Colin Wilson, Super Consciousness: the quest for the peak experience

Colin Stanley (University of Nottingham)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.09: English Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary Britain , 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Gina Lyle (University of Glasgow), Graham MacPhee (University of Manchester), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Jenni Ramone (The Nottingham Trent University)

Domains

Parapsychology/ Occult

Dates

First circulation or publication 2009

Places

England (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Non-Fiction

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When Colin Wilson died in December 2013, it was suggested by one perceptive obituary writer that, despite the seemingly diverse subject matter of his books, his legacy lay in the field of Consciousness Studies. This is undoubtedly true and in

Super Consciousness

Wilson, nearing the end of his creative life, decided to summarise his major ideas. Although first published in Japanese in 2007 (Tokyo: Gakken) as

The Search for Power Consciousness

, it was conceived twelve years earlier when the book “... took shape in 48 hours in the form of a 60-page outline...” (6*). For various reasons it was set aside, although the outline was published in 2002 as part of the double e-book

The Ladder of Selves andThe Search for Power Consciousness

(Berkeley CA: Maurice Bassett) with an Introduction by…

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Citation: Stanley, Colin. "Super Consciousness: the quest for the peak experience". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 06 March 2014 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=26475, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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