The Claregate Trust: 7 books

The triumph of science over the last four hundred years has brought untold wealth, comfort and knowledge to billions of people. But it has a downside. The focus of the microscope has become so spellbinding we are no longer so aware of our surroundings. In the last century Carl Jung mapped out the...

This eBook outlines the importance of the heart quality of courage to disciples on the path. With many references to famous figures from history, Dr Baker explains how courage, persistence and detachment are essential to spiritual growth, and how these qualities help to banish fear, a frequent problem in discipleship.

The story of Plato’s Cave is an allegory in which he describes a gathering of people who have been chained to the wall of a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall, watching shadows which are cast by the light of a fire. These shadows are their reality, but Plato shows us there exists another, true reality of which the people are unaware.

Our personality is our vehicle through our life on this Earth. It includes the way we speak to our partners, our talents, our touchy spots, the things that turn us on.But overshadowing us are our souls, waiting for any overture from us to feed us with clues, hints, and gradually with energy and wisdom.The...

In the West we find the matter of the Soul’s purpose a tantalising and inviting subject because we are always looking for meaning and new sources of energy. We have to struggle so hard to get energy. There is hardly anyone today who has an excess of energy after meeting all the needs and requirements their day demands of them.

This eBook by Douglas Baker considers how meditation can bridge the gap between our personality and the Soul or Higher Self. The Soul waits to inspire us, if only we can join with it in creating a bridge, the Antakarana. Dr. Baker discusses how in the Aquarian Age an understanding of the rhythms of...

The notion of ‘The Third Eye,’ first became widely known in the west more than fifty years ago with the publication of a series of bestsellers by Lobsang Rampa which told the story of a Tibetan monk and his many adventures, spiritual, military and many others besides. Douglas Baker often lectured...