Visionary worlds
Subtitle: the making and unmaking of reality
By: Lee Irwin.
Series: SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Pluralism; Reality; Myth; Imagination
Description: Visionary Worlds examines the role and significance of imagination and the myth-making processes that engage human beings in constructing a viable, living world of meaningful relations, beliefs, and social interactions. In this process of "world-building," we each draw on a wide variety of ideologies - religious, philosophical, aesthetic or scientific - which often conflict and clash with one another in the struggle to evolve a coherent and meaningful worldview.

This unpredictable and fallible process often requires considerable readjustment or revisions as the complexities of an increasingly pluralistic society impinge upon us with greater divergence and multiplicity. This work examines the ways in which we all make and unmake our reality as part of the challenge of seeking greater spiritual maturity and relatedness to others.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-201) and index.