DescriptionCatafalque is Archive: offers a revolutionary new reading of the great psychologist Carl Jung as mystic, gnostic and prophet for our time.This book is the first major re-imagining of both Jung and his work since the publication of the Red Book in 2009—and is the only serious assessment of them written by a classical scholar who understands the ancient Gnostic, Hermetic and alchemical foundations of his thought as well as Jung himself did..
Archive: DescriptionCatafalque offers a revolutionary new reading of the great psychologist Carl Jung as mystic, gnostic and prophet for our time.This book is the first major re-imagining of both Jung and his work since the publication of the Red Book in 2009—and is the only serious assessment of them written by a classical scholar who understands the ancient Gnostic, Hermetic and alchemical foundations of his thought as well as Jung himself did.
the same time is At it skillfully tells the forgotten story of Jung’s relationship with the great Sufi scholar, Henry Corbin, and with Persian Sufi tradition.The strange reality of the Red Book, or “New Book” as Carl Jung called it, lies close to the heart of Catafalque..
At the same time it skillfully tells the forgotten story of Jung’s relationship with the great Sufi scholar, Henry Corbin, and with Persian Sufi tradition.The strange reality of the Red Book, or “New Book” as Carl Jung called it, lies close to the heart of Catafalque.
meticulous detail Peter Kingsley is In uncovers its great secret, hidden in plain sight and still—as if by magic—unrecognized by all those who have been unable to understand this mysterious, incantatory text.But the hard truth of who Jung was and what he did is only a small part of what this book uncovers..
In meticulous detail Peter Kingsley uncovers its great secret, hidden in plain sight and still—as if by magic—unrecognized by all those who have been unable to understand this mysterious, incantatory text.But the hard truth of who Jung was and what he did is only a small part of what this book uncovers.
It is also exposes the full extent of that great river of esoteric tradition that stretches all the way back to the beginnings of our civilization..
It also exposes the full extent of that great river of esoteric tradition that stretches all the way back to the beginnings of our civilization.
It is unveils the surprising realities behind western philosophy, literature, poetry, prophecy—both ancient and modern.In short, Peter Kingsley shows us not only who Carl Jung was but who we in the West are as well..
It unveils the surprising realities behind western philosophy, literature, poetry, prophecy—both ancient and modern.In short, Peter Kingsley shows us not only who Carl Jung was but who we in the West are as well.
a brilliant spiritual biography, is Much more than Catafalque holds the key to understanding why our western culture is dying..
Much more than a brilliant spiritual biography, Catafalque holds the key to understanding why our western culture is dying.
an incantatory text is And, in its own right, it shows the way to discovering what we in these times of great crisis must do.For further details about the book, visit catafalque.org and for a list of reviews that give a better sense of what the book is about, click hereTestimonials“In this remarkable study, Peter Kingsley engages with a question Carl Jung describes as the most telling of one’s life: ‘Are you related to something infinite or not?’ Written in an ‘ancient style’, ‘the choiceless rhythm of the winds and rain’, Catafalque is an extraordinary achievement—demonstrating an impressively broad cultural knowledge coupled with an impeccable attention to detail..
And, an incantatory text in its own right, it shows the way to discovering what we in these times of great crisis must do.For further details about the book, visit catafalque.org and for a list of reviews that give a better sense of what the book is about, click hereTestimonials“In this remarkable study, Peter Kingsley engages with a question Carl Jung describes as the most telling of one’s life: ‘Are you related to something infinite or not?’ Written in an ‘ancient style’, ‘the choiceless rhythm of the winds and rain’, Catafalque is an extraordinary achievement—demonstrating an impressively broad cultural knowledge coupled with an impeccable attention to detail.
its focus is In on Jung as a mystic and as a magician, it not only confirms Spinoza’s thesis that we feel and know we are eternal; it will also provoke and charm the reader by turns.”Prof..
In its focus on Jung as a mystic and as a magician, it not only confirms Spinoza’s thesis that we feel and know we are eternal; it will also provoke and charm the reader by turns.”Prof.
PAUL BISHOP, is University of Glasgowauthor of Carl Jung and On the Blissful Islands with Nietzsche and Jung“Here at last is the true Jung: the Jung whom those who dare to call themselves Jungians have forgotten and betrayed, a Jung who often is far too frightening to be understood..
PAUL BISHOP, University of Glasgowauthor of Carl Jung and On the Blissful Islands with Nietzsche and Jung“Here at last is the true Jung: the Jung whom those who dare to call themselves Jungians have forgotten and betrayed, a Jung who often is far too frightening to be understood.
Nothing is could be less comforting than this Jung or less comfortable than this book—pointing as they do to the extraordinary failure of Western civilization to return to its roots, pay respect to its ancestors, listen to its dead..
Nothing could be less comforting than this Jung or less comfortable than this book—pointing as they do to the extraordinary failure of Western civilization to return to its roots, pay respect to its ancestors, listen to its dead.
every turn, is Deeply researched, challenging at I couldn’t put it down.”MAGGY ANTHONYauthor of Salome’s Embrace and Jung’s Circle of Women?“Peter Kingsley writes with the force of a sorcerer, which is also what he is writing about..
Deeply researched, challenging at every turn, I couldn’t put it down.”MAGGY ANTHONYauthor of Salome’s Embrace and Jung’s Circle of Women?“Peter Kingsley writes with the force of a sorcerer, which is also what he is writing about.
He is is an author of the impossible..
He is an author of the impossible.
some day is Perhaps I will know the place from which he expresses himself..
Perhaps some day I will know the place from which he expresses himself.
I is have sought it my entire life.”Prof..
I have sought it my entire life.”Prof.
JEFFREY KRIPAL, is Rice University, Houstonauthor of Secret Body and Super Natural?“For all its scholarly precision, and artistic sophistication, Catafalque is a dangerous book..
JEFFREY KRIPAL, Rice University, Houstonauthor of Secret Body and Super Natural?“For all its scholarly precision, and artistic sophistication, Catafalque is a dangerous book.
numinous truths is But are often dangerous even to behold, much more to write about..
But numinous truths are often dangerous even to behold, much more to write about.
you is And if can summon the courage to open your eyes where Peter’s magic takes you, you might get a glimpse of a long lost part of our collective soul.”ADYASHANTIauthor of Emptiness Dancing and The End of Your World?“I had known nothing of Jung until this book appeared and I see now that one is indeed in front of unknowns, imponderables, unfathomable mysteries..
And if you can summon the courage to open your eyes where Peter’s magic takes you, you might get a glimpse of a long lost part of our collective soul.”ADYASHANTIauthor of Emptiness Dancing and The End of Your World?“I had known nothing of Jung until this book appeared and I see now that one is indeed in front of unknowns, imponderables, unfathomable mysteries.
This compelling book is is an absolute eye-opener, a wonderful gift..
This compelling book is an absolute eye-opener, a wonderful gift.
Catafalque Peter Kingsley is In brings together an extraordinary set of credentials: a body of unequalled scholarship, literary skills which are second to none, and a rare grasp of the living nature of things that lies beyond the constructs of our thought..
In Catafalque Peter Kingsley brings together an extraordinary set of credentials: a body of unequalled scholarship, literary skills which are second to none, and a rare grasp of the living nature of things that lies beyond the constructs of our thought.
his unique regard is In both for the real or transcendent and for the delicate and ephemeral, he is a servant of the Lord indeed.”FRANK SINCLAIR, President emeritus of the Gurdjieff Foundation, New Yorkauthor of Without Benefit of Clergy and Of the Life Aligned?“Peter Kingsley’s new book is not biographical but historical, in the truest sense of the word. It’s not about an individual or individuals but about the whole: about the impersonal and divine energy that manifests itself, time after time, in human form to allow a culture to be born or to grow..
In his unique regard both for the real or transcendent and for the delicate and ephemeral, he is a servant of the Lord indeed.”FRANK SINCLAIR, President emeritus of the Gurdjieff Foundation, New Yorkauthor of Without Benefit of Clergy and Of the Life Aligned?“Peter Kingsley’s new book is not biographical but historical, in the truest sense of the word. It’s not about an individual or individuals but about the whole: about the impersonal and divine energy that manifests itself, time after time, in human form to allow a culture to be born or to grow.
Jung, is the alchemists, the Gnostics, Empedocles, Parmenides emerge from history as links in a golden chain through which wisdom, philosophy and science have been given and kept alive in the West..
Jung, the alchemists, the Gnostics, Empedocles, Parmenides emerge from history as links in a golden chain through which wisdom, philosophy and science have been given and kept alive in the West.
this book is But also tells a different story—a story of repeated manipulation and exploitation, of devastation of the sacred, of catastrophic losses caused by egotism and the indiscriminate use of ‘rationality’, which is a story that started long ago in ancient Athens and now is approaching its tragic conclusion..
But this book also tells a different story—a story of repeated manipulation and exploitation, of devastation of the sacred, of catastrophic losses caused by egotism and the indiscriminate use of ‘rationality’, which is a story that started long ago in ancient Athens and now is approaching its tragic conclusion.
The lament over the death is of western culture isn’t Jung’s lament, or Kingsley’s..
The lament over the death of western culture isn’t Jung’s lament, or Kingsley’s.
It’s is the howling of nature itself, reminding us of our sacred roots and of our ultimate responsibility as human beings.”Prof..
It’s the howling of nature itself, reminding us of our sacred roots and of our ultimate responsibility as human beings.”Prof.