises of Dionysius the Areopagite, written in Greek, were intended to combine Neoplatonic philosophy with Christian theology and mystical experience. This volume, which explores the nature and results of contemplative prayer, exercised a deep and enduring influence on the development of scholasticism-particularly in regard to the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas.             Seek My Face: A Jewish Mystical Theology2 reviews Arthur Green Jewish Lights Publishing, 2003 Concise and solid + A book which makes Judaism more meaningful to everyone. Arthur Green is one of my favorite leaders in Kabalah. His books are based on traditional mysticism, not a New Age Quick Fix Self-Help type of Judaism. I found this book appealing because each chapter is very short, dealing with one, simple idea that is not dependent on previous chapters. It's a ...             Riding with the Lion: In Search of Mystical Christianity (Arkana)8 reviews Kyriacos C. Markides Penguin (Non-Classics), 1996 Jnana and Bhaki in the West + Very Accurate Depiciton of Eastern Orthodox Spirituality + A superb account about ongoing spiritual awakening + A superb account of the ongoing spiritual awakening             Knowledge of God in Classical Sufism: Foundations of Islamic Mystical Theology (Classics of Western ... Paulist Press, 2004 This volume, the ninth on Islamic material to be published in the Classics of Western Spirituality series, brings to light a highly significant but little known area of Islamic spirituality. Editor John Renard has assembled here a volume of texts, most translated here for the first time, culled from the great Sufi manuals of spirituality, on the theme of the complex and multi-faceted role of ...             Mysticism and the New Physics (Arkana)9 reviews Michael Talbot Penguin (Non-Classics), 1993 Another great book by Michael Talbot! + Every page is mind expanding + Mind Expanding + a very good book             The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind139 reviews Julian Jaynes Mariner Books, 2000 A Seminal Journey into the Unknown + Incredible insight into consciousness + Fascinating and controversial speculation + Not-I, Robot + Into the middle of things             Mystical Consciousness: Western Perspectives and Dialogue With Japanese Thinkers Louis Roy State University of New York Press, 2003 "Provides a philosophical account of everyday consciousness as a way of understanding mystical consciousness, drawing on the work of many Western and some Japanese thinkers."             John Climacus: The Ladder of Divine Ascent (The Classics of Western Spirituality)11 reviews Colm Luibheid, Norman Russell Paulist Press, 1982 Buy and study the book . Which version is not that important + good edition of an Orthodox classic + An incredible guide in the spiritual life + Caution + Scholarly paperback with a lamentably ugly cover.             Mystical Theology: The Science of Love5 reviews William Johnston Orbis Books, 1998 Tying Johnston's Mystical Theology to Pascal, Weil, St John + Mystical Theology + Mystical Theology: The Basics + A good book on mystical theology + Modern, post Vatican II explanation of East-West mysticism.             The Mystical Mind: Probing the Biology of Religious Experience (Theology and the Sciences)7 reviews Eugene G. D'Aquili, Andrew B. Newberg Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1999 Heavy Reading--Excellent Results + The Neuropsychology of Mysticism The text of this book is difficult to work through. It is not designed for the light reader or the quick student. Taking twice as long to read this book was a drain, but the payoff was excellent. He does not simply give facts, but works to tie them together into a specific working hypothesis, ...             Heightened Consciousness: The Mystical Difference David Granfield Paulist Press, 1991             Conscious Union With God4 reviews Joel S. Goldsmith Acropolis Books (GA), 2000 I AND MY FATHER ARE ONE + Discover It! + The Best Goldsmith: A Must Read for Healers + Early work of Goldsmith's teachings.             Early Christian Mystics: The Divine Vision of the Spirtual Masters2 reviews Bernard McGinn Crossroad General Interest, 2003 An intense, spiritual study + A Contemplative Introduction to Some Christian Mystics Bernard McGinn, dubbed "the world's greatest interpreter of Western mysticism" (Choice), combines his talent and insight with licensed professional counselor Patricia Ferris McGinn in Early Christian Mystics: The Divine Vision Of The Spiritual Masters. An accessible and informative study of the ...             Journey into consciousness Dawn Edwards Philosophical Forum, 1955 As we officially enter the Space Age this books comes as an inspired treatise and guide for a new level of consciousness. It traces life’s journeying from simple consciousness, to self-consciousness, to cosmic consciousness. The author contends we are on the verge of as great a change in evolvement as the Ice Age precipitated. The life traits, and their way, as well as the death traits, ...             Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind (Arkana)36 reviews Richard Maurice Bucke Penguin (Non-Classics), 1991 Let There Be Light + What he experienced and what he thinks + Awesome! This is the book that started it all... + Cosmic Consciousness + Cosmic Consciousness - We Are Evolving!             The Book of Mystical Chapters: Meditations on the Soul's Ascent from the Desert Fathers and Other Early ...5 reviews John Anthony Mcguckin Shambhala, 2002 Slow down, you move too fast! + The Christian Mystical Tradition + "A lion is known by its paw" + Straightforword advice from the masters + More than three hundred short meditations             Dawn of Conscience (Dawn of Conscience Hre)4 reviews James Henry Breasted Scribner Book Company, 1976 The Dawn of Concience can set you free + The Dawn of Moral Wisdom and Social Justice + Unquestionably Memorable + The Egyptian mind uncovered             Universal Kabbalah: Dawn of a New Consciousness2 reviews Sheldon Stoff, Jesse A. Stoff, ... Busca, Incorporated, 2003 A WAY OUT OF THE CAVE + Authentic self-inquiry & the joy of caring This book is about opening to the spiritual, expanding our consciousness, and going beyond the self-centered ego. As Dr. Sheldon Stoff, the primary author of the book, states, most of us live in a cave seeing little but shadows. Stoff, professor emeritus from Delphi University, offers good advice ...             The Mystical Thought of Meister Eckhart: The Man from Whom God Hid Nothing (The Edward Cadbury Lectures, ...5 reviews Bernard McGinn Herder & Herder, 2001 Scholarly AND clear + Good monograph on Eckhart + THE standard reference on Eckhart in English!! + Ground breaking for Eckhart studies             Son of Man: The Mystical Path to Christ17 reviews Andrew Harvey Tarcher, 1999 Great Work on Christ + Revealing the Meaning of Jesus' Words... + Fascinating, driven portrait of Christ + love