Shower of Stars Dream & Book: The Initiatic Dream in Sufism and Taoism
A tradition of intentional and initiatic dreaming, stretching from present-day dream-interpretation booklets back to ancient Sumerian and Egyptian practices, connects the Sufism of Ibn Arabi, medieval... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1570270368
ISBN13:9781570270369
Release Date:October 1996
Publisher:Autonomedia
Length:183 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 4.6" x 7.0"
Related Subjects
Islam Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts Religion Religion & Spirituality Sufism TaoismCustomer Reviews
2 ratings
very interesting
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
especially if you're interested in comparative religion. and i dont just mean sufism and taoism, there was some real cool comparisons to very ancient religions. its one of those books that (perhaps unintentionally) reinforced by beliefs that all religions are in essence the same, or came from the same source. it also introduced me to the Uwaysi tariqa and istikharas which i found fascinating.
WAKE UP AND DREAM
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
In his usual style of scholarship mixed with social commentary, Mr. Wilson has written a book which is a jewel of great price. The sub-title [not shown on this site]"DREAM & BOOK" is characteristic of his approach as he analyzes mystical literature and the dreams of the practitioners of Taoism & Sufism. Ecstatic dreaming and automatic writing are both ways in which the 'unmanifest' may be experienced - one allows the practitioner to 'enter into' the 'other realm', while the other brings this world into our own. These initiatic dreams and oracular drawings when performed with purpose form the basis of a mystical language where with we may embellish our own Great Works. In this regard see Mr. Wilson's 'collegue' Hakim Bey, especially Bey's "Aimless Wandering: Chuang Tzu's Chaos Linguistics". [For some reason this is not available on this site, try abe.com]. Finally the comparison of Taoism and Sufism is wonderfully and plainly disclosed with the depth of a discerning writer and poet.
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