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Arthur Versluis

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Description:Across the ancient world it was known, a mysterious island at the center of a Mystery tradition so secret that even today, we have only clues about it. Ancient Greek myths, myths older than Greece, a mountain whose peak is often shrouded in clouds, and a pagan sanctuary so archaic it probably dates to when the island was part of a mainland. Join Arthur Versluis on a journey to Samothrace and beyond as he investigates archaic European symbolism, myth, and mysteries, and uncovers clues to the secret religious traditions of indigenous Europe.This is an inspiring book, in which decades of scholarship are distilled into a personal testimony. Part travelogue, part Platonic meditation, it explains how the ancient Mysteries opened up conscious commerce with the gods, or, esoterically, with one’s own divinity. In his pilgrimage to the ruined sanctuary of Samothrace, Arthur Versluis discovers that its stones still carry a spiritual and even physical charge that can set the initiatic process in motion. The Greek island then stands for all the other sacred sites, in Europe and beyond, that lie ready to support a new marriage of heaven and earth within the individual.—Joscelyn Godwin, Colgate University, author of The Golden Thread , Harmonies of Heaven and Earth , and many other books.Dr. Arthur Versluis, one of the world's foremost esoteric scholars, takes us on a journey to the fabled Aegean isle of Samothrace, a center of the ancient Mysteries. This book is a travelogue, and not just in a physical sense - Dr. Versluis guides us on a journey through realms of myth and history to uncover the secrets of ancient Western spirituality. At journey's end, the author steers us home to who we really, deeply are.—Leonard George, Capilano University, author of Crimes of Perception and Alternative Realities .A timely and important book. The author has ventured into an almost abandoned corner of European hiero-history, a time when the gods of Greece still informed the collective life of a people long used to their vivifying presence. He is right to alert us to the risks that we run when we dismiss what they can tell us about the power of place as a templum housing the inner life of us all. Reading Entering the Mysteries is to enter the mystery itself.—James Cowan, author of Messengers of the Gods and many other booksWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Entering the Mysteries: The Secret Traditions of Indigenous Europe. To get started finding Entering the Mysteries: The Secret Traditions of Indigenous Europe, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Across the ancient world it was known, a mysterious island at the center of a Mystery tradition so secret that even today, we have only clues about it. Ancient Greek myths, myths older than Greece, a mountain whose peak is often shrouded in clouds, and a pagan sanctuary so archaic it probably dates to when the island was part of a mainland. Join Arthur Versluis on a journey to Samothrace and beyond as he investigates archaic European symbolism, myth, and mysteries, and uncovers clues to the secret religious traditions of indigenous Europe.This is an inspiring book, in which decades of scholarship are distilled into a personal testimony. Part travelogue, part Platonic meditation, it explains how the ancient Mysteries opened up conscious commerce with the gods, or, esoterically, with one’s own divinity. In his pilgrimage to the ruined sanctuary of Samothrace, Arthur Versluis discovers that its stones still carry a spiritual and even physical charge that can set the initiatic process in motion. The Greek island then stands for all the other sacred sites, in Europe and beyond, that lie ready to support a new marriage of heaven and earth within the individual.—Joscelyn Godwin, Colgate University, author of The Golden Thread , Harmonies of Heaven and Earth , and many other books.Dr. Arthur Versluis, one of the world's foremost esoteric scholars, takes us on a journey to the fabled Aegean isle of Samothrace, a center of the ancient Mysteries. This book is a travelogue, and not just in a physical sense - Dr. Versluis guides us on a journey through realms of myth and history to uncover the secrets of ancient Western spirituality. At journey's end, the author steers us home to who we really, deeply are.—Leonard George, Capilano University, author of Crimes of Perception and Alternative Realities .A timely and important book. The author has ventured into an almost abandoned corner of European hiero-history, a time when the gods of Greece still informed the collective life of a people long used to their vivifying presence. He is right to alert us to the risks that we run when we dismiss what they can tell us about the power of place as a templum housing the inner life of us all. Reading Entering the Mysteries is to enter the mystery itself.—James Cowan, author of Messengers of the Gods and many other booksWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Entering the Mysteries: The Secret Traditions of Indigenous Europe. To get started finding Entering the Mysteries: The Secret Traditions of Indigenous Europe, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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