Dr. Richard Maurice Bucke was a psychiatrist, adventurer, and mystic whose work on "cosmic consciousness" helped lay the groundwork for transpersonal psychology. He was instrumental in founding the Medical School of the University of Western Ontario. His exploration of higher states of awareness, influenced by thinkers like Edward Carpenter, delved into the profound spiritual experiences that shape human perception. Bucke sought to integrate these mystical insights into a more comprehensive understanding of the psyche.
In one of the classic books on the mystical experience, Buck outlines the development of various faculties in the history of man and the growth of an individual. He believes we are witnessing a continuous psychical revolution and that people like Buddha and Jesus, to name a couple, are the forerunners of the beings who will eventually inhabit the earth.
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