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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... Baptism to Ascension Part Five The Path of Discipleship and Initiation 15 The Way of Holiness 16 Steps on the Path Bibliography Index 165 176 185 190 197 199 Publisher's Note Geoffrey Hodson's The Hidden Wisdom of the Holy.
... Baptism to Ascension Part Five The Path of Discipleship and Initiation 15 The Way of Holiness 16 Steps on the Path Bibliography Index 165 176 185 190 197 199 Publisher's Note Geoffrey Hodson's The Hidden Wisdom of the Holy.
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... Initiates of the various esoteric schools and the mystery religions of the older civilizations are also said to have deliberately refashioned the stories into vehicles for the transmission to later peoples of their knowledge of ...
... Initiates of the various esoteric schools and the mystery religions of the older civilizations are also said to have deliberately refashioned the stories into vehicles for the transmission to later peoples of their knowledge of ...
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... initiate inquiry ; to preserve for posterity pro- found spiritual and therefore power bestowing truths ; and to conceal from the profane knowledge which could be misused , even while revealing it to the selfless servant of humanity ...
... initiate inquiry ; to preserve for posterity pro- found spiritual and therefore power bestowing truths ; and to conceal from the profane knowledge which could be misused , even while revealing it to the selfless servant of humanity ...
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... initiation into the Mercavah , the study of the Kabalah will be ever incomplete , and the Mercavah can be taught only “ in darkness , in a deserted place , and after many and terrific trials . " Mercavah or Mercaba is a chariot ...
... initiation into the Mercavah , the study of the Kabalah will be ever incomplete , and the Mercavah can be taught only “ in darkness , in a deserted place , and after many and terrific trials . " Mercavah or Mercaba is a chariot ...
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... initiates , this hidden doctrine has remained , for the outside world , an inviolate secret . Madam Blavatsky continues : Among the venerable sect of the Tanaim , or rather the Tananim , the wise men , there were those who taught the ...
... initiates , this hidden doctrine has remained , for the outside world , an inviolate secret . Madam Blavatsky continues : Among the venerable sect of the Tanaim , or rather the Tananim , the wise men , there were those who taught the ...
Contents
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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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