Pathways Through to Space: A Personal Record of Transformation in Consciousness

by Franklin Merrell-Wolff

Book Overview

Pathways Through to Space is the first coherent, practical guide to achieving higher levels of consciousness. An outstanding contribution to mystic literature, this personal experiential journal offers an intimate view of one man's search for the truth. With the insight and sensitivity of Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, Lilly, Castaneda, and Laing, the words of this highly developed scientist-thinker will serve as an inspiration for greater and more expansive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517549611
• ISBN13: 9780517549612
• Release Date: July 1985
• Publisher: Julian Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Beyond Nirvana

What would a book relate that begins with a journey where "Cosmic Consciousness" is just the beginning? The spiritual experiences related by Merrell-Wolff are indeed remarkable, in that they purport to delineate realms where the experience of Nirvana is merely the start of a spiritual journey. The coincidence of intellectual genius coupled with transcendantal spiritual experiences is indeed rare, but as a result of this fortuitious combination of attributes the author is able to articulate as nearly as language permits that which cannot really be articulated.

Spiritual Pat

I've spent the better part of the last 10 yrs reading,studying, & listening to Buddhist literature, primarily Tibetan (esp. Dzogchen), but also Zen & other Paths. A friend of mine turned me on to this because he wanted to explore "Western, non-lineage" cases of "Enlightenment". This has all the earmarks and language of the classic, advanced levels of Buddhist "Enlightenment" or probably more accurately, as the Buddha would say, Awakening.

Pathways Through to Space

This book is the personal record of the author's transformation of consciousness. The author is very well versed in both western and eastern philosophy, so he was able to put his experience into those frameworks. Frankly, this is the most important book I have ever read. I highly recommend it. I've re-read it several times. He also wrote "Philosophy of Consciousness Without an Object", which is unfortunately out of print.The author has a sophisticated vocabulary, so read it with a dictionary by your side. It's not an easy read.

Western Science Mind Meets Eastern Soul Mind...by a Master!!

A great read for anyone who wants to know/vailidate "being in the world but not of the world." Merrell-Wolff writes of his experience in a very feeling and direct way. No trite scientific disection of the "other life," but a shared experience that grant's the direct experience to the reader. Moving from recounting the "Experience" to dynamic words and poetry that comes form the space of that experience, the book is a joy of acknowledgement that this can and should be felt by all. Franklin talks of his struggle to sustain the barage of energy from his "excursions" into the city... the trouble is, he speaks of the late 1930's not the late 1990's; which has all the more to overwhelm one. Having been introduced to Merrell-Wolff from John C. Lilly (the dolphin doctor... some call him;) who writes the introduction to the Julian Press edition; it is refreshing to have another excellent spokesperson to the inner journey. A great book on the journey that more should tread... or at least read of others travel.