The Dream of the Cosmos
Subtitle A Quest for the Soul
By Anne Baring
Published by
Archive Publishing
ISBN 978 1 906289 24 9
Category mind/body/spirit
Spring 2014
Synopsis
Written with two voices: one, the voice of a personal quest; the other which explores the historical and psychological causes that have brought into being our present view of reality and suffering. It seeks to answer the questions: “Who are we?†and “Why are we here, on this planet?â€
Author's Biography
Anne Baring is a Jungian analyst and author and lives near Winchester.
Author of The Birds Who Flew Beyond Time – (with Jules Cashford) The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution of an Image – (with Andrew Harvey) The Mystic Vision: Daily Encounters with the Divine – (with Andrew Harvey) The Divine Feminine – (with Scilla Elworthy) Soul Power: an Agenda for a Conscious Humanity – The One Work: A Journey Towards the Self.
Author of The Birds Who Flew Beyond Time – (with Jules Cashford) The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution of an Image – (with Andrew Harvey) The Mystic Vision: Daily Encounters with the Divine – (with Andrew Harvey) The Divine Feminine – (with Scilla Elworthy) Soul Power: an Agenda for a Conscious Humanity – The One Work: A Journey Towards the Self.
Reviews
I am deeply into reading one of the most important and evocative books I have ever read. It is a work of genius and transformation.
Jean Houston, Author and Visionary
Brilliant, profound and magisterial in its scope; she addresses the real cultural roots of our multifaceted crisis — spiritual, psychological, ecological, social, political and economic.
David Lorimer, The Scientific and Medical Network
An extraordinary comprehensive, exalted masterpiece by one of the planet's greatest visionaries of the Sacred Feminine.
Andrew Harvey, Author, Scholar and Mystic
An amazing collection of wonderful and inspiring thoughts about the true deep meaning of our existence. A beautiful ride through the cosmos within and without.
Emmanuel A. Itier, Film maker
Anne Baring calls for a fundamental transformation in the way human beings live on this Earth and with each other.
Richard Tarnas, Author
If you read only one book in the next decade, this encyclopaedic volume is the one you should read.
Veronica Goodchild, Author
Price £25.00
Jean Houston, Author and Visionary
Brilliant, profound and magisterial in its scope; she addresses the real cultural roots of our multifaceted crisis — spiritual, psychological, ecological, social, political and economic.
David Lorimer, The Scientific and Medical Network
An extraordinary comprehensive, exalted masterpiece by one of the planet's greatest visionaries of the Sacred Feminine.
Andrew Harvey, Author, Scholar and Mystic
An amazing collection of wonderful and inspiring thoughts about the true deep meaning of our existence. A beautiful ride through the cosmos within and without.
Emmanuel A. Itier, Film maker
Anne Baring calls for a fundamental transformation in the way human beings live on this Earth and with each other.
Richard Tarnas, Author
If you read only one book in the next decade, this encyclopaedic volume is the one you should read.
Veronica Goodchild, Author
Price £25.00
Reader Comments
I'd love to have been able to vote for Ms. Baring's invaluable contribution to my personal quest which has covered some of the same geography as hers. Worthy of study and digestion.
this is a life changing book and should be on everyone's book shelf.
Anne Baring is one of the most generous writers I have ever come across: much of this book was freely available on the internet before it ever made it into print. I take this as a sign of someone who is vastly and deeply more interested in the powerful messages she brings than with her own concerns. Anne is a wise woman for our times, and this is an awe-some work, in the true sense. 'Dream of the Cosmos' one of my 'Desert Island' books - thank you, Anne
A monumental contribution to the change in consciousness needed to move the planet, humankind and the universe out of the violence and greed in which we are stuck.
A superb exhilarating and challenging book. One of the most moving books I have ever read.
An engrossing chronicle of one woman's life-long quest to understand the historical foundation of the psyche and it's relationship to the Cosmic Soul. A book to cherish.
Brilliant work of complex subjects on meaning of Cosmos, a moving and wise book to turn to again and again. It will become a classic.
a book written from the heart
Magnificent, a work of a lifetime, or many lifetimes.
This is a profoundly important book helping us to see into the feminine face of God, an essential and crucial balancing to our runaway patriarchal view of things which has led us into much trouble and far astray from the earth healing divine feminine.
This is a seminal work by someone who grasps the trajectory that humanity has been on. If it were read by everyone we’d be ensouling ourselves again, and upleveling the worldview that has us so violent with one another and destructive to the planet. I second all the wonderful things that have been said.
This book is the culmination of the amazing life's work of Anne Baring. I have found her book to be passionate and mystical and above all helpful in going forward with intention on this spiritual path in these challenging times. Anne Baring's life is an example of a strong and focused woman dedicating her life to Truth and Beauty. So much to learn here.
Most important spiritual book of our age
Incredible book written by a wise and enlightened woman trying to help humanity save itself!
Brilliantly researched and written, congratulations.
In THE DREAM OF THE COSMOS Anne Baring presents the crisis of our time with great clarity and offers solutions for individual and planetary healing. This book is concise, thorough and scholarly as well as poetic, heartfelt and spiritual. Anne Baring's magnum opus is a gift to humanity that will light the way to greater consciousness and healing.
Anne Baring’s DREAM OF THE COSMOS is the culmination of a lifetime of scholarship and spiritual experience. Her work shines a bright light on our human potential for cosmic consciousness, how Western civilization lost sight of this potential, and how we can rediscover that sacred path for our individual and planetary healing.
This is the best book I have read in a decade, I adored every chapter.
Brilliant book very ably researched addressing the feminine in both men and women, through the lens of history
This book is enlightening. Anne Baring writes about the urgent need for a renewed connection to the soul in this time of global crisis. She weaves a masterful narrative of our collective loss of soul, drawing on history and myth. Anne Baring reveals a way forward for an integrated consciousness, one that is earthly, embodied and which also connects to the cosmos. It is a soulful and scholarly book that could profoundly change the course of human relationships to life as a whole.
Probably one if not the most important book I have ever read. How different my life and those of others might have been had this thoroughly researched version of history/ religion/ economics/ relationships/ psychology been given to us through our formative years… and it comes with many answers and suggestions. A truly comprehensive guide to restore the balance of Sol et Luna!
A magisterial work that will last across time.
A profoundly important book which integrates both factually and poetically our evolving consciousness with historical research, spirituality and the ecological challenges humanity faces.
A profound and important book for the future of the human race.
A vision that has the potential to change the way we see the world and ourselves in it, for the sake of the common good. Truly a masterwork.
this is the book to shape the future of humankind.
The most profound, wise and inspirational book I have ever read.
One of the best books on personal transformation that I have ever read. A powerful mix of profound scholarship and personal life story. The book is designed as a healing experience for self and society. A true gift to humanity!! Alexander Schieffer, France
Encyclopaedic but very readable. A tour de force of scholarship and wisdom.
Epic and wise. A book of immense stature and a profound guide to the future of humanity.
Ann Baring has written a book that covers the entire span of conscious human living, bringing the lost world to life again. She shows a very clear understanding of the deeper aspects of life and is able to carry her reader into the heart of The Dream we all need to share, for we are THE COSMOS!
President Transpersonal Association
A most intereting read
An almost critically important book for our time. Anne Baring brings a brilliantly thorough, beautifully researched and fully articulate voice to this most important of all subject matter!
Anne Baring has written a brilliant and eye-opening book. In new and profound ways she thoughtfully and insightfully points to what has gone wrong in the history of humankind, and, more importantly, enlightens us on how to make changes in our awareness and consciousness that could ultimately save our species and the planet. This book is a must read for anyone interested in human existence.
The Myth of the Cosmos is life changing. It is a book I return to again and again for both it's superb content and it's visionary inspiration. A True Scholar, Anne Baring has the unique integration of Intellect and Heart, which animates her work. I can see clear;y how, once these take hold, we might heal the plant and re-enchant the cosmos.
A reader in Tucson AZ
The most important and inspiring book I have read in my life. It will be by my side always as a comfort and guide.