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Gottfried de Purucker

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Description:Modern theosophical writings contain numerous terms and concepts drawn from the sacred literatures of antiquity, most of which are not found in modern dictionaries. Others have entered the vernacular with such a diversity of meanings they are in danger of losing their clarity and usefulness. Like the term occult, which simply means "hidden" (as when a star is "occulted" by a moon or planet), their philosophical depth has been obscured by layers of popular connotation. A succinct and reliable guide to this specialized terminology is requiredIn print since 1933, the Occult Glosary fills this need. Defining some 300 terms most frequently found in the field of metaphysics, it serves also as a fine introduction to theosophy.A scholar of Occidental and Oriental languages and philosophies, Dr. de Purucker was well qualified to elucidate these terms, and to explain the spiritual import of such themes as karma, reincarnation, planetary and solar cycles, universal brotherhood, and man's evolutionary pilgrimage.”Genuine occultism, divorced from ethics, is simply unthinkable because impossible. There is no genuine occultism which does not include the loftiest ethics that the moral sense of mankind can comprehend.Occultism means the study of the hid things of Being, the science of life or universal nature, [It] embraces not merely the physical, physiological, psychological, and spiritual portions of man's being, but has an equal and indeed a perhaps wider range in the studies dealing with the structure and operations as well as the origin and destiny of the kosmos.”- Occult Glossary, PP. 47, 122G. DE PURUCKER was born on January I5, 1874 at Suffern, New York, son of an Anglican minister who for some years served as chaplain of the American Church in Geneva, Switzerland. He received his early education at the Collège de Genève and under private tutors. In preparation for the ministry he specialized in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, and the writings of the early Church Fathers. However, subsequent reading in Eastern philosophies and Sanskrit literature led him to the study of the broad field of theosophy with its comprehension of all religions, philosophies, and sciences.Dr. de Purucker was head of the Theosophical Society from 1929 until his passing in Covina, California, on September 27, 1942. Perhaps his greatest contribution to spiritual thought was his elucidation of the writings of H. P. Blavatsky.We 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 Occult Glossary: A Compendium of Oriental and Theosophical Terms. To get started finding Occult Glossary: A Compendium of Oriental and Theosophical Terms, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Modern theosophical writings contain numerous terms and concepts drawn from the sacred literatures of antiquity, most of which are not found in modern dictionaries. Others have entered the vernacular with such a diversity of meanings they are in danger of losing their clarity and usefulness. Like the term occult, which simply means "hidden" (as when a star is "occulted" by a moon or planet), their philosophical depth has been obscured by layers of popular connotation. A succinct and reliable guide to this specialized terminology is requiredIn print since 1933, the Occult Glosary fills this need. Defining some 300 terms most frequently found in the field of metaphysics, it serves also as a fine introduction to theosophy.A scholar of Occidental and Oriental languages and philosophies, Dr. de Purucker was well qualified to elucidate these terms, and to explain the spiritual import of such themes as karma, reincarnation, planetary and solar cycles, universal brotherhood, and man's evolutionary pilgrimage.”Genuine occultism, divorced from ethics, is simply unthinkable because impossible. There is no genuine occultism which does not include the loftiest ethics that the moral sense of mankind can comprehend.Occultism means the study of the hid things of Being, the science of life or universal nature, [It] embraces not merely the physical, physiological, psychological, and spiritual portions of man's being, but has an equal and indeed a perhaps wider range in the studies dealing with the structure and operations as well as the origin and destiny of the kosmos.”- Occult Glossary, PP. 47, 122G. DE PURUCKER was born on January I5, 1874 at Suffern, New York, son of an Anglican minister who for some years served as chaplain of the American Church in Geneva, Switzerland. He received his early education at the Collège de Genève and under private tutors. In preparation for the ministry he specialized in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, and the writings of the early Church Fathers. However, subsequent reading in Eastern philosophies and Sanskrit literature led him to the study of the broad field of theosophy with its comprehension of all religions, philosophies, and sciences.Dr. de Purucker was head of the Theosophical Society from 1929 until his passing in Covina, California, on September 27, 1942. Perhaps his greatest contribution to spiritual thought was his elucidation of the writings of H. P. Blavatsky.We 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 Occult Glossary: A Compendium of Oriental and Theosophical Terms. To get started finding Occult Glossary: A Compendium of Oriental and Theosophical Terms, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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