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Highlights
- Frankie Pauling Hutton's insight comes from cosmology, esoteric Christianity, Theosophy, Gurdjieff's teachings, the Mahatmas and other superior beings.
- Author(s): Frankie Pauling Hutton
- 228 Pages
- Body + Mind + Spirit, Mindfulness & Meditation
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Book Synopsis
Frankie Pauling Hutton's insight comes from cosmology, esoteric Christianity, Theosophy, Gurdjieff's teachings, the Mahatmas and other superior beings. In this book, she weaves an extraordinary synthesis of essays which ponder the complicated, suffering prone life of earthlings as tied ultimately to the symbolism of the red rose, a unique rendering on earth which seems appreciated by every culture, globally for hundreds and hundreds of years. But why? There's obviously more to the rose than meets the eye. It is a lovely, fragrant and high frequency flower and perhaps that's why it has been so revered by diverse cultures and from pagans to patricians, commoners to royalty. But few among us know the metaphysics of the rose. We might deduce from these essays that humans are ever watched over and even unknowingly tweaked by beings from afar until such time the will and pure quest for eternal life begins to take place which ushers in graceful, committed work capable of transcending polarization, politics, race, and soci-economic matters. To know the rose aright, is to trump all that divides earthlings and Hutton's essays show us why secret societies have ever revered the rose for that reason.
Following over a decade of research, in this little book, Dr. Hutton becomes our guide through a reacquaintance with ancient literature and poetry, biblical passages and much more to help us know the secret life of the rose. She fathom's the gist of the rose and explains in detail why this precious flower is in the league of God's profound renderings to mankind. The great teachers, including Dante, the Mahatmas, Andreev, Newbough, Gurdjieff, Rumi and Attar all point to the same message: to know the rose and know it well is to understand man's never ending quest to know the Source of all and everything, what many civilizations call God or the Force.
Review Quotes
"Rose Paradise offers a provocative and wonderfully subliminal contribution to a growing literature on the richly symbolic aspects of the rose. Capitalizing on her three chapters from Rose Lore, Hutton brings revered sages like the Mahatmas and Gurdjieff into captivating and uncommon interpretation of both the mystique and pedagogy emanating from the red rose."
Dr. Maria Jaschok, Senior Research Fellow, School of Global & Asian Studies, University of Oxford
"Frankie Hutton has given us renewed insights into the red rose that still withstand the test of time. This companion to Rose Lore is much appreciated."
Margarita de Olmo, Centro de Ciencias Humanasy Sociales, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
"A deep and important capturing of essential messages of Gurdjieff and Andreev's connection to the rose, much revered by enlightened Russians and others who seek higher understanding."
Tatyana Kopnova, New Jersey, USA
"Here in Turkey, some of us know about greats such as Gurdjieff, Rumi and red roses---all have revered time here. The roses remain to grace us daily. Hutton reminds us of the numinous, everlasting gift of the quintessential flower through the prism of masterful teachers.
Dr. Fatma Mizikaci, Ankara University, Turkey
"Roses are no stranger to UNCUT VOICES PRESS and Hutton shows us again that she knows the semiotics of them best."
Dr. Tobe Levin, Baroness von Gleichen, Frankfurt, Germany
"India is home to a wealth of diverse and treasured literature. This bold effort is commended as it dares to acquaint the unaware with the little-known Mahatmas."
Shastri Ramachandaran, Columnist