Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants (Adaptations of Desert Organisms)

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Dispersal processes have important effects on plant distribution and abundance. Although adaptations to long range dispersal (telechory) are by no means rare in desert plants, many desert plant species do not possess any features to promote dispersal (atelechory), while others have structures that hamper dispersal (antitelechory). The high frequency with which atelechorous and antitelechorous mechanisms are present in plants inhabiting arid areas indicates the importance of these adaptations. Among the benefits derived from these adaptations are the spreading of germination over time, the provision of suitable conditions for germination and subsequent seedling establishment, and the maintenance of a reservoir of available seeds (seed bank). This book describes the ways and means - anatomical, morphological and ecological - by which dispersal in desert plants has evolved to ensure the survival of these species in their harsh and unpredictable environment.

Sea-Beans from the Tropics: A Collector's Guide to Sea-Beans and Other Tropical Drift on Atlantic Shores

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Sea Bean Bible
Excellent Guide Book
Each shell is provided with a lengthy introduction

Sea-Beans from the Tropics: A Collector's Guide to Sea-Beans and Other Tropical Drift on Atlantic Shores

Manufacturer: Krieger Publishing Company
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ASIN: 1575241811

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Atlantic Coast beaches offer a variety of souvenirs and curiosities to those beachgoers that care to look. Shells have long been treasured finds, and their descriptions are well documented in a variety of books and guides. But what about the other things found on the beach? These are the things that drift in the ocean and are carried in with the winds: sea-beans, spirula, mermaid's purses, and other tropical treasures. This book references them in a convenient form for the beachcomber, while keeping the oceanographer and botanist in mind. Interesting descriptions of each sea-bean species, or other drift treasure, and 175 color photographs make this book a valuable collector's guide. Perry and Dennis provide the results of a 30-year study on sea-bean flotation tests. No other book combines personal experience, use of color photography identifications, and the scientific field of botany into a complete, friendly user's guide for identifying sea-beans and other drift from the sea.

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Sea Bean Bible.......2007-07-27

I love this book. It is a fantastic resource, complete with color photos. An absolutely essential book to have if you live by the sea. You will be able to identify the cool beans you find along the shore with this book. I have learned a tremendous amount about drift seeds from reading this book. Highly recommended. Enjoy & Happy Beaning! :)

Excellent Guide Book.......2007-05-12

Excellent guide book with photos and text. Helped me identify the beans that I have collected on the beaches of Key Biscayne.

Each shell is provided with a lengthy introduction.......2004-01-14

Co-produced by Edward L. Perry and John V. Dennis, Sea-Beans From The Tropics is an impressive collector's guide to the tropical drift commonly found on the shores of the Atlantic ocean. Full-color photographs illustrate each entry ranging from bald cypress, to white inkberry. Each shell is provided with a lengthy introduction covering such topics as the nature of ocean currents and how to grow and polish sea beans rounds out this informative, fascinating, detailed, "user friendly" guide.

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Great for VERY specific type of child
Juneau 2nd grader
Strange word choices; does not work as a board book
not the best for intended age group
LOVE IT!!!

The Tiny Seed

Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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ASIN: 088708155X

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Dazzlingly colorful collage illustrations and a simple but dramatic text tell the fascinating story of the life cycle of a flower in terms of the adventures of a tiny seed.

Carried aloft by the autumn wind, the tiny seed, along with other bigger seeds, travels far over the world. the journey is perilous: one of the bigger seeds is burned by the sun; another falls into the ocean; still another is eaten by a bird. Even after those that are left have landed on fertile ground and begun to grow, danger is near: one small plant is stepped on; one little flower is picked; but the tiny seed keeps growing almost unnoticed. Young readers will cheer at the happy outcome of this exciting tale. And they will long remember the heartening message of the tiny seed's steadfast perserverance in the face of many hazards and obstacles until its final joyful success.

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Great for VERY specific type of child.......2007-08-16

My son has been fascinated with this book. He understands so much more than I gave him credit for. He's only 2.5 years old, but he's EXTREMELY verbal and very bright when it comes to books. However, I agree with the english teacher/mommy that it is NOT for the average toddler. I think a bright preschooler or for the child who is fascinated with plants and flowers, it is quite appropriate. I can see an OLDER child in first, second or third grade getting more out of it science wise, but that doesn't mean that a toddler can't enjoy it. I remember reading books and understanding more and more of the details as I got older, which made it a "new" book for me with each passing year, if that makes sense. I re-discovered the story or read it in a new way with more life experience with which to process it. So with that in mind, I think it's a terrific book overall. I do not find it at all disturbing that a seed should drown or burn up. It's a fact of life that seeds don't all survive. If you think of it in terms of humans, sure it's disturbing, but I think that's a paralell that cannot and will not be drawn by a toddler, preschooler or even a young elementary school child. In my view, the English teacher is reading too much into that and reading the book from the viewpoint of an adult with a whole lot more life experience. HOWEVER, I totally agree that the book ends abruptly, which is why I add my own ending when I read it to my child which goes something like this, "and off the seeds sail in the wind to hopefully become beautiful plants and flowers NEXT spring. The end." I'm kind of surprised nobody told Eric Carle or his publisher that the ending was too abrupt. But it's not a big deal. Eric Carle's biggest hits with my son have been "Head to Toe", "The Very Hungry Catepillar," and "Brown Bear, Brown Bear," as well as this title. The rest have been a flop. Luckily we check them out at the library and do a test run on them first. :)

Juneau 2nd grader.......2007-03-21

Did you know that the tallest sunflower in the world is 25 feet tall? Well,now you know. This book, The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle, might give you an idea how that happened. This book may also give your girl or boy a message, that if you're strong you can do almost everything.

Strange word choices; does not work as a board book.......2006-07-25

I understand the power of overcoming adversity, but as the seeds travel, one of the "drowns," one dies in the desert, one is eaten by a bird...I think it is a disturbing little book, actually. It certainly should never have been made into a board book. There are too many words on the page to keep the attention of a toddler or preschooler. The ending seems abrupt as well. I haven't been impressed with the Carle books I have read.

not the best for intended age group.......2005-07-25

I think this book is fine, but not for the preschool crowd. I would use it with older children -- elementary age -- to discuss the life cycle of an annual, the role of the seasons, and the challenges of reproduction which must be overcome by all plants. The Tiny Seed introduces us to many of the hazards faced by seeds and seedlings as they attempt to grow (from falling in water and drowning, being eaten by birds or mice, being overshadowed by large weeds, being stepped on by children, and more) and shows how the ideal environment is a necessity. It covers the role of sunshine and rain, how the seed swells and bursts open, how the plant develops as it grows, and how it produces and disperses its seeds to carry on the next generation. It's not a book for small children, though, since its mostly non-fiction tone is dry, the phrases are stilted, and it doesn't read aloud well. I find it difficult to "cheer on" the tiny seed; where others see him as a hero facing difficult odds, I think the book is too grimly determined to be educational and becomes boring for the youngest child. If you want a book to introduce a unit on seed dispersal, this is the one. If you want to talk with your three year old about the cycle of the seasons, you'd be better off with the Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter collection by Gerda Muller.

LOVE IT!!!.......2003-08-23

I absolutely adore this book! It is soooooo well written! Its pictures are absolutely beautiful! This book is a must for anyone with children! It is just that good! You should buy this book right away! I PROMISE that you will LOVE it too!

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Wonderful introduction to nature's wonders

What Kinds of Seeds Are These?
Heidi Roemer
Manufacturer: Northword Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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Wonderful introduction to nature's wonders.......2006-11-01

I am a former children's library assistant who was always looking for more non-fiction books for read-aloud during storytimes. This book would have been perfect! It is perfect! With a delicious sounding rhyming text, this books explores the miracle of seeds. The words just roll off the tongue delighting reader and listener alike. It's also a wonderful book for early science. This book is chock full of interesting facts, including a few I didn't know. The back of the book even offers fun activities for the budding naturalist or scientist. The illustrations match the text both with accuracy and humor (such as the dog stuck with those pesky burrs.)Author/poet, Heidi Roemer, has a gift for words and offers youngsters, teachers, librarians, and parents a wonderful resource for encouraging all to go out and explore nature. Oh, and I disagree with the recommended age for this book. I think it should be from 3 - 12.

World Guide to Tropical Drift Seeds and Fruits

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Good Sea Bean Book
Nice enough?

World Guide to Tropical Drift Seeds and Fruits
Charles R. Gunn , and John V. Dennis
Manufacturer: Krieger Publishing Company
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ASIN: 1575241471

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This guide is for amateurs and professionals who find pleasure and excitement in beachcombing for stranded tropical seeds and fruits (sea-beans) on beaches ranging from Norway and Holland to South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and South Florida. Included are over 100 accurately and beautifully illustrated line drawings of the common sea-bean. These drawings, along with a key and detailed descriptions, make it possible for the first time to correctly identify a sizable number of tropical drift fruits and seeds from beaches around the world. Also contained in this guide is a section on planting and growing these seeds and fruits, many of which are from common plants of the tropics. Much useful information on polishing sea-beans and making them into artifacts of various kinds is also provided, as sea-beans are commonly fashioned into jewelry and keepsakes in many parts of the world. Readers will be fascinated by the histories of these tropical seeds and fruits.

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Good Sea Bean Book .......2007-07-27

This is a good book. It is scientific & complete with excellent drawings of sea beans. It is a must for any sea bean collector.

Nice enough?.......2002-12-29

A 1976 classic, reprinted at the occasion of the 1999 Sea-Bean Symposium. As reprints go this is quite good, with a sturdy cover. The book consists of a general part (Introduction, History, Currents & Beaches, Collecting & Uses, Key) and a catalog. The latter, which comprises just over half the book, consists for each entry of a page (or less) of text and a page (sometimes three) of line-drawings. The line-drawings are not of top quality but adequate.

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Excellent Teaching Tool.......2001-04-20

I am a second grade teacher and have used this book with my class. It is an excellent teaching tool to help students understand the growth cycle of a dandelion. This book shows the journey of 7 dandelion seeds. No two take the same path but most grow into dandelion plants. Students see dandelions all around during the summer but probably don't know much about how they grow or about a their stages of life. I lent this book to teachers who even found out things about dandelions that they did not know prior to reading! It is an excellent resource to go along with a study of plants. The story is delightful but teaches as well. I strongly reccomend this story to teach about plants or just for reading enjoyment!

Best Book Yet!.......2000-03-28

I'm pregnant and have been in search for a good book to read to my baby while still in the womb. Mission completed...and successful! My search was done when I came across this wonderful book, along with the Dandelion Seed, another great one. Simple, cute, and entertaining, this book was exactly what I wanted, and I'm sure my child will cherish this book for years to come.

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All about Tennessee Wildflowers
Jan W. Midgley
Manufacturer: Sweetwater Press
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This book covers Native Plants, Forest Types and Communities, Wildflower Basics, Cultivation, Propagation, Native Grasses, Pollination, Seed Development, Dispersal and Plant Profiles.

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Seeds: Pop-Stick-Glide-Glb
Patricia Lauber
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ASIN: 0517585545
Release Date: 1991-07-23

A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds (Exceptional Nonfiction Titles for Primary Grades)

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A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds (Exceptional Nonfiction Titles for Primary Grades)
Jean Richards
Manufacturer: First Avenue Editions
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Seed Dispersal by Ants in a Deciduous Forest Ecosystem: Mechanisms, Strategies, Adaptations

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Seed Dispersal by Ants in a Deciduous Forest Ecosystem: Mechanisms, Strategies, Adaptations
Elena Gorb , and S. Gorb
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ASIN: 1402013795

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Countless ants transport and deposit seeds and thereby influence the survival, death, and evolution of many plant species. In higher plants, seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) has appeared many times independently in different lineages. More than 3000 plant species are known to utilize ant assistance to be planted. Myrmecochory is a very interesting and rather enigmatic form of mutualistic ant-plant associations. This phenomenon is extremely complex, because there are hundreds of ant species connected with hundreds of plant species. This book effectively combines a thorough approach to investigating morphological and physiological adaptations of plants with elegant field experiments on the behaviour of ants. This monograph is a first attempt at collecting information about morphology, ecology and phenology of ants and plants from one ecosystem. The book gives readers a panoramic view of the hidden, poorly-known interrelations not only between pairs of ants and plant species, but also between species communities in the ecosystem. The authors have considered not just one aspect of animal-plant relationships, but have tried to show them in all their complexity. Some aspects of the ant-plant interactions described in the book may be of interest to botanists, others to zoologists or ecologists, but the entire work is an excellent example of the marriage of these biological disciplines.

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Jungian psychology based on a little known treatise he authored in his earlier years.

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A classic analysis of the subject.......2007-09-08

To date, Hoeller's detailed and sophisticated analysis of C.G. Jung as an authentic, albeit modern gnostic has not been surpassed. A great read - highly recommended.

Jung the Pneumatic.......2007-08-02

Carl Gustav Jung once studied under Sigmund Freud but separated based on philosophical differences mainly due to the belief in the spirit of man. Early in his life Jung had a mystic experience that lasted several years. Jung documented them but only one of the pieces of that period of his writing has been released. It consists of "The Seven Sermons to the Dead".

I am not quite sure "why" I am so interested in Gnosticism but when I found this book on Amzon.com, I had to get it. Carl Jung the Gnostic!

Carl Jung though not credited as the Father of psychology clearly saw what the Gnostics were experiencing, of course he had no problem making the connection between Gnosticism and psychology.

Since reading The Nag Hammadi Library's Gnostic scriptures, Jung's Gnostic definitions were extremely helpful to me. I especially enjoyed many references to the Gospel of Truth, the Gospel of Philip and of course the Gospel of Thomas. The following are some of those definitions:

-Abraxis: The God of Opposites. When opposites are combined nothing and everything is experienced.
-Archon: Ruler. An inferior cosmic being ruling over and imposing limitations on the human soul.
-The Demiurge: The stupid God and architect of the Earth plane. Also known as the ego.
-Gnosis: Spiritual knowledge arrived at intuitively.
-Syzygies: Polar opposites or duality.
-Pleroma: Fullness of being. Holiness. Wholeness.

From Hoeller "............the Gnostics, like psychologists, do not aim at the transformation of the world but at the transformation of the MIND, with its natural consequence----a changed attitude towards the world."

Hoeller explains that while Rome (which Jung refused to visit) was the spiritual center of Christianity, Alexandria was the spiritual center of Gnosticism. The Seven Sermons to the Dead appear to be written by Basilides, the purest known Gnostic Master, channeled thru Carl Jung!

From Hoeller "...............Jung's spiritual forebears in the early Christian centuries called Gnosis--------is never accomplished by beliefs in ideas but only by realization in the form of experience."

"Jung said in essence that human beings have a religious need, but that this need is not for religious BELIEF but rather for religious EXPERIENCE." Hoeller then goes on to say that this experience brings about the inner unity and wholeness (pleroma) of the human being.

From Hoeller "Only what man EXPERIENCES of the Devine is alive: what he BELIEVES about it is dead.

In my opinion Jung's greatest discovery is the concept of "Synchronicity". Synchronicity manifests itself in the seventh sermon as the "inner eternity" and the "outer eternity". In simple terms it is an event that occurs in the mind and the external world at that same time.....................Synchronicity. Once Synchronicity occurs, transcendence follows.

Finally, Hoeller devotes an entire chapter to the English translation of the Seven Sermons and then devotes a chapter to his analysis of each of the seven Sermons. I recommend that after you read each of his analysis's, go back and read each of Basilides' Sermon's separately and experience Carl Jung's Gnosis for yourself first hand!

The Modern Gnostic.......2003-12-24

After Carl Jung broke with Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis because of a difficult personal and intellectual dispute over specific tenets of the new discipline, it is known that Jung fell into a long period of depression and introspection. Separating proved to be much more complicated than either of the men first envisaged. Jung was heralded to be the "Crown prince" of the fledgling movement, but disagreements with the master over core doctrines proved to be far too radical for Jung to attempt to create reconciliation. After this break they never uttered a word to each other again. During this time Jung fell into a period of self-analysis that he has written about in his autobiography, 'Memories, Dreams and Reflection'. It was also during this time that he wrote a curious text that he titled ' The Seven Sermons of the Dead". He reports that strange phenomenon in his house began before the writing: loud retorts from invisible sources; a series of disturbing dreams experienced by Jung and his children. At one point he said the house seemed to fill with an invisible presence, a crowd. It was at this stage that he was compelled to write, ordered, in a sense, to scribe what is now known as this text. The esoteric, magical and ultimately Gnostic overtone of the work is without question. Curiously, Jung was not the 'author' of the text, but the ancient Alexandrian Gnostic heretic, Basilides. The work begins:

VII Sermones ad Mortuos

'Seven exhortations to the dead, written by Basilides in Alexandria, the city where East and West meet.'

In chapter three we are given the seven sermons in their entirety. The remaining chapters are devoted to interpreting and analysing the contents, sermon by sermon.

One does not necessarily need to have a strong acquaintance with Gnosticism in order to fully appreciate this book. Hoeller clearly provides the reader with enough background information on the subject in order to follow his well-written exegesis on the sermons themselves. Hoeller's arguments centre on the indisputable connection between the sermons and Jung's depth psychology with Gnosticism. The 'sermons' are clearly Gnostic and expound, symbolically, on the spirit and its relationship with the Divine.

Stephen Hoeller is an excellent writer and his passion and knowledge of philosophy and comparative religion shines forth from every page. He believes Jung to be the modern Gnostic, bringing the once and future Gnosis with us again. This is an important book as it guides us to look within ourselves to possibly discover what we all are consciously or unconsciously searching for.

Wake up... and read this book!.......2002-10-12

"The dead came back from Jerusalem, where they did not find what they were seeking." So begins the short esoteric treatise "The Seven Sermons to the Dead" by the late C.G. Jung, reproduced here with an introduction and extensive commentary and analysis by the learned and insightful Dr. Stephan A. Hoeller.

Who are the dead? They are really the living dead, the spiritually dead -- those who are ignorant of "the knowledge of the heart", or Gnosis. Why do they return from Jerusalem? Because it is the symbolic home of the dogmatism and "dead creeds" which have blinded men to their own true nature.

This book is part gnostic treatise and part academic exegesis of Jung's "Seven Sermons". It serves as an extremely enlightening introduction to both Gnosticism and Jungian psychology. Hoeller clears up many misunderstandings about the ancient Gnostics, who have been vilified by mainstream Christians as "heretics" since ancient times. He also restores dignity to the notion that we (post)moderns can draw on a store of "ancient wisdom". New Age gurus who can't hold a candle to Hoeller bandy this phrase about ad nauseum. Hoeller's knowledge of history and primary texts and his own insight and wisdom shine through to create a unique and vital synthesis that puts the New Age crowd to shame.

Hoeller's writing is intellectually sound and spiritually compelling. There is no dry analysis or tedious language here. Indeed, Hoeller clearly loves the English language and uses it more creatively and adeptly than many native speakers (English is not his first language). His style tends toward the esoteric, but such is the clarity of his thought that the sometimes archaic vocabulary doesn't distract one's attention for an instant. To give an example, Hoeller explains the symbolism of the rooster-head found on images of the ancient Gnostic "god" Abraxas as follows:

"The head of the rooster symbolizes vigilant wakefulness and is related to both the human heart and to universal heart, the sun, the rising of which is invoked by the matutinal clarion call of the chanticleer."

If such highbrow style isn't your cup of tea -- well, then, this book isn't for you. As for me, I found joy on every page and give Stephan Hoeller's "The Gnostic Jung" the highest possible recommendation.

Beautiful, moving and true.......2002-09-03

Many decades later Jung commented thus upon these sermons: "All my work, all my creative activity, has come from those initial fantasies ... everything that I accomplished in later life was already contained in them ..."

The seven sermons deal with the self as the androgynous being Abraxas, with the message that self-knowledge may be attained by the conscious assimilation of the contents of the subconscious, in order to achieve unity. The "dead" are those who stopped growing spiritually by not questioning their egos. By not growing, they are in essence the living dead.

Jung considered his own work a link in the golden chain from ancient gnosticism via philosophical alchemy to the modern psychology of the subconscious. Just as in those ancient texts, his work reveals a fragmented self in which the image of the divine may be found.

The author made his own translation of the sermons and provided a comprehensive preface, exegesis of the sermons and afterword in which he comments grippingly on Jung, gnosticism and the current era. His views on the survival of the pansophic/theosophic tradition (through the arts) are particularly enlightening.

Jung's central doctrine of individuation is an ancient concept of the western esoteric tradition - the tendency of the individual consciousness not to surrender its light into nothingness. Unlike many eastern spiritual systems, the Western tradition never knew the permanent dissolution of the individual consciousness in the divine.

Already in the first sermon this question is discussed, i.e. how to remain an individual while simultaneously achieving an optimal degree of unity with the ineffable greatness of the pleroma within us. Jung gives us an undivided model of reality in which both causal and acausal connections, spirit and matter, are reconciled.

As for belief, Jung convincingly argues that human beings have a religious need - not a need for belief, however, but one for religious experience. This is a psychical experience that leads to the integration of the soul. Inner wholeness - gnosis - is achieved not by belief in ideas, but by experience.

In the place of a god to believe in, Jung thus offers us an existential truth that we can experience. He rejects the "god of belief" in favor of a symbol of lasting validity, and instead of the much abused concept of "belief", he offers the power of the imagination as the way to gnosis, just as in the magickal and alchemical traditions.

The seven sermons are gripping and poetic, while the commentary is full of insight and enriched by quotes from inter alia the Nag Hammadi texts, Plotinus, Helena Blavatsky, Emerson and others. The most beautiful is a moving poem by the mystic Angelus Silesius, of which I quote a part:

"God is such as he is,
I am what I must be;
If you know one, in truth
You know both him and me.

I am the vine, which he
Doth plant and cherish most;
The fruit which grows from me
Is God, the holy ghost."

This text, and Basilides' thoughts on the pleroma (fullness of god), reminded me of Patti Smith's song "Hymn" on her album Wave:

"When I am troubled in the night
He comes to comfort me
He wills me through the darkness
And the empty child is free

To take his hand, his sacred heart
The heart that breaks the dawn, amen.
And when I think I've had my fill
He fills me up again."

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Gnosticism, together with alchemy, was for C. G. Jung the chief prefiguration of his analytical psychology. Jung did not simply interpret Gnostic texts psychologically but also cited them as confirmation of his psychology. An authority on theories of myth and Gnosticism, Robert Segal has searched the Jungian corpus to bring together in one volume Jung's main discussions of this ancient form of spirituality. Included in this volume are both Jung's sole work devoted entirely to Gnosticism, "Gnostic Symbols of the Self," and his own Gnostic myth, "Seven Sermons to the Dead." The book also contains key essays by two of the best-known writers on Jungian psychology and Gnosticism: Father Victor White and Gilles Quispel, whose "C. G. Jung und die Gnosis" is here translated for the first time. In his extensive introduction Segal discusses Jung's fascination with Gnosticism, the parallel for Jung between ancient Gnostics and modern Jungian patients, the Jungian meaning of Gnostic myths and of the Seven Sermons, Jung's possible misinterpretation of Gnosticism, and the common characterization of Jung himself as a contemporary Gnostic.

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The predecessor to "Allure of Gnosticism: ...".......2007-07-13

This book must be the predecessor to the book "Allure of Gnosticism: ..." since the introduction is partially the same in both. And there's also one same article in both the books. Jung's Seven Sermons to the Dead is included only in this one. But if I had to choose between the two, I'd rather get the newer.

A Definitive Work.......2005-02-21

For anyone wanting to know Carl Jung's views on Gnosticism, this is the definitive work. Segal does an excellent job of describing Carl Jung's view of Gnosticism and the contrast with Jung's psychology. The explanation is very detailed, yet very clear and easy to understand.

Jung's Seven Sermons to the Dead are included, along with excerpts from Jung's other relevant works. This book is an excellent investment for this interested in both Gnosticism and psychology.

Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead

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Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead
Stephan A Hoeller
Manufacturer: Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, [1982]. 1st Printing. [ii]+xxviii+239+[9]pp. Trade paperback. Covers lightly edgeworn, slight soiling to outer text block, else a very good copy. 12 ounces = 348 grams. 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches = 21 x 13 x 2cm. eng.
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The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead

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The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead
Stephan Hoeller
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Manufacturer: Wheaton, IL 1982.
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