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The Path of Initiation

Spiritual Evolution and the Restoration of the Western Mystery Tradition
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As the precessional cycle transits from Pisces to Aquarius, great shifts in spiritual evolution are on the horizon - not for all of humanity as many in the New Age movement have generously hypothesised but for those who have undertaken the necessary spiritual preparation and initiatory work. Drawing from his deep immersion in the Mystery traditions of both East and West, author, J. S. Gordon, investigates the initiatic path from ancient times to modern day, detailing the step-by-step process of initiation and the sequence from spiritual aspirant to the highest Adeptship. He explains the natural logic and characteristics of each stage of initiation, including the associated problems and psychological issues that need to be faced in order to move forward to the next stage. He shows how humanity is naturally inclined to spiritual evolution and the development of higher consciousness. We are part of the overall evolutionary process of Nature, a system guided by the most highly evolved Adepts and extending beyond Earth to the entire kosmos. Exploring the long history of the Mystery schools beginning with ancient Egypt, Babylonia and India, Gordon examines the sacred metaphors and allegories of esoteric philosophy, metaphysics, occult science and the Science of the Seven Rays as well as the Adept-inspired theosophical works of H. P. Blavatsky and A. A. Bailey. He looks at the Adept Hierarchy of the Great White Himalayan Brotherhood and considers in detail two much-discussed mysteries: The Jesus-as-Christ mystery and the Maitreya-Buddha mystery. Revealing how advancement - spiritual, scientific and cultural - erupts out of tension, he explains how the Adepts have been increasing local and global tensions to prepare humanity for the Age of Aquarius, thereby creating the ideal preconditions for spiritual evolution and an eventual restoration of the Mysteries in our own modern era. * Explains the characteristics of each stage of initiation, including the associated psychological issues that need to be faced to move to the next stage * Explores the long history of the Mystery traditions from ancient Egypt, Babylonia and India to the modern Theosophy of Blavatsky and Bailey * Reveals how the Brotherhood of Spiritual Adepts is increasing global tensions to prepare humanity for the Age of Aquarius and spiritual revelation

Author Biography:

J. S. Gordon holds a master's degree in Western Esotericism from the University of Exeter and is a senior fellow of the Theosophical Society of England. He is the author of several books, including Egypt: Child of Atlantis.
Release date Australia
July 31st, 2013
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Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United States
Illustrations
60 b&w illustrations
Imprint
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Pages
608
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Dimensions
152x229x36
ISBN-13
9781620551738
Product ID
20846555

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