| Description |
viii, 214 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions |
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SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Creating the World. Myths of Beginning. History, then Civilization. Patterns of Truth. Falsehoods, then Denials -- 2. Destroying Illusion. Time Is Not Lineal. Space Is Not Empty. Life Is Not Suffering. Dreams Are Not Fantasy -- 3. Chaos and Confusion. Fear, Isolation, Death. Anger, Jealousy, Violence. Love, Passion, Possession. Ecstasy, Joy, Trauma -- 4. Recreating the World. Recalling the Past. Foreseeing the Future. Forgetting the Present. Unweaving the Woven -- 5. Accepting the Unacceptable. Neither Self Nor Selflessness. Both-and-or-Other. Neither Ignorance Nor Knowledge. Made, then Unmade. |
| Summary |
Visionary Worlds examines the role and significance of imagination and the myth-making processes that engage human beings in constructing a viable, living world of meaningful relations, beliefs, and social interactions. In this process of "world-building," we each draw on a wide variety of ideologies - religious, philosophical, aesthetic or scientific - which often conflict and clash with one another in the struggle to evolve a coherent and meaningful worldview. This unpredictable and fallible process often requires considerable readjustment or revisions as the complexities of an increasingly pluralistic society impinge upon us with greater divergence and multiplicity. This work examines the ways in which we all make and unmake our reality as part of the challenge of seeking greater spiritual maturity and relatedness to others. |
| Subject |
Pluralism.
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Reality.
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Myth.
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Imagination.
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Imagination. (OCoLC)fst00967585
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Myth. (OCoLC)fst01031678
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Pluralism. (OCoLC)fst01067392
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Reality. (OCoLC)fst01091244
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Wirklichkeit.
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Vision.
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Imagination.
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| ISBN |
0791428613 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9780791428610 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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0791428621 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780791428627 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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