Cosmic
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners,Previous owner
What if human consciousness is not a fixed destination but an evolving frontier — and some rare individuals have already crossed into the next stage? Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind presents one of the most audacious arguments in the history of psychological and spiritual inquiry: that a select group of men and women throughout history have experienced a transformative illumination of the mind, a third form of consciousness beyond simple awareness and self-awareness, which Bucke terms cosmic consciousness. Drawing on case studies ranging from the Buddha and Jesus to Walt Whitman and Francis Bacon, the work constructs a sweeping taxonomy of mystical awakening, arguing that this elevated state represents the next leap in human evolution. Bucke, a distinguished Canadian psychiatrist who served as Medical Superintendent of the Asylum for the Insane in London, Ontario, brings both clinical rigour and visionary fervour to his subject, resulting in a work that sits at the remarkable intersection of science, mysticism, and philosophy. First published in 1901, Cosmic Consciousness has endured as a foundational text in transpersonal psychology and the study of mystical experience, influencing thinkers from William James to the Beat Generation and beyond. This edition, enriched by a new introduction from George Moreby Acklom, invites readers to reconsider the very ceiling of human potential — and wonder whether they, too, might be standing on the threshold of something vast and luminous.
Author: Richard Maurice Bucke
Format: Hardback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners,Previous owner
What if human consciousness is not a fixed destination but an evolving frontier — and some rare individuals have already crossed into the next stage? Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind presents one of the most audacious arguments in the history of psychological and spiritual inquiry: that a select group of men and women throughout history have experienced a transformative illumination of the mind, a third form of consciousness beyond simple awareness and self-awareness, which Bucke terms cosmic consciousness. Drawing on case studies ranging from the Buddha and Jesus to Walt Whitman and Francis Bacon, the work constructs a sweeping taxonomy of mystical awakening, arguing that this elevated state represents the next leap in human evolution. Bucke, a distinguished Canadian psychiatrist who served as Medical Superintendent of the Asylum for the Insane in London, Ontario, brings both clinical rigour and visionary fervour to his subject, resulting in a work that sits at the remarkable intersection of science, mysticism, and philosophy. First published in 1901, Cosmic Consciousness has endured as a foundational text in transpersonal psychology and the study of mystical experience, influencing thinkers from William James to the Beat Generation and beyond. This edition, enriched by a new introduction from George Moreby Acklom, invites readers to reconsider the very ceiling of human potential — and wonder whether they, too, might be standing on the threshold of something vast and luminous.