The Shape of the Soul
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-2477-2 (ISBN)
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.
Paul Marshall is an independent researcher with interests in mysticism, religion, philosophy, science, and their interactions. He studied natural sciences at the University of Cambridge and received his MA and PhD in Religious Studies from Lancaster University. He is author of The Living Mirror (1992) and Mystical Encounters with the Natural World (2005). With Edward F. Kelly and Adam Crabtree, he coedited Beyond Physicalism (2015).
Preface
Chapter 1: Mystical Perceptions
Chapter 2: The Land Beyond the Sea
Chapter 3: Into the House of Death
Chapter 4: Who Do You Think You Are?
Chapter 5: Soul Spheres
Chapter 6: The Logic of Unity
Chapter 7: Worlds Within Worlds
Chapter 8: The Physics of Experience
Chapter 9: Meet the World Parents
Chapter 10: Where Do You Think You’re Going?
Chapter 11: The Making of God
Epilogue
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.04.2019 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 157 x 231 mm |
| Gewicht | 758 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5381-2477-7 / 1538124777 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5381-2477-2 / 9781538124772 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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