The drama of love and death : a study of human evolution and transfiguration

Edward Carpenter

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ic Drama of Love and Death1 A of Human Evolution andStudy JT j+ JT jr JTTransfiguration Edward Carpenter Author of "The Art of Creation," "Towards Democracy," etc. London : Allen & Ltd.Company,George Place McmxiiRuskin RathboneHouse, All rights reserved Printed HANSON& Co.by BALLANTYNB, At the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh CONTENTS PAGHCHAF. The the Earth . viiDelphian Sibyl overlooking INTRODUCTORY II. II. THE BEGINNINGS OF LOVE ... 5 LOVE AS AN ARTIII. 24 IV. ITS ULTIMATE MEANINGS . 48 THE ART OF DYINGV. .... 69" VI. THE PASSAGE OF DEATH 87 NOTE ON CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE BODY . 107 Is THERE AN AFTER-DEATH STATE? . IllVII. VIII. THE UNDERLYING SELF .... 131 NOTE ON MEDIUMISTIC TRANCE . . 156 OF THE SELF . . . .162IX. SURVIVAL X. THE INNER OR SPIRITUAL BODY . .176 AND MATERIALISATION OFXL THE CREATION . . . .FORMS. . .192 .XII. REINCARNATION . .215 SOUL .XIII. THE DIVINE -237....XIV. THE RETURN 248JOURNEY . 262THE MYSTERY OF PERSONALITYXV. .XVI. .CONCLUSION 284 .APPENDIX . . 290 .INDEX . 294 THE DELPHIAN SIBTL her the(On Earth)mountain-slope overlooking The coastline the skies ;rangesfar, unfold The mountains rise in stair on stair ;glory, The Sun seeks as old darting Daphne of In thickets dark where laurel blooms are fair. The ancient eversea, wrinkled,deep young, With salt kisses still the silver strand ;lip In caverns dwell the their lovesNymphs, among. And Titans still with shake the land.

Sujets

• Love
• Death

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 21
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

Extrait

ic Drama of
Love and Death1
A of Human Evolution andStudy
JT j+ JT jr JTTransfiguration
Edward Carpenter
Author of "The Art of Creation," "Towards
Democracy,"
etc.
London : Allen & Ltd.Company,George
Place McmxiiRuskin RathboneHouse,All rights reserved
Printed HANSON& Co.by BALLANTYNB,
At the Ballantyne Press, EdinburghCONTENTS
PAGHCHAF.
The the Earth . viiDelphian Sibyl overlooking
INTRODUCTORY II.
II. THE BEGINNINGS OF LOVE ... 5
LOVE AS AN ARTIII. 24
IV. ITS ULTIMATE MEANINGS . 48
THE ART OF DYINGV. ....
69"
VI. THE PASSAGE OF DEATH 87
NOTE ON CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE BODY .
107
Is THERE AN AFTER-DEATH STATE? . IllVII.
VIII. THE UNDERLYING SELF .... 131
NOTE ON MEDIUMISTIC TRANCE . . 156
OF THE SELF . . . .162IX. SURVIVAL
X. THE INNER OR SPIRITUAL BODY . .176
AND MATERIALISATION OFXL THE CREATION
. . . .FORMS. . .192
.XII. REINCARNATION . .215
SOUL .XIII. THE DIVINE -237....XIV. THE RETURN 248JOURNEY
. 262THE MYSTERY OF PERSONALITYXV.
.XVI. .CONCLUSION 284
.APPENDIX . . 290
.INDEX . 294THE DELPHIAN SIBTL
her the(On Earth)mountain-slope overlooking
The coastline the skies
;rangesfar, unfold
The mountains rise in stair on stair ;glory,
The Sun seeks as old
darting Daphne of
In thickets dark where laurel blooms are
fair.
The ancient eversea, wrinkled,deep young,
With salt kisses still the silver strand
;lip
In caverns dwell the their lovesNymphs, among.
And Titans still with shake the land.strange fire
A thousand haveheregenerations come,
And wandered o er these and the
hills, light ;faced
A thousand times man mortalwomb
slight from
Has and into thelapsed again night.leapt,
Here tribesmen and and curst theirdwelt, star.,fought,
needsAnd scoured both land and sea to sate their ;
here
Prophetic eyes ofyouth gazed afar,
With on deeds.brooding greatlips halfopenThe SibylDelphian
each little mortal theNor dreamed Past,of
sources hisNor the divined,deep of life
or net in oceanhis herds, cast,Watching
th* ancestral voices down the windto ;Deaf
shouldwhat sweet likenessesNor rise,strangeguessed
in theSelves future years,ofhimself,far
own soul within their sunlitWith his eyes,
andin their hearts his secretAnd hopes fears*
standYet I / saw. Tea, my loftyfrom
extendsaw each continuousI
life
and reach a handits mortal bound,Beyond
others without end.To others and to
like a riverI saw the generations
vastto and all theFlow down age age,from
andhuman passion float quiverComplex of
where the Gods wereA wondrous mirror glassed.
aall these scarceAnd still changeagesthrough
or seawardmountainHas touched curve,slopesmy
lawsthe beneath the oldAnd still range,folk
swervetheir ancient customsAnd ;hardlyfrom
veiled hand inLove andStill hand,Death, figures,
Move o er men s dread, irresistible,heads,
that other landTo theope portals of
and Visions dwell.Where the Voices soundgreatERRATA
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fromaccumulated dailyour mottos,our maxims,
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inor illuminateto touch anydo not seem
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whosevast Presencetheeffective strangeway
us. And withworld for Love,thedarkenwings
same.it is thean sense,in oppositethough
failsall ournoWords are of use, philosophy
or tofor the fortifyto accountwhether pain,
oftheto describeorthe gloryglamour,against
the experience.
moveLove and throughDeath,These fiures,The SibylDelphian
little mortal theNor dreamed each Past,of
hisNor the sources divined.deep of life
andhuman passion float quiverComplex of
the Gods werewondrous mirror whereA glassed.
aall these scarceAnd still ages changethrough
or seawardmountainHas touched curve,slopesmy
beneath the old lawsAnd still the range,folk
swervecustomsAnd their ancient ;hardlyfrom
hand inand veiledStill Love hand,Death, figures,
o er men sMove irresistible,heads, dread,
landthe that otherTo ope portals of
dwell.sound and VisionsWhere the Voicesgreat