Harper's Encyclopedia of Mystical & Paranormal Experience

by Rosemary Ellen Guiley

Book Overview

Painstakingly researched by top experts in the field. Over 400 in-depth cross referenced entries -- from Alchemy to Zen and beyond. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785802029
• ISBN13: 9780785802020
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Booksales
• Length: 689 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Handsome, Concise, Perceptive- Excellent Reference Work

One could do far worse than make this handsome and hefty volume one's primary reference for topics of a spiritual, mystical, and paranormal nature. You will find every thing described here from the perenial wisdom literature to various "new age" movements and personalities. I know I've refered to it any number of times over the years. The author generally gives concise but fairly comprehensive entries that leave you informed about the essentials of the subject without overwhelming you. Should you desire to know more, she gives you both cross references to other entries, as well as, a listing of sources that go into more depth. It is obvious to me that Rosemary Ellen Guiley knows what she is talking about on such subjects. She fully understands what she has gleaned from her sources. She is is very perceptive. Nor have I found an error to date with those subjects that I am personally familiar with. Also, she is clearly not totally credulous- if a topic is somewhat...dubious... she doesn't hesitate to point it out.Perhaps it isn't totally comprehesive, but no source short of the Akashic Records (page 4) can claim that....

Hefty, Handsome, Perceptive- Excellent Reference Work

One could do far worse than make this handsome and hefty volume one's primary reference for topics of a spiritual, mystical, and paranormal nature. You will find every thing described here from the perenial wisdom literature to various "new age" movements and personalities. I know I've refered to it any number of times over the years. The author generally gives concise but fairly comprehensive entries that leave you informed about the essentials of the subject without overwhelming you. Should you desire to know more, she gives you both cross references to other entries, as well as, a listing of sources that go into more depth. It is obvious to me that Rosemary Ellen Guiley knows what she is talking about on such subjects. She fully understands what she has gleaned from her sources. She is is very perceptive. Nor have I found an error to date with those subjects that I am personally familiar with. Also, she is clearly not totally credulous- if a topic is somewhat...dubious... she doesn't hesitate to point it out.Perhaps it isn't totally comprehesive, but no source short of the Akashic Records (page 4) can claim that....

Excellent resource covering the current trends in society!

All entries in this resource guide are very applicable to todays current trends in spiritual thinking. Most helpful are comments and observations on native NA spirituality. These particular entries are concise and to-the-point. This volume is also strong on references at the end of each entry. The editors should seriously consider producing a second volume

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