COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS: A Study In The Evolution Of The Human Mind
by Bucke, Richard M
ISBN: 0140193375
Publisher: NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY
This classic study in the evolution of the human mind is a pioneering
work as valuable today as when it was first published in 1901. At that
time it was enthusiastically acclaimed by both William James and
P. D. Ouspensky. It has long been accepted as a landmark in the field
of mysticism.
In reviewing the mental and spiritual activity of the human race,
Dr. Bucke discovers that at intervals certain individuals have appeared
who are gifted with the power of transcendent realization -- or Illu-
mination. Their experiences constitute a definite advance in man`s
relation with the Infinite. Moreover, the author shows from available
records that this transfiguring endowment of Illumination is on the
increase, and he gives full details of practically all the cases on record
up to the time when the book was written.
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