THE YOGA TRADITION
First published in 1998, The Yoga Tradition by Georg Feuerstein is the most comprehensive and authoritative account of the history and philosophy of yoga available.…… Read More »
Category: Philosophy Spirituality
Spirituality and the Occult: From the Renaissance to the Modern Age
The term 'occult', even for those who can see beyond the stock image of unspeakable rituals and meaningless chants, is still associated in many people's…… Read More »
THE UNANIMOUS TRADITION
In 1981 I wandered into a second-hand bookshop in the Charing Cross Road and picked up one of the great bargains of my book-buying career…… Read More »
On Thinking the Human - Resolutions of Difficult Notions
These reflections explore some central notions that are notoriously hard to think about, namely death, consciousness, freedom, reality, wickedness and love. The paradox of death…… Read More »
Rudolf Steiner: His Life and Work
Second edition of a concise and readable illustrated introduction to Steiner that covers the full range of his ideas and work. Highly informative also about…… Read More »
Militant Islam Reaches America
A book by the Director of the Middle East Forum who wrote that militant Islam had declared war on America even before 9/11. His main…… Read More »
Five Gold Rings - Powerful Influences on Prominent People
An illuminating book that allows some prominent peeple to describe in their own words the 'five golden rings' of influence in the title: The Person,…… Read More »
Antidote
Subtitled 'experience of spiritual energy', this slim volume is a testimony to its power within the Subud tradition where it is called 'latihan'. Many readers…… Read More »
The Liberty Option
A technical but well argued defence of liberty against statism in its various forms. Written from within political philosophy, the book is nevertheless accessible to…… Read More »
Religion & Reconciliation in South Africa
Some readers will recall my review of Desmond Tutu's 'No Future without Forgiveness' in the last issue - in it he recounted his experiences with…… Read More »