Man and His Hidden Powers

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The deeper man’s sense of wonder deepens, the more his curiosity and aspiration for knowledge and understanding expands, the more intense his vitality becomes, and the stronger his grip on his own existence grows. Man has reached a point in his evolution where he must ascend from the great to the subtle. In other words, he must increasingly turn inward. This means he must turn to the hidden levels of his being, to the “hidden,” to the meanings and vibrations that have hitherto been too subtle to grasp with his hands or comprehend with his mind. The book we are turning its pages comes within this framework, as Colin Wilson explores the hidden powers of man through an examination of the latent power humans possess to reach beyond the present. He divides his book into three parts. The first section serves as an introductory chapter, explaining the relationship between the ability to create and psychological sensitivity. The author believes that a creative person is one who is concerned with addressing the capabilities of the unconscious mind, which are within the reach of consciousness. This is the reason why he included in this section discussions about “