Standing at the origins of modern esotericism, this book is a true classic of paranormal research. In an unusually simple and clear, every understandable way, Dr. Beck, studying the evolution of consciousness, came to conclusions that rise to the level of the highest peaks of philosophical thought. He considered the real human form of consciousness to be transitional to another, higher form, which he called cosmic consciousness and the approach to which he already felt, while anticipating a new phase in the history of mankind.