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George William Russel or A.E is one of the deepest celestial poets of all time, the others being Sri Aurobindo (Savitri, Collected Poems, http://www.amazon.com/Savitri-Legend-Symbol-New-U-S/dp/0941524809) and Francis Thompson (The Hound of Heaven, Sister Songs, Collected Poems -http://www.amazon.com/Hound-Heaven-Francis-Thompson/dp/0819212059). All of A.E's poems are surcharged with the glow of the spirit. In the present book, A.E has a different aim. He speaks of his journeys into his past via retrospective meditation. This is a type of meditation practiced in particular by the old High Land Celtic poets, the Irish Druids. By tracing back their memories to their source, they sought to enlarge their range of consciousness to a point where suddenly, the source emerged into view. This method bears similarities to several other more common disciplines. Dream recall, for instance, is one such. In it, as is nicely portrayed by Denise Linn in "The Hidden World of Dreams", and Carl Jung in "Memories, Dreams and Reflections," one just before falling asleep induces a silent will or writes down an affirmation for the subconscious to remember the dream experiences. After waking up one, before the left critical brain has stirred into activity, taps the right brain memories still lingering in the Alpha state. As one proceeds in this manner, the subconscious is programmed to remember in detail all that transpires in the world of dreams. There is also the similarity to Time-Line therapy wherein one first discovers one's own unique time-line, floats above it and begins to trace back distinction points so as to reach a date anterior to the problem points. Hypnotherapy also employs retrospective trance. The retrospective meditation that A.E speaks of, however, is not hypnotic. It is more in line with the Jhanas that Buddhism speaks of as bringing the memories of prior habitations. Even if one is not a quester of retrospective meditation, the sheer beauty of A.E's writing is sure to captivate and lure the reader to his other poems like "The Nuts of Knowledge", "The Unknown God" and the irresistible "Michael" that strikingly echoes Wordsworth's "Michael". This is a book for the entranced seeker of beauty in poetic form.
George William Russel or A.E is one of the deepest celestial poets of all time, the others being Sri Aurobindo (Savitri, Collected Poems, http://www.amazon.com/Savitri-Legend-Symbol-New-U-S/dp/0941524809) and Francis Thompson (The Hound of Heaven, Sister Songs, Collected Poems -http://www.amazon.com/Hound-Heaven-Francis-Thompson/dp/0819212059). All of A.E's poems are surcharged with the glow of the spirit. In the present book, A.E has a different aim. He speaks of his journeys into his past via retrospective meditation. This is a type of meditation practiced in particular by the old High Land Celtic poets, the Irish Druids. By tracing back their memories to their source, they sought to enlarge their range of consciousness to a point where suddenly, the source emerged into view. This method bears similarities to several other more common disciplines. Dream recall, for instance, is one such. In it, as is nicely portrayed by Denise Linn in "The Hidden World of Dreams", and Carl Jung in "Memories, Dreams and Reflections," one just before falling asleep induces a silent will or writes down an affirmation for the subconscious to remember the dream experiences. After waking up one, before the left critical brain has stirred into activity, taps the right brain memories still lingering in the Alpha state. As one proceeds in this manner, the subconscious is programmed to remember in detail all that transpires in the world of dreams. There is also the similarity to Time-Line therapy wherein one first discovers one's own unique time-line, floats above it and begins to trace back distinction points so as to reach a date anterior to the problem points. Hypnotherapy also employs retrospective trance. The retrospective meditation that A.E speaks of, however, is not hypnotic. It is more in line with the Jhanas that Buddhism speaks of as bringing the memories of prior habitations. Even if one is not a quester of retrospective meditation, the sheer beauty of A.E's writing is sure to captivate and lure the reader to his other poems like "The Nuts of Knowledge", "The Unknown God" and the irresistible "Michael" that strikingly echoes Wordsworth's "Michael". This is a book for the entranced seeker of beauty in poetic form.
Yes, A E's works are absolutely divine..
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