In the East My Pleasure Lies - An Esoteric Interpretation of Some Plays of Shakespeare

In this age of mass entertainment many people look to the theatre as a means of self-forgetfulness. Yet tradition tell us that the Drama was originally conceived to re-awaken in Man the memory of the purpose for which he was created. It revealed to him in allegory his relationship with the gods and sought to arouse him from the sleep of the senses, so that he might set forth on the journey towards his divine destiny. In this book, Beryl Pogson shows that Shakespeare wrote in the true tradition of drama, using his art consciously with the aim of freeing Man from the illusions that hypnotize and distract him, so that he might have a clearer vision of the path of self- development to which all the great Religions direct him.