{"product_id":"stairway-to-the-stars-sufism-gurdjieff-and-the-inner-tradition-of-mankind-9781904658320","title":"Stairway to the Stars: Sufism, Gurdjieff and the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book provides an introduction to mystical philosophy and the concept of inner development by looking at a number of its great schools. Mystics concur in saying that we are in some way \"asleep\" and must recognise this to awaken. A considerable attempt to identify the nature of this \"sleep\" is made in the earlier part of the book, with the particular help of the teaching of Gurdjieff. Also studied are ways of the past and present, including the Mystery Schools, Gnosticism, Alchemy, Zen, the Fourth Way, and the Way of the Sufi. It is also made apparent that the Way of Jesus, until it was overlaid by \"Christianity\", was once understood as one of these \"waves\" or teachings for the development of human being and consciousness. The resonance of this teaching with all other mystical teachings is a significant theme. The purpose of the book is to inspire the reader to ascend the \"Stairway to the Stars\"!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER ONE - Prelude\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWO - The message of the mystic\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THREE - Towards the recognition of sleep\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FOUR - The meaning of esotericism\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FIVE - The inner circle of humanity\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER SIX - The way\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER SEVEN - The mystery schools\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER EIGHT - The Gnostics\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER NINE - The art of alchemy\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TEN - Zen\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER ELEVEN - Gurdjieff, enemy of sleep\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWELVE - The way of the sufi\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFURTHER READING\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aeon Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043137487191,"sku":"9781904658320","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/stairway-to-the-stars-sufism-gurdjieff-and-the-inner-tradition-of-mankind-9781904658320","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}