THE GNOSTICS AND THEIR REMAINS GNOSTICISM AND ITS ORIGIN. THE general name “Gnostics” is used to designate several widely differing sects, which sprang up in the Eastern provinces of the Roman Empire almost simultaneously with the first planting of Christianity. That is to say, these sects then for the first time assumed a definite form, … Read more
The Ghost as a Psychic Phenomenon Foreword I write these few introductory words to this collection of essays and lectures in affectionate memory of their author. The late H. G. Baynes was my assistant for several years, my travelling companion on our African expedition, and my faithful friend till his all too early death, which … Read more
A Jungian perspective: Doubt truth to be a liar Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 2: Scene 2 Central to Jungian theory is a holistic view of the psyche. This means the internal world is a vibrant system of interconnectedness, extending multi-dimensionally rather than through linear causal chains, into a living pattern of emergent self-organising structures. Jung uses … Read more
The Phenomenon of Man: The Transit to Life Seen from outside and materially, the best we can say at the moment is that life properly speaking begins with the cell. For a century science has concentrated its attention on this chenlically and structurally ultra-complex unit, and the longer it continues to do so the more … Read more