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7
. Smith, p. xii.

8
. Walshe, p. xlviii.

9
. Lewis, p. 101.

10
. Lewis, p. 101.

11
. Smith, p. xv.

Toward a Science of Spirituality

1
. Malin, p. 230.

2
. Underhill, p. 14.

3
. Pereira, p. 143.

4
. Walshe, p. 66.

5
. Walshe, p. 6.

6
. Armstrong, “Negative Theology, Myth, and Incarnation,” in
Neoplatonism and Christian T ought
, p. 214.

7
. Guthrie, p. 67.

8
. Davies, p. 179.

Neoplatonism and Christianity

1
. Hoff man, p. 17.

2
. Hoff man, p. 158.

3
. Zimmern, p. 53.

4
. Findlay, p. 229.

5
. Wallis, p. 104.

6
. Wallis, p. 104.

7
. Tarnas, pp. 101-102.

8
. Findlay, p. 227.

9
. Findlay, p. 228.

10
. Findlay, p. 229.

The Legacy of Plotinus and Plato

1
. Tarnas, pp. 100, 103.

2
. Dods, pp. 298, 268, 291, 299.

3
. Dods, p. 271.

4
. Shaw, p. 655.

5
. Bréhier, p. 112.

6
. Dods, p. 295.

7
. Dods, pp. 295, 608.

8
. Tarnas, p. 117.

9
. Guthrie, p. 33.

10
. Tarnas, p. 475.

11
. Bréhier, pp. 113, 189.

12
. Davies, p. 124.

13
. Tarnas, pp. 213, 215.

14
. Tarnas, p. 192.

15
. Tarnas, p. 218.

Our Great Experiment with Truth

1
. Hadot,
Plotinus or The Simplicity of Vision
, p. 45.

2
. Davies, pp. 148, 149.

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N ADDITION TO
Return to the One
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God’s Whisper, Creation’s T under
. More information about these books and Brian’s current writing projects can be found at
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A serious student of meditation, metaphysics, and philosophy for over thirty years, Brian has a bachelor’s degree in psychology/humanities, a master’s degree in social work, and two years of doctoral-level training in systems science.

He has been a research associate at the Oregon Health Sciences University, a manager with Oregon’s health planning agency, and executive director of Oregon Health Decisions. Most recently, Brian was the communications director for Eco-Enterprises, Inc.