How Heaven Works - (Numen Book) by Christopher Hartney (Hardcover)

About the Book

This is the most up-to-date translation of Con Đường Thiêng Liêng Hằng Sống (The Divine Path to Eternal Life) with extensive introduction and commentary. It is a shamanic exploration of Caodaist heaven in a stand-alone series of 35 sermons given in 1948 and 1949 by Vietnam's great 20th Century mystic Phạm Công Tắc (1890-1959).

Book Synopsis

In 1948, Vietnam's great 20th Century mystic Phạm Công Tắc (1890-1959) began a series of sermons making Caodaism's claims to universal salvation the clearest. In only two decades, Caodaism had stamped its fast-growing presence on the nation. With potent creative and poetic skill Phạm Công Tắc invited his co-religionists to take a shamanic journey with him to examine the heavens and literally see how they would be saved. The 35 sermons translated here are provided with a commentary and extensive introduction by Hartney. How Heaven Works is a fascinating insight into the deep connection between shamanic atmosphere, literature, and Modern syncretic concepts of salvation.