Mystery Traditions - James Wasserman

A Beautifully Illustrated Lexicon Of The Major Symbology Of The Great Esoteric Traditions Includes A Chapter On Secret Societies And Their Role In Safeguarding And Transmitting Of Esoteric Knowledge Includes A Full-color Reproduction Of The Medieval Alchemical Masterpiece Splendor Solis Symbol In The Esoteric Sense Is Not To Be Confused With Allegory; Symbolic Images Are The Alphabet Of The Theory Of Correspondences That Underlies All The Mystery Traditions Of The West. This Theory Recognizes The Interdependent Relationship Of All Things And Provides, For Example, The Basis Of The Belief That The Position Of The Stars In The Heavens Will Influence Our Thought, Emotion, And Perception. It Also Explains How The Alchemistrsquo;s Work With Base Metals Will Result In A Transformation Of His Own Consciousness.