Shrine of Wisdom Publications
CHRISTIAN NEO-PLATONIC:
MYSTICAL
THEOLOGY and CELESTIAL HIERARCHIES by Dionysius the Areopagite
(ISBN 9780900664038 cloth £10.00 US$19.95) click
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of Mystical Theology,
text of Celestial Hierarchies
THE DIVINE NAMES by
Dionysius the Areopagite -
The writings of this master mind early became the form and type of mystical
religion within the Church
(ISBN 9780900664021 cloth £10.00 US$19.95)
A SYNTHESIS OF THE
TEACHINGS OF ST
PAUL - This
work shows the mystical affinity between the Christian and Platonic
systems.
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CENTURIES OF
MEDITATIONS - Thomas Traherne, reprinted from the 1908 Dobell edition, with new
31-page introduction.
(ISBN 9780900664199
cloth £15 US$29.95)
HERMETIC:
THE DIVINE PYMANDER OF
HERMES TRISMEGISTUS -
Ancient Egypt was the cradle of human wisdom and Hermes Trismegistus was one of
the first teachers of mankind. In this volume the basic ideas which underlie all
knowledge of reality are set forth with their inter-relationships. This Hermetic
Wisdom unfolds the most profound mysteries in philosophic
terms.
(ISBN 9780900664045 cloth
£10.00 US$19.95) click
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GREEK:
THE
CHALDEAN
ORACLES - A
collection of the known fragments, translated with commentary, and presented as
a Cosmological system.
(ISBN 9780900664175 cloth £10.00 US$19.95)
THE GOLDEN VERSES OF
THE
PYTHAGOREANS - Long
recognised as enshrining the essential spirit of the system of Pythagoras as the
"trainer of souls". This is a beautiful translation with
commentary, which emphasises the practical utility of the precepts.
(ISBN 9780900664113 cloth £8.00 US$15.95)
THE HUMAN SOUL IN THE
MYTHS OF
PLATO - A
valuable work which collects into one book many of the truths which Plato
revealed mystically in his dialogues concerning the soul: its nature, its
journey into the realms of generation, its estate after the death of the body,
and its final conquest and restoration to its true home.
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TWO DIALOGUES OF PLATO:
THE FIRST ALCIBIADES AND
THE MENO - These
two dialogues form the basis for the study of Ideal Philosophy. The Alcibiades
investigates the real nature of man, the knowledge of which is essential for the
accomplishment of his true purpose; the Meno demonstrates the immortality of the
soul and the reality of 'Innate Ideas'
(ISBN
9780900664137 cloth
£10.00 US$19.95)
SACRED
MYTHOI OF DEMIGODS AND
HEROES - a
valuable and powerful interpretation of the myths of Prometheus, Perseus and The
Labours of Hercules, giving for each a key to their meaning and exegesis.
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(ISBN 9780900664182 paper £5.00 US$9.95)
INDIAN:
A SYNTHESIS OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA - One
of the most precious scriptures of the world.
Passages are grouped under the
Margas or Paths to assist study.
(ISBN 9780900664120 cloth £10.00
US$19.95)
NEO-PLATONIC:
PLOTINUS: ON THE
BEAUTIFUL and ON INTELLIGIBLE
BEAUTY - (the
latter translated by Thomas Taylor). Inspiring
works which lead the reader from sensible
beauties, inward and upward to that Beauty which is seen by the eyes of the
soul.
(ISBN 9780900664106 paper £3.00 US$5.95)
MEDICINA MENTIS by Thomas
Taylor - A
specimen of Theological Arithmetic, representing in symbols and numbers the
procession of things from The One. Includes a short biography, bibliography, and
four hymns by Thomas Taylor.
(ISBN 9780900664168 paper £4.00 US$7.95)
CHINESE:
THE SIMPLE WAY OF LAO
TSZE -
This excellent translation of the Tao Teh King preserves the beauty and spirit
of the original. This ancient teaching is ever new.
(ISBN 9780900664076
cloth £10.00 US$19.95)
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THE CLASSIC OF PURITY -
Chinese treatise
on the Way of Attainment by purifying the mind and stilling
desires.
(ISBN 9780900664014 paper £2.00 US$3.95) click
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THE
HISTORY OF GREAT LIGHT -
Taoist classic by Hui-Nan-Tsze.
(ISBN 9780900664052 paper £3.50 US$6.95) click
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YIN FU
KING - Early Taoist
classic attributed to Huang-Tsze, the Yellow Emperor.
(ISBN 9780900664151 paper £3.50 US$6.95) click
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BUDDHIST:
THE
AWAKENING OF FAITH IN THE MAHAYANA - Asvaghosha. This
is one of the most profound works of the Mahayana School.
(ISBN 9780900664007 cloth £10.00 US$19.95)
PHILOSOPHY:
IDEAL PHILOSOPHY
- An
original production which sets out the profound truths underlying Philosophy,
Mysticism and Religion.
(ISBN 9780900664069 cloth
£3.00 US$5.95)
PERPETUAL
FESTIVAL CALENDAR:
a
unique production, and a daily reminder of the Great Ones who have perpetuated
the Universal Wisdom.
(£5.00 US$9.95)
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and the calendar for this quarter
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