Shape of the Soul - What Mystical Experience Tells Us About Ourselves and Reality

Combining philosophy, psychology, religion, and even a bit of physics, Marshall establishes an expanded consciousness that proves the existence of a deeper being common to us all. Addressing the origin of the universe, evolution, reincarnation, suffering, and the nature of God, Marshall delivers what will prove an instant intellectual classic.

List of contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Mystical Perceptions

Chapter 2: The Land Beyond the Sea

Chapter 3: Into the House of Death

Chapter 4: Who Do You Think You Are?

Chapter 5: Soul Spheres

Chapter 6: The Logic of Unity

Chapter 7: Worlds Within Worlds

Chapter 8: The Physics of Experience

Chapter 9: Meet the World Parents

Chapter 10: Where Do You Think You're Going?

Chapter 11: The Making of God

Epilogue

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the Author

About the author

Paul Marshall is an independent researcher with interests in mysticism, philosophy and psychology of religion, science-religion relations, and consciousness studies. He is author of three previous books, The Living Mirror: Images of Reality in Science and Mysticism; Mystical Encounters with the Natural World: Experiences and Explanations; and The Shape of the Soul: What Mystical Experience Tells Us about Ourselves and Reality.

Summary

Combining philosophy, psychology, religion, and even a bit of physics, Marshall establishes an expanded consciousness that proves the existence of a deeper being common to us all. Addressing the origin of the universe, evolution, reincarnation, suffering, and the nature of God, Marshall delivers what will prove an instant intellectual classic.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Marshall
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781538124772
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-2477-2
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, RELIGION / Spirituality, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Spirituality & religious experience, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychic powers & psychic phenomena, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Spirituality and religious experience, Psychic powers and psychic phenomena, Parapsychological studies, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Psychic Phenomena / General