This handbook for heightening spiritual consciousness in unrivaled for its clarity in explaining the Kabalah, or ancient Hebrew Tree of Life, and how it relates to the twenty-two cards of the Tarot's Major Arcana.
That the Tarot originated in ancient Egypt as a divinatory tool is a romantic misconception. Ron Decker's meticulous scholarship will surprise practitioners and academics alike, revealing the Tarot's true evolution and meanings as its inventor(s) understood it.
There is another order of evolution running parallel to and blending with our own. Clairvoyant, Geoffrey Hodson, captures the vast variety of etheric forms working with nature, stimulating growth, bringing colour to the flowers, brooding over nature's beauty, dancing in the wind and sunlight.
Drawing on her travels in modern-day Egypt and her lifelong study of Egyptian mythology and art, Normandi Ellis takes us on a moving autobiographical journey through the sacred sites and rituals of Egypt's past, revealing their restorative and transformative power for contemporary women like herself.
'John Anthony West's revolutionary reinterpretation of the civilization of Egypt challenges all that has been accepted as dogma concerning Ancient Egypt. In this pioneering study West documents that: Hieroglyphs carry hermetic messages that convey the subtler realities of the Sacred Science of the Pharaohs.
In two previous books, Neil Douglas-Klotz pioneered a radical new way of translating the words of Jesus---filtering them through the imagistic worldview of the Aramaic language which Jesus himself spoke. Seen through this lens, familiar sayings such as "Blessed are the meek" come into vibrant contemporary focus as "Healthy are those who have softened what is rigid within.
'Mandala will guide readers of all levels through simple mandala exercises and easy-to-follow drawing techniques, incorporating meditation and guided visualization with lavish illustrations. By exploring the tradition of the sacred circle, readers will learn how to create their own unique and powerful works of sacred art and use the mandala symbol as a self-transformative tool that manifests and ...
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 4 is from 1882 to 1883, and includes articles such as: 'The Hermetic Brethren'; 'Reincarnations in Tibet'; 'Masons and Jesuits'; 'Death and Immortality'; 'Zoroastrianism in the Light of Occult Philosophy'.
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 5 is from 1883, and includes articles such as: 'Nature and Constitution of the Sun'; 'Occult Background of Classical Civilizations'; 'Nature of the Monad'; 'Date and role in history of Gautama the Buddha and Sri Samkaracharya'.
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 6 is from 1883, 1884 and 1885, and includes articles such as: 'Tibetan Teachings on the dissociation of the Human Constitution after Death'; 'True Nature of Mediumship and its Relation to Chelaship'; 'A Bewitched Life', one of H.P.B.'s Occult Stories.
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 11 is from 1889, and includes articles such as: 'The Roots of Ritualism in Church and Masonry'; 'Japanese Buddhism and Theosophy'; 'Thoughts on Karma and Reincarnation'; 'Our Three Objects'; 'Alchemy in the Nineteenth Century'.
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 8 is from 1887, and includes articles such as: 'The Esoteric Character of the Gospels'; 'The Origin of Evil'; 'The Esotericism of the Christian Dogma (the spirited debate of H. P. B. with the Abbe Roca'); 'The Signs of the Times'.
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 12 is from 1889 and 1890, and includes articles such as: 'Genius'; 'The Fall of Ideals'; 'Science and the Secret Doctrine'; 'Progress and Culture'; 'The Dual Aspect of Wisdom'; 'Psychic and Noetic Action'.