Modern Mysticism: Jung, Zen and the Still Good Hand of God [Paperback]

Michael Gellert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1994

Gellert takes us on a moving journey to explain modern mysticism and the highest religious experience.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...you will get a soulful from this bookby discovering the distinctive ingenuity Gellert has to offer." -Present Moment

"Altogether an illuminating and highly readable book." -Prediction Magazine

About the Author

Michael Gellert is a faculty member of the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles and a certified Jungian analyst in private practice. He has been a college professor and a mental health consultant to the University of Southern California and Time Magazine. He is the author of Modern Mysticism: Jung, Zen, and the Still Good Hand of God and The Fate of America: An Inquiry into National Character.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Nicolas-Hays, Inc.; First Edition first Printing edition (January 15, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089254032X
• ISBN-13: 978-0892540327
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #718,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The matrix from which God reaches out to us, May 1, 2003

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This review is from: Modern Mysticism: Jung, Zen and the Still Good Hand of God (Paperback)

I'm at a loss as to why this book is not better known. Whenever someone asks me where to start in order to break out of their habitual sleep walking into an expanded view of reality, this volume is what I suggest. Personally, I've read it three times over the years- and I am perfectly willing to do so once again.

This is a book as much about the unconscious as it is about religious experience (as opposed to religious dogma.) This is because the author sees the unconscious as the matrix from which God reaches out to us. He isn't saying that God is merely another name for the unconscious- he is saying that the unconscious is the interface whereby we interact with God. The perspective is Jungian, but it goes far beyond Jung's published views. Indeed, the unconscious is seen as far vaster than even Jung imagined. The real purpose of this work is to ready us for contact with this vast unconscious, and by doing so, with God.

This book is also an excellent starting point for the study of the phenomenon of synchronicity, or meaningful "coincidence." In case you aren't familiar with this concept, a perfect example would be the fact that I searched for others who shared my birthdate before writing this review. Then, when I pulled this book up to write my review, I found that the only other one written was done on that date, my birthday. It is pointed out that the increasing frequency of such "coincidences" indicates that you are on the path to making meaningful connection with this higher realm or reality. You have broken through the veil and are on your way.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful, nondismissive review of psychic experiences, October 30, 1999

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Maureen Cote (FPO, AE USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Modern Mysticism: Jung, Zen and the Still Good Hand of God (Paperback)

The author makes a clear and convincing case for another reality that intersects our sense-reality. This world is not subject to the experimental model of verification, but it is verified by the regularity of its manifestations. Does everyone have these experiences? Unlike Gellert, do they lack the confidence to share them? Do some people dismiss them out of hand? Do some people have them and others don't? The more people I talk to on this topic, the more unusual experiences I am finding out that they have had.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable, June 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Modern Mysticism: Jung, Zen and the Still Good Hand of God (Paperback)

This book resonated with something deep within. I recall spending a day reading it & being fascinated. Especially gripping was the author's experience of being in India with little cash and no place to stay, and, also, the story of his childhood dream experience.