Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment, and the Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte Reviewed by David Lorimer David Whyte is an internationally acclaimed poet who also speaks in a business context. I remember him at the 1997 State of the World Forum in San Francisco, reciting some of his own […]
Book Review
The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman Robert Charman Pantheon Books, New York. 2015, 218pp., Illus. £13.60, h/b – ISBN 978 1 101 87053 2 Dr Eagleman directs the Laboratory for Perception and Action and the Initiative on Neuroscience and Law at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. His research […]
Carl Jung: Wounded Healer of the Soul by Claire Dunne Reviewed by David Lorimer I imagine that C.G. Jung has exerted a considerable influence on many readers of this Review – this is certainly true in my own case. I was fortunate enough to inherit from a mentor his Collected Works […]
Death Makes Life Possible: Revolutionary Insights on Living, Dying, and the Continuation of Consciousness by Marilyn Schlitz Reviewed by David Lorimer If this review were charades, I would indicate that it is both a book and a documentary film, which brings some of its central themes alive with interviews from […]
A Political Theology of Climate Change – by Michael S. Northcott Reviewed by John Reader Michael Northcott has published on the environmental crisis before, this is possibly his most important book. It is based on research carried out between 2008 and 2011 – and one always has to note these […]
Science and Spirituality: Making Room for Faith in the Age of Science by Michael Ruse Reviewed by Oliver Robinson Michael Ruse is a British philosopher and vocal proponent of science. He often debates proponents of intelligent design, leading the charge for Darwin. He is also believes that science has clear limits […]
Leading from the Emerging Future: From Ego-System to Eco-System Economies by Otto Scharmer & Katrin Kaufer Reviewed by Keith Beasley Any book that quotes Thich Nhat Hanh and Master Nan’s reinterpretation of Confucius’s Great Learning in a discourse on the evolution of Economics and Business has to be worth at least […]
Quantum Physics of Consciousness – Various Authors Reviewed by Chris Allen Criticism is said to be the currency of the world; that being so, it is not difficult to understand why there is such rich diversity of opinion in the 16 reviews—10 positive, 6 critical—to be found on Amazon.com of […]
Healing the Western Soul: A Spiritual Homecoming for Today’s Seeker by Judith S. Miller Reviewed by David Lorimer Some readers will recall the observation by CG Jung in his Modern Man in Search of a Soul to the effect that the fundamental challenge for his patients in the second half of […]
Many Mansions (1943), Lychgate (1945), The dark Star (1951), God’s Magic (1960) by Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding Reviewed by David Lorimer Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding (1882-1970) was educated at Winchester and was already a pilot at the outbreak of the First World War. In 1936, he took command of […]