Unveil the Mysteries of the World's Religions

Many higher religions and mystical traditions share common threads. Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad are all said to have received divine revelations, overcome temptations, and attained enlightenment. The higher religions they founded commonly teach compassion and love, as well as insights into the metaphysical realm. Aldous Huxley's concept of the "Perennial Philosophy" is universally evident across East and West, ancient and modern times alike. This lecture will explore humanity's shared mysticism not only through the mystical dimensions of the world's major higher religions but also via extensive classical studies and materials on modern mystical organizations such as the Rosicrucian Order and Freemasonry. Topics covered: Zen Buddhism, Sufism, Talmud, Christian mysticism, Rosicrucian Order, Freemasonry, Transcendentalism (late 1820s onward), Spiritualism (1848 onward), Séances (mid-19th century onward), Ghost Club (1862 onward), SRIA (1865), Christian Science (1870s onward), Theosophical Society and Neo-Hinduism (1875 onward), SPR (1882 onward), LSA (1884 onward), Fabian Society (1884 onward), ASPR (1885 onward), Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (1887–1903), Functionalist psychology (1890s onward), Phenomenology/Thelema (early 20th century onward), IPA (1910s onward), Stanford Parapsychology Research (1912–1917), 1920s–1930s New Thought movement, A.R.E. (1931 onward), Duke Parapsychology Laboratory (1930–1965), SAP (1945 onward), Tavistock Institute (1947 onward), Project Blue Book (1952–1969), MKUltra project (1953–1970s), LSD research (1950s–1970s), PA (1957 onward), Transcendental Meditation and humanistic psychology (mid- to late 1950s onward), 1960s counterculture (Beatles, Esalen, HPM, transpersonal psychology, Krishna movement, Osho/Krishnamurti), near-death experience research (late 1960s onward), New Age movement (1970s onward), CIA/Stanford's Stargate Project (1972–1996), SSE (1982 onward). * Note: Enrollment becomes available five days after purchase.