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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... , will bring the Ageless Wisdom to a new audience of readers as well as to those who have always found sustenance in drinking from its deep well of spiritual truth . Preface In common , I believe , with the majority X Publisher's Note.
... , will bring the Ageless Wisdom to a new audience of readers as well as to those who have always found sustenance in drinking from its deep well of spiritual truth . Preface In common , I believe , with the majority X Publisher's Note.
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... truths which they had discovered by direct research . This veiling was forced upon them because such knowledge would inevitably bestow very great spiritual , intellectual , psychical and supernormal physical powers . Since these powers ...
... truths which they had discovered by direct research . This veiling was forced upon them because such knowledge would inevitably bestow very great spiritual , intellectual , psychical and supernormal physical powers . Since these powers ...
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... truths which they both conceal and reveal . The second is to require the acceptance as fact of much that is purely allegorical and , indeed , in some cases incredi- ble . The third is the insistence by some Christian denominations upon ...
... truths which they both conceal and reveal . The second is to require the acceptance as fact of much that is purely allegorical and , indeed , in some cases incredi- ble . The third is the insistence by some Christian denominations upon ...
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... truths . ( b ) Mentally utter a cry for interior light ( Luke 11 : 9-10 ) , with the single motive of becoming an ever more efficient servant of humanity . ( c ) Clear the mind of the tendency to regard the literal reading as the only ...
... truths . ( b ) Mentally utter a cry for interior light ( Luke 11 : 9-10 ) , with the single motive of becoming an ever more efficient servant of humanity . ( c ) Clear the mind of the tendency to regard the literal reading as the only ...
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... truths. In doing this, the writers of old knew that only those who possessed the keys of interpretation would be able to discover the truths which the sacred language both reveals and conceals. The secret is rendered still safer by the ...
... truths. In doing this, the writers of old knew that only those who possessed the keys of interpretation would be able to discover the truths which the sacred language both reveals and conceals. The secret is rendered still safer by the ...
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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