Prior to her heroic efforts in nursing during the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale experienced tremendous psychological and spiritual anguish as she struggled to answer what she believed to be a divi
In one of several books exploring what can be called the Gnostic undercurrents of Western civilization, McIntosh (esotericism, U. of Exeter, England) looks at the revival of Rosicrucianism during the
This book contains a selection of tales of the ancient Oracle at Delphi, as well as chapters on the priestess and ancient concepts of trance mediumship, the commandment to "Know thyself," and on the C
Faivre (religious studies, E. P. H. E., Sorbonne) surveys the current state of research into esotericism, and explores three main strands of it from the Renaissance to the 20th century. He traces the
A fascinating discussion of the kabbalistic image of a nursing god, its historical context, and its theological implications. One of Kabbalahs most distinctive images of the feminine divine is that of
The first book in English to provide an in-depth introduction to the Christian theosophic tradition that began with Jacob Bohme, Wisdom's Children brings us into a startling new world of experiential
Examines the first principles of the perennial philosophy or ancient wisdom tradition as expressed in the writings of RenT GuTnon and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy; and traces the breakdown of value, meaning
Presents the first systematic analysis of the structure and beliefs of the New Age movement, and the historical emergence of "New Age" as a secularized version of Western esoteric tr
Restores the Platonic history and context of mysticism and shows how mysticism helps us understand more deeply the humanities as a whole, from philosophy and literature to art.
Weeks (German, Illinois State U.) rejects some of the myths surrounding the 16th-century medical pioneer, based on a close examination and revised dating of his writings. He finds his radical trans-di
