The Mysteries of Initiation by Rudolf Steiner Violet MacDermot One of the great values

One of the great values of this book is that it does stretch the mind towards a new conception of the intense activity involved at all levels of consciousness on the planet to create conditions in which evolutionary growth can proceed

a noted classicist and author of more than thirty-five works

or the Government of Evil Spirits

A detailed history of Egyptian translation and scholarship since the discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799

some gnostic texts suggest that god should be celebrated as both mother and father

The Mysteries of Initiation by Rudolf Steiner Violet MacDermot One of the great valuesIn a concise study, Rudolf Steiner presents an inspirational sketch of the evolution of the Mysteries from ancient Persia through Egypt and Greece, to the Christian era and the present day. He traces the line of initiates from Egyptian divinities Isis and Osiris to Moses, King Arthurs Round Table and the Holy Grail in the twelfth century. Steiner focuses on the process of initiation as a historical topic: how initiation worked in ancient Egypt and in