Returning to the Essential: Selected Writings of Jean Bies

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Cover; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table Of Contents; Introduction; I. Autobiography; 1. God's Bookshop; 2. Sharing The Fire; 3. Evenings At La Fragni©ˆRe; 4. A Lifetime In A Flower; Ii. The Modern World; 5. Stratagems And Great Maneuvers; 6. Debacle Of A Thought; 7. The Profaned Sanctuary; 8. About An Intellectual Reform; Iii Traditional Societies; 9. The Theology Of The Icon; 10. The Paradoxical Country; 11. Deification; 12. A Flower-Like Gesture; 13. Sandalwood; 14. Sacredness; 15. What Have We Come Looking For?; 16. About The Spiritual Master; Iv Spiritual Ecology.;This is the first presentation to the English speaking world of the writings of Jean Biès, one of the great poets of our time whose work also constitutes a compelling critique of the de-sacralization of the modern world. Recipient of the prestigious High Prize of the Society of French Poets and Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor, Biès introduces the contemporary reader to the treasury of metaphysical, esoteric and spiritual teaching from diverse sacred sources and his writings never fail to blend meaning and beauty. His words are rooted in the inexhaustible ground of the Perennial Philoso. Cover Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table Of Contents Introduction I. Autobiography 1. God's Bookshop 2. Sharing The Fire 3. Evenings At La Fragni©ˆRe 4. A Lifetime In A Flower Ii. The Modern World 5. Stratagems And Great Maneuvers 6. Debacle Of A Thought 7. The Profaned Sanctuary 8. About An Intellectual Reform Iii Traditional Societies 9. The Theology Of The Icon 10. The Paradoxical Country 11. Deification 12. A Flower-Like Gesture 13. Sandalwood 14. Sacredness 15. What Have We Come Looking For? 16. About The Spiritual Master Iv Spiritual Ecology. 17. The Tree18. The Bird 19. The Harmonics Of Unity V Philosophia Perennis 20. Approach To Esotericism 21. Answers To Some Questions 22. The Remembrance Of The Name 23. Christian Esotericism And Primordial Tradition 24. Seeds Of Awakening Chronology Of The Life Of Jean Bi©ˆS List Of Extracts Titles By The Same Author Biographical Notes Index.