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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Strana ix
... explicates some 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.
... explicates some 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 3
... questions and uttered oracles that were believed to come from the gods . His material would have been utterly lost if the Neoplatonists had not preserved numerous fragments of it by quoting it in their works . From them it passed to ...
... questions and uttered oracles that were believed to come from the gods . His material would have been utterly lost if the Neoplatonists had not preserved numerous fragments of it by quoting it in their works . From them it passed to ...
Strana 4
... question does not claim to be their author , but to be acting as a channel for some other entity . The most famous and influential example is that of the Qur'an , for which Mohammed acted as channel , but never claimed authorship . In ...
... question does not claim to be their author , but to be acting as a channel for some other entity . The most famous and influential example is that of the Qur'an , for which Mohammed acted as channel , but never claimed authorship . In ...
Strana 12
... question could be understood chemically , as turning base metals into gold , but also in terms of inner transformations within the human being ( see chapter 13 ) . Another mythic image for the latter process occurs in the first treatise ...
... question could be understood chemically , as turning base metals into gold , but also in terms of inner transformations within the human being ( see chapter 13 ) . Another mythic image for the latter process occurs in the first treatise ...
Strana
... question remains of how far his own philosophy derived from more ancient sources. In any case, his vision of a cosmos ordered in hierarchies and bonded by love is, one hopes, close to the reality of things. As we shall see, it provides ...
... question remains of how far his own philosophy derived from more ancient sources. In any case, his vision of a cosmos ordered in hierarchies and bonded by love is, one hopes, close to the reality of things. As we shall see, it provides ...
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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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