A Search in Secret Egypt (2nd Revised Edition)
Language: English
Published by Samuel Weiser, York Beach, ME, 1984
- Softcover
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Scarce. This soft cover book is 288 pages in length, with 4 text figures, and 69 black-and-white illustrations. The chapters devoted to reporting on snake-charming during the 1930s in modern Egypt are particularly fascinating. Our copy has slight wear, but remains in very good condition. Photographs are available. "In this book, philosopher Paul Brunton (1898-1981) encounters the mysteries and magic of Egypt in the 1930s, including an eerie yet illuminating night spent alone inside the Great Pyramid. Alongside his explorations of ancient Egypt's monuments and gods, Brunton encounters a variety of occultists, fakirs, and dervishes, and even manages to become initiated into the deadly art of snake charming. His frank interviews with Muslim leaders remain relevant today, and his description of the Hajj reflects the beauty and inspiring faith of Mohammad's true followers. Brunton's journey to discover the furthest reaches of what the mind and body are capable of--and to distinguish various forms of yoga and magic from true spirituality--lead him to the myth of Osiris and to the mystery that is the Sphinx itself. In the end, Brunton turns his attention to his own spiritual path, connecting all of his experiences into a single discovery: that we are more than the body and that the freedom of our spirit can be experienced here and now. This new edition has been updated to incorporate Brunton's final revisions and includes an introduction by the Paul Brunton Philosophic Foundation. "Paul Brunton was a great original and got to a place of personal evolution that illumines the pathways of a future humanity." --Jean Houston, author of A Passion for the Possible and A Mythic Life"Any serious man or woman in search of spiritual ideas will find a surprising challenge and an authentic source of inspiration and intellectual nourishment in the writings of Paul Brunton". CONTENTS: 1 CHAPTER I: A NIGHT WITH THE SPHINX 2 CHAPTER II: THE DESERT GUARDIAN 3 CHAPTER III: THE PYRAMID 4 CHAPTER IV: A NIGHT INSIDE THE GREAT PYRAMID 5 CHAPTER V: WITH A MAGICIAN OF CAIRO 6 CHAPTER VI: WONDER-WORKING BY HYPNOTISM 7 CHAPTER VII: AN INTERVIEW WITH EGYPT'S MOST FAMED FAKIR 8 CHAPTER VIII: IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE COMPASSIONATE, THE MERCIFUL! 9 CHAPTER IX: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE MUHAMMEDANS 10 CHAPTER X: IN THE PEACE OF OLD ABYDOS 11 CHAPTER XI: THE INNERMOST RITE OF EGYPTIAN TEMPLES 12 CHAPTER XII: THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES 13 CHAPTER XIII: IN THE TEMPLE OF DENDERAH 14 CHAPTER XIV: KARNAK DAYS 15 CHAPTER XV: KARNAK NIGHTS 16 CHAPTER XVI: WITH EGYPT'S MOST FAMED SNAKE-CHARMER 17 CHAPTER XVII: I BECOME A SNAKE-CHARMING DERVISH 18 CHAPTER XVIII: I MEET AN ADEPT 19 CHAPTER XIX: THE TOMBS: AN ADEPT'S SOLEMN MESSAGE 20 Epilogue 21 COMMENTARY ON EPILOGUE.…
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- Title
- A Search in Secret Egypt (2nd Revised Edition)
- Author
- Brunton, Paul
- Publisher
- Samuel Weiser, York Beach, ME
- Publication year
- 1984
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0877286035
- ISBN 13
- 9780877286035
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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--Jean Houston, author of A Passion for the Possible and A Mythic Life "Any serious man or woman in search of spiritual ideas will find a surprising challenge and an authentic source of inspiration and intellectual nourishment in the writings of Paul Brunton."
--Jacob Needleman, author of What Is God? " ... an elaborate account of strange happenings and beliefs, A Search in Secret Egypt is an engrossing book...."
--Times-Union [Brooklyn] "It must be recorded to the lasting credit of Paul Brunton that what he has suffered and achieved very few people would ever be willing to do.... One cannot really help admiring his zeal for daring enterprise, his totally unbiased and critical mind."
--The Leader [Allahabad, India] "Mr. Brunton's book does not make us wonder whether there are not more things in heaven and earth than are known to our philosophy; it makes us certain that there are."
--News-Review [London] "For all his love of the untoward, Mr. Brunton clearly distinguishes between what is spiritual and what is magical or super-normal, and it is just this which makes his book not only a fascinating but a valuable guide to the hidden lore of ancient times."
--The Inquirer " ... his book remains fascinating as the account of a traveler far less prejudiced and much better instructed than the average. A Search in Secret Egypt contains many excellent pen-pictures of the Two Lands and their monuments, as well as numerous accounts of literally marvelous adventures in that 'temple of the whole world' we call Egypt."
--The New York Times Book Review "Believe it or not--this book will thrill you."
--Washington Post
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A large collection of privately owned publications, mostly relating to ancient Egypt (all periods), Nubia, and the surrounding areas, which have been gathered together over the course of the last fifty years. Books range from second-hand in good condition to extremely rare, with a number of recently acquired brand new volumes. Over the years I have also procured a selection of withdrawn university library books. The collection further includes a significant number of scholarly journals and popular magazines about the ancient world. Please browse the titles currently available. Additional works are still being added. There are hundreds more yet to be listed. If you should have any questions about any of these offerings, please feel free to inquire. Emails are attempted to be answered in an expeditious manner. Your purchases are always carefully wrapped and shipped promptly. The books come from a smoke-free household. Photographs are available to those seriously interested.…
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