Finding of the Third Eye (Paperback)

~ Vera Stanley Alder (Author) "OUR first concern will be to take a survey of the present position with unprejudiced eyes..." (more)
Key Phrases: seven planes, astral world, Jesus Christ, Christian Scientists, Fourth Dimension (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 188 pages
• Publisher: Weiser Books (June 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877280568
• ISBN-13: 978-0877280569
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #210,124 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She was way ahead of her time !, November 9, 1999

By A Customer

Vera Stanley Alder speaks about the conitued evolution of man's consciousness in a manner any one can appreciate and understand. This book was first printed in 1938 and for that time period her knowledge and depth of spiritual awareness can easily match and even outrank many of todays "new age" authors including Chopra and Heller . Vera's information is so well researched and unbiased it cannot help but allow you to free your mind to explore the vastness of the Spirit undefined by man's religons but by looking into the wisdom of the ancients . I would have loved to have met her in person. She is definitly one of the "Great Teachers" to roam the earth . I recommend this book without reservations for all brothers and sisters seeking knowledge of Life and Spirit but more importantly ...TRUTH .

To the great people at Amazon.com find all her books if you can ...they won't stay with you for long . Guaranteed .

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not much info on 'Finding the 3rd eye' but has some good tidbits, May 2, 2006

By	Dragan (Australia) - See all my reviews

This book contains many topics grouped as chapters eg `Secrets of Sound', `Secrets of Colour', `Secrets of Breathing', `The science of numbers' and `Diet & exercise' etc. Within each of these chapters there are many topics covered. I would suggest using the `Search inside this book' feature to see more of the contents of this book. If you are new to esotericism, I'd say that this could be an interesting book to start with. Having said this though, this book does allude to some esoteric truths of great importance.

I didn't really get into the first part of the book, even though there was some interesting information. I preferred part 2 of this book (pages 127-185) as it had a greater depth and focus. Much of this book was non-specific towards what the title of the book stated i.e. `The finding of the third eye'. Chapter 13 `The third eye' (pg 127) did devote 12 pages to this subject however. I did like the chapter on `The history of the wisdom', as it gave a very interesting esoteric history and provided me with some books to source of which I was not aware of i.e. `The laws of Manu' and `Avesta'. I also loved the following from this chapter, "The greater path of the Egyptian consciousness was concentrated upon the path of attainment and the evolution of mankind" and "Book of the dead... They considered each human being as living with one goal in view, that of perfecting his character in earthly life in preparation for his journey through the `nether' world or astral planes, and his gradual process through the subtler planes to `paradise' or the heaven-world, helped by the various workers and representatives of the spiritual hierarchy" pg161. If at any point you wonder why you are here, you might want to take a closer look at this last paragraph again. If we all had this realisation and goal in mind, I'm sure the world would be a better place.

I also appreciate this book for clarifying and confirming a practice given to me by the Gnostic group I attend i.e. `The retrospection' pg 146. Having said this, I think it important to note that there are hardly any practical exercises contained in this book, especially when it comes to awakening the third eye. I would however have to agree with the review at the back of the book when it says, "She made it her task to simplify and summarise this knowledge in order to present it to others"; of this she obviously had a talent.

On the whole I liked this book even though I did not accept all the views of the author; most were good however. I was a little concerned with the book containing information that I had already obtained from other esoteric books, this was especially so regarding the first half of this book.

You can tell from this book that the author has done a good deal of research. The bibliography contains books from such great authors as H.P.Blavatsky, Alice Bailey and Gerald Massey etc. These days I find myself leaning towards authors who have had real spiritual experiences verses authors who write from second hand knowledge. This is my frustration however, an internal frustration as I make the transition from sourcing the Gnosis of others to experiencing my own.

On the whole a nice book; for greater depth I would recommend the writings of Samael Aun Weor.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good starting point, August 29, 2007

By	Rowen di Bowen (MA ,United States) - See all my reviews

This book by Vera Stanley Alder is a very good introduction to the western esoteric traditions.
It was written in the 1930's and reflects a lot of the thinking in occult /esoteric circles of that time.
The author comes from a theosophical background so readers who are already aquaintaned with this line of thinking might find themselves on familiar ground.
She ranks definetly amongst the best of the theosophical writers and has a clear and precise way of introducing the assorted subjects in this books.
None of the arrogance of some of her fellow authors of these days that tried to sign you up for their group.
Very valuable as a starting point to the occult teachings.
Although some of the ideas / information may seem a bit outdated it is still better than most modern day books out there.
She definetly knows what she is talking about.
Also check out "Shamballah" by Victoria Page and a book by the same title written by Jan v. Rijkenborgh the dutch modern day Rosecrucian.