Category Archives: Mystics

The Spiritual Journey of Alejandro Jodorowsky

Jodorowsky’s memoirs of his experiences with Master Takata and the group of wisewomen – magiciennes – who influenced his spiritual growth – Reveals Jodorowsky turning the same unsparing spiritual vision seen in El Topo to his own spiritual quest –… Continue reading →

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Carlos Castaneda

Carlos Castaneda (1925 – 1998) was a Peruvian-born American author. Starting with The Teachings of Don Juan in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that describe his purported training in traditional Mesoamerican shamanism. His 12 books have sold more… Continue reading →

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Carl Jung

All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagination.

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Allegory of the Cave – Plato

The Allegory of the Cave is an allegory used by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work The Republic. Plato believed that truth was gained from looking at universals in order to gain understanding of experience Humans had to travel… Continue reading →

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G.I. Gurdjieff in the monastery – Meetings with Remarkable Men

Excerpt from Meetings with Remarkable Men (directed by Peter Brook, 1979). Meetings with Remarkable Men is a 1979 British film based on the book of the same name by Russian mystic, G. I. Gurdjieff, first published in English in 1963.… Continue reading →

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In Search of the Miraculous

A film directed by Zivko Nicolic, script adaptation by Milan Peters based on the 1949 book by p.d.ouspensky. sidney:fairway films in association with Znak productions Belgrade, 1998, 42 min. black & white. thoughtfully telescopes Ouspensky’s book and glimpses of the… Continue reading →

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