At the Grave of Civilization?

At the Grave of Civilization? A Spiritual Approach to Popular Culture

Today our media-dominated lives are saturated with images, pictures, messages, and information. We have, seemingly, never been so well-informed. But does the insidious materialistic ideology that permeates our civilization allow us truly to understand the phenomena of our time?

Taking a spiritual approach to popular culture, Sevak Gulbekian attempts to penetrate the outer physical appearance of everyday “reality, ” revealing occult forces and influences. His clear and highly readable survey covers the lives of famous personalities, films, television, the music scene, and the question of race in our time.

About the Author

Sevak Gulbekian was born in London in 1964. A publisher and writer, he is presently chief editor of Clairview Books, Temple Lodge Publishing, and Rudolf Steiner Press. His spiritual outlook is informed by the ancient heritage of his Armenian ancestry, the more modern esoteric research of Rudolf Steiner, as well as the many contemporary accounts of spiritual experience available today. Over the past decade he has sought to find ways of relating spirituality to present-day culture, a path he has elaborated through essays, talks, workshops, and, finally, in this volume. In his professional work he publishes books that challenge the “received wisdoms” of the media and the materialistic dogmas of the age. Sevak is also a qualified and registered homeopath. He lives in Sussex, England.