J Nigro Sansonese
Long ago the ancestors of the Greeks, Romans, and Hindus were one people living on the Eurasian steppes. At the core of their religion was the "shamanic trance," a natural state in which one's consciousness achieves a profound level of inner awareness. Over the course of millennia, knowledge of shamanic trance retreated from everyday awareness and was carried on in the form of myths and distilled into spiritual practices - most notably in the Indian tradition of Yoga. "A fresh and innovative view. What Sansonese has discovered and very nicely documented is the symbolic presence of the human organism in those least 'physical' of all events, myth and dream." Steve Larsen, author of The Shaman's Doorway
256pp, 10x8 ... Paperback
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What is a properly functioning mythology and what are its functions? Can we "live by" myths today? Can they help relieve our modern anxiety, or do they help to foster it? In Myths to Live By, Joseph Campbell explores the vital link of man to his myths and the way in which they can extend our human potential.
288pp, 8½x5½ ... Paperback
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Joseph Campbell
In Thou Art That, Campbell explores the common Judeo-Christian symbols, holding them to the light and reinterpreting them in the context of his remarkable knowledge of world mythology. For Campbell, our culture's central confusion lies between literal and metaphorical understandings of religious stories and symbols. In beautiful language, he shows that these symbols are keys to spiritual understanding and mystical revelation. Campbell at his brilliant best.
192pp, 9x6 ... Hardback
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