Lachman, Gary,  1955- <br/><br/>
A secret history of consciousness / 
Gary Lachman. 
 - Great Barrington, MA :  Lindisfarne Books,  2003. 
 - xxxv, 314 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-314). 
<br/><br/>Part one: the search for cosmic consciousness -- R.M. Bucke and the future of humanity -- William James and the anesthetic revelation -- Henri Bergson and the Elan Vital -- The superman -- A.R. Orage and the new age -- Ouspensky's fourth dimension -- Part two: esoteric evolution -- The bishop and the bulldog -- Enter the madame -- Dr. Steiner, I presume? -- From Goethean science to the wisdom of the human being -- Cosmic evolution -- Hypnagogia -- Part three: the archaeology of consciousness -- The invisible mind -- Cracking the egg -- Lost worlds -- Noncerebral consciousness -- The split -- Part four: participatory epistemology -- The shock of metaphor -- The participating mind -- The tapestry of nature -- Thinking about thinking -- The black hole of consciousness -- Other times and places -- Faculty X -- Part five: the presence of origin -- The ascent of Mount Ventoux -- Structures of consciousness -- The mental-rational structure -- The integral structure -- Last words: playing for time. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1584200111 9781584200116 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003002299 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA3W7818  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>012282233  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Consciousness--History.<br/>Mystiek.<br/>Spiritualiteit.<br/>Religieuze ervaring.<br/>Religieus bewustzijn.<br/>Vergelijkende filosofie.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF 311  / L138s  2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>126/.09