Symbol and the Symbolic: Ancient Egypt, Science, and the Evolution of Consciousness

by R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz

Overview

Symbolism is the intuitive means of overcoming the limitations of reason. Here Schwaller explains how true progress in human thought can be made only if we call upon the "symbolizing" faculty of intelligence, developed and refined in the temple culture of ancient Egypt and reflected in its hieroglyphs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780892810222
Publisher:	Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
Publication date:	11/01/1981
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz (1887-1961) was one of the most important philosophers, mathematicians, and Egyptologists of this century. His elucidation of the temple at Luxor and his presentation of the Egyptian understanding of a special quality of innate consciousness form a bridge that links the sacred science of the Ancients to its rediscovery in our own time.

Table of Contents

Symbol and the Symbolic
Ancient Egypt, Science, and the Evolution of Consciousness
Translator's Preface
Illustrator's Preface
Preface
Notes on Modern Thought
Symbolic Modes
Symbol-Synthesis
Innate Knowledge (Summary)
The Principle of the Present Moment
The Discontinuous Object in the Continuous Present
Relationship is the Symbol of Being
The Crossing: Principle of Evocation
The Symbol as Expression of a Will
The Symbolic
Conclusion
Epilogue