The Ecstatic Journey

[New York]: [Ballantine Books]. Octavo in white DJ, 323 pages; 22 cm. Sealed, in original shrinkwrap. Fine. Hardcover. ISBN: 0345395077

An exploration of the drama and mystery of mystical experiences. Contents: Rowing toward God -- Ecstatic visions: fairy tales -- Drunks and bums and saints -- The revelation on Machu Picchu -- Light and heat: burning with the fire of love -- Coming down, going off -- The sweetness of the pain of love -- Holy craziness, crazy holiness -- Chaos and disintegration -- The hidden mystics -- Angels and visitations -- The second journey -- Appendixes: A. Christian meditation; B. The dark side and the way out. Spirituality; Mysticism.