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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... mystical truths and to give guidance in finding and treading " the way of holiness " ( Isa . 35 : 8 ) ; and if , furthermore , night , sun and moon are but concrete symbols of abstract ideas , then the outwardly mean- ingless narrative ...
... mystical truths and to give guidance in finding and treading " the way of holiness " ( Isa . 35 : 8 ) ; and if , furthermore , night , sun and moon are but concrete symbols of abstract ideas , then the outwardly mean- ingless narrative ...
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... mystical study of the Bible , the clue to the discovery of the inexhaustible trea- sures of wisdom and truth concealed within the casket of exoteric scriptures . The spiritual teachers of long ago , by using historical events as well as ...
... mystical study of the Bible , the clue to the discovery of the inexhaustible trea- sures of wisdom and truth concealed within the casket of exoteric scriptures . The spiritual teachers of long ago , by using historical events as well as ...
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... mystical and psychological conditions and experiences . Incredibilities and im- possibilities in both the Old and New Testaments are referred to later on , and explanations and interpretations of some of them are offered . One ...
... mystical and psychological conditions and experiences . Incredibilities and im- possibilities in both the Old and New Testaments are referred to later on , and explanations and interpretations of some of them are offered . One ...
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... mystics to be one of the greatest truths ever uttered . Apparently we are in the presence of a strange law . In order to live the larger life in imitation of the great exemplar , the Lord of Love , we must die to self - desire : we must ...
... mystics to be one of the greatest truths ever uttered . Apparently we are in the presence of a strange law . In order to live the larger life in imitation of the great exemplar , the Lord of Love , we must die to self - desire : we must ...
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... Mystical Wounds In the initiatory sense sickness , suffering , limitations and wounds all refer to the mystic ill - health inseparable from the transformation of a person into a super - being and an initiate into an Adept . The apostle ...
... Mystical Wounds In the initiatory sense sickness , suffering , limitations and wounds all refer to the mystic ill - health inseparable from the transformation of a person into a super - being and an initiate into an Adept . The apostle ...
Contents
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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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