In exploring the world of mythology we enter a realm of symbolism and representation which touches every aspect of the human psyche. Myths lead us away from the ordinary, dull interpretations of life and provide a startling new perspective on the nature of things. It is this freshness of approach to ourselves and the world which is exciting and stimulating, and helps to reinstate the sense of wonder we had as children. Myths help to cultivate within us a sense that miraculous things are taking place everywhere in the universe; and this is perfectly true." This wonderful book explores in detail myths from a variety of cultures - Asian, Aboriginal, Persian, Egyptian, African and European, and endeavours to open some of the more internal meanings contained within them. There are frequent references to esoteric Christianity and the Fourth Way as these paths were of primary importance to Philip W. Groves.

Here we find a wonderful combination of the laws of the natural world and the laws of the universe as taught by esotericism. It is explained that these universal laws are found as guidelines and sources of wonder throughout all natural existence; specific examples are studied in order to be able to recognize this – in human biology in the form of cells and anatomical mechanics, in literature and creative expression, and within the structure of many world religions throughout history. There are also specific chapters devoted to examining esoteric material and how we can apply it to ourselves in order to gain a more abundant life experience.

Spiritual psychology is concerned with the arousal and development of the buried potentials of human life which are unknown to most people and but dimly suspected by a few. It is the application to ourselves of methods and disciplines that serve to establish the conditions in which a completely new kind of life may begin to appear. This new life is often referred to as rebirth or regeneration. We cannot make it happen, because we have no power over the higher levels of the universe; but we can work upon ourselves and prepare the ground for the possible ingression of spiritual, celestial and Divine energies which are capable of reviving us. This book deals with details of a methodology which leads to self transformation.

There is no end to what the mind can assimilate and use, and to the extent that Divine truths are used and lived, so the mind is spiritualized and elevated to spiritual and celestial levels. Every garden has its paths, and spiritually such paths are ways through the mind that lead to realizations, insights and goals. It is our duty to see to it that the paths in our garden of the mind are paved with truths and not composed of blind beliefs or assumptions. We must clearly know our goals and the way that leads to those goals. In this volume we examine a variety of approaches to the spiritualising of the whole person, and look closely at a number of great teachers and cultures going back to ancient times.

Natural therapy can provide a very great service to the community. By virtue of its wholistic foundations, it gives attention to the total person and helps him live in harmony with nature. It accomplishes this by means of various regimes and thorough education. The regimes are practical ways of restoring health to the person, and education is the means of helping him to know and understand the laws of nature and how to live in obedience to them. Health, wholeness and harmony are the central themes of natural healing; they are also the central themes of sound living. The material included here incorporates an overview of the whole field of natural therapies – yoga, naturopathy, nutrition, forms of massage, spiritual healing and also a broad view of methods of improving well-being and quality of life.

This work is arranged in two parts: one examining the fascinating development of psychology and details of the great innovators of this century from Freud, Jung, Frankl, Maslow and Van Dusen, and evaluates their contribution to humanity and society; and the other acts as a practical guide to the clinical therapist with an examination of a large variety of psychological disorders and the application of specific indications of topics like music, movement, art and dreams

We are encouraged to explore nature and the biosphere more fully and understand the great variety of life, and to better comprehend its relationship with mankind; the huge cycles that keep matter on the move, and the delicate balance between animals, plants and ourselves. We need more than an elementary knowledge of botany, zoology, geology and climatology. As sensitive, living, thinking beings we require a larger system of reference against which we can see the significance of birth, life and death; of vision and inspiration; of hope and love; of creation and eschatology. We have a deep-rooted need to understand where we are placed in the whole cosmic order and the exploration of Meganature will help us to find ways of fulfilling these needs.