A new model of the universe : principles of the psychological method in its application to problems of science, religion, and art

Foremost occultist analyzes certain older schools of thought, of both East and West, connects them with modern ideas and explains them in the light of 20th-century discoveries and speculations in physics and philosophy. Fascinating discussions of relativity, the fourth dimension, Christian symbolism, the tarot, yoga, dreams and more. Stimulating and thought-provoking. Along with Aleister Crowley, Madame Blavatsky, and George Gurdjieff, P. D. Ouspensky (1878 1947) was one of the most important and influential figures in the occult movements of the twentieth century. With such books as The Fourth Dimension (incorporated in this present volume), Tertium Organum , In Search of the Miraculous , and The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution , he earned a loyal following among those seeking a deeper knowledge of themselves and their lives, and of the meaning of human existence. In the present book, Ouspensky analyzes certain older schools of thought, of both East and West, connects them with modern ideas and explains them in the light of twentieth-century discovery and speculations in physics and philosophy. In the process he explores relativity, the fourth dimension, Christian symbolism, the tarot, yoga, dreams, hypnotism, eternal recurrence, and various psychological theories. The book closes with an examination of the role of sex in the evolution of man toward superman. Anyone interested in the occult, mysticism and the relationship of those elements to scientific developments in the modern world will find much to ponder in these stimulating, thought-provoking pages. The Fourth Way A NEW MODEL OF THE UNIVERSE 1 PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION 2 PREFATORY NOTE 10 INTRODUCTION 11 CHAPTER I - ESOTERICISM AND MODERN THOUGHT 21 CHAPTER II - THE FOURTH DIMENSION 77 CHAPTER III - SUPERMAN 123 CHAPTER IV - CHRISTIANITY AND THE NEW TESTAMENT 158 CHAPTER V - THE SYMBOLISM OF THE TAROT 216 CHAPTER VI - WHAT IS YOGA? 251 CHAPTER VII - ON THE STUDY OF DREAMS AND ON HYPNOTISM 280 CHAPTER VIII - EXPERIMENTAL MYSTICISM 317 CHAPTER IX - IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS 353 CHAPTER X - A NEW MODEL OF THE UNIVERSE 398 CHAPTER XI - ETERNAL RECURRENCE AND THE LAWS OF MANU 472 CHAPTER XII - SEX AND EVOLUTION 522 Fourth,Way,eBooks Foremost occultist of early 20th century offers stimulating, thought-provoking discussions of relativity, the fourth dimension, Christian symbolism, the tarot, yoga, dreams and more. Introduction