No place (Los Angeles): Center for Living, Presumed Publisher, 1993. Unbound. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on light green paper stock. A flyer for an event featuring the spiritual leader Ma Java, being held at the Center for Living on October 9, 1993. Based on the title..... More
Houston: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010. Wraps. Wraps. Folio. 124 pp. Color photos throughout. A work issued to accompany an exhibition of art, decorative art and objects bearing artwork reflecting Sufism and mysticism in Islam. With critical commentary and essays. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor edgewear. More
Chicago: Great Books of the Islamic World, Publisher, 2018. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. 75 pp. A description of the process of meditation and reflection during communication with God. NEAR FINE condition. Light edgewear. More
Chicago: Institute of Traditional Psychology, 2013. Trade Paperback. 136 pp. A few diagrams throughout. A study of the origins and implications of the nine pointed symbol of the original Sufi enneagram. GOOD+ condition. Small bump/crease to the upper right and lower left corner. Small indent to the upper front cover..... More
Chicago: Abjad Book Designers and Builders, 2013. Trade Paperback. Printed in landscape format. 75 pp. Diagrams and a few illustrations throughout. A study of the Sufi interpretation of various signs of God's presence, especially in created art forms, where they are present in the context of moral healing. By Laleh..... More
Albany: State University Press of New York, 1983. Trade Paperback. 432 pp. A survey and translation of the work of Rumi, exploring his teachings on Islamic doctrines and Sufi practices. With some aspects of his work translated into English for the first time. VERY GOOD condition. A hint of curling..... More
London: The Octagon Press, 1982. Cloth. Blue cloth in unclipped jacket. 243 pp. An account of the interplay between ancient beliefs and practices and the modern world, discussing the tradition of divine illuminism of the Sufi. GOOD jacket on a VERY GOOD condition. Several chips and tears along the jacket..... More
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A. 1st Books, 2003. Trade Paperback. 246 pages. A study of the way of love in three major sources: all utterences from Jesus in the Gospel of John; the Chinese classic, The Book of the Mind; and the Upanishads. FINE condition with no visible wear. More
Victoria, Australia: New Humanity Books, Publisher, 2017. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. 779 pp. A revised, one volume edition collecting Hafez of Shiraz's 790 ghazals, masnavis, rubais and other poems, along with an introduction giving his life story and discussion of his spirituality. VERY GOOD+ condition. A hint of rubbing and..... More
Oceanside, CA: The Rosicrucian Fellowship, 1933. Original Wraps. 52pp plus ads in the rear. A collection of writings from Max Heindel on Easter, including The Cosmic Christ, the Cosmic Meaning of Easter, the Symbol of the Egg, etc. VERY GOOD+ condition with minor fading, soiling and edgewear to the wraps..... More
Oxford, UK: Anqa Publishing, 2014. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. 57 pp., plus a section of text in Arabic in the rear. The first English language translation of this concise explanation of the four principle activities of one's spiritual path, focusing on the Sufi traditions. Written by Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, an..... More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2021. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. 244 pp. With a few photos. A study of the connected musical lives of several ritual communities in Tunisia that invoke the healing powers of long-deceased Muslim saints through music driven trance rituals. GOOD condition. Some creasing and wrinkling..... More
Japan: Heibonsha, 1987. Cloth. 260 pp. With a few illustrations. All text in Japanese. Hardcover edition, despite isbn matching paperback. A work examining the history of women in Buddhism in Japan. GOOD jacket on a VERY GOOD book. Uneven fading, minor soiling and scuffing to the jacket. Minor creasing along..... More
U.S.A. Heibonsha, 1989. Cloth. 251 pp. All text in Japanese. Volume 2 ONLY of this influential series of works providing a history and analysis of women in Buddhism, providing examples, etc. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor browning to the jacket. Light edgewear. More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004. Cloth. Light brown and gray-green cloth in unclipped dust jacket. 500 pp. First volume only of this multivolume series printing the Sefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Radiance). Originally written in Aramaic the work surfaced in medieval Spain and is considered a masterpiece of Kabbalah. VERY..... More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2006. Cloth. Light brown and gray-green cloth in unclipped dust jacket. 586 pp. Third volume only of this multivolume series printing the Sefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Radiance). Originally written in Aramaic the work surfaced in medieval Spain and is considered a masterpiece of Kabbalah. VERY..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1979. Wraps. Wraps. 146 pp. Black and white photographs throughout. A collection of photography by monk, mystic, poet and theologian Thomas Merton. GOOD+ condition. General toning to the covers. Hinges and extremities rather scuffed. More
Boston, MA: Boston Society of New Jerusalem, Publisher. Pamphlet. no date, presumed early to mid 1800s. Pamphlet, lacking any wrappers that may have been issued. A theological tract explaining the various societies of spirits or angels in Heaven, how they are organized, etc. This includes discussion of angels themselves and..... More
Benton Harbor, MI: Israelite House of David, as reorganized by Mary Purnell. Wraps. no date. Printed yellow wraps. 14 pp., plus a page of ads for other books. A short piece issued by the Israelite House of David religious/communal group pondering the soul, its existence and where it is. The..... More
Oneida Reserve: Free Church Association, 1851. Original Wraps. Pagination runs 81-96. Lacking covers, if any were issued. Features a lengthy essay by John Humphrey Noyes under the column, "Home Talk." Noyes founded the utopian community at Oneida, New York, espousing socialist ideals and communal living, including free love and multiple..... More
Godavary, India: N. Satyanarayana Ruju and P. Rajam Raju, Publishers, 1931. Cloth. Burgundy cloth in printed dust jacket. 209 pp. A printing of four lectures given in Germany by Swami Jnanananda, reflecting on spirituality and discussing philosophical religion, science and religion, and transcendence. Swami Jnanananda was an Indian yogi and..... More
New York: American Swedenborg Printing and Publishing Society, 1857. Cloth. Dark brown cloth decorated in blind. Pagination varies throughout. A collection of writings by theologian and mystic, Emanuel Swedenborg, including: the New Jerusalem and its heavenly doctrine; a brief exposition of the doctrines of the New Church; the nature of..... More
Chicago: E.B. Myers and Chandler, 1867. Leather. Full red leather. 132 pp., plus ads. A work explaining Swedenborg's ideas on the biblical concept of New Jerusalem, and how those ideas could form the basis of new spiritual teachings, many of which would serve as the basic tenets of the New..... More
Athens, OH: Church of the Universal Brotherhood and the Athens, Ohio community, Publishers. Tabloid. no date, circa 1969. Tabloid newspaper format. 12 pp. Illustrations throughout. Printed in blue ink, with some in red. Single issue of this obscure underground press publication, blending New Age, Christian teachings, counterculture and social justice..... More
Dayton, OH: Amaranth Energies, Publisher. Tabloid. no date, perhaps circa 1970. Side folding journal style paper printed on newsprint. 32 pp. Illustrations and photos throughout. An underground newspaper focusing on New Age spirituality that mixes Christian and Far East mysticism. This includes a lengthy piece titled "A New Age Adventure,"..... More