Hidden Wisdom in the Holy Bible, Vol. 1Quest Books, 2015 M04 8 - 230 pages This first of a two-volume abridgement of a Theosophical classic explains how a literal reading of the Bible misses rich concealed meaning, how Biblical symbols encode esoteric truths, and how Christ's life can be seen as an initiatory journey. |
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Page xi
... direct message from Deity to humanity . Later , however , a more critical ap- proach to the Scriptures revealed incredibilities and impossibilities , which both shocked and repelled me . Finding myself unable either to ignore these ...
... direct message from Deity to humanity . Later , however , a more critical ap- proach to the Scriptures revealed incredibilities and impossibilities , which both shocked and repelled me . Finding myself unable either to ignore these ...
Page 9
... direct theurgic action is presumed to have occurred , then these " miracles " would not have been impossible . The heliocentric system , however , cannot be altered . The sun is at the center of our solar system , for which it is the ...
... direct theurgic action is presumed to have occurred , then these " miracles " would not have been impossible . The heliocentric system , however , cannot be altered . The sun is at the center of our solar system , for which it is the ...
Page 28
... direct rays of the spiritual sun can shine down into the mortal personality and illumine it . Thus the astronom- ically absurd standing still of both sun and moon can provide an im- portant and even deliberate clue to the inner meaning ...
... direct rays of the spiritual sun can shine down into the mortal personality and illumine it . Thus the astronom- ically absurd standing still of both sun and moon can provide an im- portant and even deliberate clue to the inner meaning ...
Page 30
... direct , living experience of the divinity and universality of life and its mode of manifestation . The result is ever a secret , and always in- communicable to those who have not entered into the experience . The Mountaintop and Sun ...
... direct , living experience of the divinity and universality of life and its mode of manifestation . The result is ever a secret , and always in- communicable to those who have not entered into the experience . The Mountaintop and Sun ...
Page 32
... direct experience of them still remains an interior secret , an esotericism , which can be personally realized but never fully conveyed to others . The way to such knowledge is also both revealed and concealed in the scriptures and ...
... direct experience of them still remains an interior secret , an esotericism , which can be personally realized but never fully conveyed to others . The way to such knowledge is also both revealed and concealed in the scriptures and ...
Contents
3 | |
17 | |
25 | |
32 | |
The Reality Behind the Shadow | 51 |
Four Keys of Interpretation | 59 |
Part Four | 65 |
A Rosetta Stone for | 71 |
3 | 147 |
The Life of Christ | 148 |
6722 | 176 |
The Way of Holiness | 185 |
Index | 199 |
25 | 201 |
111 | 207 |
The Symbolism of Numbers | 111 |
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