List Books » The Inner West (New Consciousness Reader): An Introduction to the Hidden Wisdom of the West
Authors: Jay Kinney, Jay Kinney (Introduction), Jay Kinney
ISBN-13: 9781585423392, ISBN-10: 1585423394
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Date Published: June 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Jay Kinney was the founder and editor in chief of the esoteric spiritual magazine Gnosis. Published from 1985 to 1999, Gnosis was highly acclaimed by numerous authors and scholars, and it retains a coterie of committed fans. Kinney is also the coauthor, with Richard Smoley, of Hidden Wisdom.
The founder of the influential Gnosis magazine collects essays by some of today's finest spiritual writers to explore the West's magical and esoteric traditions.
Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Gnosticism, The Knights Templar . . . Even before the success of The Da Vinci Code, many readers knew of these and other aspects of Western esoterica. But few understand their true meaning.
In The Inner West, more than twenty essays by seventeen leading authors shine a light on some of the most mysterious and closely held aspects of the Western tradition. Its authors bring to life the symbolist and occult philosophies that populate the history and beliefs of the Western way. These same philosophies-which include variants of Christian and Jewish mysticism, and the teachings of figures like Rudolf Steiner and G. I. Gurdjieff-can present a deep and different spiritual path for today's seekers.
Spiritual seekers have often looked to the East for inspiration and guidance. Yet increasing numbers of people are discovering that many helpful wisdom traditions have existed right here in the West. With the Kabbalah and Tarot cards more popular than ever, and alternative spirituality from Wicca to Sufism gaining a new audience, The Inner West is a timely book for this expanding audience
Introduction | 1 | |
The esoteric roots of the west | ||
1 | Hermes and alchemy : the winged God and the golden word | 19 |
2 | The star-Gods of neoplatonism | 31 |
3 | The quest for spiritual freedom : the gnostic worldview | 42 |
The inner side of the religions of the west | ||
4 | Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism : an overview | 59 |
5 | The mysticism of Christian teaching | 68 |
6 | Sufism : a path to human wholeness | 81 |
The secret teachings | ||
7 | The quest of the Magus : a summary of the Western magical tradition | 97 |
8 | The unexamined tarot | 111 |
9 | Ladder to labyrinth : the spiritual and psychological dimensions of astrology | 124 |
10 | Sophia : goddess of wisdom | 140 |
11 | Explaining Wicca | 156 |
Esotheric brotherhoods | ||
12 | The hidden sages and the Knights Templar | 173 |
13 | The Rosicrucian dream | 194 |
14 | Masonic civilization | 206 |
Mystics and teachers | ||
15 | Heavens and hells : the inner worlds of Emanuel Swedenborg | 221 |
16 | Blavatsky and her masters | 235 |
17 | The apocalyptic Steiner | 255 |
18 | Rene Schwaller de Lubicz and the intelligence of the heart | 264 |
19 | G. I. Gurdjieff : meetings with a remarkable paradox | 278 |
20 | Facing the traditionalists : an approach to Rene Guenon and his successors | 292 |