A SHINING CITY ON A HILL - Paperback 2018 is now available on sale online.

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This book is a biovel, a novelized biographic story which narrates the author's visit to Colorado USA in the nineteen eighties and his investigations of the forces that shape, move and control American society. Arriving from India where he had spent eight years, the writer uncovered little known or hidden facets of America's history and political system. He evokes the Eastern influences that have played a role, from the nation's genesis within the British Empire to the vedantic inspiration of the New England Transcendentalists, from the theosophical and occultist connections of free masonic sects to the 'Indic' references in the writings of Herman Melville and other novelists. Those connections help explain the fascination of some leading scientists, statesmen and military commanders for Hindu and Buddhism mysticism and metaphysics, often related to the spreading use of psychotropic drugs and the rise of the New Age Movement, but the Conservative Puritanical reaction and the ruthless power of a mighty Deep State bore the seeds of events which shook America in this century, from the 911 terrorist attacks to the ensuing invasions and continuing wars in the Middle East and the election of Donald Trump. The book reveals that America's long standing high level interest in esotericism came of age when some of its ruling elites came into contact with what they could only regard as the Supernatural. That is perhaps the greatest secret that has been kept until today and it may account in part for the current state of the USA. About the Author Côme Carpentier de Gourdon, born in the Canary Islands (Spain) of French parents, studied in Europe, India and the USA and has lived, traveled and taught in more than 50 countries on four continents (including several universities and academic institutions in France, India, the USA, Switzerland, Peru, Russia, Italy, China, Belgium, Kazakhstan, Lebanon and Greece).

MEMORIES OF A HUNDRED AND ONE MOONS - An Indian Odyssey, is now available for sale on line.

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A meditation on mythological psychology reveals that the relationship it assumes between mankind and godhead brings about an in-depth understanding of the very nature of humanity. It may also induce us to abandon the long-held opposition between initiation, dear to "neolithic".

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"Mithya": (Samskrt): a fantasy; an unreal, misleading appearance beheld in dream or hallucination.
"Mythos" (Greek): a fictional, imaginary story.
"MithaJ" or "Mathal" (Arabic): a symbol, an allegorical figure or vision.

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Come Carpentier is a contributor to the following book (he is the author of the chapter on India's foreign policy):
"CONFLICT OR CONVERGENCE - The Challenges of Foreign Policy in a Globalized World", edited by Federiga Bindi and Irina Angelescu (Brookings Institution, 2012)):

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