Consciousness and Esotericism with Gary Lachman

Consciousness and Esotericism with Gary Lachman

Discussions about consciousness usually involve neuroscience, philosophy of mind, quantum physics and perhaps the judicious use of mind-altering substances. But there is another approach that we might call the 'secret history of consciousness studies.' This is the forgotten, lost heritage of 'rejected knowledge' making up what's known as the 'western esoteric tradition'. My talk, based on my book The Secret Teachers of the Western World, will look at some points of contact between contemporary consciousness studies and some of the insights of our often dismissed but nevertheless central body of 'inner knowledge.'

Gary Lachman is the author of several books about consciousness, culture, and the Western esoteric tradition, including Dreaming Ahead of Time, The Return of Holy Russia, Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of Trump, Lost Knowledge of the Imagination, Beyond the Robot: The Life and Work of Colin Wilson, and, most recently, Maurice Nicoll: Forgotten Teacher of the Fourth Way. He has written biographies of C G Jung, Madame Blavatsky, Rudolf Steiner, Emanuel Swedenborg, P D Ouspensky, and Aleister Crowley. He writes for several journals in the US, UK, and Europe, lectures around the world and his work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. In a former life he was a founding member of the pop group Blondie and in 2006 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Before moving to London in 1996 and becoming a full time writer, Lachman studied philosophy, managed a metaphysical book shop, taught English literature, and was Science Writer for UCLA. He is an adjunct professor of Transformative Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He can be reached at https://www.gary-lachman.com/,www.facebook.com/GVLachman/ and twitter.com/GaryLachman

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Philosophical Research Society, 3910 Los Feliz Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States