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A mind-bending invitation to experience the impossible as fundamentally human. From precognitive dreams and telepathic visions to near-death experiences, UFO encounters, and beyond, so-called impossible phenomena are not supposed to happen. But they do happen--all the time. Jeffrey J. Kripal asserts that the impossible is a function not of reality but of our everchanging assumptions about what is real. How to Think Impossibly invites us to thi...

What would happen if we reimagined the humanities as the superhumanities? If we acknowledged and celebrated the undercurrent of the fantastic within our humanistic disciplines, entirely new cultural worlds and meanings would become possible. That is Jeffrey J. Kripal's vision for the future-to revive the suppressed dimension of the superhumanities, which consists of rare but real altered states of knowledge that have driven the creative proces...

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Mindblowing' Michael PollanWhy do we know so much more about the cosmos than our own consciousness? Are there limits to the scientific method? Why do we assume that only science, mathematics and technology reveal truth?The Flip shows us what happens when we realise that consciousness is fundamental to the cosmos and not some random evolutionary accident or surface cognitive illusion, that everything is alive, connected, and 'one'. We meet the ...

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A perspective-altering deep dive into the nature of consciousness honoring both science and spirituality

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Comparing Religions is a next-generation textbook that teaches the art and practice of comparison as a vital skill in our modern globalizing world. Using a three-part "initiatory" structure, the book provides the reader with a map and an effective process through which to understand and practice the comparative analysis of religion. The three-part structure leads readers through: * an historical outline of comparative practices, both in world...

Looks at how the paranormal bridges the sacred and the scientific. This title deals with: the cultural history of telepathy, teleportation, and UFOs, a ghostly love story, the occult dimensions of science fiction, Cold War psychic espionage, galactic colonialism, and, the intimate relationship between consciousness and culture.

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Preface: Sex, Secrecy, and the Sacred Introduction: Roads of Excess 1. Eyeing the Burning Wings: Analyzing the Mystical Experience of Love in Evelyn Underhill's Mysticism (1911)Secret Talk: The Vajr~Vva Vision 2. The Passion of Louis Massignon: Sublimating the Homoerotic Gaze in The Passion of al-Hall~j (1922) Secret Talk: Heroic Heretical Heterosexuality 3. The Doors of Deception: R. C. Zaehner's Ethical and Erotic Challenges to Monistic Expe...

Scholar Jeffrey J. Kripal explores the life and teachings of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, a 19th-century Bengali saint who played a major role in the creation of modern Hinduism. The work is now marked by both critical acclaim and cross-cultural controversy. In a substantial new Preface to this second edition, Kripal answers his critics and addresses the controversy.

Colección: Sabiduría perenne.El mundo académico ha desacreditado la investigación de lo paranormal alegando que se trata de pseudociencia y de un menester frívolo propio de majaretas y crédulos. Autores de lo imposible representa un serio desafío intelectual a las suposiciones epistemológicas que rigen tanto en el trabajo de los científicos como en el de los estudiosos de la religión. Jeffrey Kripal nos invita a un cambio de paradigma para dar...

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From Superman and Batman to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, these pop-culture juggernauts, with their "powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men, " thrilled readers and audiences. The author shows how creators turned to science fiction to convey the reality of the paranormal they experienced in their lives.

An inside look at the history and influence of the Esalen Institute, the New Age's spiritual home.

Religion: Sources, Perspectives, and Methodologies serves as a primer to the study of religion. By employing literature, film, art, history, and other disciplines, the approximately 22 thematic chapters begin with a brief history of the modern practice, segue into religion and the social sciences, continues with chapters on gnosticism, material culture, studies of myths and rituals, which serve as introductions to the subfields covered in the ...