Civilization and the Transformation of Power (Paperback)

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"Civilization and the Transformation of Power" is a provocative examination of the psychological and spiritual forces that historians usually ignore in favor of reporting "historical 'facts." But besides tracing the mythic underpinnings of western culture,this visionary book also comes to an understanding of emergent consciousness and the drama of the World Soul. In this confluence of forces, author Jim Garrison sees an opportunity for a more compassionate world that draws on the best of both East and West, feminine and masculine, past and present.

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"Civilization and the Transformation of Power is an absorbing, provocative, scintillating account of the ‘interiors' of western history—that is, the psychological and spiritual forces that historians often ignore in favor of reporting merely the exterior historical 'facts.' Jim Garrison is one of the great visionaries of our time, and his account not only traces the rise of western culture, it points beyond it to a more integral, gracious, compassionate world, drawing on the best of both East and West, feminine and masculine, to paint a picture of a more caring tomorrow.

– Ken Wilbur, author of A Brief History of Everything Here is paradox played out on the high stage of history. Here are the mythic underpinnings of civilization in its contents and discontents. Here is the tragic and transformative dialectic between Mother Mind and Father Force. And here too is the sacred psychology of God rising to be known in the unfolding of psyche in time. Within the compass of this remarkable book Garrison has garnered an understanding of emergent consciousness, the drama of the World Soul and the redemption of the higher dream.

– Jean Houston author of Jump Time

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Product Details

• Paperback: 359 pages
• Publisher: Paraview Press (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931044007
• ISBN-13: 978-1931044004
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #480,946 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)