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The Logos-Structure of the World (eBook)
The Logos-Structure of the World: Language As Model of Reality “The aim of this book is to show that the world, including human beings and their consciousness, is not originally a world of thing but a world of words; that fundamentally the world has the structure of a text; and that it is therefore possible
Golgonooza, City of Imagination (eBook)
Golgonooza, City of Imagination: Last Studies in William Blake Considered one of the seminal poets and artists of the Romantic Age, William Blake and his idiosyncratic mix of philosophy and art have long baffled and delighted readers from all walks of life. When encountering such a unique body of work for the first time, the
Romanticism and Esoteric Tradition (eBook)
Romanticism and Esoteric Tradition: Studies in Imagination Spiritual quest is at the very heart of poetry, but in our materialistic climate of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, this fact has been largely forgotten, even by those who claim to be experts in interpreting literature. How does the common worldview of the main esoteric traditions of
Imagination of an Insurrection (eBook)
Imagination of an Insurrection: Dublin, Easter 1916 We know from our literary histories that there was a movement called the Irish Literary Renaissance, and that Yeats was at its head. We know from our political histories that there is now a Republic of Ireland because of a nationalistic movement that, militarily, began with the insurrection
The Spiritual Guidance of Man (eBook)
Spiritual Guidance of Man: Secrets of Spiritual Leadership from Ancient to Modern Times Behind the outer events of human history spiritual forces have guided human destinies. In this book Rudolf Steiner portrays the spiritual leadership of ancient India, Egypt, and Greece. He explains how the guidance of humanity later came under the beneficent influence of
The Gospel of Hellas (eBook)
The Gospel of Hellas: The Mission of Ancient Greece and the Advent of Christ To be reminded in a utilitarian, materialistic age that the ideals of the Greek mind can quicken culture, even today, is refreshing to heart and soul. –R. M. Querido The Christian civilization of the Western world is built on two columns:
Pistis Sophia (eBook)
G.R.S. Mead’s definitive translation of Pistis Sophia — a 3rd-4th century Gnostic Gospel presenting Christ’s teachings to his disciples in the eleven years after the resurrection. Essential reading for students of esoteric Christianity, Gnosticism, and the hidden tradition of early Christian mysticism.
The Unknown Philosopher (eBook)
The Unknown Philosopher: The Life of Louis Claude De Saint-Martin and the Substance of His Transcendental Doctrine Louis Claude de Saint-Martin was a French philosopher, also known as “le philosophe inconnu”. Under the influence of Martinez de Pasquales, who taught him a species of mysticism drawn from cabbalistic sources, he founded a cult of secret,
The History of Atlantis (eBook)
The History of Atlantis The romantic legend of the rise and fall of Atlantis has enchanted imaginations since Plato first told of a glorious island in the Atlantic that sank beneath the waves. Speculation has abounded ever since: Was there really a great ancient civilization on a vast continent, now many thousands of fathoms under
The Mysteries of Egypt (eBook)
The Mysteries of Egypt: Secret Rites and Traditions of the Nile The spiritual influences of Egypt did not disappear but lived on in silence until, like “voices from the dust,” the secrets of their esoteric traditions and ancient initiation-rituals again are revealed to us in this extraordinary book, written in the early part of this
From Sphinx to Christ (eBook)
From Sphinx to Christ: An Occult History Schuré takes the reader on a spiritual adventure of extraordinary depth and intensity as he tells the story of the esoteric origin of humanity and the earth. In a moment of cosmic consciousness, Schuré experienced the spiritual light in which he found the key to the secret history
An Unknown Destiny (eBook)
An Unknown Destiny: Terror, Psychotherapy, and Modern Initiation – Readings in Nietzsche, Heidegger, Steiner “I have never been particularly fond of Nietzsche, probably because I saw many of my fellow students, years ago, taken, fascinated, even entranced, with his passion, but with no way to let that passion open into something creative. At last, that view
The Esoteric Meaning in Raphael’s Paintings (eBook)
The Esoteric Meaning in Raphael’s Paintings: The Philosophy of Composition in The Disputa, The School of Athens, and The Transfiguration The seed of this book was planted in 1941, when Giorgio Spadaro first visited the Vatican Museums with his cousin, the painter Beppe Assenza. A second visit and further conversations in 1945 watered the seed,
Spirit of the Mountain (eBook)
Spirit of the Mountain The hot South-African summer is getting to Emily. She escapes to her Uncle Tim’s farm where she meets green-eyed Joey and can relax. But Emily has an eating disorder, and each day she slips further away from those around her. Only Anna can help her—Anna the healer, the herbalist, who possesses
The Crisis of Western Philosophy (eBook)
The Crisis of Western Philosophy: Against Positivism The Crisis of Western Philosophy is Solovyov’s seminal work in which he developed his religious philosophy. In it, he undertakes a stunning critique of positivism, by which he understands the entire philosophy of Western rationalism, which he sees as setting up a conflict between reason and faith, and
Lectures on Divine Humanity (eBook)
Lectures on Divine Humanity These lectures, given by Solovyov in St. Petersburg in 1878, mark a seminal moment not only in Russian but also in world philosophy. Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, and other luminaries were in the audience. It was recognized by everyone that something astonishing had occurred. The young philosopher, mystic, and visionary, Solovyov, had given
So That You May Be One (eBook)
So That You May Be One: From the Visions of Joa Bolendas In the spring of 1957, Joa Bolendas, a mother and pastor’s wife living in Switzerland, began to experience a series of visions and conversations with spiritual beings. Now available for the first time in English, this astonishing book records these conversations, which took
Acts of the Heart (eBook)
Acts of the Heart: Culture-Building, Soul-Researching “Reading through this volume is to be taken on a journey. It is to walk with Robert Sardello on his journey as he pushes forward toward new realities. In a sense, each step is not so easy. The thinking often appears dense, the ideas often new and therefore disconcerting.