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    Jung in Contexts

    Jung in Contexts

    Author: Paul Bishop
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology/History Of Ideas
    Another positioning of Jung, this time in relation to history, literature and history of ideas. The historical part contains an illuminating essay on 'Memories, Dreams,…… Read More »
    Jung and the Postmodern

    Jung and the Postmodern

    Author: Christopher Hauke
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology
    The thesis of this book – a convincing one in my view – is that Jung's psychology is a response to modernity, or more specifically…… Read More »
    Jungian Thought in the Modern World

    Jungian Thought in the Modern World

    Authors: Elphis Christopher, Hester McFarland Solomon
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology / Jungian Studies
    A relatively technical collection by Jungian psychologists examining four main areas of Jung's thought: the individual, the collective, the new sciences and the religious, ethical…… Read More »
    In the Grove of the Druids

    In the Grove of the Druids

    Author: Philip Carr-Gomm
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality / Druidry
    A compilation of the Druid Teachings of Ross Nichols by the current head of the Druid order of which Nichols himself was Chief. His story…… Read More »
    Epic of the Afterlife

    Epic of the Afterlife

    Author: Olof Lagercrantz
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality
    Olof Lagercrantz is recognised as one of the leading Swedish literary figures of the last century. Here he presents his well-researched and engagingly written narrative…… Read More »
    Rogue Messiahs: Tales of Self-Proclaimed Saviours

    Rogue Messiahs: Tales of Self-Proclaimed Saviours

    Author: Colin Wilson
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Religion & Spirituality
    A roller coaster ride through one of the more exotic strands of the history of the last 300 years in which Colin Wilson examines the…… Read More »
    Emissary of Love

    Emissary of Love

    Author: James F. Twyman
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality / New Age
    Some readers may have received the 'Thomas Messages' from the Beloved Community on the internet earlier in the year. The central message is that we…… Read More »
    Living Ancient Wisdom

    Living Ancient Wisdom

    Author: Paul Devereux
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Sacred Geography / Ancient Wisdom
    A wide-ranging and highly readable book inviting the reader to lay aside the assumptions embedded in our modern world-view in order to gain some insights…… Read More »
    Zeno and the Tortoise - How to think like a Philosopher

    Zeno and the Tortoise - How to think like a Philosopher

    Author: Nicholas Fearn
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy
    This is an original turn for a philosophy book. It takes a leading image or idea from 25 Western philosophers and expounds it as a…… Read More »
    Do You Need a Guru?

    Do You Need a Guru?

    Author: Mariana Caplan
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality
    A remarkable and timely book about understanding the student-teacher relationship 'in an era of false prophets'. Mariana Caplan has done the rounds of various gurus…… Read More »
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