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The Ultimate Colin Wilson: Writings on Mysticism, Consciousness and Existentialism Kindle Edition

by Colin Wilson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The best of Colin Wilson in one fantastic volume. Containing extracts from Wilson's work on existentialism, criminology, psychology and the occult, this is an invaluable introduction to one of the late twentieth-century's most incisive thinkers.

This is a new edition of the classic Colin Wilson collection The Essential Colin Wilson (first published in 1985), updated and introduced by Wilson's bibliographer Colin Stanley. It is the only book to contain extracts from Colin Wilson's most important work in one volume, including The Outsider (1956), A Criminal History of Mankind (1983), The New Existentialism (1966), The Occult (1971), New Pathways in Psychology (1972) and Mysteries (1978), as well as three of his novels and many other texts. Subjects covered include existentialism, criminology, psychology, consciousness studies, the occult and much more. This second edition includes all of the original volume plus six essential post-1985 essays and chapters chosen by Stanley and other Colin Wilson experts including Gary Lachman. These essays provide a much needed update covering aspects of Wilson's work from the 28 years that followed the publication of the first edition to his death in December 2013. This is an invaluable introduction for those approaching one of the late twentieth century's most incisive thinkers for the first time and also a timely reminder, to Colin Wilson's many fans and scholars worldwide, of a unique and challenging body of work.
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Colin Wilson is one of the late twentieth century's most incisive thinkers and the author of The Outsider, A Criminal History of Mankind, The New Existentialism, The Occult, New Pathways in Psychology, and Mysteries.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07L7VQ2R2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Watkins Publishing; Updated, Expanded edition (May 14, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 14, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 772 KB
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Colin Wilson

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Colin Henry Wilson (26 June 1931 – 5 December 2013) was an English writer, philosopher and novelist. He also wrote widely on true crime, mysticism and the paranormal. Wilson called his philosophy "new existentialism" or "phenomenological existentialism", and maintained his life work was "that of a philosopher, and (his) purpose to create a new and optimistic existentialism".

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5.0 out of 5 stars Insight, common wisdom, and brilliant thinking for everyone.
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2023
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Long time Wilson fans were saddened when Colin Wilson left us, even with the shelves of books he left with us to ponder. If you are one of those fans, this book is a good reminder and refresher. If you are new to Colin Wilson, this is a good place to start.
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Sheryl Glick, RMT, host of Healing from Within
5.0 out of 5 stars Mysticism, Consciousness and Existentialism
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2019
Colin Wilson, prolific author of "The Outsider" and many other books shares how philosophy is an approach to self investigation and understanding how man can become aware of their inner freedom. READ THIS BOOK to discover how it is possible to find moments of intense passion for living beyond the triviality of everyday life and the misery of unfulfillment. Learn about the dynamics of male/female tensions or interactions and our search for beauty and love. We also find an understanding of the loneliness or separation from the energy of universal life which cannot be found in the physical realm. Colin Wilson's legacy as a great thinker, philosopher, seeker of science and spirituality truly gets to the heart of the matter helping us know who we are and why we are living this life. Extraordinarily appropriate for these modern day challenges. Well Done!
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Blakelee
5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection.
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2019
Good distillation of Wilson’s work. If you’re new to him, this is a good place to start. Even if you’re not new to him, it’s a good tool to reinforce your knowledge of the essential points of his work.
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Gazza
5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Colin Wilson
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2019
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Excellent purchase and very good price. Contains extracts from Wilson’s oeuvre, covering aspects of his philosophy, psychology and criminology, as well as writings on the occult (ie, Mysteries) and snippets from some of his fiction works (ie, Spider World series). There are also lengthy extracts from his first two nonfiction publications: The Outsider and Religion and the Rebel. I already have a growing collection of Wilson’s works, from which these extracts are selected, but there are a few that I don’t have, such as ‘The Schumacher Lecture’, ‘Visions on the Eiger’ and ‘The Laurel and Hardy Theory of Consciousness’, which is the reason why I purchased the book.

I’m hoping that many more works from the Wislon canon are republished over the coming years, so they become more available to a new and wider audience.

I hope you find my review helpful.
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