Cosmic Consciousness - A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind

Richard Maurice Bucke

ISBN 10: 160424125X / ISBN 13: 9781604241259

Published by Book Jungle 2007-09-06, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cosmic Consciousness - A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind
• Publisher: Book Jungle 2007-09-06
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 160424125X
• ISBN 13: 9781604241259
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

What is Cosmic Consciousness ? The present volume is an attempt to answer this question; but notwithstanding it seems well to make a short prefatory statement in as plain language as possible so as to open the door, as it were, for the more elaborate exposition to be attempted in the body of the work. Cosmic Conciousness, then, is a higher form of consciousness than that possessed by the ordinary man...

Book Description

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.