Along with Aleister Crowley, Madame Blavatsky and George Gurdjieff, P. D. Ouspensky (1878-1947) was one of the most important and influential figures in the accult movements of the twentieth century. With such books as The Fourth Dimension (incorporated in the present volume), Tertium Organum, In Search of the Miraculous and The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution he earned a loyal following among those seeking a deeper knowledge of themselves and their lives, and of the meaning of human existence.

In the present book, Ouspensky analyzes certain older schools of thought, of both East and West, connects them with modern ideas and explains them in the light of 20th-century discoveries and speculations in physics and philosophy. In the process he explores relativity, the fourth dimension, Christian symbolism, the tarot, yoga, dreams, hypnotism, eternal recurrence and various psychological theories.

The book closes with an examination of the role of sex in the evolution of man toward superman. Anyone interested in the occult, mysticism and the relationship of those elements to scientific developments in the modern world will find much to ponder in these stimulating, thought-provoking pages. 

Content - INTRODUCTION, I ESOTERICISM AND MODERN THOUGHT, II THE FOURTH DIMENSION, III SUPERMAN, IV CHRISTIANITY AND THE NEW TESTAMENT, V THE SYMBOLISM OF THE TAROT, VI WHAT IS YOGA?, VII ON THE STUDY OF DREAMS AND ON HYPNOTISM, VIII   EXPERIMENTAL MYSTICISM, IX IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS, X A NEW MODEL OF THE UNIVERSE, XI ETERNAL RECURRENCE AND THE LAWS OF MANU, XIII SEX AND                EVOLUTION