Philosophy and Religion

The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 3 is from 1881 to 1882, and includes articles such as: 'Transcendental Physics'; 'Electric and Magnetic Affinities between Man and Nature'; 'Hypnotism'; 'Lamas and Druses'; 'Stars and Numbers'; 'Are Dreams but Idle Visions?'; 'Spiritualism and Occult Truth'.

Yoga is the discovery of the Self and the inspiration of the spirit within. Each step in Raja Yoga is intended to assist the student in developing the moral and ethical foundations necessary for yoga: control of the physical body through postures and diet; pranayama, or breathing techniques; control of emotions and sense and control of the mind.

The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 9 is from 1888, and includes articles such as: 'The Church and the Doctrine of Atonement'; 'The Life Principle'; 'What Good has Theosophy done in India?'; 'Occultism versus the Occult Arts'; 'Karmic Visions'; 'Controversy with the Abbe Roca continued'.

The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 13 is from 1890 to 1891 and also posthumous articles, including: 'Civilization, the Death of Art and Beauty'; 'The Mind in Nature'; 'On Cosmic Cycles, Manvantaras and Rounds'; 'The Origin of Magic'; 'The ""Book of Enoch""'; 'Facts Underlying Adept Biographies'.

The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 14 includes posthumously published essays, written at various times; among them are some which may have been intended for another volume of The Secret Doctrine. Some of the subjects are: ...

In perhaps the most definitive work on esoteric wisdom ever written, HPB comprehensively surveys the origins of the cosmos and the prehistory of humanity, synthesizing religion and science within the context of the perennial philosophy.

'Krishnamurti's essential message is that, to find truth, we must go beyond the limits of ordinary thought. In public talks worldwide, he strove to free listeners from conventional beliefs and psychological mind-sets in order to understand what is.

Bridging science and spiritualtiy, Theosophy formulates a modern statement of the ancient wisdom tradition found in all world religions.

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seekers on the hunt for an overview of the Western mystery traditions often face a small selection of dense, out-of-date tomes.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.

Born in Germany in 1898, Lama Govinda was one of the first Westerners to present Tibetan Buddhism as an initiate and practitioner of the tradition.

Coleston Brown—scholar and expert on the esoteric Christian traditions—reaches far beyond any other book of its genre to bring us a truly experiential form of Christianity. Drawing on the myths, legends, lore, and symbols inherent in the Christian tradition, Brown reveals the potential in all of us to use, as he does, Magical Christianity as a practice for healing and regenerating the spirit.

One effect of rising interest in the Kabbalah is a renewed focus on the Shekhinah, Judaism's divine feminine principle.

In this clear, engaging book, Robin Robinson draws parallels between alchemy and chaos theory and shows how to apply them to our inner development.

A DICTIONARY OF GNOSTICISM is a scholarly yet accessible guide that covers the people, mythology, movements, scripture and technical terms related to this pre-Christian Western religion. It contains nearly 1700 entries, from Aachiaram, an angel in the 'Secret Book of John to Zostrianos', a third-century Gnostic text and is a reliable reference for the Nag Hammadi library and other Gnostic texts.

'In The Everyday Dharma, Willa Miller, an authorized lama in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition, reworks ancient Buddhist techniques and adapts them for western readers seeking personal transformation. Becoming a Buddha, Lama Miller explains, means observing the mind and actions and then doing the physical, psychological, and spiritual work to move closer to one's wisdom nature.

“Margaret Placentra Johnston's Faith Beyond Belief gives us a good way to know the experience of those who have rejected their own church, but who are nevertheless engaged in a spiritual search beyond the conventional language and categories that left them feelinng empty and could not engage them.

In the West, Islam has replaced Communism as the new bugbear, while Sufism, Islam’s mystical dimension, is often dismissed as the delusions of an irrational and backward people. Ken Lizzio corrects such misperceptions in this firsthand account of the year he spent in 1991 living with the head of the Naqshbandis, Afghanistan’s largest Sufi order.

This book reminds us that spiritual and material life has always been governed not just by God the Father, but, also, by God the Mother. It is the blending of these two energies which produces the power of the Christ within our own being and in the world.