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 4
... soul as having come down from a divine state and become temporarily united with the body . Spiritual practice has the goal of restoring the soul to its original heritage . A few of the Oracles suggest that the Juliani and their circle ...
... soul as having come down from a divine state and become temporarily united with the body . Spiritual practice has the goal of restoring the soul to its original heritage . A few of the Oracles suggest that the Juliani and their circle ...
Strana 5
... soul then takes the body with it , wherever it goes after leaving earth . There is reliable evidence that this has happened in modern times in the case of Tibetan adepts.10 Eyewitness accounts support the tradition that adepts may ...
... soul then takes the body with it , wherever it goes after leaving earth . There is reliable evidence that this has happened in modern times in the case of Tibetan adepts.10 Eyewitness accounts support the tradition that adepts may ...
Strana 10
... souls of the dead . It was he who uttered the words that reunited the severed members of Osiris after the latter's murder by Set . Thoth invented numbers ; he measured time and created the calendar . At his most abstract , he was a god ...
... souls of the dead . It was he who uttered the words that reunited the severed members of Osiris after the latter's murder by Set . Thoth invented numbers ; he measured time and created the calendar . At his most abstract , he was a god ...
Strana 11
... souls to Hades , messenger between Olympus and earth , patron of merchants and thieves . When his name was given to Thoth , with the epithet Trismegistus , he moved up the social scale , becoming a philosopher - king . Thus he recreated ...
... souls to Hades , messenger between Olympus and earth , patron of merchants and thieves . When his name was given to Thoth , with the epithet Trismegistus , he moved up the social scale , becoming a philosopher - king . Thus he recreated ...
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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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