Man is dominated by his archetypes; they mould not only his history but his dreams. Originally published in 1981, these are some of the questions raised by this title. The author gathered together a vast amount of material drawn from Eastern and Western traditions, from science, literature, art and poetry. The answers he puts forward are often highly original and will surely challenge many of our most cherished patterns of thought.
Key Features
- Global Metaphysical System: The book presents a comprehensive system that combines various traditions and disciplines.
- Creative Engagement: Encourages readers to relate more creatively to archetypes and their influence.
- Original Insights: Offers challenging perspectives that provoke thought and reflection.
- Language Accessibility: The author’s approach is not typical of ordinary metaphysical treatises.
- Lessons in Centreing: Provides valuable teachings for those seeking clarity amidst modern despair.
Additional Information
There emerges from this book what can only be described as a global metaphysical system, yet the author’s language is not that of an ordinary metaphysical treatise. Zolla does not advocate a return to earlier historical patterns, nor is he proposing a new Utopia, but rather offers us a brilliant series of lessons in the art of centring. In the words of Bernard Wall, writing in the Times Literary Supplement, Zolla’s ‘deep, polymathic probing of the terms of human existence makes it sensible to compare him with Simone Weil, while some of his conclusions about ultimate mysteries – expressed in signs, symbols and sacraments, the sense of which we have lost – will make us think of the later T. S. Eliot’.
