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# Peter Kingsley

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Peter Kingsley is a mystic, philosopher, and scholar. He is the author of six books and numerous articles, including Ancient Philosophy, Mystery and Magic; In the Dark Places of Wisdom; Reality; A Story Waiting to Pierce You: Mongolia, Tibet and the Destiny of the Western World; Catafalque: Carl Jun

##  Quotes by Peter Kingsley

> [If we really face our sadness, we find it speaks with the voice of our deepest longing. And if we face it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-kingsley/if-we-really-face-our-sadness-we-find-it-speaks-with-the-voice-of-our/)

[Peter Kingsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-kingsley/)

[Faces](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/faces/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/peter-kingsley-71457_faces_if-we-really-face-our-sadness-we-find-it_64889.jpg)

> [Learning about ourselves is rather inconvenient because it turns the world we live in upside down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-kingsley/learning-about-ourselves-is-rather-inconvenient-because-it-turns-the/)

[Peter Kingsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-kingsley/)

[Inconvenient](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inconvenient/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/117/peter-kingsley-71457_inconvenient_learning-about-ourselves-is-rather-incon_958493.jpg)

> [For thousands of years it has been understood that, just as civilizations have to come to an end, there can even be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-kingsley/for-thousands-of-years-it-has-been-understood-that-just-as/)

[Peter Kingsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-kingsley/)

[Civilization](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civilization/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/312/peter-kingsley-71457_civilization_for-thousands-of-years-it-has-been-under_1068375.jpg)

> [“Rationality is simply mysticism misunderstood.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-kingsley/rationality-is-simply-mysticism-misunderstood/)

[Peter Kingsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-kingsley/)

[Logic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/logic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/peter-kingsley-71457_logic_rationality-is-simply-mysticism-misunder_2512943.jpg)

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