Contents of Gnosis #36

	#36: The Inner Planes
	"People tend to describe themselves as traveling on the astral level when they're really traveling in their own inner world. And any demons in it are their own inner demons." - Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki, from Exploring the Inner Realms: The GNOSIS Interview with Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki


	Contents		Summer 1995
	2 Up Front 4 Forum 6 News & Notes Including The Burning Man, the Labyrinth at Grace Cathedral, Myth in Our Time Conference at Dartington Hall, Devon, UK, and 2nd Annual Sufism Symposium report. 12 Introduction: Stairways to Heaven by Jay Kinney Just where are those inner realms? 18 Wise Men from the East by Stephan A. Hoeller Do the adepts live in Himalayan fastnesses or in our own psyches? 24 Exploring the Inner Realms: The GNOSIS Interview with Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki by Frank Donnola A celebrated British occultist discusses the inner dimensions and her experiences with her teachers. 32 Dr. Dee and the Spirits by Cherry Gilchrist The Elizabethan magus John Dee spent years conversing with the spirits. The pitfalls he fell into may serve as warnings for us today. 40 Light from Ten Spheres by Edward Hoffman How to use the kabbalistic Tree of Life to take stock of your present state of being. 44 Heavens and Hells by Gary Lachman According to the Swedish visionary Emanuel Swedenborg, heaven and hell are where your heart is. 50 Strange Encounter in Jogjakarta by John Krajewski In which an elusive tourist guide reveals himself to be a meditation teacher. 54 Chaos Magic by Siobhan Houston A peek into this irreverent modern recasting of the magical tradition. 60 On Ahmusta Kebzeh by Murat Yagan This ancient Caucasian tradition views the source of all things as being "the energy of consciousness." 65 The Stoic Way of Nature by Michael McNierney There's a lot more to Stoicism than just gritting your teeth. 66 Book Reviews Mary Magdalen: Myth and Metaphor by Susan Haskins Crossing the Threshold of Hope by Pope John Paul II Dancing Shadows: The Roots of Western Religious Belief by Aoumiel Cosmos, Chaos and the World to Come: The Ancient Roots of Apocalyptic Faith by Norman Cohn The Gods Have Landed: New Religions from Other Worlds edited by James R. Lewis The Well of Remembrance: Rediscovering the Earth Wisdom Myths of Northern Europe by Ralph Metzner Riding with the Lion: In Search of Mystical Christianity by Kyriacos C. Markides Jesus Christ, Sun of God: Ancient Cosmology and Early Christian Symbolism by David R. Fideler Healing Research: Holistic Energy Medicine and Spirituality (2 vol.) by Dr. Daniel J. Benor Magick, Book Four: Liber ABA by Aleister Crowley edited by Hymenaeus Beta The Survival of the Pagan Gods: The Mythological Tradition and Its Place in Renaissance Humanism and Art by Jean Seznec In Search of Stones: A Pilgrimage of Faith, Reason, and Discovery by M. Scott Peck The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions by Huston Smith Gabriel's Palace: Jewish Mystical Tales by Howare Schwartz The Naqshbandi Sufi Way: History and Guidebook of the Saints of the Golden Chain by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

#36: The Inner Planes

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