The Psychology Of Man's Possible Evolution

This book is something of a contradiction. It could be viewed as a “self help” book, but, unlike the majority of these, it does not reassure the reader or boost his or her confidence. It begins from the premise that most of our thoughts and actions are mechanical, and proceeds to suggest that it req......more

In this book, the psyche is “the soul or spirit” and psychology the means of human evolution to a higher level of awareness and being. This is not what is being taught in schools, as Ouspensky points out. He postulates that there is a “true self” one must get to know. However, we will not advance un......more

Um desses casos peculiares quando lemos um livro onde quase todas as considerações propostas são teorizadas e praticadas há anos pelo leitor que não tinha conhecimento profundo do autor. Presumo que, ao final, todos que baseiam suas vidas na evolução da consciência e a total compreensão do ser chegu......more

This bopok is all about the levels of wakefullness and sleeping that we live within in our daily waking lives. When I read this book I was relieved that it had been expressed. I had been thinking about these things since I was a little kid and could never express them in an understandable way. I did......more

I give it 2 stars because it is short. But the book says nothing new or profound, these ideas have been passed around like all beloved mêmes, just rewritten in a slightly different way. But if you must read Ouspensky then start here because you'll feel better that you didn't waste your time on the t......more