All kinds of magic : a quest for meaning in a material world

Intro; Title page; By the same Author; Contents; Dedication; Epigraph; Prologue; At the Back of the Wardrobe; The Miracle of the Buddha Tree; Sadhus: the Sky-clad Ones; Varanasi: the Fortune Teller of the Ghats; Oracles in the Land of the Snows; In the Footsteps of Paul Brunton: the Cave of Sri Ramana Maharshi; The Deepam Festival; Mata-ji: the Divine Mother; Black Magic; Amongst the Sufis; In Search of the Whirling Dervishes; Konya: Birthplace of Rumi; The Way of the Shaman; Barcelona: La Purga; Festival of the Flying Monks; Further Reading; Acknowledgements; A Note on the Author.;A personal search for the mystical and miraculous, from the acclaimed author of Honey and Dust. A personal search for the mystical and miraculous, from the acclaimed author of Honey and Dust 'So sincere and carefully told that the result cannot help but move' Financial Times 'Terrific ... Unpretentious, often funny, but also powerfully expressive of experiences beyond language and reason, it's a book which rises to the challenge of its subject with skill and considerable grace' Wanderlust This is the story of a man who embarked on a quest that many of us have dreamed about. Disillusioned by a world hooked on material wealth and scientific fact, he decided to travel across the globe in search of something more meaningful: the magical, the mystical. His journey takes him from snow-blanketed villages in the Himalayas to tiny, covert communities of whirling dervishes in rural Turkey; from the world's largest religious festival on the banks of the swollen Ganges to a dappled, ancient Sufi quarter in Delhi. Lyrical and clear-sighted, All Kinds of Magic is a fascinating exploration of the hidden world of miracles that is at once deeply personal and universal in its scope. A personal search for the mystical and miraculous, from the acclaimed author of Honey and Dust. In April 2004, Ede embarked on a very unusual journey. Disheartened by a world in search of something completely other - the magical, the mystical, the numinous Hewer Text UK Ltd http://www.hewertext.com