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Over the course of nineteen essays, Alan Watts ruminates on the philosophy of nature, ecology, aesthetics, religion, and metaphysics. Assembled in the form of a “mountain journal,” written during a retreat in the foothills of Mount Tamalpais, CA, Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown is Watts’s meditation on the art of feeling out and following the watercourse way of nature, k. Dec 09, 2018 45 quotes from Cloud-hidden, Whereabouts Unknown: ‘The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.’. 22 Apr Written in the foothills of Mt Tamalpais, “Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown” is Alan Watts’ journal meditation on. Over the course of nineteen essays, Alan Watts ruminates on the philosophy of nature, ecology, aesthetics, religion, and metaphysics. Assembled in the form of a “mountain journal,” written during a retreat in the foothills of Mount Tamalpais, CA, Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown is Watts’s.

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Published March 12th 1974 by Vintage (first published 1973)

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Jan 15, 2010Thom Dunn rated it really liked it

Shelves: classic, mental-illness, america-1-american, a-own-hardcover, philosophy, essays-and-lectures, religion-buddhism

Look Mom, Here I am classifying, labelling and shelving your book about not classifying, labelling, and shelving experience !

Just finished this one and, not surprisingly, it was amazing. The chapter titled 'What are we doing?' is by itself worthy of 5 stars. Talk about hitting the nail on the head! In about ten pages or so he effectively lays bare the entire root system of Western thought and, more importantly, details the problems and social ills that it brings about.
Watts makes you feel so comfortable with the subject matter. Although this book was no more than a collection of some scattered essays and journal entri...more

Oct 01, 2008Marshall rated it liked it

Shelves: philosophy, non-fiction, biography, buddhism

A series of essays by the eastern philosopher, Alan Watts. It's a kind of journal of miscellaneous thoughts. He writes about nature, ecstasy, reincarnation, karma, dualism, environmentalism, tantra, meditation, Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, and Sufism. Some of it is silly and cute, like the futuristic, utopian vision of The Future of Ecstacy, where he really shows his true hippie colors, and is amusing to read in retrospect. Some of it is harsh and critical, like What Shall We Do with the Chur...more

Jan 16, 2010blakeR rated it really liked it

After having read almost half of Watts' books, this offers little new in terms of material or stance. But probably my favorite thing about Watts is his gift of being able to say the same thing in various ways, and he definitely does that here. Additionally, he offers some harsh critiques of religion and the Church in general.
He loses me a little on some of his fantasizing about the way things could be, which he does once in a dream alternate universe and later on with suggestions on how Christia...more

Jul 25, 2011Mark rated it really liked it

Way back in the old days, when the hallucinogens flowed like wine and hipness not quite so leaning on its laurels, friends & I used to find ourselves, often, late in the night, tuned in to FM radio and listening to the ever-wise seeming voice of the sage Rev. Watts seeping into our tripping heads. A lot of the time, he'd be posing some sort of intellectual idea you had just begun to get a clue or a bead on, often as not, his incisive insights about the burdens of social paradigms gave you so...more

Jun 16, 2012Jayaprakash Satyamurthy rated it liked it

This book introduces me to two Alan Watts': Uncle Tao and Papa Patchouli. The former finds and reveals transcendence in the harmonies of nature; the latter rants (deservedly, but it is such a contrast to the serene wisdom of the Tao-based essays) against the church and imagines a rather unappetising Hippie utopia. The more Watts lets the modern world and western attempts to find better philosophical paths to inform his essays, the more he seems like a dated relic, complete with all the naive dru...more

Apr 11, 2015CoolBreeze1978 rated it really liked it

This is a collection of some of Alan Watts' essays on a variety of subject matter. Mostly dealing with religion, sex, drugs, Western thought, and all containing Watts' disciplined and playful buddhist perspective. Ranging from bizarre to profound, repetitious to amusing, this book sent me in a lot of directions thought wise. There were moments where I thought Watts must clearly have been a genius, and others where I was borderline bored with some of his duller musings. I think this book is impor...more

Jun 19, 2017Mandi Almaguer rated it really liked it

Another great 'day read'. Insightful, quirky, witty and I particularly loved the chapters 'Spectrum of love' & 'What on earth are we doing?'. A book to ponder why we ponder at all. Alan Watts delivers again.

Jul 13, 2016Swarup Mondal rated it it was amazing

Shelves: non-fiction, spirituality, religion, philosophy

This book is a marvelous journey that starts from Nowhere and ends at Now-Here.

In my quest for knowledge and insight, philosophy has been one area of growing interest and authors like Alan Watts are the reason I keep coming back for more. He is so laid back and down-to-Earth in his approach to explaining the cosmic and daily questions like 'What Are We Doing?' and 'What Shall We Do With The Church?' The fact that he wrote it and published it over forty years ago simply adds to the beauty of his writing and the prophetic voice he seemed to have. His idealized future seems s...more

Jan 07, 2019David Swatling rated it it was amazing

I read this in the mid-70s when first released in paperback. It had a profound effect on my evolving 20-something awareness, and much has stayed with me all these many years later. Was reminded of it as today (Jan 7) is the author’s birthday. Also, one of my favorite titles ever.

Nov 22, 2017Sindre Amundsen rated it really liked it

A good collection of later essays that sum up Alan Watts rather well.

Some great essays hidden in there.

Most of the essays weren’t for me, but a couple (“What are we doing here?” especially) were amazing!!! Most of the others were a slog for me.

Simply brilliant

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Shelves: buddhism, psychology-psychotherapy, spirituality

This book is a very personal collection of essays about subjects which were clearly close to Watts' heart.I have always enjoyed his work and as well as feeling that his self proclaimed title of 'spiritual entertainer well deserved the precision of his argument and the depth of his understanding of the human condition and an encyclopaedic knowledge have produced for me some life changing realisations as I have progressed along the path of practice.
The appeal of this collection is that it is very...more

Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown: a delightful and unsettling, charming and provoking collection of essays written by Alan Watts in his cabin at Mt. Tamalpais, California, a little north of San Fransisco. Life, death, nature, humanity, experience, religion, and mystical metaphysics are among the topics covered in this little 'mountain journal', each discussed in a poetic and sincere manner.
I've personally listened to hundreds of hours worth of Watts' lectures, many of which are revisitations o...more

This book has laid on my shelf for years, 1st published 1968, I was 27 years old, not into reading much yet. Alan Watts, an insightful thinker for the 60's & 70's, journals, this book an accumulation of essays, does not read easy with me at 77. His thoughts have meaning, appropriate insight into life, but we language his thoughts differently today. So I rate it two star. I dis not finish but passed on to grandkids Mobius Strip which if their parents will be fun & enlightening for them.
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Jun 08, 2016Diana Sandberg rated it did not like it

Oh my dear, how very dated this is. It is something of a memoir and something of a work of philosophy, written in the late 1960s about some time Watts spent in a cabin on Mount Tamalpais, just north of San Francisco. I was a young woman at the time this book came out, very much a hippie. Watts was widely revered - and not just by hippies. My own parents, perhaps, I now think, influenced by my bluestocking (and rich) great-aunt, considered him a leading intellectual. I'm sure I've read essays and...more

Nov 10, 2010Erik Graff rated it liked it · review of another edition

Recommended to Erik by: no one

Alan Watts, himself introduced to me by Mom; Allen Ginsberg; Kelly Fox, my World Civilizations teacher; and a couple of friends introduced me to Eastern religions and philosophies in high school. I went from there to taking a couple of courses on the subject, read many of the primary texts and even became acquainted with some real Buddhist monks of several persuasions, but still I'd return to Watts for old times' sake and because he'd always addressed me familiarly and clearly.
This book, a colle...more

Nov 29, 2007Cloudhidden rated it really liked it

This is the book that gave my constant screen name and e-mail address. The essays contained within were the first I read from the great philosopher, Alan Watts.
He does a great job translating spiritually Eastern philosophies for the American mind. He is the major proponent that brought Zen to America. Whenever I get a chance I like to get out his huge collection of essays and read one or two, just to gain focus and curiosity about our spiritual world.
I highly recommend getting the audio recordi...more

Aug 08, 2014Jared Della Rocca rated it liked it

Shelves: 2014, non-fiction, philosophy, afterlife

Written 40 years ago, at times this book shows it's age (referencing the transitioning hippie community, for instance), but much of it remains relevant and strong. Watts does a great job talking through some of Man's big questions on karma, what comes next, and our place in the world. I found his discussion on (and 'proof' of) reincarnation to be particularly enlightening. While not an overly difficult read, it does require some concentration to follow his line of thinking on different ideas. Bu...more

Probably my least favorite book written by Watts, i think i have read enough of his work and defining books to understand his ideals and philosophy. I probably won't venture into any more of his books. The rating being a three only because it was the least entertaining of all the books he has written that i have read, if it were to have been the first Alan Watts publication i would say it would be considerably better.

Sep 23, 2014Abe Fabella rated it it was amazing

I love Alan Watts. This book is a ride although certainly considering the man's history and the general zeitgeist of the 1970s with the decline of hippie idealism, a predictable one. Regardless, this work is delightful, sexy, sly and full of witty sayings and divine irreverence. I especially love the final chapter, 'The Seven Secret Sayings of God.'

I think I need to read other Alan Watts books. This one was good and all but not as mind blowing as I was expecting it to be. I still prefer Sagan. I didn't feel like Watts was saying anything new or saying it particularly well so I didn't get much from this book. But I won't give up on him yet...must try another.

Aug 15, 2010Joshua rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: those who want to live more with nature

GENIUS !!!! BRILLIANT !!!! Entertaining and spiritually nourishing. Much food for deep contemplation, Alan Watts can combine the knowledge of eastern and western philosophies, with science and everyday wisdom in such a way that it's entertaining and accessible.

My first exposure to Alan Watts and I am still dumbfounded and reeling. He is able to convey complicated philosophical ideas with simplicity and grace. I especially enjoyed the sections in the beginning where the reader is treated to Wattsian views of nature.

Apr 01, 2012Kate rated it it was amazing

Easy to read, loved this book, read it in high school. Like a long lecture from an old hippie, the real thing and his musings on what he hoped the world would become. Boy, its been a long trip to here and I'm sure Watts nor many others ever dreamed we'd be at this place today.

Reading Watts essays is like eating a pile of delicious bonbons, except that each one tastes like the universe instead of chocolate. Deep without seriousness, sweet without cloying, witty without pretentiousness.

I believe this is the first Alan Watts book I ever read. I think this where I learned that to define something is to render it static and to kill it, so it's best not to label things but to simply experience them.

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