Rules For Spiritual Initiation

Author : Zachary Lansdowne
Publisher : Weiser Books
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1990-05-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781609256678

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Rules for Spiritual Initiation by Zachary Lansdowne Pdf

Zachary Lansdowne, author of earlier books on the Ageless Wisdom, reveals the esoteric significance of fourteen symbolic rules that were originally published by Alice A. Bailey. He shows that the symbols in each rule have both an outer and inner meaning. The outer meaning describes an objective in character building, and the inner meaning describes a stage in the process of meditation. The initial sequence of seven rules provides elementary instructions for the path of probation, leading to the first spiritual initiation, and the next sequence provides advanced instructions for the path of discipleship, leading to the second and third initiations. Lansdowne also discusses the close relationship between these rules and the typology of the seven rays. The end result is an easytounderstand guidebook to the various stages of the spiritual path.

Author : Zachary F. Lansdowne
Publisher : Weiser Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781609256661

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The Revelation of Saint John by Zachary F. Lansdowne Pdf

The Revelation of St. John, the last book of the canonical Bible, has been a mystery since it first appeared. No other part of the Bible has caused more controversy. Traditional interpretations of the book fall into one of three categories: the major prophecies that are supposed to have been fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.; the historical view that Revelation predicts the course of human events from the founding of Christianity to the end of the world; or the futurist view that Revelation predicts events that will occur at the end of the world.It's actually none of the above, writes Zachary F. Lansdowne, a leading expert in the field of spiritual initiation. In the Introduction to this rich and complex interpretation, he writes, "According to its own verses, the Revelation is concerned with the present time, which is whatever time we happen to be reading it, and contains information that we can apply immediately to become blessed."This is not a book about "end times" or Armageddon and when it might come. This is a book written entirely in symbols, concealing a path for early Christians, and for the contemporary reader. Lansdowne has applied a unique psychological method of interpretation that takes each symbol as depicting some aspect of human consciousness rather than an eternal event, thus showing that the Revelation is actually a detailed instruction for the spiritual journey--a map to the wakening of higher consciousness. Moreover, while the Revelation appears in the great lineage of Judeo-Christian tradition, Lansdowne shows that its instruction can be appreciated and applied to seekers from any tradition.Lansdowne's line-by-line and verse-by-verse interpretation--presented here in an easy-to-read side-by-side format--is a manual for the true seeker who would follow teachings of Jesus as they were and are laid out, rather than as they have been interpreted by theologians and biblical historians. The Revelation of St. John, when unlocked by the key of psychological methodology, is revealed to contain ideas from many diverse wisdom traditions and philosophies--archangels in Judaism, chakras and kundalini in Hinduism, Buddhist mindfulness, the redemptive power of love in Christianity, and absolute standards of comparison in Platonic philosophy. Zachary Lansdowne's revelatory text makes these teachings of the path to true soul initiation available to seekers from every spiritual tradition.

Author : Alice A. Bailey
Publisher : Lucis Pub
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1970-06-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0853300224

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The Rays and the Initiations by Alice A. Bailey Pdf

The final volume in this treatise on the seven rays contains the fundamental spiritual structure on which the next presentation of the Ageless Wisdom teaching will build. The book is in two parts; the first part enumerates and details the Fourteen Rules for Group Initiation. These are the rules for disciples and initiates, paralleling on a higher turn of the spiral, the rules for applicants contained in the book Initiation, Human and Solar. The second part of this volume is concerned with the Rays and the Initiations, those nine major expansions of consciousness through which the initiate becomes progressively liberated from the various forms of our planetary life, ultimately proceeding upon his chosen Path of development and service within the universe. One of the outstanding principles unfolded through the pages of this book is that of the growth of the group idea - group service, group responsibility and group initiation. The possibility of group initiation seems to be one of the new emerging developments of the Aquarian era; therefore, the profound value to the disciple of the Fourteen Rules for Group Initiation. consciousness expands with the acceptance of occult obedience, and the meeting of all requirements on the Path of Initiation in a group penetrating together towards the centre of an ashram, and into the heart and will of the presiding Master. Because the way to the innermost sanctum is the way of outer service, and because initiation is the effect of an increasing capacity to intuit the Plan, to register ashramic purpose and to act accordingly, these rules are in reality great Formulas of Approach ...approach to a specific section of the Path and not approach to the Initiator. I would have you reflect on this distinction. The initiate is becoming increasingly aware of the dynamics of the Science of the Service of the Plan. This distinctive realisation can only come when his fused and blended personality and soul expression of will has disappeared in the blazing light of the Divine Purpose. is invaluable in expanding the mind to contemplate the larger patterns and processes in which the individual function may be viewed in perspective. In dealing with such abstruse matters, the author again demonstrates a marvelous capacity to relate the deepest and most profounds aspects of the Master's teaching to the life and the consciousness of the aspirant in the world today. Since there is no separation in life, and since the aphorism As above so below applies in every particular throughout the cosmos, and recognisably within the solar and the planetary lives, there is great value in the clear delineation of continuity. Revelation concerns Oneness and nothing else. The practical nature of this truth is only recognised when the disciple attempts to do two things: To realise it individually and to bring the nature of planetary unity and of non-separateness to the minds and into the lives of men everywhere. The books of Alice A. Bailey, written in cooperation with a Tibetan teacher between 1919?1 teaching handed down from ancient times in a form which is always suitable to each period. Intended to precede and condition the coming era, the Alice A. Bailey writings offer an unparalleled spiritual approach to such subjects as the teaching on Shamballa and the Path of spiritual evolution; the spiritual Hierarchy; the new discipleship and training in meditation as a form of service; the teaching on the seven rays and the new psychology of the soul; the teaching on esoteric astrology; and the new world religion, which emphasizes the common thread of truth linking all the major world faiths.

Author : Alice Bailey
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : EAN:4064066050689

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Initiation, Human and Solar by Alice Bailey Pdf

Initiation, Human and Solar is book by Alice Bailey in which is explained her theory of the hierarchy of sacred entities, and the part initiation plays in that system. Initiation is presented as a growth of perception which serves as a guide to revelation and elucidation.

Author : Julie Tallard Johnson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-12
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781591439691

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Wheel of Initiation by Julie Tallard Johnson Pdf

A guide to personal spiritual initiation through the transformation of habitual patterns, apathy, and resistance • Based on the Native American medicine wheel, the Vedic wheel, and the universal initiatory mandala • Enables readers from any tradition to initiate themselves through practices of thought transformation, narrative medicine, meditation exercises, rituals, and journaling • Facilitates breaking through personal and societal illusions that perpetuate resistance and apathy Intentions and spiritual principles, meditation and contemplation, ritual, and risk-taking are the conditions that comprise an initiated life. Regrettably, in modern society we do not have rites of initiation that break through the personal and societal illusions that instill and perpetuate negative habits that keep us in states of resistance. Lacking initiation practices, we often remain trapped in ways of being in the world that were formed by our past conditions and attachments. We tend to identify too strongly with the status quo, which must be challenged to prevent stagnation and to encourage happiness and authenticity. Julie Tallard Johnson shows how to become initiated into an authentic life through practices of thought transformation, cultivating attention, journaling, storytelling, and rituals found in the four directions of the universal mandala. She begins the Wheel of Initiation in the South, where initiates set their intentions; then moves into the West, where they free themselves from habitual patterns and core beliefs; then into the North, the direction of cultivating attention and unity; and finishes in the East, the direction of regeneration and initiation. Drawing upon the life experiences of those who have successfully navigated the wheel, Johnson demonstrates that once fears, assumptions, and ingrained beliefs are confronted and transformed, initiates emerge ready to reenter society with renewed energy and vision that will enrich their own lives and their communities.

Author : Alice Bailey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1794613382

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Initiation by Alice Bailey Pdf

In this book, Alice Bailey explains the hierarchy of spiritual entities, initiation, discipleship, rules for applicants, and more. Bailey's wisdom ranges from insights about the human experience all the way up to the vistas of infinite vistas of cosmic consciousness.

Author : Alice A. Bailey,Djwhal Khul
Publisher : Lucis Publishing Companies
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780853304227

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The Rays and the Initiations by Alice A. Bailey,Djwhal Khul Pdf

The first part of this volume contains the Fourteen Rules for Group Initiation, an extension of the teachings given in Initiation, Human and Solar on the Fourteen Rules for Applicants. The second part of the book is concerned with the nine initiations by which the disciple progressively achieves liberation from the various forms of our planetary life. The possibility of group initiation is a development of the present era. This volume emphasises the growth of the group idea, group service, group responsibility.

Author : Rudolf Steiner
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781365109799

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The Way of Initiation by Rudolf Steiner Pdf

Rudolf Steiner was a philosopher, social thinker, architect, and esotericist. His philosophical work, which he termed spiritual science, sought to provide a connection between the cognitive path of Western philosophy and the inner and spiritual needs of the human being. In The Way of Initiation, Steiner details the exercises and moral qualities to be cultivated on the path to a conscious experience of 'supersensible' realities. This short but powerful book is intended as a guide for achieving spiritual vision.

Author : Rudolf Steiner,Edouard Schuré
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Theosophy
ISBN : UVA:X000596536

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The Way of Initiation by Rudolf Steiner,Edouard Schuré Pdf

Author : René Guénon
Publisher : Sophia Perennis
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 090058842X

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Initiation and Spiritual Realization by René Guénon Pdf

Initiation and Spiritual Realization is the closest thing to a work on 'spiritual direction' René Guénon ever wrote, touching as it does upon such vital topics as the transmission of initiatic grace, the various types and functions of the spiritual master, obstacles the aspirant is likely to encounter, different modes of contemplation, and the degrees of spiritual realization. A companion volume to Perspectives on Initiation, where Guénon had defined the nature of initiation and of the organizations qualified to transmit it, Initiation and Spiritual Realization was the first thematic collection of Guénon's articles to appear after his death. And one doctrine expressed in this book stands out as particularly timely: that esoterism is not and cannot be a religion in itself, since to take it as such is to reduce it to an 'alternative' exoterism, and a heterodox one at that. Initiatic esoterism can only be legitimately and effectively practiced within the context of one of the established, revealed religions.

Author : J. S. Gordon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781620551745

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The Path of Initiation by J. S. Gordon Pdf

Details the process of spiritual initiation from aspirant to the highest Adept • 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 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 hypothesized 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.

Author : Rudolf Steiner
Publisher : Ithink Books
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-02
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1774810352

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The Way of Initiation by Rudolf Steiner Pdf

Rudolf Steiner is considered a Spiritual Science Master and the knowledge he shares through this book will reveal a hidden reality. This reality influences everyday occurrences but not many people are aware of it and those who are, rule the world. Please enjoy "The Way of Initiation: How to Attain Knowledge of the Higher Worlds" by Rudolf Steiner, Ph.D.

Author : Tom Llewellyn
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 153736538X

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The Initiation by Tom Llewellyn Pdf

This comprehensive and powerful book will take you through a far reaching path of inner development. From the fundamental principles of the spiritual life; of the will to conscious awareness, how to transform habits and break free from illusion; to the practices of meditation, prayer, energy exercises, psychic self defence and the liberating journeys of lucid dreaming and astral projection. This book will show you how to transform your world and grow into your full spiritual potential.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Lynching
ISBN : LCCN:95124394

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Lynching Pamphlets by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rudolf Steiner
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : EAN:4064066396831

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How to Attain Knowledge of the Higher Worlds by Rudolf Steiner Pdf

How to Attain Knowledge of the Higher Worlds: The Way of Initiation is a theosophy book by Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian philosopher and clairvoyant. In this treatise no advice is given and no statement made which is not based on the personal experience of the author, who is, in the truest sense, both a mystic and an occultist, and his two natures are fused together.