Meditations On The Peaks

Author : Julius Evola
Publisher : Inner Traditions
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1998-02-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0892816570

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Meditations on the Peaks by Julius Evola Pdf

Evola articulates the close relationship between the physical rigors of mountain climbing and the ascent of the initiate toward self-transcendence. Julius Evola, a leading exponent of esoteric thought, was also an ardent mountain climber who personally scaled the peaks of the Tyrols, Alps, and Dolomites. For Evola the physical conquest of a mountain, with all the courage, self-transcendence and mental lucidity that it entails, becomes an inseparable and complementary part of spiritual awakening. It is no coincidence that many ancient cultures chose mountains as the abodes of their gods and considered the rigorous ascent of peaks as the task of heroes and initiates. In modern times, which tend to suffocate the heroic with naked self interest, the mountain still forms part of the profound dimension of spirit where the soul finds within itself more than what it thought itself to be. In Meditations on the Peaks, Evola combines recollections of his own experiences with reflections on other inspirational men and women who shared his view of the transcendent greatness of mountains.

Author : Julius Evola
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1998-02-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781620550380

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Meditations on the Peaks by Julius Evola Pdf

Evola articulates the close relationship between the physical rigors of mountain climbing and the ascent of the initiate toward self-transcendence. Julius Evola, a leading exponent of esoteric thought, was also an ardent mountain climber who personally scaled the peaks of the Tyrols, Alps, and Dolomites. For Evola the physical conquest of a mountain, with all the courage, self-transcendence and mental lucidity that it entails, becomes an inseparable and complementary part of spiritual awakening. It is no coincidence that many ancient cultures chose mountains as the abodes of their gods and considered the rigorous ascent of peaks as the task of heroes and initiates. In modern times, which tend to suffocate the heroic with naked self interest, the mountain still forms part of the profound dimension of spirit where the soul finds within itself more than what it thought itself to be. In Meditations on the Peaks, Evola combines recollections of his own experiences with reflections on other inspirational men and women who shared his view of the transcendent greatness of mountains.

Author : Barbara Miller Fishman
Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0892819987

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Emotional Healing Through Mindfulness Meditation by Barbara Miller Fishman Pdf

Explains how women can heal deep emotional pain through a new therapeutic approach that combines mindfulness meditation with psychotherapy. Includes guided meditations on an accompanying 60-minute CD. Original.

Author : José Ortega y Gasset
Publisher : Wilderness Adventures Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1932098534

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Meditations on Hunting by José Ortega y Gasset Pdf

This is the classic treatise on hunting, written by Spain's leading philosopher of the 20th century. Reprinted with permission from Scribner, this edition features handsome new illustrations. The author explains the reason why humans hunt, as well as the ethics of hunting.

Author : Ramiro Calle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 8416078866

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A Treasure in the Peaks by Ramiro Calle Pdf

Winner at the 2016 International Latino Book Awards After Yoga in the Jungle, our two friends from different cultures continue to learn as they travel through India. In the world's highest peaks, they will discover that the most valuable treasure of all--a happy, peaceful life--is found within each and every one of us. A Treasure in the Peaks includes suggestions for simple exercises to improve concentration and attention, introducing young readers to the benefits of meditation: focusing on the sound of bird song, feeling each step we take with our feet, or noticing how our hearts fill with joy. Are you ready to climb the highest peaks and learn to meditate? Guided Reading Level: P, Lexile Level: 830L

Author : James Trefil
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0020258909

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Meditations at 10,000 Feet by James Trefil Pdf

Trefil's preeminent reputation for explaining complex, scientific principles in an engaging and lucid manner results in a most fascinating and elegantly guided tour through mountains and the natural and scientific world. 23 black-and-white photographs. 71 line drawings.

Author : Stephen Wright
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316427364

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Meditations in Green by Stephen Wright Pdf

One of the greatest Vietnam War novels ever written, by an award-winning writer who experienced it firsthand. Deployed to Vietnam with the U.S. Army's 1069 Intelligence Group, Spec. 4 James Griffin starts out clear-eyed and hardworking, believing he can glide through the war unharmed. But the kaleidoscope of horrors he experiences gets inside him relentlessly. He gradually collapses and ends up unstrung, in step with the exploding hell around him and waiting for the cataclysm that will bring him home, dead or not. Griffin survives, but back in the U.S. his battles intensify. Beset by addiction, he takes up meditating on household plants and attempts to adjust to civilian life and beat back the insanity that threatens to overwhelm him. Meditations in Green is a haunting exploration of the harrowing costs of war and yet-unhealed wounds, "the impact of an experience so devastating that words can hardly contain it" (Walter Kendrick, the New York Times Book Review). Through passages gorgeous, agonizing, and surreal, Stephen Wright paints a searing portrait of a nation driven to the brink by violence and deceit.

Author : François Cheng
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781620554951

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Five Meditations on Death by François Cheng Pdf

Philosophical discussions on the ways that death makes life meaningful and sacred • Reveals how being conscious of death gives our fate its full meaning, inviting the reader to contemplate life in the light of their own death • Examines the author’s experience of ancestor worship in his native China and the beliefs that underlie it • Explains how death is a transition in a longer living process not visible from the modern “black and white” view of life and death • Translated by award-winning translator Jody Gladding Born from intimate discussions with friends, these five meditations on death from poet-philosopher François Cheng examine the multiple ways the prospect of death significantly shapes life and is, in fact, what makes life meaningful and sacred. Written at the age of 84, in the twilight of life, these meditations each approach the human understanding of death from different yet intertwined perspectives, effortlessly returning to certain themes and ideas, questioning them again more deeply with each passing. The author shows that death is a transition in a longer living process not visible from the modern “black and white” view of life and death. He examines his experience of ancestor worship in his native China and the beliefs that underlies it: Our ancestors are alive in another form, that what is living can never die and what is dead has never lived. Cheng looks at the consequences of a world that has abandoned the sacred and avoids the mention of death, a world now blindly staggering through the chaos it has created, yet which can return to balance if we once again embrace the essential sacredness of life as well as death. Throughout these five heart-baring meditations, Cheng invites us to contemplate life in the light of our own death. He reveals that to be conscious of death gives our fate its full meaning. Our death is an integral part of our great adventure in becoming. For if birth is a seed, then death is the fruit--the final sacred product of a life well lived.

Author : Marion Vuilleumier
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0687242606

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Meditations in the Mountains by Marion Vuilleumier Pdf

Author : Julius Evola
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781620559789

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The Fall of Spirituality by Julius Evola Pdf

• Examines newer spiritual “systems” of the modern era, from spiritism and theosophy, to parapsychic research and anthroposophism, to psychoanalysis and the Church of Satan • Compares these newer spiritual “systems” to the traditional spiritual path of the ancients and exposes the misunderstandings, misinterpretations, and occult dangers lurking in their practices • Also examines important modern figures such as Nietzsche, Aleister Crowley, Rudolf Steiner, Dostoevsky, Freud, Jung, Gurdjieff, Krishnamurti, and Anton LaVey Written two years before his most prominent book Revolt Against the Modern World, Julius Evola’s The Fall of Spirituality was originally published in Italian as Maschera e volto dello spiritualismo contemporaneo (The Mask and Face of Contemporary Spiritualism). In it, the Baron critiques the spiritual schools, cults, philosophies, and mystical teachers of the 20th century--from spiritism and theosophy, to parapsychic research and anthroposophism, to psychoanalysis and the Church of Satan--comparing these newer spiritual “systems” to the traditional spiritual path of the ancients and exposing the misunderstandings, misinterpretations, and occult dangers lurking in their practices. Examining important modern figures such as Nietzsche, Aleister Crowley, Rudolf Steiner, Dostoevsky, Freud, Jung, Gurdjieff, Krishnamurti, and Anton LaVey, the author contends that their aspirations to power are limited to a focus on concerns of the mundane world. They are thereby blind to the existence of a supernatural reality that offers individuals transmutation from the fallen human personality into a semigod-like status--a status attainable only by those who can master the rigors demanded of initiates on the traditionalist path. Offering an essential guidebook for serious spiritual seekers looking for a more profound metaphysical discipline than those of the spiritual schools of the modern era, Evola also provides contrasting insights from the age-old path of initiation and high magic.

Author : Holli S. Emore,Jonathan M. Leader
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781527558496

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Paganism and Its Discontents by Holli S. Emore,Jonathan M. Leader Pdf

Proponents of racist interpretations of pre-Christian Norse-Germanic spiritualities have claimed to be preserving “heritage,” while others belonging to the contemporary Heathen movements have moved to distance themselves from “volkish” thinking. Long-simmering just beneath the surface of American Paganism, racialized Heathenry was on full display in 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The contributions to this volume delineate between two communities that are using shared symbolism for widely different purposes. The book will serve to broaden understanding of the narratives in play here, resulting in mitigation of the rising tide of hate and racialized identity.

Author : Ian Marshall
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0813921678

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Peak Experiences by Ian Marshall Pdf

In Peak Experiences, Marshall sets out on a far more personal and far-reaching journey: to discover how our modern estrangement from the natural world has affected our mental well-being.".

Author : Julius Evola,The UR Group
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-13
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781620558577

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Introduction to Magic by Julius Evola,The UR Group Pdf

The rites, practices, and texts collected by the mysterious UR group for the use of aspiring mages. • Rare Hermetic texts published in English for the first time. • Includes instructions for developing psychic and magical powers. In 1927 Julius Evola and other leading Italian intellectuals formed the mysterious UR group. Their goal: to bring their individual egos into a state of superhuman power and awareness in which they could act "magically" on the world. Their methods: the practice of ancient Tantric and Buddhist rituals and the study of rare Hermetic texts. So successful were they that rumors spread throughout Italy of the group's power, and Mussolini himself became quite fearful of them. Now for the first time in English Introduction to Magic collects the rites, practices, and knowledge of the UR group for the use of aspiring mages. Included in Introduction to Magic are instructions for creating an etheric double, speaking words of power, using fragrances, interacting with entities, and creating a "magical chain." Among the arcane texts translated are the Tibetan teachings of the Thunderbolt Diamond Path, the Mithraic mystery cult's "Grand Papyrus of Paris," and the Greco-Egyptian magical text De Mysteriis. Anyone who has exhausted the possibilities of the mundane world and is ready to take the steps necessary to purify the soul in the light of knowledge and the fire of dedication will find a number of expert mentors here.

Author : Julius Evola
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-13
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781620558522

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The Yoga of Power by Julius Evola Pdf

Drawing from original texts on self-mastery, Evola discusses two Hindu movements--Tantrism and Shaktism--which emphasize a path of action to gain power over energies latent within the body.

Author : Julius Evola
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-13
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781620558539

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The Hermetic Tradition by Julius Evola Pdf

This important survey of alchemical symbols and doctrines sets forth the mysterious worldview and teachings of the practitioners of the "royal art." One of the leading exponents of the Hermetic tradition, Julius Evola demonstrates the singularity of subject matter that lies behind the words of all adepts in all ages, showing how alchemy--often misunderstood as primitive chemistry or a mere template for the Jungian process of "individuation"--is nothing less than a universal secret science of human and natural transformation. First published in 1931 in Italian. This is the first English translation. Draws from a host of sources in the Western esoteric tradition--works on theurgy, magic, and gnosticism from neoplatonic, Arab, and medieval sources.