Shambhala: The Fascinating Truth behind the Myth of Shangri-laFor thousands of years, stories have been told about an inaccessible garden paradise hidden among the icy peaks and secluded valleys of the Himalayas. Called by some Shangri-la, this mythical kingdom, where the pure at heart live forever among jewel lakes, wish-fulfilling trees, and speaking stones, has fired the imagination of both actual explorers and mystical travelers to the inner realms. In this fascinating look behind the myth, Victoria LePage traces the links between this legendary Utopia and the mythologies of the world. Shambhala, LePage argues persuasively, is "real" and may be becoming more so as human beings as a species learn increasingly to perceive dimensions of reality that have been concealed for millennia. |
Contents
THE MOUNTAIN | 1 |
THE QUEST FOR SHAMBHALA | 3 |
THE MANDALIC MIRROR | 21 |
A WREATH OF RELIGIONS | 40 |
THE COSMIC MOUNTAIN | 61 |
A TRAFFICWAY OF ANGELS | 78 |
THE PERFECTION OF THE SHORTEST PATH | 95 |
PROPHECIES OF SHAMBHALA | 114 |
THE GARDEN OF THE TREE OF LIFE | 155 |
WHERE IS THE WORLD AXIS? | 174 |
SEEDBEDS OF CIVILIZATION | 190 |
THE PYTHAGOREAN Y | 209 |
AN ALTERNATIVE SCIENCE | 227 |
A SIGN FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM | 251 |
NOTES | 271 |
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