The Great Initiates encompasses long centuries of human existence and reflects our greatest search—the quest for the spirit. This book describes the motivations behind external history, the growth of religious striving, the rise and fall of cultures, and indicates their importance for us today. It describes the lives and deeds of extraordinary human beings: Rama, Krishna, Hermes, Moses, Orpheus, Pythagoras, Plato, Jesus. The excitement of discovery which breathes through The Great Initiates may well explain its continuing popularity after over a century.
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An insightfull and transcendent history,
By J. L. Roylance "roylance@home.com" (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Great Initiates: A Study of the Secret History of Religions (Paperback)
Written in a relaxed narrative, Schure rolls out exactly what he promises, ' a study of the secret history of religions', Centered upon the primary charismatic genius of Rama, Krishna, Moses, Orpheus, Pythagorous, Plato, and Jesus Christ, Schure ties together a greatly compelling story of the history and manifestation of revelation and enlightenment in human history, A great read.
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A book that gives unified view of all major religions.,
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This review is from: The Great Initiates: A Study of the Secret History of Religions (Paperback)
The author presents a visionary based histories of great initiates of maojor religions. The author emphasises that the initiates like Rama, Krishna, Moses, Jesus are real historical persons. His work includes Plato, Pythagoras also. The Krishna's case is interesting; it includes the Rasa leela and His Gita advice to Arjuna; but Kamsa is left unkilled by Krishna. The Rama's history is totally shaped by theory of aryan invasion of India. For Christians, the Jesus's history may be a disappointment since it does not make him unique in the way traditional christianity projects. His respect for Greek thought do tilt the balance of the work. His reasons to exclude Buddha are not convincing. Buddha is perfect link between Krishna and Plato. One point to be noted is that the book was written in 1817.
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The Great Schure!,
This review is from: Great Initiates: A Study of the Secret History of Religions (Paperback)
This is perhaps the most Noble and Grandiose account of history, culture and religion that exists in narrative form.Edouard Schure is surely a Master. An Ever Inspirer. No one I have ever read has been able to produce the same effects in my Soul than Schure. Whoever reads this book with his soul will finally be able to see "The-All" like when one climbs the 9 symphonic mountains of Anton Bruckner. This novel should be read along side Schure's other famous treatise "From Sphinx to Christ - An Occult History", (for futher details, clarifications and explantions not included in "The Great Initiates").
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Mount Meru, Son of Man, Eternal Feminine, Dead Sea, John the Baptist, Mysteries of Eleusis, Most High, Asia Minor, Deva Nahusha, Hyperborean Apollo, Mount of Olives, Red Sea, The Book of the Dead, Middle Ages, Milky Way, Mount Kaoukaion, Old Testament, Sepher Bereshith, Great Monad, Gulf of Tarentum, Ionian Sea, Jesus Christ, King Numa, Mount Nebo, Risen Christ New!
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Mount Meru, Son of Man, Eternal Feminine, Dead Sea, John the Baptist, Mysteries of Eleusis, Most High, Asia Minor, Deva Nahusha, Hyperborean Apollo, Mount of Olives, Red Sea, The Book of the Dead, Middle Ages, Milky Way, Mount Kaoukaion, Old Testament, Sepher Bereshith, Great Monad, Gulf of Tarentum, Ionian Sea, Jesus Christ, King Numa, Mount Nebo, Risen Christ New!
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- Christianity As Mystical Fact: And the Mysteries of Antiquity by Rudolf Steiner in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Bhagavad Gita (Spanish Edition) by Rudolf Steiner in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Eurythmy As Visible Speech by Rudolf Steiner in Back Matter
- Apology of Socrates (Cambridge Elementary Classics: Greek) by Plato on page 347
- History of Latin Christianity by Henry Hart Milman in Back Matter
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- Spiritual Politics: Changing the World from the Inside Out by Corinne McLaughlin in Back Matter
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