TRANSPERSONAL & SPIRITUALITY from Bookhome Sydney

Scotland: Findhorn Press, 2011. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, top corner front cover little creased, minor edgewear. 205 pp. Catherine Lucas clearly summarises psychological research of the past 20 years on patterns of spiritual crises through the ages: St. Teresa of Avila, Carl Jung and Eckhart Tolle among others. She also covers the three key phases for… Read more about this item

Boston: New Science Library / Shambhala Publications, 1981. New ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear, owner's written name. 164 pp. Ken Wilber provides a simple yet comprehensive guide to the types of psychologies and therapies now available from both Western and Eastern sources - psychoanalysis to Zen, Gestalt to Transcendental Meditation (TM), and existentialism… Read more about this item

New York: State University of New York Press (SUNY Press), 1996. 2nd, reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, good condition, figures, bottom corner rear cover creased, light creases covers, light foxing edges (few spots inside covers), small closed tear spine, some edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 587 pp. This new edition of 'Transpersonal… Read more about this item

Boston: Shambhala / New Science Library, 1986. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, good condition, light toning pages, light foxing edges & few pages & inside covers, bottom corner rear cover creased, spine edges rubbed, few scuffs covers, some edgewear. 323 pp. Charles Tart, noted American transpersonal psychologist, explores enhancing human potential. This book is divided into three main sections.… Read more about this item

London: Sheldon Press, 1976. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, edges & inside front cover lightly foxed, bottom edge rubbed, minor edgewear. 210 pp. Mysticism in the World's Religions, by Geoffrey Parrinder (Sheldon, 1976). Professor of religion, University of London, describes the diverse forms and expressions of mysticism, by examining the major religious traditions of both East… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, CA: J. P. Tarcher, 1979. Paperback trade, good plus condition, spine & bottom edge little rubbed, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear,. 263 pp. A study of mystical experiences by Cohen and Phipps, said to be common to all religion. The writings of teachers such as Lao Tzu, Krishnamurti, Rilke, Blake, Govinda, Huxley and others show that enlightenment… Read more about this item

Sydney, Hazelbrook: MoshPit Publishing, 2017. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, slight bump fore-edge, minor edgewear. 140 pp. Connie Howell, an Australian author, asks thoughtful questions, in a new age (esoteric) style, about consciousness and reality. Some of the chapters include: The nature of reality - Resistance: friend or foe? - Love as a vibration - Earth: the… Read more about this item

Rochester, VT: Bear & Company / Inner Traditions, 2018. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, minor edgewear. 303 pp. Shares shamanic journeys and teachings to connect with the strengths of Africa's spirit animals, including the Lion, the Elephant, the Giraffe, and the shadow side of the Hyena. This book is a guide to help to heal the world… Read more about this item

Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2005. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, few tiny marks fore-edge, minor edgewear. 236 pp. This book combines a substantial biography on G. R. S. Mead with an annotated anthology of his most important writings, which give the reader both a contextualizing overview and representative samples from Meads's large amount of work. Mead… Read more about this item

New York: Hay House Inc., 2009. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, drawings, few small marks bottom edge, minor edgewear. 223 pp. Stuart Wilde writes this book as an instruction manual about the need to become more aware of one's inner shadow. This process is necessary to bring out one's positive shadow qualities: compassion, imagination and creativity. … Read more about this item

London: Brunner - Routledge, 2004. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. 250 pp. By Australian academic who teaches literature, spirituality and Jungian psychology. He is a leading thinker in religion and spirituality - he examines the growing popularity of alternative spirituality - a search for a more personalised religious experience.

Boston: Shambhala, 1994. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, remainder mark (spot) bottom edge. 252 pp. Being awake (mindfulness): this is the primary goal of many of the world's great wisdom traditions. In this workshop-in-a-book, Charles Tart shows why: the seeming simplicity of the awakened state belies its transformative effect on the lives of those who… Read more about this item

Boston: Beacon Press, 1986. Paperback octavo, good plus condition, edges foxed, rear cover & bottom edge rubbed, minor edgewear. 262 pp. A history of meditation that seeks to recover the traditional context, and therefore provide a better context for our times. Includes chapters on the original meaning of the word 'yoga', Patanjali's Yoga aphorisms, scientific studies, and meditative mysticism… Read more about this item

Albany, NY: State University of New York Press (SUNY Press), 1994. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, bottom corner rear cover creased, corner tips last few pages little creased, minor edgewear. 367 pp. Michael Washburn provides a psychoanalytic foundation for transpersonal psychology. Using psychoanalytic theory, he explains how ego development both prepares for and creates obstacles to ego… Read more about this item

London: Sri Chinmoy Centre / Watkins Publishing, 2010. Paperback, very good condition, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. 214 pp. Sri Chinmoy provides insightful pieces of prose, practical exercises and uplifting aphorisms and verse. Peace, enthusiasm and love are addressed. The self-contained chapters combine and are very inspiring. Sri Chinmoy passed on in 2007, and his work is still extolled… Read more about this item

Wheaton, IL: Quest / Theosophical Publishing House (TPH), 1985. Reprint ed.. Paperback trade, good condition, spine creased, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear & rubbing, distinct old price marks. 204 pp. A brilliant integration of the psychologies of the East and West. Traces human development from infancy into adulthood and beyond, into those transcendent states described by mystics and spiritual… Read more about this item

Melbourne / Dublin: Hill of content / Newleaf Gill & Macmillan, 1998. Australian ed.. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, minimal foxing top edge, minor edgewear. 228 pp. Australian edition. Ken Wilber, the most widely read writer on transpersonal psychology, takes on the centuries-old problem of the relationship between science and religion. After surveying the world's great wisdom traditions… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1964. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), frontispiece portrait, minor edgewear jacket (top spine frayed, flap price-clipped), bookshop sticker, non-author written dedication. 318 pp. Raynor Johnson, author of The Imprisoned Splendour, here annotates for essays. Consists of four reprinted essays: What constitutes the good life? (George William Russell,… Read more about this item

London: Peter Davies, 1966. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), tide marks spine reverse side jacket (previous water contact now dry), edgewear jacket (flap price-clipped), edges faintly foxed, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. 296 pp. Hilda Graef provides a scholarly, concise, comprehensive and lucid survey of mystical experience from the pre-Christian era to the 20th… Read more about this item

London: Arkana, 1989. Paperback, very good condition, black & white text-photos, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 344 pp. Examines 19 of the great mystics and sages of the 20th-century, including Aldous Huxley, Krishnamurti, Gurdjieff, Meher Baba, Ramana Maharshi, Dion Fortune and Mother Teresa. Offers many different approaches to the question: What is the meaning of life?