Mysteries : the powerful sequel to the occult /
First published in 1978, Mysteries is the powerful and enlightening sequel to The Occult, continuing Colin Wilson's investigations into the paranormal, the occult and the supernatural. The experience of his own panic attacks gave Wilson his insight into the concept of the ladder or hierarchy of...
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| 246 | 1 | |i Previously titled: |a Mysteries : |b an investigation into the occult, the paranormal and the supernatural | |
| 264 | 1 | |a London : |b Watkins, |c 2020. | |
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| 300 | |a xxvi, 667 pages ; |c 22 cm. | ||
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| 500 | |a "First published in hardback by Hodder and Stoughton in 1978; published by Granada Publishing Ltd in Panther Books in paperback in 1979"--Title page of previous printing. | ||
| 500 | |a Sequel to: The occult. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 643-652) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Part One -- 1. Ghosts, Ghouls and Pendulums -- 2. Giants and Witches -- 3. The Path of the Dragon -- 4. The Timeless Zone -- Part Two -- 1. The Curious History of Human Stupidity -- 2. How Many Me's Are There? -- 3. In Search of Faculty X -- 4. The Rediscovery of Magic -- 5. Descent into the Unconscious -- 6. Revelations -- 7. Worlds Beyond -- 8. Ancient Mysteries -- 9. The Great Secret -- 10. Powers of Evil? -- Part Three -- 1. Evolution -- 2. Messages from Space and Time -- 3. The Mechanisms of Enlightenment -- 4. Other Dimensions. | |
| 520 | |a First published in 1978, Mysteries is the powerful and enlightening sequel to The Occult, continuing Colin Wilson's investigations into the paranormal, the occult and the supernatural. The experience of his own panic attacks gave Wilson his insight into the concept of the ladder or hierarchy of selves with which we are all associated. In this book he fully explores this idea of multiple selves, explaining how our lower, childish selves are linked to depression and anxiety. The book offers an optimistic message to counteract our contemporary tendency towards pessimism and nihilism: purposeful activity will always allow us to call on our higher selves and bring concentration, control and a sense of meaning into life. Wilson uses the concept of the multi-personality to explain a wide range of paranormal phenomenon, from dowsing and demonic possession to precognition and spoon-bending, and he analyses the work of all the big names in 20th-century supra-rational research (from T C Lethbridge to Margaret Murray to Carl Jung) from this perspective. The story ranges widely, from the stone circles to 1960s LSD adventures, and Wilson's analysis is woven with hundreds of entertaining paranormal anecdotes and case studies taken from throughout history, including his own experiences of dowsing at the Merry Maidens stone circle and of visions and lucid dreaming. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Parapsychology. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Supernatural. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Stanley, Colin, |d 1952- |e writer of foreword. | |
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