The former editor of Gnosis magazine, Smoley examines various branches of Christianity and the symbolism behind many of their more esoteric concepts and practices, including the Gospel, the Fall, and salvation.
The success of books such as Elaine Pagels's "Gnostic Gospels" and Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code" proves beyond a doubt that there is a tremendous thirst today for finding the hidden truths of Christianity - truths that may have been lost or buried by institutional religion over the last two millennia. Many people now are delving into the byways of ...
A handbook on Western spiritual traditions that includes chapters on gnosticism, Kabbalah, Jung, Gurdjieff, secret societies, witchcraft, neopaganism, shamanism, and New Age. Editors provide a broad overview of the various traditions, keeping a balance between the historical basis of each tradition and contemporary influence and interest.
Contemporary seekers on the hunt for an overview of the Western mystery traditions often face a small selection of dense, out-of-date tomes. Alternatively, Hidden Wisdom is a fresh, coherent, and accessible work that expounds many of the teachings of Western esotericism, examining its key figures and movements.
A uniquely serious and accessible introduction to the life and work of the mysterious sixteenth-century seer Michel de Nostradamus. From his predictions about life and death in the Middle French court of Catherine de' Medici to his uncannily suggestive preconceptions of World War II, Michel de Nostradamus has aroused continual fascination-and ...
The success of books such as "Elaine Pagels' Gnostic Gospels" and Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code" proves beyond a doubt that there is a tremendous thirst today for finding the hidden truths of Christianity - truths that may have been lost or buried by institutional religion over the last two millennia. Many people now are delving into the byways of ...
Though love is a perennial topic for writers of all kinds, much of what is written about love is simplistic and unsatisfying. In "Conscious Love", Richard Smoley - an expert on the esoteric traditions of mystical Christianity - incorporates insights and wisdom about love from noted thinkers in literature, art, philosophy, sociology, cultural ...
"If we read [Steiner's] lectures with an open and attentive inner eye, we may be able to see the Christ mystery, not as a collection of dogmas or facts, but as a spiritual impulse that stretches far beyond the limits of Christ's own time and even of the lifespan of Christianity itself. We may even catch a glimpse of the high powers that govern the ...
It is a powerful and evocative legend, celebrated in India, all but unknown in the West. The great god Shiva is persuaded to play a dice game with his consort, Parvati. The game continues, always with the same result: Shiva inevitably loses. Why, if he is the greatest god in the universe, does he lose? This myth strikes the keynote for "The Dice ...
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