Contents of Gnosis #28

	#28: One God or Many?
	"Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have all deprecated polytheism as intrinsically inferior - primitive, crude, lost. But much of the profundity of Paganism lies in its deep appreciation for the complexity and richness of life, its embrace of the world that surrounds us, that indeed is us." - Frank Donnola, from Reconciling One and Many


	Contents		Summer 1993
	2 Notes & Comments 3 Forum 8 Alternative Realities The Return of the Magus A column by Stephan A. Hoeller 10 Introduction: Split Personalities by Jay Kinney Some say there's one, others say there are many. So what's all the fuss about? 14 Reconciling One and Many by Frank Donnola No matter what they claim, most religions include versions of both monotheism and polytheism. 18 A Natural Wealth by Nisi Shawl The traditions of the African diaspora boast a vibrant pantheon and a deep sense of connection to the physical world. 24 Imaginary Mahatmas by Paul Johnson Who were H.P. Blavatsky's Masters really? 31 One Path or Many? The GNOSIS Interview with Charles Tart by Richard Smoley and Jay Kinney The noted psychologist talks about psi research, psychedelics, and integrating different spiritual teachings on a personal path. 38 No Other Gods? by Peter Stenshoel A Gnostic Christian looks at the evangelical critique of "Neo-Paganism." 45 Working Polytheism by Sam Webster On working with many gods for personal and transpersonal ends. 50 The God of Abraham by Stan Tenen Does higher mathematics give reason to posit one God? 56 Man as God and Creator by Richard Smoley Each of us may be the "God" of a world created by our own thoughts and intentions. 61 Why Knock on Wood? by Ken Textor How tree myths are connected to the uses people have found for wood. 66 Book Reviews Surrealism and the Occult: Shamanism, Magic, Alchemy, and the Birth of an Artistic Movement by Nadia Choucha The Reenchantment of Art by Suzi Gablik Art and Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light by Leonard Shlain Modern Esoteric Spirituality edited by Antoine Faivre and Jacob Needleman, Karen Voss, associate editor Witchcraft Today, Book One: The Modern Craft Movement edited by Chas S. Clifton We've Had a Hundred Years of Psychotherapy - and the World's Getting Worse by James Hillman and Michael Ventura Child Spirit: Chidren's Experiences of God in School by Samuel Silverstein How Like an Angel Came I Down: Conversations with Children on the Gospels by A. Bronson Alcott, edited by Alice O. Howell Visions of Innocence: Spiritual and Inspirational Experiences of Childhood by Edward Hoffman The Rose Cross and the Age of Reason by Christopher McIntosh Covenant of the Heart: Meditations of a Christian Hermeticist of the Mysteries of a Tradition by Valentin Tomberg Inner Development by Valentin Tomberg Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake, edited by Morton D. Paley Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion by William Blake, edited by Morton D. Paley True Hallucinations by Terence McKenna God, Harlem U.S.A.: The Father Divine Story by Jill Watts Arktos: The Polar Myth in Science, Symbolism, and Nazi Survival by Joscelyn Godwin

#28: One God or Many?

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