Back again.  I'm looking for "mountain" references in literature and
art.  An enormous task, so here are some parameters.  Spiritual
references; titles of books or art works; clear "spiritual mountain"
conten if the book doesn't have mountain the title; no how-to climb a
mountain
unless it's a metaphorical one, or there is a clear spiritual bias.  One
example is Thomas Merton, The Seven Story Mountain. another is a book
called The Mountain of the Great Blue Dream - Robert Leonard Green. 
Here's my point:  traditionally,  spiritual journeys are often about
climbing mountains.  I think it's time to consider that climbing down
from a mountain is a more useful metaphor for the 21st century and
beyond.  I'll make that point, obviously, and am not looking for such
references. I hope this is at least a little less vague than past
questions.

I'm hoping for a list and for URLs to lead me to digests of the work
in question.  If the price is too low, don't hesitate to say so.

Ryo

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Clarification of Question by ryoyu-ga on 10 Jun 2005 08:53 PDT

I've never read it so I don't know.  This is chiefly climbing A
mountain as metaphor for the spiritual search.  Fiction counts, for
sure.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 10 Jun 2005 09:04 PDT

Ryo,

Thanks for the question.

Now I have one for you.  I put together a search that does a good job
of targeting just the sort of books you're looking for:


://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&c2coff=1&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2005-20%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=spiritual+journey+isbn+intitle%3Amountain


My question is--there are a LOT of books listed here.  Do they look
like the right sort of books?  And if so, what guidance can you give
me for paring the list down to a manageable number, so that I can find
some synopses for you.

(Actually, one way is to add "synopsis" to the search itself):


://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&c2coff=1&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2005-20%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=spiritual+journey+isbn+synopsis+intitle%3Amountain


Have a look, and let me know what you think.

paf


P.S.  Your question mentioned art as well as books.  Let me know, too,
if you have anything particular in mind here.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 14 Jun 2005 09:31 PDT

Hello again, Ryo.

I'm a bit jealous of anyone who can get a chapter, much less an entire
book!, written in the space of just a few months.  Part of your life's
journey seems to have focused on 'focus' itself, I suspect.

I just wanted to catch-up on this current question.  Are you still
looking for information on this topic, and if so, is there any
feedback you can offer to my earlier comments?

Looking forward to hearing from you...

paf

The Magic Mountain (Zauberberg), by Thomas Mann - counts?

Dear Ryoyu,

I am just enjoying your question directed to Pafalafa, so please don't
object to his maybe using any of my references to answer your
question.

Spiritual content:

John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" has mountains of spiritual content,
several of them, not just a mass of spiritual content.  I didn't find
a site that seemed to bring them all together, so search on the topic.

Mount Kailash in Tibet is sacred to Buddhists, Hindus, Jains and
adherents to the Bon religion, each with their own spiritual meaning.

http://www.sacredsites.com/asia/tibet/mt_kailash.htm

Mt. Ararat, Mt. Sinai, the "mount" of the "Sermon on the mount". 
Mountains are closer to God  - to the Gods -  in almost any society's
beliefs.

http://www.mtnforum.org/resources/library/berne98a.htm

I'll leave the rest to Pafalafa, with regards,
Myoarin