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Esoteric Orders and Their Work - Paperback, by Fortune Dion - Very Good
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Item specifics
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- Type
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781578631841
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN-10
157863184X
ISBN-13
9781578631841
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26038713184
Product Key Features
Book Title
Esoteric Orders and Their Work
Number of Pages
147 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Topic
Freemasonry & Secret Societies, Mysticism, General, Sacred Sexuality
Features
Revised
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
7.4 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-040892
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
135
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
From the British occultist and author, a classic study of what esoteric orders are and what they can offer initiates. People have been interested in secret traditions since the beginning of time. Fraternal brotherhoods and sisterhoods, and secret orders of varying degrees exist in every country, race, and religion. In Esoteric Orders and Their Work , author Dion Fortune gets to the root of exactly what esoteric orders are, leaving no stone unturned. The chapter "Esotericism, Occultism, and Mysticism" defines what esotericism is in relation to exotericism--in layman's terms, the inner life versus the outer one. In "The Origin of the Mysteries," she looks at how esotericism grew hand-in-hand with the evolution of humankind, discussing how humans evolved from a group soul (still present in animals today, i.e.: packs of wolves) into a singular soul. "The Paths of the Western Tradition" is a discussion on the different schools that have developed (known as Rays) and how students, after having formed a solid base of knowledge, work through each ray on their way to becoming closer to an esoteric ideal. She expounds upon Masters in "The Evolution and Functions of the Masters." We discover that they are not so much superhuman entities as beings who have learned all they need to know on the physical plane and now teach from the ethereal. Chapters such as "The Right and Left-Hand Paths" and "The Use and Power of Ritual" explain the differences between Black and White Occultism, and how long-kept-secret rituals taught only to initiates are used to further the order's members along their paths. Today, in the centers of the civilized world, there is renewed interest in esoteric schools, and although they may be misunderstood by the mainstream, some of the noblest people have been among their advocates. This book removes the shroud of mystery and fear from esotericism and makes the Western Mystery Tradition accessible to anyone who has ever been curious about this fascinating spiritual path! Revised edition contains a new foreword by Gareth Knight, and an index., Esoteric Orders and their Work examines how and why esoteric schools have restricted admission to their secret societies and orders, and shrouded their practices in mystery. The knowledge guarded by these schoolspassed down through the ages, and revised from time to time by great teachersis a secret traditional science that studies the causes that lie behind observable phenomena. Dion Fortune reveals every aspect of these secret organizations and the training they offer to initiates.
LC Classification Number
BF1411.F564 2000
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