The Future of the Ancient World

Following his last book on Egypt, The Temple of the Cosmos, this new book by Jeremy Naydler is a series of essays based on talks given over the last 15 years. The themes are wide ranging, including ancient Egypt and the soul of the West, sacred art, modern esotericism, epistemology, the importance of the ear in relation to the eye, early Christianity and divination. Central to Jeremy's concerns is the way in which our modern culture has lost touch with nature and the spiritual world. He urges us to reconnect with invisible realms and develop a new participatory awareness: 'I believe it is one of the great tasks of our time, and the future, to rediscover and live in conscious connection with the nonphysical, invisible worlds. Otherwise we simply live in one half of reality rather than the whole of reality.' For him, the cosmos that surrounds us is full of soul, which we can learn to feel again through rather than in contrast with modern cosmology. Likewise, we already live within the interior world beyond death without necessarily being aware of it. The book is full of rich insights into history and culture that enable us to understand our own story and decide which elements need to be carried forward into the future.