- Witchcraft and folk magic
- Afterlife, reincarnation, and near-death experiences
- Out-of-body, astral, and dream studies
- Shamanism and spirit practice
- Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics
Out of this world
other-worldly journeys from Gilgamesh to Albert Einstein
- First published:
- 20th century
- Language: English
This book, by the editor of the journal Incognita, takes the reader on a fantastic journey through a wide range of cultures and traditions to examine the phenomenon of ecstatic visionary experiences--from Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Taoist Immortals to the imaginative fiction of Jorge Luis Borges. The author provides a comprehensive tour of otherworldly journeys common from immemorial times among shamans, magicians and witches, and illustrates their connection with such modern phenomena as altered states of consciousness, out-of-body experiences, and near-death experiences.--From publisher description.
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Controlled discovery queries from harvard matched “astral projection”. Retained metadata contains “out-of-body” in the description, “Out-of-body experiences” in the description, and “Astral projection” in the subject metadata.
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Retained metadata contains “Shamans” in the description.
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
other-worldly journeys from Gilgamesh to Albert Einstein 1st ed. xvi, 287 pages ; 22 cm | 1991 | Distributed in the U.S. by Random House; Shambhala | English |
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