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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... matter and the composition of both universe and human beings and having discovered the forces locked up within them , felt a tremendous sense of responsibility . They had to prevent the misuse of their knowledge and , at the same time ...
... matter and the composition of both universe and human beings and having discovered the forces locked up within them , felt a tremendous sense of responsibility . They had to prevent the misuse of their knowledge and , at the same time ...
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... matter , the transmutation of electrical energy into heat , light and other radiation , the manufacture of explosives , psy- chosomatic medicine and demonstrations of human powers of ex- trasensory perception - this carefully concealed ...
... matter , the transmutation of electrical energy into heat , light and other radiation , the manufacture of explosives , psy- chosomatic medicine and demonstrations of human powers of ex- trasensory perception - this carefully concealed ...
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... matter and the material vehicles . Interior Healing Grace The " heal " for every wound is , as an old English medical maxim says , " within the wound . " It consists of the Christ principle , power and life which form the second aspect ...
... matter and the material vehicles . Interior Healing Grace The " heal " for every wound is , as an old English medical maxim says , " within the wound . " It consists of the Christ principle , power and life which form the second aspect ...
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... matter as Space , the feminine creative potency , the great deep ( the horizontal arm ) . The point of intersec- tion is the critical center at which the process of creation occurs and from which the product , the manifested cosmos ...
... matter as Space , the feminine creative potency , the great deep ( the horizontal arm ) . The point of intersec- tion is the critical center at which the process of creation occurs and from which the product , the manifested cosmos ...
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... matter are united by intellect . " Each human being is an epitome of the cosmos , a microcosm in which the macrocosm exists potentially . If , as was taught and believed in the ancient schools , all nature exists potentially in human ...
... matter are united by intellect . " Each human being is an epitome of the cosmos , a microcosm in which the macrocosm exists potentially . If , as was taught and believed in the ancient schools , all nature exists potentially in human ...
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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