Allegory in Stone
This concise yet compelling study explores the curious features and hidden symbolism of the Stratford-Upon-Avon funerary monument to William Shakespeare. Drawing on literary analysis, historical records, and esoteric traditions, Allegory In Stone invites the reader to look beyond the marble and into the mystery. Was the bust altered in the seventeenth century? Why does the inscription seem more cryptic than commemorative? And what might we uncover by interpreting the entablature as allegory?
Time slip phenomena
Now in its second edition, this expansive book examines the scientific and philosophical case for purported 'time slip' phenomena by referencing three studies: the Versailles Time Slip, the fictitious "legend" of Lucy Lightfoot, and the haunting experienced by the artist William Hogarth during his visit to Northamptonshire in 1749.
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Rosicrucian Death
This bold and deeply personal book reimagines Rosicrucianism not as a secretive order or mystical abstraction, but as a living philosophy centered on death, grief, and spiritual reintegration. Blending esoteric Christianity, Hermetic symbolism, and modern science - from quantum theory to parapsychology - the author explores the mystery of mortality through the lens of the Rosy Cross. Anchored by sudden personal loss, the narrative moves from myth to medicine, from Shakespeare's tomb to the vault of Christian Rosenkreutz, asking: what truly happens when we die? And how do we prepare for it?
The rainbow - a layman's guide to managing spiritual crisis with the confessions of jacob boehme
This work aims to comfort and strengthen those who strive - like Jacob Boehme before them - to make sense of their experiences and the state of the world around them. For the mystic, the dark world of the first principle and the light world of the second are of necessity separate; the first is shut off and self-enclosed, the second is free and sacred. Perception is key. In Boehme, we discover a creative, dynamic representation of how the mind can work on self-healing.
The most holy trinosophia
This brand-new translation is the first since Manley Palmer Hall in the 1930s. It features a professionally restored, high-quality colour reproduction of the entire original manuscript held at the Library of Troyes, France. The library and the Institute de Recherche et d'Histoire des Textes, a division of the CNRS, granted permission to publish this edition.
The alchemy of william blake
A concise and profound exploration of the influence of the mystic Jacob Boehme on the spirituality of William Blake. Blake was inspired by Boehme's philosophical alchemy, and this book meticulously dissects his tempera painting 'An Allegory of the Spiritual Condition of Man' to analyze those beliefs.
Son of perdition - the magic and hubris of simon magus
The appearance of Simon Magus in the New Testament is colourful but brief, and more questions are raised than answered. Researchers are compelled to look at the apocryphal legends and writings of the early Christian apologists to discern what they can about Simon. Many of the legends regarding his magic and conduct are fantastical, others less so. Yet theologians and writers on religion alike tend to disparage these accounts, and write off Simon as a type, a legendary figure of anti-pagan polemic.
The brazen serpent
A dazzling commentary on the Brazen Serpent or "Nehushtan" myth told through the lens of biblical commentary, occult knowledge and mystical tradition. The biblical Nehushtan has inspired generations of writers to reflect on the divine code concealed within everything. From the occultism of William S. Burroughs to the Catholic metaphysics of Teilhard de Chardin, the book explores its themes through an investigation of numerology, geometry, symbolism and vitalism.
The de grainville manuscripts
A new and unabridged translation of the surviving papers of Pierre André de Grainville (1728-1794). De Grainville was an initiate of the enigmatic Martinez de Pasqually, the founder of the mysterious Élus Coëns. Having Progressed through the Order's ranks, de Grainville kept notes of his theurgical operations. Collectively known as 'les manuscrits de Grainville' or 'le manuscript d'Alger' where they are held at the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF), the folios are not a complete Coen grimoire, but an incomplete and fragmentary snapshot of the original rituals in a state of rapid development.
The Lessons of lyons
A contemporary commentary on the instructions given by Pasqually, reproduced here in English for the first time. A collection of teachings and notes taken during a period of three short years (1774 - 1776), 'The Lessons of Lyons' provide a fascinating insight into the small lodge of members of Pasqually's Order of Élus Coën meeting in that city at that time. This book is highly recommended to all those interested in early French Masonry, esoteric currents and a singular path of theurgic praxis which drew so heavily on the earlier European currents and set them against the atheistic tendencies of the Encyclopedists and Enlightenment forces of the time which threatened not only to separate science from belief but to overthrow belief in the numinous entirely.
Pierre Fournié hat - What We Have Been, What We Are, And What We Will Become
Pierre Fournié (1738-1825) wrote his treatise titled 'What We Have Been, What We Are, And What We Will Become' between 1774 - 1801. It is translated here into English and in its entirety for the very first time. The Abbé's work focuses on the core Martinist doctrine of reconciliation, regeneration, and reintegration expounded by the original Élus Coëns of Martinez de Pasqually. This is an incomparable record of one of the leading lights of eighteenth-century French esotericism. This rare treatise is a seminal part of any collection.
Treatise on the reintegration of beings
In this translation, we see the debt the Treatise owes to Masonic symbolism, its role as a source for Martinism and the Rectified Scottish Rite, with its references to the Path of Reintegration and appeals to the "Man of Desire". It also allows for the clearest explanation of the Universal Table (included in the book) seen to date. M.R. Osborne's Introduction is masterful and provides an excellent historical explanation and scene-setting for the Treatise and even lifts a corner of the veil into the translators' personal beliefs. The book follows the original layout (which had no chapters or breaks) but helps us along with images of biblical scenes artfully used to break the text up into logical sections.
Divine office of the holy spirit
A beautiful and complete color reproduction of a rare medieval rite of the Divine Office of the Holy Spirit, together with an eighteenth-century Book of Hours. The introduction explains how this rare liturgy inspired the enigmatic Christian mystic and theurgist, Martinez de Pasqually (c.1722-1774) to use it in his own contemplative practice.
william laud
William Laud (1573 - 1645) Writings on the Church, Ministry and Sacraments. Laud was, in the main, consistent in his theological reasoning. It is also possible to discern that, of all aspects of his belief system, those of the sacraments and ministry reflected an expressly Anglican polity, which would later give teeth and substance to the emerging High Church tradition. Laud's doctrines, while never entirely accepted at the restoration of the Church, nevertheless played an influential part in its continuation. This edition includes the Preface to the 1637 Book of Common Prayer for Scotland and the articles of impeachment at Laud's trial.
The Threefold Anglican Ministry in the Writings of Thomas Cranmer, Richard Hooker and Jeremy Taylor
The first English Ordinal of 1550 continued the traditional structuring of the Church of England's ministry following Henry VIII's death. However, although the three historic ministries of bishop, priest, and deacon survived the Edwardine reforms, the theological reasoning for retaining them varied. The sacerdotal role of the priesthood and the apostolic succession of bishops lay at the heart of the debate. The writings of Thomas Cranmer and Richard Hooker played a crucial role in shaping a more coherent Anglican doctrine of ordination. In the middle of the following century, when Anglican divines such as Jeremy Taylor made their response to opponents of the episcopate, it was often underpinned by the doctrine contained in the Ordinal's Preface. "I sum up with the attestation of the Church of England in the book of Ordination", wrote Taylor. "From the Apostles' time, these orders of ministers have been in Christ's Church: Bishops, Priests and Deacons."
