Ancient and Modern Initiation
Max Heindel

Muito erudito na tradição mística, mas achei tudo muito visto por viés de confirmação. Fiquei com a impressão de que tudo é um pouco distorcido (nem digo que seja de má fé) pra caber na "narrativa" Rosacruz que o Heindel constrói. Outra coisa, essa mistura de catolicismo místico com teosofia, de Jes......more

The title is somewhat misleading, if one puts the accent on the modern and ancient terms. What it really tries to do, is compare what the author calls Christian mythology and Freemason mysticism. The claim laid down by the author is that he will explain the symbolism of a few initiatic practices, or......more

Fantastic book. I read it twice so far! Heindel is a fantastic author and goes into immense detail on how the stigmata effects the process of the Christian mystic initiation! A fantastic read/study!......more

Great work! Gives a good amount of insight into the process and understanding why initation is vital for human social environments.......more