Yogi Ramacharaka

Gebundenes Buch

The Life Beyond Death

Beschreibung

Followers of the early ¿New Age¿ movement known as New Thought, which was wildly popular at the turn of the 20th century, were intensely interested in gleaning the fruit of all of humanity¿s spiritual wisdom. Here, in this curious volume originally published in 1909, one of the most influential New Thought writers and editors introduces Western readers to Eastern thought on what, exactly, is on ¿the other side of the river of death.¿ From the geography of the astral plane to the ¿soul-slumber¿ that occurs after death, from communication with spirits to what lies ¿beyond reincarnation,¿ this is a fascinating look at the pop spirituality of a century ago. American writer WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (1862¿1932)¿aka Theron Q. Dumont¿was born in Baltimore and had built up a successful law practice in Pennsylvania before professional burnout led him to the religious New Thought movement. He served as editor of the popular magazine New Thought from 1901 to 1905, and as editor of the journal Advanced Thought from 1916 to 1919. He authored dozens of New Thought books¿including Arcane Formula or Mental Alchemy and Vril, or Vital Magnetism¿under numerous pseudonyms, some of which are likely still unknown today.

Autor

William Walker Atkinson (December 5, 1862 - November 22, 1932) was an attorney, merchant, publisher, and author, as well as an occultist and an American pioneer of the New Thought movement. He is the author of the pseudonymous works attributed to Theron Q. Dumont and Yogi Ramacharaka.[1] He wrote an estimated 100 books, all in the last 30 years of his life. He was mentioned in past editions of Who's Who in America, in Religious Leaders of America, and in several[ similar publications. His works have remained in print more or less continuously since 1900. William Walker Atkinson was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 5, 1862,[4] to Emma and William Atkinson. He began his working life as a grocer at 15 years old, probably helping his father. He married Margret Foster Black of Beverly, New Jersey, in October 1889, and they had two children. Their first child probably died young. The second later married and had two daughters. Atkinson pursued a business career from 1882 onwards and in 1894 he was admitted as an attorney to the Bar of Pennsylvania. While he gained much material success in his profession as a lawyer, the stress and over-strain eventually took its toll, and during this time he experienced a complete physical and mental breakdown, and financial disaster. He looked for healing and in the late 1880s he found it with New Thought, later attributing the restoration of his health, mental vigor and material prosperity to the application of the principles of New Thought.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cosimo
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 397g
• ISBN-13: 9781616403317
• ISBN-10: 1616403314
• Artikelnr.: 31880978