The Complex Vision

audiobook

The Complex Vision

by John Cowper Powys

EN·~12 hours·24 chapters

Chapters

24 total
1

Part 1

31:16
2

Part 2

31:44
3

Part 3

31:30
4

Part 4

31:19
5

Part 5

31:44
6

Part 6

31:22
7

Part 7

31:15
8

Part 8

31:36
9

Part 9

31:40
10

Part 10

31:12

Description

In this thoughtful exploration the author sets out to translate a dense metaphysical system into language anyone can grasp. He begins by questioning the ordinary ways we use our minds, suggesting that fleeting impressions are insufficient for true understanding. The opening chapters propose a method of concentrating the many energies of personality into a single point, promising a clearer glimpse of reality.

The work describes those rare moments when such concentration yields what he calls the “eternal vision” – a deep, unified perception that fuses mind and matter. Through this lens the reader is invited to contemplate a living substance that underlies both body and soul, a core that declares “I am I” while simultaneously recognizing every other living form. The author argues that accessing this vision depends less on everyday insight and more on the exceptional flashes of imagination that punctuate our lives.

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Language

en

Duration

~12 hours (713K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Ruth Hart ruthhart@twilightoracle.com

Release date

2007-06-03

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

John Cowper Powys

John Cowper Powys

1872–1963

Best known for vast, searching novels like Wolf Solent and A Glastonbury Romance, this English writer brought philosophy, myth, and the feel of the countryside into fiction on an unusually grand scale. He was also a powerful public lecturer and an intensely personal essayist whose work built a devoted following.

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