Since its first publication, Golf in the Kingdom has been recognized as a classic work on the deeper mysteries of golf-a gospel of those who suspect, or know, that golf is more than a mere pastime.A young man en route to India stops in Scotland to play at the legendary Burningbush golf club and in twenty-four hours, his life is transformed. Paired with a mysterious teacher named Shivas Irons, he is led through a round of phenomenal golf, swept into a world where extraordinary powers are unleashed in a a backswing governed by true gravity. A night of adventure and revelation follow, and lead to a glimpse of Seamus MacDuff, the holy man who haunts a ravine off Burningbush's thirteenth fairway-one they call Lucifer's Rug.Murphy's account reveals the possibilities for transcendence that resides in the human soul, and through mystic-philosopher Shivas Irons, the reader, like Murphy, becomes drawn into new worlds by this ancient and haunting game.
Michael Murphy began his quest into the nature of human potential in the late 1950s while a psychology major at Stanford University. After a year of graduate school, he spent 18 months in India, at the ashram of Sri Aurobindo in Pondicherry. Aurobindo started him thinking about the relationship between the evolution of consciousness and the physical body.
In 1961, shortly after his return to the United States, Murphy met Richard Price, another Standford Psychology major, and in 1962 they founded the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. The Esalen Institute, the leading growth center in the world, has hosted thousands of human potential workshops and conferences led by such notables as Abraham Maslow, Joseph Campbell, Rollo May, Fritz Perls, Aldous Huxley, Carl Rogers, Ida Rolf, Joan Halifax, Stanislov Grof, Joan Borysenko, Allen Ginsberg, and Linus Pauling, to name a few.
In 1980, he helped create the Esalen Institute's Soviet American Exchange program which, among other things, initiated the first live television space bridges and hosted Boris Yeltsin during his first visit to the United States.
Michael Murphy is the author of The Future of the Body, Golf in the Kingdom (released by Penguin Books/Arkana), Jacob Atabet, and End to Ordinary History, and co-author of The Psychic Side of Sports. Golf in the Kingdom has been translated into more than two dozen languages and sold well over a million copies. He lives in San Rafael, California.
Show moreSince its first publication, Golf in the Kingdom has been recognized as a classic work on the deeper mysteries of golf-a gospel of those who suspect, or know, that golf is more than a mere pastime.A young man en route to India stops in Scotland to play at the legendary Burningbush golf club and in twenty-four hours, his life is transformed. Paired with a mysterious teacher named Shivas Irons, he is led through a round of phenomenal golf, swept into a world where extraordinary powers are unleashed in a a backswing governed by true gravity. A night of adventure and revelation follow, and lead to a glimpse of Seamus MacDuff, the holy man who haunts a ravine off Burningbush's thirteenth fairway-one they call Lucifer's Rug.Murphy's account reveals the possibilities for transcendence that resides in the human soul, and through mystic-philosopher Shivas Irons, the reader, like Murphy, becomes drawn into new worlds by this ancient and haunting game.
Michael Murphy began his quest into the nature of human potential in the late 1950s while a psychology major at Stanford University. After a year of graduate school, he spent 18 months in India, at the ashram of Sri Aurobindo in Pondicherry. Aurobindo started him thinking about the relationship between the evolution of consciousness and the physical body.
In 1961, shortly after his return to the United States, Murphy met Richard Price, another Standford Psychology major, and in 1962 they founded the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. The Esalen Institute, the leading growth center in the world, has hosted thousands of human potential workshops and conferences led by such notables as Abraham Maslow, Joseph Campbell, Rollo May, Fritz Perls, Aldous Huxley, Carl Rogers, Ida Rolf, Joan Halifax, Stanislov Grof, Joan Borysenko, Allen Ginsberg, and Linus Pauling, to name a few.
In 1980, he helped create the Esalen Institute's Soviet American Exchange program which, among other things, initiated the first live television space bridges and hosted Boris Yeltsin during his first visit to the United States.
Michael Murphy is the author of The Future of the Body, Golf in the Kingdom (released by Penguin Books/Arkana), Jacob Atabet, and End to Ordinary History, and co-author of The Psychic Side of Sports. Golf in the Kingdom has been translated into more than two dozen languages and sold well over a million copies. He lives in San Rafael, California.
Show moreMichael Murphy began his quest into the nature of human potential
in the late 1950s while a psychology major at Stanford University.
After a year of graduate school, he spent 18 months in India, at
the ashram of Sri Aurobindo in Pondicherry. Aurobindo started him
thinking about the relationship between the evolution of
consciousness and the physical body.In 1961, shortly after his
return to the United States, Murphy met Richard Price, another
Standford Psychology major, and in 1962 they founded the Esalen
Institute in Big Sur, California. The Esalen Institute, the leading
growth center in the world, has hosted thousands of human potential
workshops and conferences led by such notables as Abraham Maslow,
Joseph Campbell, Rollo May, Fritz Perls, Aldous Huxley, Carl
Rogers, Ida Rolf, Joan Halifax, Stanislov Grof, Joan Borysenko,
Allen Ginsberg, and Linus Pauling, to name a few.
In 1980, he helped create the Esalen Institute's Soviet American
Exchange program which, among other things, initiated the first
live television space bridges and hosted Boris Yeltsin during his
first visit to the United States.
Michael Murphy is the author of The Future of the Body, Golf in the
Kingdom (released by Penguin Books/Arkana), Jacob Atabet, and End
to Ordinary History, and co-author of The Psychic Side of Sports.
Golf in the Kingdom has been translated into more than two dozen
languages and sold well over a million copies. He lives in San
Rafael, California.
Named one of "The Fifty Best Golf Books Every Golfer Should Read"
by Golf Digest
"Mystical" -- The New York Times
"Almost 50 years ago, Michael Murphy penned what many consider to
be the definitive book on golf — not that he knew it at the time.
But to this day, the magical power and mystical musings of golf in
the kingdom inspire" -- Golf
“In the late ’70s, I discovered my caddie Mike [Fluff] Cowan had
one book in his possession — a copy of Golf in the Kingdom, which
was all torn apart and held together by tape and rubber bands. I
said, ‘What is this?’ He growled, ‘Only the best golf book ever
written.’ And he was right.” -- Peter Jacobsen
“It gives us the language to talk about the spiritual side of the
game, which I have always believed in.” -- Brad Faxon
“a golf classic if any exists in our day.” -- John Updike
"...this book is a slow burn that relies on dialogue to make the
reader think and examine why they play golf. As such, the book
is best enjoyed by golfers who enjoy the mental aspects of the game
and especially those that live for the feeling of peace the
sport brings." -- Golflink.com
Named one of "The Fifty Best Golf Books Every Golfer Should
Read" by Golf Digest
"Mystical" -- The New York Times
"Almost 50 years ago, Michael Murphy penned what many consider to
be the definitive book on golf - not that he knew it at the time.
But to this day, the magical power and mystical musings of golf in
the kingdom inspire" -- Golf
"In the late '70s, I discovered my caddie Mike [Fluff] Cowan had
one book in his possession - a copy of Golf in the Kingdom,
which was all torn apart and held together by tape and rubber
bands. I said, 'What is this?' He growled, 'Only the best golf book
ever written.' And he was right." -- Peter Jacobsen
"It gives us the language to talk about the spiritual side of the
game, which I have always believed in." -- Brad Faxon
"a golf classic if any exists in our day." -- John Updike
"...this book is a slow burn that relies on dialogue to make the
reader think and examine why they play golf. As such, the book is
best enjoyed by golfers who enjoy the mental aspects of the game
and especially those that live for the feeling of peace the sport
brings." -- Golflink.com
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