The Cloud of Unknowing by Ira Progoff

The Cloud of Unknowing by Ira Progoff

In fourteenth-century England an anonymous monk wrote an extraordinary text illuminating the life of contemplative devotion and the drama of the soul's union with God. Precariously heretical in its day, it became a classic of Christian mystical thought.

Dr. Ira Progoff's brilliant new translation and commentary illustrate The Cloud of Unknowing's ongoing relevance. Dr. Progoff reveals a bridge spanning the perilous abyss between modern psychology's self-conscious analytic thought and the pressing spiritual needs of modern man.

Praise for Ira Progoff's The Cloud of Unknowing

"One of the classic guides to spiritual experience revealing the dynamics of the inner life."--The Washington Post

"[Dr. Progoff's] translation makes a psychological genius come alive."--Harry A. Overstreet

"Astonishingly modern and timely . . . This fourteenth-century mystic speaks to us with a message that is as vital today as it was then."--New York Post

"Translated from archaic to modern English with lucidity and fine comprehension . . . a delightful surprise."--The Dayton Journal Herald

Since the 1950s, Ira Progoff has been exploring psychological methods for creativity and spiritual experience with social applications. He is a leading authority on the psychology of C. G. Jung, humanistic and transpersonal psychology, as well as journal writing.The conceptual base of Ira Progoff's holistic depth psychology can be found in a trilogy of earlier books. The Death and Rebirth of Psychology (1956) crystallizes the cumulative results of the work of Freud, Adler, Jung, and Rank to build the foundation for a new psychology. Depth Psychology and Modern Man (1959) presents a holistic view of evolution as a foundation for nonanalytic method in depth psychology. The Symbolic and the Real (1963) discusses the significance of these concepts for modern society and demonstrates the personal use of twilight imagery.As Director of the Institute for Research in Depth Psychology at the Drew University Graduate School from 1959 to 1971, Dr. Progoff conducted research on life cycles and their relation to spiritual and creative experience. Drawing on the principles of these books and research at Drew University, he developed the Intensive Journal method in 1966 as a system of nonanalytic integrative techniques for drawing out and interrelating the contents of an individual life. He founded Dialogue House in 1966 as a means of organizing Intensive Journal workshops.Progoff passed away in 1998.

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ISBN 13	9780385281447
ISBN 10	0385281447
Title	The Cloud of Unknowing
Author	Ira Progoff
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1989-10-01
Number of pages	256
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