The Golden Thread: The Ageless Wisdom of the Western Mystery TraditionsQuest Books, 1. 4. 2014 - 212 strán (strany) The Golden Thread traces the interconnectedness of esoteric wisdom in the Western world, from classical antiquity to contemporary Europe and America. Joscelyn Godwin lends personal perspective to an arrangement of text that is historical and wisdom that is timeless, creating a source of inspiration that calls us to action in our everyday spiritual practice. Every chapter, therefore, makes reference to some aspect of contemporary life and issues of immediate concern. Elegantly written and not without irony and humor, readers will appreciate the non-threatening tone of Godwin’s writing, which is not meant to preach or convert but rather inform the public on an often baffling field. Educated readers who are curious about the esoteric and mystery traditions and interested in finding surprising, new approaches to subjects that veer away from the trends of current thought will be particularly drawn to this book. |
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Výsledky 1 - 5 z 31.
Strana vii
... death , suffering , and work . Even in this context , it would appear that the fate of wisdom in the West has been an unusually dark one . What has survived of it has done so under almost unimaginably inhospitable circumstances ...
... death , suffering , and work . Even in this context , it would appear that the fate of wisdom in the West has been an unusually dark one . What has survived of it has done so under almost unimaginably inhospitable circumstances ...
Strana ix
... of the most obscure and problematic ideas of the Western esoteric tradition - questions dealing with such matters as the survival of the soul after death , or the nature of entities on the subtle planes - in ix FOREWORD.
... of the most obscure and problematic ideas of the Western esoteric tradition - questions dealing with such matters as the survival of the soul after death , or the nature of entities on the subtle planes - in ix FOREWORD.
Strana 5
... deaths . The same was believed of the Virgin Mary from the fifth century onward , and in 1950 the Catholic church ... death , their physical body just disappears , leaving behind only the " vegetable " elements of hair and nails . A ...
... deaths . The same was believed of the Virgin Mary from the fifth century onward , and in 1950 the Catholic church ... death , their physical body just disappears , leaving behind only the " vegetable " elements of hair and nails . A ...
Strana 10
... death . Second , it studies the cosmic order and seeks to work within it . Wherever these two purposes meet , we have a form of Hermetism . In Egyptian myth , Thoth is described variously as the spirit and intelligence of the Creator ...
... death . Second , it studies the cosmic order and seeks to work within it . Wherever these two purposes meet , we have a form of Hermetism . In Egyptian myth , Thoth is described variously as the spirit and intelligence of the Creator ...
Strana 12
... death , and the surrendering of its energies to the successive spheres of the seven planets . ( The cosmos is assumed to be geocentric , with the earth at the center surrounded , like the layers of an onion , by the spheres of the moon ...
... death , and the surrendering of its energies to the successive spheres of the seven planets . ( The cosmos is assumed to be geocentric , with the earth at the center surrounded , like the layers of an onion , by the spheres of the moon ...
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The Power of the Egregore | 47 |
The Meddling God 55 I | 55 |
The Negative Theology | 65 |
The Pagan Renaissance | 95 |
The Philosophers Dilemma | 103 |
Inner Alchemy | 113 |
The Religion of Art | 123 |
Wise Men from the East | 133 |
The End of the Thread? | 143 |
NOTES | 153 |
INDEX | 193 |
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The Golden Tread: The Ageless Wisdom of the Western Mystery Traditions Joscelyn Godwin Obmedzený náhľad - 2007 |
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