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Title: The Infinitization of Selfhood: A Treatise Consecrated to the Destruction of the Ego by Michael David Robbins ISBN: 0-9621869-4-5 Publisher: University of the 7 Rays Pub. Date: June, 1997 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $59.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: An original, stimulating, and challenging treatise!
Comment: Michael Robbins is one of those rare living authors whose extraordinary intelligence and creativity is equaled by his brain/mind/soul alignment. He is one of the best contemporary authorities on the Ageless Wisdom as presented in Alice Bailey's books, in Theosophy, and in the Agni Yoga series. But Infinitization of Selfhood is not a review of these books; it is the culmination of Robbins' mental/spiritual reach into the cosmos, backed by his broad background of esoteric knowledge. Robbins' earlier book, Tapestry of the Gods, is a very different book, interpreting on a practical note, the effect of the Seven Rays as presented by Bailey, upon the human personality and soul.

Infinitization of Selfhood also expresses the spiritual impressions that have come to Robbins in deep contemplation. After 600 pages of original discussions on the possibilities and inherent problems involved with the idea of Infinitude, Robbins presents 22 original meditative exercises "to help induce Radical Infinitist Realizations." The meditator is encouraged to enter deeply into the process of unveiling the "Self-as-SELF-the HEART OF REAL IDENTITY." Next are 24 original mantras to facilitate the embodiment of the SELF. Section VII is a clear 235-page glossary of Radical Infinitism, complete with practical examples-a tremendous help for the reader.

One might wonder how on earth one author could encompass so grand a subject and not get lost on the way. But Robbins has a brilliant mind and an uncanny ability to express in words the essence of any subject he approaches. For those who enjoy the mental/spiritual grasp (and challenge) of some of our best contemporary author/philosophers, I highly recommend the Infinitization of Selfhood. It provides a rare opportunity for the esotericist to glimpse and possibly to enter some of the sacred spaces of the cosmos.

Rating: 5
Summary: To be or Not to Be, Is it Really a Question?
Comment: We swim within an ocean of self-made "realities", and in these waters we may flee the sharks of our anxieties or play with the dolphins of our contentments. Those of us professing spiritual wisdom (and who openly dares to?) have learnt to recognize the currents which bring either creature, and are pleased with ourselves when we steer the good ship "ego" out of danger and grimace when yet again we find ourselves helpless before another tumultuous storm. Michael Robbins in a spiritual "tour de force" has eliminated not only sharks,dolphins, the rhythmic currents of our lives, but has also dispatched with the very ocean itself. His is a shocking work. He hunts with intensity and pitiless pursuit all things moral, philosophical, psychological, theological, teleological until they all fall victim to the only One Reality. After all isn't that what we secretly crave, if not openly confess? Those interested in the Bailey material and/or of a theosophical bent will find bold hints of the new psychology of the Monad promised in this dawning century. The work is replete with practical exercises and deals extensively with the ultimate reality underlying any imaginable phase of human experience. It's an "Infinity" of a book whose perplexity belongs to its readers rather than its author or the work itself. Enjoy if you dare.

Rating: 5
Summary: A mind-molding machine
Comment: There is an analogy between the seven rays and the structure of the book. As the seven parts in 'Infinitization' supplement each other, the reader is guided to nonlinear thinking in the mental framework of the book. The latter is quite difficult to comprehend because the terminology is tailor-made, the level of abstraction is high and there are huge amounts of details. It demands endurance from the reader but the effort is amply rewarded. The audience consists of mentally polarized

occultists. They are used to taking the lower mind as the starting point for meditation. The book provides a choice which links the upper mind and the lower mind through the efforts based on aspiration. This 'brush up your Antahkarana' approach has much teaching value to those who want to learn to think. The study process works towards decentralizing them.