Authors: James Wasserman
ISBN-13: 9781594770883, ISBN-10: 1594770883
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear & Company
Date Published: December 2005
Edition: Revised & Expanded Edition
James Wasserman is the author of the bestselling Templars and Assassins: The Militia of Heaven and The Slaves Shall Serve: Meditations on Liberty. He is a longtime student of the occult sciences and lives in New York City.
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In The Mystery Traditions, James Wasserman offers a full-color lexicon of occult imagery accompanied by commentary on each image’s significance and the wisdom teachings from which it derives. This new editionalso looks at the pivotal role played by secret societies in safeguarding and transmitting these teachings.
Introduction
Astrology and Cosmology
Kabbalah and the Tree of Life
Initiation
Magick and the Gods
Secret Societies
Sexuality
Alchemy
Tarot
Symbolist and Visionary Art
Notes to the Text
Suggested Reading List
Illustration Permissions