A Branch of Wisdom: A Quest for Meaning in a Divided World - Couverture souple

Christopher

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0620291702 ISBN 13 : 9780620291705

Editeur : Compress, 2004

Synopsis

A true story which started fifteen years ago in the psychiatric ward of a Military hospital. One night Christopher experiences a powerful vision. Believing he has been divinely chosen to fight the evil of a divided state, Christopher announces his mission to the authorities. They dismiss it as a severe psychotic delusion, make a diagnosis of Paranoid Schizophrenia and, finally, put an end to his months of mental anguish with a course of Electric Shock Therapy. Now, at the turn of the millennium and approaching mid-life, Christopher, despite wealth and success, grapples with renewed depression and a sense of profound meaninglessness. Motivated by a mix of desperation and determination, he harnesses his considerable powers of logic, memory, intuition and creativity - and leads the reader along on his personal quest for understanding. It's a remarkable journey of philosophy, magic, humour, energy and insight, along a series of twists, turns and delightful surprises. In the lands of the ancient Hebrews and Egyptians he asks: "How can the origins of the alphabet help make sense of my life?" Along the way, he also encounters and questions landmark western thinkers: Pythagoras, Descartes, Jung, Hegel and others. Eventually he is lured to the eastern mountain kingdom of Bhutan, where a mysterious meditation tutor and the I Ching lead him to some startling insights - insights that completely change his world, and could change yours! Illustrated throughout with cutting-edge conceptual art, this is a must-read for anyone who has ever wrestled with a sense of meaninglessness, and pondered the greater questions of life. What makes this book unique? - Directly addresses one of the greatest problems of our time - more and more information, but less and less meaning. - In the body, mind and spirit genre (although not in the usual self-help mould), this story comes at a time when more and more people are exploring their spiritual values.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Christopher is a university graduate and member of MENSA. He has published numerous articles published in the press. A South African by birth, he presently lives in Cape Town. Due to the traumatically personal nature of the story he has elected to be known only as Christopher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Compress
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0620291702
• ISBN 13: 9780620291705
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 223
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible