A Spiritual Psychology 1974 J. G. Bennett Occult Theosophy Metaphysics HCDJ

Description: "A Spiritual Psychology" is a 268 page, 5.75"x8.75" hardcover written by J. G. Bennett and published in 1974 (this is the expanded edition) by CSA Press (Lakemont, Ga.). It's in acceptable condition. The dust jacket has a long tear along the front right side edge, many smaller tears, chips and creases. The back of the jacket has a moisture stain at the top left corner, and this stain affects the cover (front and back) and several pages near the front and back. The purple cloth boards show edge wear, there's an ownership stamp to the side of the text block, a couple pencil marks to the first page, pencil underlining and marks to many pages near the front. Synopsis: Man’s noblest quality is the will to discover an imperishable Reality beyond the changes and chances of this mortal world. This quality is what I mean by “spiritual.” Man’s spirit is his will. This is what Thomas Aquinas taught and it is the secret of understanding our human nature. The soul is an artifact, the result of our life experience. It may be transient and it may be immortal, depending upon whether or not our will, that is, our spirit, has taken possession of it. Those who deny the will in man deny the spirit. Those who affirm the will, affirm the spirit – whether they realize it or not. Since will is commitment to action, it follows that a spiritual psychology must be a practical psychology. One can go further and say that it must be a “do-it-yourself psychology,” by which I mean that we must find and live by our will and not look at anyone else to do the work for us. This is where a spiritual psychology differs from most clinical psychology. The present book was therefore written with a practical aim in view – to help people to learn how to “work on themselves” in their search for the imperishable reality. At the present time, we have a school at Sherborne House, near Cheltenham, England, that is applying the techniques developed at Coombe Springs. It is a method that owes the most to Gurdjieff but has been extended from other sources and tested over many years. It has proved successful not only under guidance at Sherborne, but also for people who have to work as well as they can on their own. (from the Preface)

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