* French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Czechoslovakian editions available Read Reviews Psychology/Spirituality 520 pages, paper; 6" x 9" $19.95 ISBN:0-934252-79-3 Contact Kristin Weaver Telephone: (800) 381-1779 Fax (520) 717-1779 HOHM PRESS P.O. Box 2501 Prescott, AZ 86302	Over 10,000 copies sold! Halfway Up the Mountain The Error of Premature Claims to Enlightenment Author and anthropologist Mariana Caplan boldly examines the issue of fraudulent claims to enlightenment and addresses the major obstacles confronting the contemporary spiritual movement. A synthesis of dozens of first hand interviews with renowned scholars, teachers and experts in the field combined with broad research and personal experience, Halfway Up the Mountain is a unique and necessary text in the field of spirituality. Read about: · What is enlightenment? · Mistaking mystical experience for enlightenment · Power and corruption among spiritual leaders · "Real" teachers vs. "false" teachers · The need to test "enlightenment" · Disillusionment on the path, ...and much more Original contributions from: Charles Tart, Robert Svoboda, Chrisitina Grof, Andrew Cohen, Joan Halifax, George Feurstein, Joshu Kwong Roshi, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalom...and many others. "Caplan's illuminating book calls into question the motivations of the spiritual snake handlers of the modern age and urges seekers to pay the price of traveling the hard road to true enlightenment." ~Publishers Weekly