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Shower of Stars: The Initiatic Dream in Sufism and Taoism Mass Market Paperback – October 1, 1996

by Peter Lamborn Wilson (Author)

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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 Kabalah, hemp-inspired Taoist scriptures, Afro-Brazilian spirit cults, and early Christian angel alphabets. Shower of Stars pulls from this history specific methods of inducing prophetic or true dreams, with the purpose of achieving non-ordinary consciousness through autonomous openings to the world of the imagination.

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192 pages
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English
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Autonomedia
Publication date

October 1, 1996
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4.75 x 0.5 x 7.25 inches
ISBN-10

1570270368
ISBN-13

978-1570270369
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Autonomedia (October 1, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1570270368
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1570270369
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.75 x 0.5 x 7.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,880,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #773 in Taoism (Books)
- #865 in Sufism (Books)
- #1,309 in Taoist Philosophy

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Arthur

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 12, 2015

excellent book by a heterodox western sufi

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 14, 2001

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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Shamyl Baibars i Sabbah

very interesting

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 12, 2004

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.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 27, 2003

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Interesting to see that this item was composed for presentation to the Ibn Arabi Society; it has nothing to do with Hazrat Ibn Arabi, nothing to do with Sufism in any substantial manner, nothing to do with Owaysiyyah, ect. Herein is contained pages of only PLW/Hakim Bey's philosophical whims and fancies, with no relation to the pursuit of real understanding the profound matter at hand. We appreciate PLW's razor-sharp intellect and wonderful ranting style, but he is describing the items of Sufism from the outside only; he does not enter within. PLW/Hakim Bey's works should not be recommended to anyone seriously interested in the Sufi Path and/or Islam, as PLW is not even interested in sincerely elucidating their traditional approach to the subject.

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