About this title: The former editor of Gnosis magazine, Smoley examines various branches of Christianity and the symbolism behind many of their more esoteric concepts and practices, including the Gospel, the Fall, and salvation.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 1570628106 23610 PB; spine creased, text clean, cover has slight shelf wear-allow up to 21 business days for standard USPS media m a i l. wt1lbpf. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781570628108ISBN:1570628106
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Corner of back cover and some pages crease/curl. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 352 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Stated First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Shambhala
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781570628108ISBN:1570628106
Description: Very Good. Size: 8.42; Stated First Edition 2002. Shambhala. Paperback. Minor edge and corner wear. No store stamps, owner names, or other writings. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Shambhala Pubns
Date Published: 2002-10-01
ISBN-13:9781570628108ISBN:1570628106
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Shambhala
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781570628108ISBN:1570628106
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Description: Very Good. Cover has edge wear, minor creases, minor scratches, rubbed/bent cover/page corners, rubbed spine. No writing. Very good. read more
"Can you review a book you've not yet finished? I'm going to at any rate, and add my other cent once it's all done.
I originally found this book on Amazon, then picked up a copy at my local bookstore. It's a bit of a dry read, but so far is well worth the slogging. I had been searching for a book or books dealing with the other nuances of Christian worship. Most books seem to be of the "go to church every weekend and that's enough" mentality, which is fine and all, but it still seemed like something was missing. After growing up reading about saints, mystics, hermetics and their take on faith I couldn't help wondering what had happened to our own mystic tradition. A tradition that valued direct connection to God and experiencing (Both actively and passively) the Divine. A quieter tradition that focused on the daily, individual relationship between God and man, and not so much the social "Ain't our God nifty?" aspect.
What I have (So far, at least) is this book which I am very much enjoying. Right now it's still laying out the groundwork of defining mysticism, the various groups along the way, common symbology, history and a healthy bit of psychology. Like I said, this isn't an Oprah book club read-in-a-weekend thing, but something to be taken in doses and reflected upon. It has given me new insight to the Bible, reading it not simply as an account of what some folks did in the desert a couple thousand years back, but of the soul's own journey in metaphore. That alone was worth the price of the book!"
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