Cosmic Consciousness: An Introduction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781387014651)

There is an ages-old unexplained mystery of genius and enlightenment. Many people talk of "seeing the light" as a temporary, intense affair where all the world's knowledge and understanding is unveiled to an individual in a brief moment outside of time. He carefully researched and compiled all the illuminated individuals he could find. As a trained M.D. and psychiatrist working in a mental institution, he was in a unique position Bucke provides three dozen very consistent examples of 'cosmic consciousness.' Some of these were contemporary case-histories which he collected. Bucke proposed that these enlightened figures are evolutionary jumps, the precedecessor of a more advanced species. Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, Dante, William Blake, Shakespeare and others were included. Bucke proposed that these enlightened figures are evolutionary jumps, the precedecessor of a more advanced species. Get Your Copy Now.

Author: Richard Maurice Bucke
ISBN-10: 138701465X
ISBN-13: 9781387014651
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 09/29/2008
Pages: 106
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d