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Franklin Merrell-Wolff: an American Philosopher and Mystic: A Personal Memoir
This is a memoir of the life of Franklin Fowler Wolff, whose pen name was Franklin Merrell-Wolff. It is about his inner and outer journey through his life of ninety-eight years. His time at Stanford and Harvard developed his keen intellect in philosophy and mathematics, which in turn led him to seek a deeper meaning. This book follows Wolffs participation and then abandonment of available spiritual groups of the early 1900s. He considered his marriage to Sarah Merrell a spiritual partnership, between the two of them developed a relationship with several students and associates who were also spiritually oriented.
294 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 28, 2016
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October 21, 2020
Disappointing
Franklin Merrell-Wolff has a bit of a reputation as a philosopher/‘mystic’. So always keen to hear what they have to say. What their background is. Influences. Thoughts.
This book has very little of that. And I am none the wiser. It devolves rapidly into a biography of the grand daughter ( the author ). Heartfelt no doubt and of great interest to her, family and friends. To me ... not so much. Especially when she gets petulant, dissing rivals however deservedly and squawking over inheritance details. It is amazing how many ‘spiritually’ oriented groups splinter and squabble. And over the most mundane matters .. though underlying it core issues of authority and dominance. And wealth/property. Without that you might have to work for a living. Some group members have apparently attained ‘realisation’ as taught by the master. ‘Enlightenment’ repackaged. Yeah right. Why not try for ‘going clear’. Anyone? Just don’t drink the kool-aid.
Franklin Merrell-Wolff has a bit of a reputation as a philosopher/‘mystic’. So always keen to hear what they have to say. What their background is. Influences. Thoughts.
This book has very little of that. And I am none the wiser. It devolves rapidly into a biography of the grand daughter ( the author ). Heartfelt no doubt and of great interest to her, family and friends. To me ... not so much. Especially when she gets petulant, dissing rivals however deservedly and squawking over inheritance details. It is amazing how many ‘spiritually’ oriented groups splinter and squabble. And over the most mundane matters .. though underlying it core issues of authority and dominance. And wealth/property. Without that you might have to work for a living. Some group members have apparently attained ‘realisation’ as taught by the master. ‘Enlightenment’ repackaged. Yeah right. Why not try for ‘going clear’. Anyone? Just don’t drink the kool-aid.
May 5, 2017
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Shawnna Pracejus rated a book
I'm not educated in philosophy. I don't understand the vocabulary. Having said that, I thoroughly enjoyed the life long journey of FMW, so generously offered by Doroethy.
So many twists and turns I didn't see coming. Doroethy laboriously compiled countless pages of writings, letters, voice recordings and recounted tales of all things Franklin.
I appreciated the vividness of the locales and the descriptions of the people involved who were closest to him. You can feel the warmth and light permeate each page. The timeline at the end is a good resource as well.
What an astonishing legacy and loving gift Doroethy has given us.
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Shawnna Pracejus rated a book
I'm not educated in philosophy. I don't understand the vocabulary. Having said that, I thoroughly enjoyed the life long journey of FMW, so generously offered by Doroethy.
So many twists and turns I didn't see coming. Doroethy laboriously compiled countless pages of writings, letters, voice recordings and recounted tales of all things Franklin.
I appreciated the vividness of the locales and the descriptions of the people involved who were closest to him. You can feel the warmth and light permeate each page. The timeline at the end is a good resource as well.
What an astonishing legacy and loving gift Doroethy has given us.
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