Peter Gandy Bücher

The first easily accessible translation of the esoteric writings that inspired some of the world's greatest artists, scientists, and philosophers. Here is an essential digest of the Greco-Egyptian writings attributed to the legendary sage-god Hermes Trismegistus (Greek for thrice-greatest Hermes), a combination of the Egyptian Thoth and the Greek Hermes. The figure of Hermes was venerated as a great and mythical teacher in the ancient world and was rediscovered by the finest minds of the Renaissance. The writings attributed to his hand are a time capsule of Egyptian and Greek esoteric philosophy and have influenced figures including Blake, Newton, Milton, Shelley, Shakespeare, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, and Jung. Providing a fascinating introduction to the intersection of the Egyptian and Hellenic cultures and the magico-religious ideas of the antique world, The Hermetica is a marvelous volume for anyone interested in understanding the West's roots in mystical thought.

Why were the secret teachings of the original Christians brutally suppressed by the Roman church? Because they relate the myth of the Christian Goddess Sophia. Because they portray Jesus and Mary Magdalene as mythic figures based on the Pagan dying and resurrecting Godman and the fallen and redeemed Goddess. Because they show that the gospel story is a spiritual allegory encoding philosophy that leads to Gnosis – mystical enlightenment. Because they undermine all external authority by revealing the Christ within. Because they have the power to turn the world inside-out and transform life into an exploration of consciousness. Drawing on the cutting edge of modern scholarship, this groundbreaking book from the authors of the international bestseller 'The Jesus Mysteries' decodes the secret teachings of the original Christians for the first time in almost two millenia.

The question examined in this text is whether Christianity was a Jewish school modelled on the ancient pagan mysteries or not. The similarities are very noticeable, both religions celebrate the death and resurrection and their history is the same

Two experts on world religion offer a critique of Christian, Jewish, and Islamic fundamentalism and the violence and intollerance spawned by it and present an affirmation of the teachings of Gnostic spirituality and its promise of universal love and global peace.

Základy antické filozofie a citáty jejích nejvýznamnějších představitelů.