That the Tarot originated in ancient Egypt as a divinatory tool is a romantic misconception. Ron Decker's meticulous scholarship will surprise practitioners and academics alike, revealing the Tarot's true evolution and meanings as its inventor(s) understood it.
The Tarot consists of the Minor Arcana, four suits of cards similar to our modern deck, and the Major Arcana, twenty-two allegorical
There is another order of evolution running parallel to and blending with our own. Clairvoyant, Geoffrey Hodson, captures the vast variety of etheric forms working with nature, stimulating growth, bringing colour to the flowers, brooding over nature's beauty, dancing in the wind and sunlight. Meet the magical miniature world of green, transparent sea spirits, the entrancingly beautiful undine, the
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 extensive volumes. Volume 1 is from 1874 to 1878, and includes articles such as: 'About Spiritualism'; 'A Story of the Mystical'; 'The Theosophical Society': 'Its Origin, Plan and Aim'; 'The Diaries of H. P. Blavatsky'.
What do ideas look like? This clairvoyant view of the shape, colour and atmospheric effect of mental energy includes black-and-white drawings and colour plates to convey a graphic representation of the power of thought.Prominent Theosophists, Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater, were pioneers in asserting that thoughts are, indeed, things. Originally released in 1901, THOUGHT FORMS is a seminal work
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 4 is from 1882 to 1883, and includes articles such as: 'The Hermetic Brethren'; 'Reincarnations in Tibet'; 'Masons and Jesuits'; 'Death and Immortality'; 'Zoroastrianism in the Light of Occult Philosophy'.
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 3 is from 1881 to 1882, and includes articles such as: 'Transcendental Physics'; 'Electric and Magnetic Affinities between Man and Nature'; 'Hypnotism'; 'Lamas and Druses'; 'Stars and Numbers'; 'Are Dreams but Idle Visions?'; 'Spiritualism and Occult Truth'.
Meditation is the art of being, and in this book Adelaide Gardner focuses on the naturalness of this state of consciousness and the great usefulness to be derived from it. Today, there is little doubt that a quiet and concentrated consciousness can deepen one's awareness of life and permit the achievement of a greater degree of inner peace. This small classis is evidence of this fact. It has been
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 2 is from 1879 to 1880, and includes articles such as:' Erroneous Ideas concerning the Doctrines of the Theosophists'; 'Antiquity of the Vedas'; 'The Number Seven'; 'The Theory of Cycles'.
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 11 is from 1889, and includes articles such as: 'The Roots of Ritualism in Church and Masonry'; 'Japanese Buddhism and Theosophy'; 'Thoughts on Karma and Reincarnation'; 'Our Three Objects'; 'Alchemy in the Nineteenth Century'.
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 6 is from 1883, 1884 and 1885, and includes articles such as: 'Tibetan Teachings on the dissociation of the Human Constitution after Death'; 'True Nature of Mediumship and its Relation to Chelaship'; 'A Bewitched Life', one of H.P.B.'s Occult Stories.
Hatha Yoga deals with the care, health, and well-being of the physical body through the conscious control of the vibrations of matter. The Hatha yogi proceeds in consciousness from the physical to the mental to the spiritual, leading to the development of the inner spiritual self manifesting through thoughts, feelings, and actions in the outer world. Hatha Yoga comprehensively reveals the ancient
Yoga is the discovery of the Self and the inspiration of the spirit within. Each step in Raja Yoga is intended to assist the student in developing the moral and ethical foundations necessary for yoga: control of the physical body through postures and diet; pranayama, or breathing techniques; control of emotions and sense and control of the mind.
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 5 is from 1883, and includes articles such as: 'Nature and Constitution of the Sun'; 'Occult Background of Classical Civilizations'; 'Nature of the Monad'; 'Date and role in history of Gautama the Buddha and Sri Samkaracharya'.
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 13 is from 1890 to 1891 and also posthumous articles, including: 'Civilization, the Death of Art and Beauty'; 'The Mind in Nature'; 'On Cosmic Cycles, Manvantaras and Rounds'; 'The Origin of Magic'; 'The ""Book of Enoch""'; 'Facts Underlying Adept Biographies'.
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 9 is from 1888, and includes articles such as: 'The Church and the Doctrine of Atonement'; 'The Life Principle'; 'What Good has Theosophy done in India?'; 'Occultism versus the Occult Arts'; 'Karmic Visions'; 'Controversy with the Abbe Roca continued'.
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 8 is from 1887, and includes articles such as: 'The Esoteric Character of the Gospels'; 'The Origin of Evil'; 'The Esotericism of the Christian Dogma (the spirited debate of H. P. B. with the Abbe Roca'); 'The Signs of the Times'.
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 12 is from 1889 and 1890, and includes articles such as: 'Genius'; 'The Fall of Ideals'; 'Science and the Secret Doctrine'; 'Progress and Culture'; 'The Dual Aspect of Wisdom'; 'Psychic and Noetic Action'.
HPB's first major work, originally published in 1877. The most astounding compendium of occult facts and theories in Theosophical literature. It proclaims the existence of mystery schools under the guardianship of men who are servants for truth. It outlines a movement by the Guardians of the Ancient Wisdom to preserve and protect the ageless truths, until in later times they would again become kno
The definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 14 includes posthumously published essays, written at various times; among them are some which may have been intended for another volume of The Secret Doctrine. Some of the subjects are: 'The Kabalah'; 'Eastern and Western Occultism'; 'The Last of the Mysteries in Europe'; 'Symbolism of Sun and Stars'; 'Cycles and Avataras'; 'The Myste