The Seven Mysteries of Life : An Exploration in Science & Philosophy

By:

Guy Murchie

Material type: Text

TextDescription: xi, 690 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmSubject(s):

Contents:

pt. I. Body -- 1. The animal kingdom -- 2. Realm of the vegetable -- 3. The world of little -- 4. The body -- 5. The complement called sex -- 6. Secret language of the gene -- pt. II. Mind -- 7. Eleven senses of radiation and feeling -- 8. Twenty-one senses of chemistry, mind and spirit -- 9. Emergence of mind -- 10. The body-mind relationship -- 11. Memory, intelligence and states of mind -- pt. III. The seven mysteries of life -- 12. First mystery : the abstract nature of the universe -- 13. Second mystery : the interrelatedness of all creatures -- 14. Third mystery : the omnipresence of life -- 15. Life's analogies on land, sea and sky -- 16. Doornail and crystal essence -- 17. Living geometry and order -- 18. Fourth mystery : the polarity principle -- 19. Fifth mystery : transcendence -- 20. The change named death -- 21. Evolution of Earth -- 22. Sixth mystery : the germination of worlds -- 23. The seventh and ultimate mystery : divinity -- Postlude. Meaning and melody -- Summary. The seven mysteries of life.

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pt. I. Body --
1. The animal kingdom --
2. Realm of the vegetable --
3. The world of little --
4. The body --
5. The complement called sex --
6. Secret language of the gene --
pt. II. Mind --
7. Eleven senses of radiation and feeling --
8. Twenty-one senses of chemistry, mind and spirit --
9. Emergence of mind --
10. The body-mind relationship --
11. Memory, intelligence and states of mind --
pt. III. The seven mysteries of life --
12. First mystery : the abstract nature of the universe --
13. Second mystery : the interrelatedness of all creatures --
14. Third mystery : the omnipresence of life --
15. Life's analogies on land, sea and sky --
16. Doornail and crystal essence --
17. Living geometry and order --
18. Fourth mystery : the polarity principle --
19. Fifth mystery : transcendence --
20. The change named death --
21. Evolution of Earth --
22. Sixth mystery : the germination of worlds --
23. The seventh and ultimate mystery : divinity --
Postlude. Meaning and melody --
Summary. The seven mysteries of life.

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