Wisdom's Children: A Christian Esoteric TraditionSUNY Press, 1999 M09 30 - 370 páginas The first book in English to provide an in-depth introduction to the Christian theosophic tradition that began with Jacob Bo¬hme, Wisdom s Children brings us into a startling new world of experiential spirituality that is in fact the Christian equivalent of Sufism and Kabbalism. With biographic introductions to major theosophers and detailed discussions of theosophic authors such as John Pordage, Jane Leade, Dionysius Freher, and Johann Gichtel as well as a survey of their major theosophic cosmological and metaphysical teachings this book is an indispensable guide to the hidden history of Protestantism and its ramifications today. With chapters discussing theosophy in relation to Gnosticism, magic, astrology, alchemy, and other Western esoteric traditions, Wisdom s Children is situated solidly in its historical context using primary works from the tradition itself. The book also provides unexpected insights into how this modern gnostic tradition speaks to us today, and suggests how this tradition could spark a new Renaissance to link spirituality, the arts, and the sciences in a new and encompassing vision. |
Contenido
Böhme | 3 |
Johann Georg Gichtel and His Circle | 29 |
The Visionary Science of Dr John Pordage | 39 |
Jane Leade the Philadelphians and the Doctrine of Universal Restoration | 57 |
Dionysius Andreas Freher Allen Leppington and William Law | 79 |
Johannes Kelpius and Pennsylvania Theosophy | 89 |
Christopher Walton and His Theosophic College | 113 |
THE CYCLE OF FOUNDATIONAL DOCTRINES | 127 |
The Physiology of the Soul | 177 |
Turning Wrath into Love | 197 |
Penetrating the Merely Astral | 207 |
CONTEXTS | 217 |
Theosophy and Gnosticism | 219 |
Alchemy and Theosophy | 235 |
Theosophy and Chivalry | 247 |
Theosophy Herbal Medicine Magic and Astrology | 259 |
Introduction | 129 |
The Divine Nature | 131 |
The Divine Emanation of Worlds | 135 |
The Fall of Lucifer Humanity and Nature | 139 |
Spiritual Regeneration | 143 |
Angelology and Paradise | 147 |
Conclusion | 153 |
THE ART OF THE SOULS TRANSMUTATION | 155 |
The Science of Imagination | 157 |
The Eye in the Heart | 169 |
IMPLICATIONS | 275 |
Theosophy and Modern Science | 277 |
Toward a New Psychology | 283 |
Hierohistory and Metahistory | 293 |
Revelation Authority and the Apostolic Tradition | 309 |
Conclusion | 319 |
Notes | 327 |
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