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Have you lost your way on the road to your higher self?
Do you sometimes feel stuck in your “lower self,” wondering
where the hero of your life went?

     If so, you’re not alone. But help is here for your inner hero. Robert B. Clarke has written An Order Outside Time (1-57174-422-3) to jumpstart your journey of personal transformation again. If you are one of the millions of people throughout the world who have been inspired by Joseph Campbell’s revelations from world mythology about The Hero’s Journey, this book is for you.

     Clarke says that the line of Western Spirituality began in ancient Egypt and continued through the time of Christ, but has become stalled since then. An Order Outside Time offers an extension of the ideas of Joseph Campbell through a reinterpretation of Western Spirituality using Jungian symbolism. The author applies the concept of the Hero’s Journey – that process of individuation that each individual undertakes on the quest for his or her highest self – to the development of royal lines of divine incarnations or “higher selves” throughout western civilization. He shows that:

 ► The great stories of ancient Egypt and of the Old and New Testament are processes of individuation in the Jungian sense.
 ►The pairings of Osiris with Horus, and legends of spiritual development from Moses to Joshua, from David to Solomon, and from John the Baptist to Jesus Christ reflect processes of individuation or the Hero’s Journey for entire cultures.
 ►There are connections among Egyptian, Jewish, and Christian mythology that provide clues for our collective and individual spiritual journeys towards wholeness.
 ►Jesus—or his equivalent—is coming again.

     If you enjoy contemplating the relevance of mythology, Biblical heroes and legends, or Jungian archetypes to your life, and you’re looking for another avenue of insight into your spiritual journey, check out An Order Outside Time.

July 2005 ● Mythology • ISBN 1-57174-422-3 • Trade paper • $18.95