Filtering by Genre / Topic: initiation in books gave 23 results.
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.
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.
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.
Italian esoteric journal published in Rome by the Gruppo di Ur in 1927–1928, bringing together studies and texts on initiatory traditions, magic and spiritual realisation, and continued as Krur in 1929.
Algis Uždavinys presents philosophy as a sacred practice of inner rebirth, rooted in ancient Egyptian and traditional wisdom rather than a purely rational discipline.
Francesco Massa examines how the concept of mysteria was transformed in the Roman Empire, as Christian authors from the mid-second century CE adopted the language of mysteries to articulate their own rituals and beliefs, reshaping understandings of both Christian and traditional cults…
Professor Wind's acclaimed work explores pagan mysticism and neoplatonic philosophy in Renaissance art, offering insightful analyses of masterpieces by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian.
Followers of a revived version of Mithraism in contemporary Italy threaten to overthrow the government and destroy the Vatican. Rome is in chaos. Earthquakes shake the city. The Pope is in a coma.
The Dionysian themed frescos of Pompeii’s Villa of the Mysteries constitute the single most important theurgical narrative to have survived in the Western esoteric tradition.
Initiation across cultures and historical periods provides the wider context for an examination of Masonic initiation, its symbolism, purposes and place in contemporary society.
A study of initiation as a central feature of Western esotericism, encompassing Freemasonry, Hermeticism, the Golden Dawn and modern pagan traditions.
Peter Kingsley interpreta el poema de Parménides a la luz de inscripciones del sur de Italia y lo sitúa en un trasfondo religioso ligado a los ritos de incubación y a los sacerdotes de Apolo.
