Reincarnation: The Phoenix Fire Mystery

An East-West dialogue on death and rebirth from the worlds of religion, science, psychology, philosophy, art and literature.

Contents:
1. THE MYSTERY UNFOLDED

Central Choice before Modern Man. Rational Immortality. Objections to Reincarnation Considered. Karma, Rebirth, and Free Will
2. LANGUAGE OF MYTH AND SYMBOL
Fragments of a Lost Whole. The Immortal Phoenix. The Wheel of Rebirth. Psyche and the Butterfly. The Serpent Reborn. Transformations of Proteus. Myth of the Eternal Return. The Dance of Shiva. The Ever-Resurrecting Sun. The Return of the Gods
3. THE RELIGIOUS VIEW–EAST AND WEST
Hindu. Buddhist. Taoist. Egyptian. Persian. Jewish. Early Christian. Islamic. Later Christian
4. REINCARNATION AMONG THE EARLY RACES
Fresh Approaches to “Primitive” Man. Africans. Australians. Pacific Islanders and East Indians. Tribes of the Americas. Ancient Europeans
5. THE WESTERN TRADITION
Greek and Roman Heritage. The Middle Ages. Renaissance and Reformation. Age of Shakespeare. Eighteenth-Century Enlightenment. Eastern and Transcendental Influences in the Nineteenth Century. Twentieth Century–Age of Transition. Stories of “Remembrances” of Past Lives
6. NEW HORIZONS IN SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY, AND PHILOSOPHY
The World of Scientists. Psychologists and Doctors of the Mind. The Philosopher Looks at Rebirth
7. THE THEOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT AND THE REINCARNATION RENAISSANCE
The Theosophical Movement and its Founders. The Teaching and Program that sparked the Revival
An East-West dialogue on death and rebirth from the worlds of religion, science, psychology, philosophy, art and literature.