Supernatural by Richard Smoley

Supernatural by Richard Smoley

An illuminating journey into the history of the paranormal and how it has shaped our world.
Nostradamus . .. channeling . . . Atlantis . . . divination. Most serious people consider such topics nonsense. But look again. Writing with intellectual verve and a deeply critical mind, religious thinker Richard Smoley explores and reconsiders the supernatural in history and today.

We are often conditioned to think of the Judeo-Christian tradition as the only valid, historically accurate, and rational spiritual philosophy. Occultism, magic, and the esoteric are, by contrast, considered illegitimate, delusional, and lacking in intrinsic worth. Supernatural challenges this prejudice, revealing that Western occult traditions are richer and more historically impactful than most of us imagine. The book reveals hidden diamonds and neglected ideas that characterize the magical tradition in the West.

For any reader, at any level of experience, who has ever been curious about an arcane subject - from psychical powers to secret societies - here is a book that gives a complete yet precise, critical, yet serious, and always respectful account of topics from the unseen world. Supernatural is a brilliant primer to the occult and magical traditions of the West.
'I have a standing rule- I read anything Richard Smoley writes.' Larry Dossey, M.D.
'Smoley . . . is adept at unknotting the paradoxes of spiritual traditions and making new connections across centuries and languages.' Library Journal
'He is one of the liveliest, most intrepid, and most gifted explorers of the spiritual landscape writing today.'Ptolemy Tompkins, author of Paradise Fever

Richard Smoley is regarded as one of the world's foremost experts in mystical philosophy. Richard, a Harvard and Oxford graduate, was the editor of Gnosis: A Journal of the Western Inner Traditions for eight years. He is currently the executive editor of The Quest, the Theosophical Society of America's members' newspaper.

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ISBN 13	9780399161827
ISBN 10	0399161821
Title	Supernatural
Author	Richard Smoley
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Tarcher/Putnam,US
Year published	2013-02-07
Number of pages	240
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