
2019 Reprint of 1951 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. "ALL sacred writings contain an outer and an inner meaning. Behind the literal words lies another range of meaning, another form of knowledge. According to an old-age tradition, Man once was in touch with this inner knowledge and inner meaning. There are many stories in the Old Testament which convey another knowledge, a meaning quite different from the literal sense of the words. The story of the Ark, the story of Pharaoh's butler and baker, the story of the Tower of Babel, the story of Jacob and Esau and the mess of pottage, and many others, contain an inner psychological meaning far removed from their literal level of meaning. And in the Gospels the parable is used in a similar way." -from the Preface. The New Man is an effort to elaborate the Gospels in light of this inner truth, in order to guide man along the necessary journey he must undertake to avoid violence and self-destruction.
This work investigates the hypothesis that the parables and miracles of Christ contain an esoteric, psychological meaning distinct from their literal biblical interpretation. Maurice Nicoll, a student of G.I. Gurdjieff and P.D. Ouspensky, applies the framework of the Fourth Way to Christian scripture. He argues that humanity possesses an inherent capacity for a higher level of consciousness, which can be accessed by decoding the symbolic language embedded within the Gospels to facilitate internal transformation.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Readers frequently note the dense, philosophical nature of the prose, which requires familiarity with Gurdjieffian concepts to fully grasp. Scholars of esoteric Christianity identify this as a significant text for those interested in the intersection of psychological development and mystical interpretation.
Page Count:
184
Publication Date:
1972-02-28
Publisher:
Penguin Books
ISBN-10:
0140034129
ISBN-13:
9780140034127
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