Peter Kingsley

Peter Kingsley is famous as both a historian and a teller of the future long before it appears. Exquisitely written, his Book of Life is a wide open door into the timeless magic and unfathomable mystery we have managed to forget.

A Book of Life

"A set of ancient inscriptions on marble found forty years ago in southern Italy, recording details so bewildering that scholars have kept silent about them ... Sensational new information about a group of ancient philosophers who were so intensely practical that, two and a half thousand years ago, they shaped our existence and the world we live in ... These are just two ingredients of this extraordinary book, which uncovers an astonishing reality right at the origins of the Western world. Written by one of the most highly-acclaimed contemporary historians and experts in the field, it provides dramatic new evidence about the most important of ancient philosophers, Parmenides—and revolutionizes our understanding of the history of religion, of the origins of philosophy, and of Western culture as a whole."--

In the Dark Places of Wisdom

REALITY introduces us to the extraordinary mystical tradition that lies right at the roots of western philosophy, science and civilization.

REALITY (New 2020 Edition)

Carl Jung and the End of Humanity

Catafalque

Empedocles and Pythagorean Tradition

Ancient Philosophy, Mystery, and Magic

Aunque Empédocles ha jugado un inmenso papel en el desarrollo de la cultura occidental, muy poco es lo que se sabe sobre este filósofo que vivió en Sicilia durante el siglo V a.C. Basándose en un material nunca examinado antes, éste es el primer estudio que sitúa los fragmentos filosóficos de Empédocles dentro del contexto original de la filosofía de su época, como forma de vida, como misterio religioso y como magia. Peter Kingsley prueba que Empédocles no fue una figura aislada, sino que estuvo relacionado con el antiguo pitagorismo, y sus vínculos con esta escuela demuestran el origen pitagórico de los mitos platónicos.

La segunda parte del libro indaga en las relaciones entre la antigua magia, la ciencia y la religión. Kingsley traza por primera vez una línea de transmisión desde Empédocles y la tradición pitagórica hasta el sur de Egipto y el islam. Se trata de un proceso lleno de significado para llegar a entender no sólo la filosofía griega, sino también el origen de la alquimia, el sufismo y la mística medieval.

Filosofía antigua, misterios y magia

El poema de Parmenides del siglo V a. C. es, ademas de uno de los pilares de la cultura occidental, un texto enigmatico que ha desafiado a todos sus interpretes durante mas de dos mil quinientos anos. A partir de un profundo conocimiento de la filologia clasica y de unas reveladoras inscripciones halladas en el sur de Italia hace cuarenta anos -tan extraordinarias que los especialistas hasta ahora no habian sabido como interpretarlas-, Peter Kingsley nos inicia en un fascinante recorrido filosofico que transforma radicalmente nuestra vision de la Grecia antigua. Alli donde creiamos ver solamente el origen de la filosofia occidental, nos encontramos con un sustrato religioso en donde los iatromantes y sacerdotes de Apolo conducen a los iniciados hacia un saber encaminado a transmutar el concepto de lo real. Kingsley, que despoja su investigacion de todo ropaje academico, nos ofrece una seductora narracion que nos transportara a esos oscuros lugares bajo tierra en donde los ritos de incubacion y quietismo fueron el origen del mensaje metafisico de Parmenides, cuyo contenido sapiencial, segun Kingsley, se ha intentado ocultar, a partir de Platon, tanto del poema de Parmenides como del contexto del cual procede.

En los oscuros lugares del saber

Peter Kingsley nos inicia en un fascinante recorrido filosófico que transforma radicalmente nuestra visión de la Grecia antigua. Allí donde creíamos ver solamente el origen de la filosofía occidental, nos encontramos con un sustrato religioso en donde los iatromantes y sacerdotes de Apolo conducen a los iniciados hacia un saber encaminado a transmutar el concepto de lo real.

En los obscuros lugares del saber

Misteri e magia nella filosofia antica. Empedocle e la tradizione pitagorica

"The mystical tradition that lies at the root of Western culture and the magic of the ancient masters of wisdom who laid the foundations for the world we now live in are introduced in this book. Containing lost and forgotten ancient Greek texts in modern translation, this book relates the teachings of Parmenides, Empedocles, and others like them--spiritual guides and experts in other states of consciousness, prophets and magicians, and healers and interpreters of dreams. Based on texts from more than 2,000 years ago, it also documents the process that led to their work and teaching being distorted, covered over, and forgotten." --Publisher description.

Reality

An Interview with Peter Kingsley

Parmenides and the Origins of Western Thought

Revealing a forgotten truth in the present day, this account illuminates the crumbling political and economic structures of the West, shedding light on an ongoing and arduous search for a sense of purpose. Recounting a true story, this exploration tells of a wandering Mongol shaman who made a dramatic appearance around the Mediterranean centuries before the time of Christ. Highlighting how this nomad came as an envoy on a mission of purification, this study records how he met with a man who became tremendously influential in Western science, philosophy, culture, and religion: Pythagoras. The essence of Western civilization is said to have originated from this meeting and this examination argues that today’s conflicts and tensions have stemmed from taking this monumental occasion for granted, forgetting that there must be a greater meaning to life than everyday efforts and struggles. Reflecting on a time when Eastern and Western cultures were one, this evocation contends that there is still a common spiritual heritage to all civilizations. A unique collaboration between the author and archaeologists, historians, and shamans from around the world, this document has the potential to change the future for all.

Mongolia, Tibet, and the Destiny of the Western World

A Story Waiting to Pierce You

Robert Buratti

Frater Sorath

The journal of 777 featuring original articles on esoteric art, Thelema, magick and western esotericism by members of Camp777, accompanied by the art of Collective777, the art guild of Ordo Templi Orientis Australia.

The Journal of 777

The Hierophant

Rupert the Fearless: Bedtime Stories for Brave Children

Catafalque offers a revolutionary new reading of the great psychologist Carl Jung as mystic, gnostic and prophet for our time. Much more than a brilliant spiritual biography, this book holds the key to understanding why western culture is dying--and what we, now, can do to help it.

Catafalque (2-Volume Set)

Claude Addas

Quest for the Red Sulphur: The Life of Ibn Arabi is undoubtedly a landmark in Ibn Arabi studies. Until the publication of this book, anyone who wanted to learn about the life of Ibn Arabi has had little choice of material to work from. This major study by Claude Addas is based on a detailed analysis of a whole range of Ibn Arabi's own writings as well as a vast amount of secondary literature in both Arabic and Persian. The result is the first-ever attempt to reconstruct what proves to have been a double itinerary: on the one hand, the journey that took Ibn Arabi from his native Andalusia to Damascus - and on the other hand, the 'Night Journey' which carried him along the paths of asceticism and prayer to the ultimate stage of revelation of his mystic quest.

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