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by Colin Stanley; Colin Wilson

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Blending existential and occult thought, a highly acclaimed philosopher explains how we can find profound meaning and joy by inducing states of extreme awareness and emotion

Throughout history there have been references and examples in literature, art and philosophy of an increased awareness of life while under the influence of extreme emotions. These have become known as Peak Experiences. Soon after Colin Wilson became aware of this phenomenon in the 1960s, he wondered about its history and how its power could be harnessed, and began a forty-year investigation.

In Super Consciousness, we see how such luminaries as Yeats, Blake, Sartre, Nietzsche, and Robert Graves were affected by Peak Experiences, and how it has long been noted that we are least insightful when we are at our lowest ebb. By looking in detail through the different areas where this phenomenon has occurred--and by offering anecdotes and examples of how many people in history (as well as himself) were affected--Wilson reveals a pattern of insight with emotions. He ends the book with an instructional section on achieving power consciousness for yourself.

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  • Title Super Consciousness: The Quest for the Peak Experience
  • Author Colin Stanley; Colin Wilson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Watkins Publishing, New York, NY
  • Publication date 2009-05-01
  • Features Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781906787097 / 1906787093
  • Weight 0.46 lbs (0.21 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.82 x 4.97 x 0.65 in (19.86 x 12.62 x 1.65 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: New Age
  • Category New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit
  • Library of Congress subjects Consciousness, Mind and body
  • Dewey Decimal Code 153.7

About the author

Colin Wilson is a highly respected and erudite writer. He has written many books, both fiction and nonfiction on the occult and the paranormal, including The Occult, Mysteries, and Super Consciousness. Wilson passed away in December 2013, leaving behind an enduring legacy in the field of consciousness studies.
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