by Anonymous | All Recommendations
The Cloud of Unknowing Anonymous “Thought cannot comprehend God. And so, I prefer to abandon all I can know, choosing rather to love him whom I cannot know.” The Cloud of Unknowing, the spiritual guide written by an anonymous 14th century mystic, was widely read...
by Schure, Edouard | All Recommendations
The Great Initiates A Study of the Secret History of Religions Edouard Schure “All powerful initiators have perceived the radiance of central truth, but the light which they drew from it was refracted and colored according to their genius, their mission, their...
by Maeterlinck, Maurice | All Recommendations
The Great Secret Life’s Meaning as Revealed Through Ancient, Hidden Traditions Maurice Maeterlinck “Spirit is the source of all, the only certitude, the sole eternal reality.” Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949) was known to the world as the “Shakespeare of Belgium” and...
by Dombrowski, Daniel A. | All Recommendations
Hartshorne and the Metaphysics of Animal Rights Daniel A. Dombrowski “Man may or may not do his best. So man is the grandest and the sorriest animal there is.” This book was a rich read for many reasons. Among them was the discovery of Charles Hartshorne, an American...
by Needleman, Jacob | All Recommendations
An Unknown World Notes on the Meaning of the Earth Jacob Needleman “The next stage in the evolution of life on Earth depends on the intentional inward effort of man.” Jacob Needleman’s An Unknown World leaves some powerful impressions. First, of the clarity that can...
by Sinnott, Edmund W. | All Recommendations
The Biology of the Spirit Edmund W. Sinnott “If in the universe there is an organizing principle, it may be that some of it dwells in each of us as his own soul.” The cover of this book by an American botanist, originally published in 1955, carries the description: An...
