Philip Rose is an artist. Born in 1926, he served in the Royal Navy during WWII, has been a professional actor, and ran with his actress wife their own puppet theatre for ten years. He has also been a deep sea yachtsman who has sailed over 30,000 miles of the seas and the oceans of the world. He ran, with his wife and daughter, a studio in Westward Ho!, North Devon, for over forty years, selling only their own work, paintings, drawings, leaflets and small models of mythical and legendary figures they designed and carved themselves. He is now retired and lives with his family in a large old 14th century house in Bideford.

This erudite, heartfelt and engaging collection of writings, including poetry, covers much ground and effortlessly demystifies the deeper questions of manifestation and the purpose of our lives. Nuanced and grounded, encouraging and practical, Philip Rose's hopeful message is that, "Spirit is indeed waiting for someone such as you to come along." He encourages the reader to engage in the voyage of self-discovery and taste its fruit of peace and happiness. If you are beginning your journey of self-inquiry or have been traveling awhile, I hope this gem of a book will clarify and inspire your way as much as it has mine. (C. Graves)

• Foreword & AcknowledgementsIntroduction: The Purpose of Life Book 1: Self Realisation Book 2: Self - NaughtingBook 3: The Young man and the Old ManBook 4: Some Reflections on SacrificeBook 5: Thoughts on FreedomBook 6: Last Letter from a Father to his SonBook 7: Mythos and LogosBook 8:The Problem of Evil?Book 9: A Book of SonnetsPart 1:Twelve Sonnets on the Nature of ConsciousnessPart 2: Thirteen Sonnets on the Great InitiatesPart 3: Fourteen Sonnets on the Signs of the ZodiacAbout Eugene HallidayFurther ReadingAbout the Author

Philip Rose is an artist. Born in 1926, he served in the Royal Navy during WWII, has been a professional actor, and ran with his actress wife their own puppet theatre for ten years. He has also been a deep sea yachtsman who has sailed over 30,000 miles of the seas and the oceans of the world. He ran, with his wife and daughter, a studio in Westward Ho!, North Devon, for over forty years, selling only their own work, paintings, drawings, leaflets and small models of mythical and legendary figures they designed and carved themselves. He is now retired and lives with his family in a large old 14th century house in Bideford.

This erudite, heartfelt and engaging collection of writings, including poetry, covers much ground and effortlessly demystifies the deeper questions of manifestation and the purpose of our lives. Nuanced and grounded, encouraging and practical, Philip Rose's hopeful message is that, "Spirit is indeed waiting for someone such as you to come along." He encourages the reader to engage in the voyage of self-discovery and taste its fruit of peace and happiness. If you are beginning your journey of self-inquiry or have been traveling awhile, I hope this gem of a book will clarify and inspire your way as much as it has mine. (C. Graves)

• Foreword & AcknowledgementsIntroduction: The Purpose of Life Book 1: Self Realisation Book 2: Self - NaughtingBook 3: The Young man and the Old ManBook 4: Some Reflections on SacrificeBook 5: Thoughts on FreedomBook 6: Last Letter from a Father to his SonBook 7: Mythos and LogosBook 8:The Problem of Evil?Book 9: A Book of SonnetsPart 1:Twelve Sonnets on the Nature of ConsciousnessPart 2: Thirteen Sonnets on the Great InitiatesPart 3: Fourteen Sonnets on the Signs of the ZodiacAbout Eugene HallidayFurther ReadingAbout the Author

Philip Rose is an artist. Born in 1926, he served in the Royal Navy during WWII, has been a professional actor, and ran with his actress wife their own puppet theatre for ten years. He has also been a deep sea yachtsman who has sailed over 30,000 miles of the seas and the oceans of the world. He ran, with his wife and daughter, a studio in Westward Ho!, North Devon, for over forty years, selling only their own work, paintings, drawings, leaflets and small models of mythical and legendary figures they designed and carved themselves. He is now retired and lives with his family in a large old 14th century house in Bideford.

This erudite, heartfelt and engaging collection of writings, including poetry, covers much ground and effortlessly demystifies the deeper questions of manifestation and the purpose of our lives. Nuanced and grounded, encouraging and practical, Philip Rose's hopeful message is that, "Spirit is indeed waiting for someone such as you to come along." He encourages the reader to engage in the voyage of self-discovery and taste its fruit of peace and happiness. If you are beginning your journey of self-inquiry or have been traveling awhile, I hope this gem of a book will clarify and inspire your way as much as it has mine. (C. Graves)

• Foreword & AcknowledgementsIntroduction: The Purpose of Life Book 1: Self Realisation Book 2: Self - NaughtingBook 3: The Young man and the Old ManBook 4: Some Reflections on SacrificeBook 5: Thoughts on FreedomBook 6: Last Letter from a Father to his SonBook 7: Mythos and LogosBook 8:The Problem of Evil?Book 9: A Book of SonnetsPart 1:Twelve Sonnets on the Nature of ConsciousnessPart 2: Thirteen Sonnets on the Great InitiatesPart 3: Fourteen Sonnets on the Signs of the ZodiacAbout Eugene HallidayFurther ReadingAbout the Author