The field of transformations : a quest for the immortal essence of human awareness

by Bika Reed

Paperback, 1987

Publication

Imprint: Rochester, Vermont. : Inner Traditions International, 1987. Responsibility: translation and commentary by Bika Reed. OCLC Number: 14097514. Physical: Text : 1 volume : ix, 150 pages ; 21 cm.

Call number

Myth / Reed

Barcode

BK-02971

ISBN

0892811544 / 9780892811540

CSS Library Notes

Description: At the heart of human experience is the search for meaning. We can choose to identify ourselves with meaning -- the seed of all nature and the essence of immortality -- or we can identify ourselves with existence, the fruit of nature subject to eventual decay.

Without regard for good and evit, modern man seeks relationships and situations that will provoke his own inner transformation. This search evokes the self-destructive forces of nature and the dark side of man's existence in an encounter that causes him to lose all sense of meaning.

The Field of Transformations is both inspired by and a commentary on an ancient Egyptian sacred text: Revelation of the Soul of Shu, translated here by Bika Reed. Its major theme is the bond between existence and meaning, a bond that leads to an experience of certitude and joy.

As corn awakens from its field, so meaning awakens from within human awareness. -- from back cover.

Table of Contents: Preface
Part I The foundation of awareness
Self-conception
Premeditation
Revelation
Part II The somersault of awareness
The dark sanctuary of soul
The dragon's shire
The stand in the abyss
The birth of meaning
Appendix: The revelation of the Soul of Shu

Location: COLLECTION: Ancient & Primal Religions -- SECTION: Myth & Mythology / Filing name: Reed

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Physical description

ix, 150 p.; 21 cm

Language

Original language

Egyptian
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