Explains the relevance of ancient myths to the awakening to higher states of consciousness and enlivened experience of the world
• Shows how higher consciousness can arise within each of us by following the guidance found in ancient myths
• Reveals how myths influence our personal development without our awareness through their influence on our core values and culture
• Examines ancient Sumerian, Egyptian, Babylonian, and Hebrew myths, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh and the story of Osiris and Isis
In this study of ancient Sumerian, Egyptian, Babylonian, and Hebrew myths, authors Lloyd M. Dickie and Paul R. Boudreau show that many classic myths contain instructions for awakening higher consciousness, allowing access to enlivened experience of the world and awareness of the divine within and around us.
Inspired by the work of R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz, the authors deeply examine creation myths and well-known ancient myths from Mesopotamia and Egypt, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh and the story of Osiris and Isis. They reveal that these myths are not behavioral morality tales but actual delineations of how a higher order can arise within each of us. The authors explain how these stories teach us to distinguish the heaven within from the earth within us, to find the essential part of our being that provides a link with our higher powers.
Spending more than a year onsite in Egypt to personally connect with the myths, the authors explain how ancient storytellers intentionally chose myths as a vehicle for teachings because story has a seed-like capacity to implant itself in the unconscious and influence development without the individual being aware of it. By crafting these sacred narratives, the ancient Sumerians and Egyptians provide tools to awaken to the presence of higher consciousness as well as a road map for the individual to come into conscious alignment with the perpetual unfolding of the universe.
“This remarkable study of myth is a jewel of dynamic scholarship involving both the profound mystical roots as well as the all-too-human dramas of ancient civilization. As such, it offers much-needed evidence that awakening higher consciousness may still be found in today’s threatened world.”
“A deep exploration of the psychological and spiritual meaning of ancient Near Eastern myths, with the aim of highlighting their relevance to the inner work of ‘self-development.’”
“Dickie and Boudreau’s insights are provocative and inspiring. Awakening Higher Consciousness is a must read for anyone interested in myth and its meaning.”
“A valuable contribution to the growing body of work that overturns the still prevalent conceit that ancient mythology was the product of primitive minds.”
