The Inner West
Jay Kinney - Author
ISBN 9781440615528 | 336 pages | 17 Jun 2004 | Tarcher | 8.26 x 5.23in | 18 - AND UP
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The founder of the influential Gnosis magazine collects essays by some of today's finest spiritual writers to explore the West's magical and esoteric traditions.
Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Gnosticism, The Knights Templar . . . Even before the success of The Da Vinci Code, many readers knew of these and other aspects of Western esoterica. But few understand their true meaning. In The Inner West, more than twenty essays by seventeen leading authors shine a light on some of the most mysterious and closely held aspects of the Western tradition. Its authors bring to life the symbolist and occult philosophies that populate the history and beliefs of the Western way. These same philosophies-which include variants of Christian and Jewish mysticism, and the teachings of figures like Rudolf Steiner and G. I. Gurdjieff-can present a deep and different spiritual path for today's seekers. Spiritual seekers have often looked to the East for inspiration and guidance. Yet increasing numbers of people are discovering that many helpful wisdom traditions have existed right here in the West. With the Kabbalah and Tarot cards more popular than ever, and alternative spirituality from Wicca to Sufism gaining a new audience, The Inner West is a timely book for this expanding audience Acknowledgements
Introduction to the Inner West
The West's Esoteric Roots
1. Hermes & Alchemy: The Winged God and The Golden Word
2. The Star-Gods of Neoplatonism
3. The Quest for Spiritual Freedom: the Gnostic Worldview
The Inner Side of the West's Religions
4. Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism: An Overview
5. The Mysticism of Christian Teaching
6. Sufism: A Path to Human Wholeness
The Secret Teachings
7. The Quest of the Magus: A Summary of the Western Magical Tradition
8. The Unexamined Tarot
9. Ladder to Labyrinth: The Spiritual and Psychological Dimensions of Astrology
10. Sophia: Goddess of Wisdom
11. Explaining Wicca
12. The Hidden Sages and the Knights Templar
13. The Rosicrucian Dream
14. Masonic Civilization
Mystics and Teachers
15. Heavens and Hells: The Inner Worlds of Emanuel Swedenborg
16. Blavatsky and her Masters
17. The Apocalyptic Steiner
18. Rene Schwaller de Lubicz and The Intelligence of the Heart
19. G.I. Gurdjieff: Meetings with a Remarkable Paradox
20. Facing the Traditionalists
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