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Peter Kingsley

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Classical scholar and spiritual teacher Peter Kingsley was born in the UK. He received his BA from the University of Lancaster, his Master of Letters from King's College, Cambridge University, and his PhD from the University of London. He is a former Fellow of the Warburg Institute in London and has held honorary professorships or fellowships at universities in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Kingsley's early writings are traditionally academic, and culminate in the 1995 Ancient Philosophy, Mystery, and Magic: Empedocles and Pythagorean Tradition. His more recent works emphasize the lived experience and daily application of the ancient mystical tradition that helped give rise to the western world.

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Average rating: 4.03 · 2,153 ratings · 354 reviews · 11 distinct worksSimilar authors
In the Dark Places of Wisdom

4.09 avg rating — 649 ratings — published 1999 — 19 editions
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A Book of Life

3.38 avg rating — 475 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions
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Reality

4.29 avg rating — 347 ratings — published 2003 — 10 editions
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A Story Waiting to Pierce Y...

4.16 avg rating — 248 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
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Catafalque: Carl Jung and t...

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Ancient Philosophy, Mystery...

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Quest for the Red Sulphur: ...

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Ο Εμπεδοκλής στον 21ο Αιώνα

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“Always remember your focus determines your reality.”
Peter Kingsley

“Rationality is simply mysticism misunderstood.”
Peter Kingsley, Reality

“[T]he song of the Sufis, once it starts, never ends.

There is a traditional saying that you should never waste your time trying to find real Sufis because they are the ones who will find you. And this turned out to be perfectly true.”
Peter Kingsley, A Book of Life

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