Perspectives on Initiation by René Guénon Available as::Paperback (Discounted) "the shadow of good things

"the shadow of good things to come

especially those of Pausanias and Pliny the Elder

3 The Demonological Vision

Generating the Fourth-World Diagram

The last part discloses the deep significance of one of the strangest and most fascinating forms of asceticism the Christian East has known: 'folly for the sake of Christ'

Perspectives on Initiation by René Guénon Available as::Paperback (Discounted) "the shadow of good thingsPerspectives on Initiation presents initiation as essentially the transmission, by the appropriate rites of a given tradition, of a 'spiritual influence' which represents the 'beginning' (initium) of the spiritual journey. It is unique in giving a comprehensive account both of the conditions of initiation and of the characteristics of organizations qualified to transmit it. While most of its 48 chapters deal with specific aspects of initiation, others