An early comparative exploration of phallic worship, fertility cults and the generative powers of the gods in ancient and later religious traditions
Leadbeater explores the origins and symbolism of ancient mystery traditions and Freemasonry, drawing connections with the mysteries of Egypt, Greece and Rome, including the cult of Mithras.
Manfred Clauss's introduction to the Roman Mithras cult has become widely accepted as the most reliable and readable account of this fascinating subject.
A collection of Gerhard Hallstatt’s writings from Aorta and Ahnstern, exploring Mithras, paganism, esotericism, art and the survival of ancient traditions in the modern West.
Austrian bilingual journal exploring esotericism, paganism, art and radical currents of European thought.
A philosophical defence of contemporary paganism through a critique of Christianity, monotheism, and their influence on Western thought.
Alain Daniélou explores phallic symbolism across religious traditions, from prehistory to India, Egypt and the Greco-Roman world, taking the lingam and the cult of Shiva as his main points of reference.
Khachatryan, Zhores (1981) Artashat II: Ancient Necropolises (Excavations of 1971–1977). Archaeological Excavations in Armenia 17. Yerevan: Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR.
Outlines of the History of Ancient Armenian Art from the sixth century BCE to the third century CE.
An Esoteric Interpretation of the Lord’s Prayer, Based on Rudolf Steiner’s Lecture Given in Karlsruhe on 4 February 1907.
Rudolf Steiner on the meaning of human life, death and the spiritual nature of existence.
Rudolf Steiner on Cosmic Rhythms, Ancient Mysteries and the Cult of Mithras, from Druidic Ritual to Christianity and Freemasonry.
A fin-de-siècle French journal bringing together Spiritualism, occultism, Theosophy and esoteric currents under the banner of “Spiritualist Union”.
The international journal of the Order of the Star in the East, published around Jiddu Krishnamurti and the Theosophical expectation of a coming World Teacher.
The second Antaios dossier on Hindutva, bringing together pagan, traditionalist and Hindu perspectives on India, with contributions by Alain Daniélou, Alain de Benoist and others.
Influential British periodical that brought together occultism, psychical research, comparative religion and the study of ancient mysteries.
Founded by H. P. Blavatsky in Bombay in 1879, the journal of the Theosophical Society became a major forum for Theosophy, comparative religion, occultism and the study of ancient spiritual traditions.
The London Theosophical monthly that succeeded H. P. Blavatsky’s Lucifer in 1897, edited by Annie Besant and G. R. S. Mead and devoted to comparative religion, occultism and ancient spiritual traditions.
Manly P. Hall’s monumental 1928 survey of the ancient Mysteries, occult philosophy and esoteric symbolism, including an influential modern interpretation of the rites and symbolism of Mithras.
A London monthly founded by H. P. Blavatsky in 1887, Lucifer became an important forum for Theosophical writing on religion, esotericism, symbolism and the ancient Mysteries.
