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Rational Mysticism: Dispatches from the Border Between Science and Spirituality Paperback - 2004
by John Horgan
In Rational Mysticism, acclaimed journalist John Horgan embarks on an adventure of discovery, investigating the ways in which scientists, theologians, and philosophers are attempting to formulate an empirical explanation of spiritual enlightenment. Horgan visits and interviews a fascinating Who's Who of experts, including theologian Huston Smith; Andrew Newberg, explorer of the brain's "God module"; Ken Wilber, a transpersonal psychologist and Buddhist; psychedelic pharmacologist Alexander Shulgin; Oxford-educated psychologist and Zen practitioner Susan Blackmore; and postmodern shaman Terence McKenna. Horgan also explores the effects of reputed enlightenment-inducing techniques such as fasting, meditation, prayer, sensory deprivation, and drug trips. In his lively and thought-provoking inquiry, Horgan finds surprising connections among seemingly disparate disciplines, not the least of which is a shared awe of the nature of the universe.
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In Rational Mysticism, acclaimed journalist John Horgan embarks on an adventure of discovery, investigating the ways in which scientists, theologians, and philosophers are attempting to formulate an empirical explanation of spiritual enlightenment. Horgan visits and interviews a fascinating Who's Who of experts, including theologian Huston Smith; Andrew Newberg, explorer of the brain's "God module"; Ken Wilber, a transpersonal psychologist and Buddhist; psychedelic pharmacologist Alexander Shulgin; Oxford-educated psychologist and Zen practitioner Susan Blackmore; and postmodern shaman Terence McKenna. Horgan also explores the effects of reputed enlightenment-inducing techniques such as fasting, meditation, prayer, sensory deprivation, and drug trips. In his lively and thought-provoking inquiry, Horgan finds surprising connections among seemingly disparate disciplines, not the least of which is a shared awe of the nature of the universe.
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IN APRIL 1999, I traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to attend a meeting named, misleadingly,"Science and Consciousness."
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- Title Rational Mysticism: Dispatches from the Border Between Science and Spirituality
- Author John Horgan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 292
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperOne, Boston
- Date 2004-03-22
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780618446636 / 061844663X
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 5.9 x 1 in (22.86 x 14.99 x 2.54 cm)
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- Topical: New Age
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002032281
- Dewey Decimal Code 291.175
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- Kliatt, 07/01/2004, Page 40
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