HOT PRODUCT TODAY A Gathering of Selves: The Spiritual Journey of the Legendary Writer of Superman and Batman
Continuing on the Path without Form introduced in An Unlikely Prophet, Alvin Schwartz discovers the many selves that dwell within a being.
• Depicts the author’s ability to use the raw strength and brooding force of Batman to reach the next level of enlightenment on a voyage of discovery of one’s self
• Explores the nature of consciousness as an interpersonal continuum of shared identities
For 17 years Alvin Schwartz lived a double life, one half of which was spent writing the adventures of Batman and Superman, the other half writing novels and spending time with members of New York’s intellectual society such as Saul Bellow and Jackson Pollack. During this period, his characters had taken on lives of their own, and he realized that his writing of their adventures was more like dictation than creation. He found that personalities can be taken off and on like the suits worn by his superheroes and that the lives of Batman and Superman were melding into his own. The journey of inner awareness that Schwartz undertook at the prompting of the tulpa Thongden (who appeared in his earlier book An Unlikely Prophet) evoked a great sense of metaphysical unrest, which is where this story begins. With the aid of his mentor Thongden, Schwartz is carried beyond the ordinary boundaries of personal identity into an interpersonal consciousness inhabited by a multitude of selves, including the dark figure of Batman.
While in An Unlikely Prophet Schwartz was able to channel the ever-present figure of Superman into a positive voyage of self-discovery, in A Gathering of Selves he uses the raw strength offered by Batman to carry him to the next stage of understanding: What we think of as “self” is but one layer of an onion-like structure of multiple selves that co-exist, representing the foundation of the fundamental unity of all being.
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* Books Details:
- Sales Rank: #1185391 in Books
- Published on: 2006-11-10
- Released on: 2006-11-10
- Original language:
English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .60″ h x
6.36″ w x
8.98″ l,
.60 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
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- Sales Rank: #1185391 in Books
- Published on: 2006-11-10
- Released on: 2006-11-10
- Original language:
English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .60″ h x
6.36″ w x
8.98″ l,
.60 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
Continuing on the Path without Form introduced in An Unlikely Prophet, Alvin Schwartz discovers the many selves that dwell within a being.
• Depicts the author’s ability to use the raw strength and brooding force of Batman to reach the next level of enlightenment on a voyage of discovery of one’s self
• Explores the nature of consciousness as an interpersonal continuum of shared identities
For 17 years Alvin Schwartz lived a double life, one half of which was spent writing the adventures of Batman and Superman, the other half writing novels and spending time with members of New York’s intellectual society such as Saul Bellow and Jackson Pollack. During this period, his characters had taken on lives of their own, and he realized that his writing of their adventures was more like dictation than creation. He found that personalities can be taken off and on like the suits worn by his superheroes and that the lives of Batman and Superman were melding into his own. The journey of inner awareness that Schwartz undertook at the prompting of the tulpa Thongden (who appeared in his earlier book An Unlikely Prophet) evoked a great sense of metaphysical unrest, which is where this story begins. With the aid of his mentor Thongden, Schwartz is carried beyond the ordinary boundaries of personal identity into an interpersonal consciousness inhabited by a multitude of selves, including the dark figure of Batman.
While in An Unlikely Prophet Schwartz was able to channel the ever-present figure of Superman into a positive voyage of self-discovery, in A Gathering of Selves he uses the raw strength offered by Batman to carry him to the next stage of understanding: What we think of as “self” is but one layer of an onion-like structure of multiple selves that co-exist, representing the foundation of the fundamental unity of all being.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
great book
By Mycroft
This was a great book that shows the creative genius of Alvin Schwartz. The book shows how tulpas work.Amazing how it works
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Great read
By H. Sohal
Great adventure story with interesting characters. It is also a worthwhile metaphysical exploration into what we are, what we can be and the nature of reality
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Great yarn
By Richard Charles
As a writer I appreciate the concept of a character taking on a life of its own–but what if they really did? Imagination and memory do often intersect with fun, creative results–in life as well as literature.Writing’s a bit heavy on the adjectives (I think anyone would notice, not just writers), otherwise a lot of fun and a lot of depth (maybe). Great story but the framing of it as biography is a stretch and distracting.
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