A classic modern study of the mystical experience, this pioneering work remains as valuable today as it was upon its 1901 publication. Prompted by his firsthand experience, the author explores the phenomenon of transcendent realization, or illumination. Numerous case studies offer intriguing, real-life particulars of individuals who experienced personal epiphanies.
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Bucke's account (1901) of his research and contemplation on the trend towards heightened intellectual awareness in man, through evolution, explaining his theory of the three stages of conscious development that culminate in flashes of understanding of the life and order of the cosmos, illustrated by his own and others' experiences.
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