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(3.75) | 2 | Spiritual seekers have often looked to the East for inspiration and guidance. Yet increasing numbers of people are discovering that many helpful wisdom traditions have existed right here in the West. With the Kabbalah and Tarot cards more popular than ever, and alternative spirituality from Wicca to Sufism gaining a new audience, this is a timely book for this expanding audience. More than twenty essays by seventeen leading authors shine a light on some of the most mysterious and closely held aspects of the Western tradition. The authors bring to life the symbolist and occult philosophies that populate the history and beliefs of the Western way.--From publisher description… (mehr) |
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Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen. Ch 1(Header)-The inner and outer transformation that is taught in Hermeticism and alchemy dates back to ancient Egypt and Greece. Can it still have relevance for us today? -Richard Smoley  Ch. 2-The teachings of Plato and his later followers are among the most influential of the Inner West. Their belief that the stars were gods, mediating between eternity and a mortal life on earth, provides a fascinating glimpse of their perspective. -Kenneth Stein Ch. 3-The alternative worldview of the ancient Gnostics provides a startling solution to the problem of suffering and injustice in the universe. -Stephan A. Hoeller Ch. 4-The Jewish mystical tradition continues to renew itself through its creative interpretation of scripture and religious practice. -Pinchas Giller Ch. 5-Christianity is about a personal relationship with God. But it is also an inner work that that aims for deification of the seeker. -Theodore J. Nottingham Ch. 6-Sufism doesn't ask for of life in the world. Instead it can be seen as a way to become more fully human. -Kahir Helminski Ch. 7-Magic has been the object of much suspicion through the centuries. What is its real purpose and intent? -Thomas D. Worrel Ch. 8-What are the real origins of this mysterious oracle? Ch. 9-Do the planets represent forces within us? Are they beneficent administrators of cosmic order or jailers of the psyche? These questions have vexed astrologers since ancient times. -Pricilla Costello Ch. 10-Rediscovering the Divine Feminine in Western spirituality. -Catlin Matthews Ch 11- An overview of the teaching of today's predominate form of Neopaganism. -Judy Harrow
Ch. 12-Has the unseen guidance of secret orders been a force for human progress? This millenia-spanning overview argues that it has. -Robert Richardson Ch. 13-The Rosicrucian vision of a better world suddenly burst upon seventeenth-century Europe, and its impact is still felt today. -Christopher McIntosh Ch. 14-The origin of Freemasonry remains a much argued mystery , but modern civilization is, in many ways, a Masonic project. -Richard Smoley Ch. 15-In his many spiritual journeys, the Swedish visionary (Emanuel Swedenborg) saw heaven and hell as places where our "true affections" come to light. -Gary Lachman Ch. 16-Who were Madam Blavatsky's mysterious Masters? Secret teachers hidden in Tibet? Figments of her imagination? Research suggests that they were real people whose identities she carefully concealed -K. Paul Johnson Ch. 17-Rudolph Steiner's teachings predict the growth of humanity's "spiritual organs" and the spiritualization of matter. Does the book of Revelation contain the keys to our future destiny? -AnastasyTousomou Ch. 18-One of the twentieth century's greatest esotericists (Rene Schwaller de Lubicz) was certain that ancient Egypt was based on a way of inner knowing. He dedicated his life to making that way available to the serious seeker. Gary Lachman Ch. 19-What kind of sense can we make of the enigmatic life of this influential teacher (G.I. Gurdjieff)? -Richard Smokey Ch. 20-This uncompromising camp of esoteric thinkers has much to offer in their critique of the modern world, despite certain dyspeptic quirks. - Joscelyn Godwin | |
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