Metaphysics & Esoteric Philosophy

*The definitive and comprehensive edition of Robert Graves's classic retelling of the Greek myths* 'Icarus disobeyed his father's instructions and began soaring towards the sun, rejoiced by the lift of his great sweeping wings.

A surrealist exploration of the marvelous in ancient, classic, and modern works from around the world

Long considered one of the most significant and original books to have come out of the surrealist movement

Explores the role of magic and the occult in art and culture from ancient times to today

Examines key figures behind esoteric cultural developments, such as Carl Jung, Anton LaVey, Paul Bowles, Aleister Crowley, and Rudolf Steiner

Typically, great thinkers have been included in encyclopedic works on the basis of reputation and historic influence. The School of Life takes a different approach, focusing instead on the thinkers whose ideas are the most helpful to our lives now.

Don't care about ecology? This book is for you. Morton sets out to show us that whether we know it or not, we already have the capacity and the will to change the way we understand the place of humans in the world, and our very understanding of the term 'ecology'.

"Life is a long chain of moments that have to be lived with awareness one after the other.