This collection of letters by Frithjof Schuon, the foremost spokesman of the perennial philosophy, contains nearly 200 letters from Schuon's youth to old age as written to friends, spiritual seekers, and scholars. These letters offer insights into Schuon's message of the perennial philosophy, as well as a glimpse into his life as messenger of that philosophy.
This collection of letters by Frithjof Schuon, the foremost spokesman of the perennial philosophy, contains nearly 200 letters from Schuon's youth to old age as written to friends, spiritual seekers, and scholars. These letters offer insights into Schuon's message of the perennial philosophy, as well as a glimpse into his life as messenger of that philosophy.
Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998) is best known as the leading spokesman of the perennial philosophy. A gifted artist and poet as well as the author of over thirty books on religion, metaphysics, sacred art, and the spiritual path, Schuon's works have been translated into over a dozen languages and are respected by academic and religious authorities alike. Michael Oren Fitzgerald (b. 1949) is an award-winning author, editor, and publisher of books on world religions, sacred art, and traditional culture. The author of the biography Frithjof Schuon: Messenger of the Perennial Philosophy, Fitzgerald has also edited twenty books and two documentary films that have received more than 45 awards. Catherine Schuon (1924-2021) was married to Frithjof Schuon for nearly fifty years. A gifted artist and translator, she edited her husband's selected writings on art in the illustrated Art from the Sacred to the Profane: East and West.
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Editor's Preface by Michael Oren Fitzgerald vii Introduction by Catherine Schuon xiii Foreword 1 1. Something Great Spoke to Me (Ages 18–20) 3 2. I Stand At a Crossroads (Ages 20–25) 13 3. My Spiritual Father (Ages 25–27) 29 4. Truth Must Have Many Forms (Ages 32–57) 49 5. It Is She Who Chose Me (Ages 57–60) 129 6. Above All the Religio Perennis (Ages 62–72) 139 7. To the Far West (Ages 72–88) 173 Afterword 232 Appendix: Facsimile Letter 233 Glossary of Foreign Terms and Phrases 235 List of Correspondents 251 Table of Letters 255 Index 265 Biographical Notes 275
Editor's Preface by Michael Oren Fitzgerald vii Introduction by Catherine Schuon xiii Foreword 1 1. Something Great Spoke to Me (Ages 18–20) 3 2. I Stand At a Crossroads (Ages 20–25) 13 3. My Spiritual Father (Ages 25–27) 29 4. Truth Must Have Many Forms (Ages 32–57) 49 5. It Is She Who Chose Me (Ages 57–60) 129 6. Above All the Religio Perennis (Ages 62–72) 139 7. To the Far West (Ages 72–88) 173 Afterword 232 Appendix: Facsimile Letter 233 Glossary of Foreign Terms and Phrases 235 List of Correspondents 251 Table of Letters 255 Index 265 Biographical Notes 275
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