In the final volume of her acclaimed trilogy Through the Eyes of Mary Magdalene, Estelle Isaacson intimates a connection between Magdalene and Repanse de Schoye, who lived nine centuries later in the Grail family. Repanse was a sister to Anfortas, the Grail King wounded by the Sky-Fallen Lance, which according to tradition is the same that pierced the side of Christ Jesus. The Chalice used to collect the blood flowing from that wound is said to have been the Holy Grail, which was later in Repanse’s keeping—her role being tht of Grail Bearer at Montsalvat. As the Magdalene visions ended, a new cycle began on Repanse and the Grail Family, and the intimation mentioned became a visioned certainty that the two women were incarnations of the same eternal individuality, of whom then the present volume constitutes a continuing “spiritual biography.” Central to the work is an urgent call to take up again the quest for the Holy Grail in the changed and challenging conditions of our time. Opening messages and a prologue on the City of the Grail and the Grail Bearers are followed in Part One with the story of the young Repanse de Schoye. Part Two portrays the relationship between Repanse and her brother Anfortas, meant to be Bearers of Divine Love, but failing in this task through Anfortas’s fall to the wiles of Dengresse, as described in Part Four. As an intermezzo, Part Three tells the story of the Knight Who Buries and Unburies His Armor, a teaching on the Divine Father and destiny. Part Four continues with accounts of Parsifal’s first visit to the Grail Castle, his meeting with Anfortas at Emerald Lake, and the story of the Knight With Downcast Eyes. Part Five plays out between Parsifal’s first and second visits to the Grail Castle, providing a fascinating look at his relationship with Kyot, cousin of Charlemagne. We hear also the story of the Gardener Knight. In Part Six, Parsifal returns to the Grail Castle, where Anfortas is finally healed, and his half-brother Fierefiz marries Repanse. The book ends with messages on the Disciples of the Night and the Bleeding Lance, the Power of Utter Powerlessness, and the epoch of Philadelphia. “We are all part of the Grail stream. We have each a role in the Grail story that is now revealing itself further, bringing to light characters as yet unknown, or lost to memory, as well as their stories—stories that may echo in our depths and illuminate our destinies.” From Grail Bearers: Bringing Heaven and Earth Together

The Grail Bearer: Tellings from the Ever Primal Story: Through the Eyes of Repanse de Schoye

Wetmore, James Richard

Isaacson, Estelle

Religion & Spirituality

LogoSophia

In the final volume of her acclaimed trilogy Through the Eyes of Mary Magdalene, Estelle Isaacson intimates a connection between Magdalene and Repanse de Schoye, who lived nine centuries later in the Grail family, a sister to Anfortas, the Grail King. As the Magdalene visions ended, a new cycle began on Repanse and the Grail Family, leading to the publication in 2016 of The Grailbearer: Tellings From the Ever Primal Story, Through the Eyes of Repanse de Schoye. The Knight Kyot, paladin of Charlemagne, leapt to life also in this book, whose deeper purport is a call to take up again the quest for the Holy Grail in the challenging conditions of our time. The visions, however, continued, not forward but into the past. In the present book we follow the Younger Kyot as in a forest he comes upon the Astrologer Flegetanis of the East. When that night a star above Kyot’s head falls from the Heart of the Virgin into the Cup, Flegetanis reads this as a sign to commence initiating Kyot into the Lore of the Stars. Along the way, Kyot is twice saved by a strange bird of multi-colored plumage, first at the brink of a crumbling cliff, then in face of a mysterious snarling cat in the mist. In due course he makes his way to the Land of Grace, so-called for its harboring of the Holy Grail. He is introduced to two wondrous Manuscripts and The Book That Writes Itself, then seeks out in a cave the young Hermit Trevrizent, brother of Anfortas and Repanse de Schoye, and grandson of the old Grail King Titurel. He reads also in The Book With No Name. A mysterious Maiden Petite, with oars of filigree, rows on Emerald Lake singing most wondrously. A Queen, by name Belletrieste—straddling both our world and that of the Nature Spirits—appears with shattered crown a-dangling. In her tale the Agitator and his minions rise up from a Crack in the Earth, and the Sorceress Chanzacouth, in whose Sickly Tree the Queen is trapped, would tempt Kyot to her bed. Ever and anon we hear of the Grail, o’er which keeps ward a family to it destined, and upon whom Kyot’s heart is set. But first he must to Charlemagne. And ever does a Presence warm and easing guide our good Knight Kyot—the spirit of St. Odile! And more besides… Let the story, then, be further told. “We are all part of the Grail stream. We have each a role in the Grail story that is now revealing itself further, bringing to light characters as yet unknown, or lost to memory, as well as their stories—stories that may echo in our depths and illuminate our destinies.” From Grail Bearers: Bringing Heaven and Earth Together

The Younger Kyot: Tellings of Mages and Maidens: Shimmerings Through the Grail Land of Grace

New Age & Spirituality

At the beginning of the twentieth century, two great spiritual teachers stepped forward into public life in Europe. They were the heralds of a new culture: the Austrian Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), founder of the Anthroposophical Movement, and the Bulgarian Peter Deunov (1864–1944), founder of the School of the White Brotherhood. They taught inner development based on the universal values of humanity. Their teachings stood in the tradition of esoteric Christianity—the Christianity of the inner path. Rudolf Steiner and Peter Deunov brought inspiration for a future global culture of love and brotherhood. This book follows in their footsteps, showing that, with their help and guidance, the time has come to transform today’s one-sided intellectual and materialistic culture into a culture that combines the intellectual with the spiritual.\n“Harrie Salman’s meticulously researched double biography of Rudolf Steiner and Peter Deunov reveals how, at the very advent of the Satya Yuga, humanity’s task of cultivating Wisdom (as developed in Rudolf Steiner’s Anthroposophy) and Love (as reflected in Peter Deunov’s concept of The Chain of Divine Love) is illustrated by the lives and teachings of these two great spiritual teachers. Studying the twentieth century’s supreme pioneers of these two paths, we find inspiration and guidance to harmonize Wisdom and Love in ourselves.”—Robert Powell, author of Cultivating Inner Radiance and the Body of Immortality, etc. 
“The book tells the parallel stories of two true spiritual masters, Rudolf Steiner and Peter Deunov, whose lives coincided with a time of severe crisis in human evolution. Both re-enlivened Christian esotericism, leaving the mark of their unique individualities in their respective cultural settings. This theme, till now sequestered in a modest niche of spiritual practitioners, is finally available to a wide audience in the English-speaking world. We can only say ‘Godspeed!’”—Joel M. Park, Camphill Academy\n“This remarkable book perfectly meets the Zeitgeist of our time, providing insight into the missions of two of the most influential initiators of esoteric Christianity in the 20th century—missions still being carried on and expanded by committed people toward the shared goal of further illuminating the conditions and the path of the ascension of our beloved planet Earth, as well as of the human soul. It bestows hope, strength, and faith in the Good. It encourages an irrepressible feeling of connectedness in the spirit of the radiant Christ Sun.”—Sabrina Wendtner, Roza Mira Foundation

Rudolf Steiner and Peter Deunov: Anthroposophy and The White Brotherhood on The New Man

Biographies & Memoirs

Salman, Harrie

Leaders & Notable People

In 1982 there appeared a remarkable book, written by an author who wished to remain anonymous, entitled Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism. This book was destined to become a spiritual classic of the twentieth century. Distinguished scholar Antoine Faivre called it "the most beautiful and instructive book of the twentieth century concerning western esotericism." Father Bede Griffiths said "to me it is the last word in wisdom." Trappist Abbot Basil Pennington wrote "it is such a rich collection of wisdom drawn from such a staggering number of diverse sources that it leaves the mind almost reeling. Besides the Bible we find the Upanishads, the Cabbala, the Hermeticists, and men as diverse as Origen and Chardin, Plato and Bergson, Jung and John of the Cross, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche. It is without doubt the most extraordinary work I have ever read." And Cardinal Hans Urs von Balthasar described the author as "a thinking, praying Christian of unmistakable purity." Students of Meditations on the Tarot now have cause for celebration, for in 2007 a collection of the author's notes was published - preliminary studies of the images of the Tarot cards, illustrating the method he followed. This methodology is now revealed for the first time in English translation through the inclusion of material published in Part Two of this volume. Unfortunately, the notes cover only the last nine Arcana, from XIV to XXII, the notes to the first thirteen Arcana having gone missing. Part One comprises three lectures held by Robert Powell, the translator of Meditations on the Tarot into English from the original French manuscript. These lectures, held in California in 2006, 2007, and 2008, were delivered to an audience of friends of Christian Hermeticism, who gather every year to converse and share concerning the path of Christian Hermeticism. The second lecture, in particular, serves as an introduction to Part II. Also included is additional background material from the Luxembourg (Kairos) and German (Achamoth) editions.

The Wandering Fool: Love and its Symbols: Early Studies on the Tarot

Tomberg, Valentin

Leading us through the 36 subdivisions of the signs of the zodiac called decans, Randall Scott opens a new door to the stars and discovers a treasure-house of spiritual wisdom. Based on Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path and the seven divine I AM sayings from the Gospel of John, these meditations are a soul's pathway to the sacred truths of the human heart. As we accompany him on this journey, Greek mythology becomes for each of us an open adventure of individuation, and the words of the Bible become ever deepening insight into what it means to commit oneself to a goal surpassing the temporal. Is it really possible to attune ourselves through the stars to spiritual realities within? Yes, it is possible, affirms the author of this remarkable book. As seekers of the spirit, each of us may enter the soul-scape of light and shadow, so that we may one day become pilgrims of the cosmos. This is a wonderful book. In his meditative contemplations of the passage of the Sun during the cycle of the year through the 36 decans, Randall Scott explores the profound significance of the decans, drawing upon Greek mythology, depth psychology, Christian gnosis and modern star wisdom. Without a doubt this valuable work makes the decans accessible to modern readers, whether they know anything of star wisdom or not, resurrecting these 36 subdivisions of the zodiac which played such an important role in the star wisdom of the ancient Egyptians. Perhaps in future, instead of asking: What is your zodiacal sign? The question will be: What is your decan? For both inner work and for practical application, I can highly recommend The Christos-Sun Meditations. [Robert Powell, author of Hermetic Astrology, History of the Zodiac, Sign of the Son of Man in the Heavens, and other works]

The Christos Sun Meditations: Following the Eightfold Path Through the Decans of the Zodiac

Scott, Randall

Buddhism

These wisdom-filled articles are gems offered us by the Russian esotericist Valentin Tomberg (1900-1973). Written in the 1930s, at the time he was also writing important studies on the Old Testament, New Testament, and the Apocalypse, these early articles presage Tomberg's later, more mature works on Christian Hermeticism. This was the 'anthroposophical' phase of his life, which ended during World War II, when he followed Christ's call to join the Catholic Church in order to bring the Christian esotericism of the Church of John into the exoteric Church of Peter - a step that truly represented a sacrifice on the part of this remarkable man. For in following this call of Christ to the Catholic Church, Tomberg took the step of leaving his karmic community-that of the anthroposophical movement founded by Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925). This step was a fulfillment of the words of Christ, of the Risen One, to Peter concerning John: 'If it is my will that he should wait until I come again, what is that to thee?' (John 21:22). These words relate to the task of the Church of John to 'wait'-that is, to cultivate the esoteric teachings 'behind the scenes'-until the onset of Christ's Second Coming, which began during the 1930s, when they could begin to emerge by bringing the esoteric teachings into the Church. For students of Christian Hermeticism, these early articles by the founder of this new spiritual stream reveal in particular something of the esoteric teachings underlying the author's Russian spirituality. The penetrating insights they offer are seeds that subsequently blossomed in his later works. As well as being of interest to students of Christian Hermeticism, these essays are relevant to anyone interested in Russian spirituality and, moreover, to everyone interested in esoteric perspectives concerning the present situation of humanity. The author of this work was a spiritually enlightened teacher whose care and concern extended beyond the plight of the Russian people under Soviet communism to include the challenges facing every human being in our time. Understood as a manual for enlightenment, to be worked with meditatively over and over again, this work is one of the great treasures of humanity's spiritual literature-a priceless jewel for every spiritual seeker in our time.

Russian Spirituality and Other Essays: Mysteries of Our Time Seen Through the Eyes of a Russian Esotericist

Christian Books & Bibles

In the unfolding of a true spiritual mission upon the Earth, the great teachers of humanity work together. An example of this working together to fulfill a spiritual mission for humanity is presented to us in this book. It is a matter in this work of a collaboration between two great spiritual teachers of humanity in the twentieth century: Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) and Valentin Tomberg (1900-1973). Rudolf Steiner's life work culminated in the 'baptismal event' for the Second Coming of Christ expressed in the Foundation Stone of Love and clothed in the words of the Foundation Stone meditation. Valentin Tomberg, after his spiritual awakening in 1932, entered into the Mystery of Christ's Second Coming. His Studies on the Foundation Stone Meditation, published in critical years of world history (1936-1939), were written just a few years after his spiritual awakening. They penetrate into the Mystery of Christ's Second Coming by offering the reader access from within to the Foundation Stone meditation given to humanity by Christ through Rudolf Steiner. Every sentence of these studies - born of living experience undergone by Valentin Tomberg - leads the reader into the sublime mystery of the spirit awakening of humanity through Christ in our time. Understood as a manual for enlightenment, to be worked with meditatively over and over again, this work is one of the great treasures of humanity's spiritual literature - a priceless jewel for every spiritual seeker in our time.

Studies on the Foundation Stone Meditation

POWELL, ROBERT

Occult & Paranormal

In this first book of a trilogy on the life of Mary Magdalene, Estelle Isaacson presents her visions of the life of “the Apostle to the Apostles” as seen through Magdalene’s own eyes. Following a Prologue “in the starry heavens,” Part One encompasses Magdalene’s childhood, her journeys and education in Egypt, her struggle with temptations, and her conversion. Part Two takes the reader through some of Magdalene’s experiences as she lays down her former life and follows Jesus as his disciple. Part Three visits the Lazarus mysteries and includes revelations concerning his initiation, death, and resurrection. Part Four comprises five appendices presenting subsidiary visions. Among these are two visions of Magdalene’s mysterious sister Silent Mary, a figure otherwise unknown except through the earlier visions of the Catholic stigmatist Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774–1824). The book is graced with many illustrations by James J. Tissot (1836–1902), whose work resonates also with Estelle in a very special way, the artist’s depictions being so very close to what she herself witnesses in vision. Those who find this volume valuable and inspiring will be glad to know of two further volumes of the trilogy, and that works on other subjects drawn from the ongoing wellspring of Estelle’s visions will follow. Book Two of the Magdalene trilogy is subtitled From Initiation to the Passion, and Book III is subtitled From the Ascension to Journeys in Gaul. “Estelle invites us to stand witness by her side, in community with the Logos and with Sophia. She tells us we need not wait until we are perfect, for Christ comes to us now!” —From the Introduction “This book is a truly remarkable work on Mary Magdalene, in which the mysteries she lived through are re-experienced through her eyes in a most touching and tangible way.” —Robert Powell, author The Mystery, Biography &amp; Destiny of Mary Magdalene.

Through the Eyes of Mary Magdalene: Book I: Early Years and Soul Awakening

Estelle Isaacson presents further visions of the life of Mary Magdalene in this second book of the trilogy Through the Eyes of Mary Magdalene, subtitled From Initiation to the Passion. As before, this text is graced with many illustrations by James J. Tissot. Part One opens two months after the raising of Lazarus, as Jesus returns from his journeys in pagan lands. Magdalene hears of the time he spent with the Magus who had visited the infant Jesus bearing gifts of gold. We are then taken into a series of initiations she underwent in a secluded cave in preparation for the Passion. In Part Two we learn of plots against Jesus and witness the Triumphant Entry, the Cleansing of the Temple, the Address to the Greeks, and another anointing by Magdalene. Part Three encompasses the Passion and Resurrection. The betrayal by Judas is depicted in detail, as well as the consequences of his deed for his soul. New light is shone upon many mysteries of the Passion: from Jesus’s Agony in the Garden to the dream of Pilate’s wife Claudia, from the merging of Lazarus with John of Zebedee under the Cross to the great mystery of Magdalene’s role in the Passion. The crowning event of this book is of course the glorious Resurrection—the most important event of all time!—which we witness through Magdalene’s eyes, gaining new insight into its profound mystery. Part Four comprises seven appendices that shed light on themes raised in the text, including a vision of the Gold King as a youth, and visions of Cassius and Abenadar—the two centurions converted at the cross. This inspiring volume is preceded in the trilogy by Book I, subtitled Early Years &amp; Soul Awakening. Book III, subtitled From the Ascension to Journeys in Gaul, is in preparation. “Estelle invites us to stand witness by her side, in community with the Logos and with Sophia. She tells us we need not wait until we are perfect, for Christ comes to us now!” —From the Introduction to Book I “This second book in Estelle Isaacson’s Magdalene trilogy enters into the profound mysteries surrounding the stages of the Passion, culminating in the Resurrection. All who are interested in the Mystery of Golgotha will benefit from reading and contemplating these extraordinary and penetrating visions.” —Robert Powell, author of The Mystery, Biography &amp; Destiny of Mary Magdalene.

Through the Eyes of Mary Magdalene: Book II: From Initiation to the Passion

History

World

Estelle Isaacson presents further visions of the life of Mary Magdalene—spanning more than three decades—in this third volume of the trilogy Through the Eyes of Mary Magdalene, subtitled From the Ascension to Journeys in Gaul. Once again, the text is illustrated by the paintings of James J. Tissot. Part One opens on the morning after the Resurrection and takes us through the fifty days leading up to the Ascension, which we witness, receiving new revelations regarding this mysterious event. In Part Two we follow Magdalene as she lives in hiding for approximately three years, teaching and healing in secret, until captured and sent to sea—along with her siblings Lazarus and Martha, Celidonius (‘the man born blind’), Maximin, and Sarah and Marcella (handmaids to Magdalene and Martha)—in a boat without sail or tiller. Part Three opens as the seven arrive in Gaul. Many exciting events take place in that new land: Magdalene drives away barbarians, befriends a chieftain, and spends time in the wilderness contemplating Christ Jesus’s sacrifice and resurrection, while doing her great work of expiation. Meanwhile, Martha sets to work, building up a women’s assembly and strengthening the church in Aix-en-Provence, while Lazarus becomes first bishop of the new church in Gaul. Eventually Magdalene retreats to a cave to live out her final years. During that time she is blessed with divine visions, especially of the Virgin Mother, and is also visited by the hermit Marceaux and other devotees. Her glorious death is portrayed in vivid detail. The Epilogue brings us forward to the time of the Grail. Part Four offers seven appendices: Touching the Hem of Jesus’s Cloak; The Holy Women Speak of Sophia (concerning appearances of Magdalene throughout time); A Message from the Lady of the Cross; The Temple of the Being of Magdalene; The Ascension and Entombment; The Sacrament of the Communion of Fishes; and The Birth of Zarathustra, concerning also the eternal mission of the Three Kings. “Magdalene calls us to the Resurrection; she invites us all to become, with her, ‘first witnesses.’ The Resurrection is an eternal event; it still lives! We also can be ‘first’ to behold the Resurrection, standing in the place of Magdalene. Just as she was the first to behold the Risen One in the physical realm over two millennia ago, so now can we be ‘first witnesses’ in our own time.” —From the Prologue “In this third volume of the Mary Magdalene trilogy, Estelle Isaacson brings a fullness of spiritual illumination to the events from the Resurrection to the Ascension of Christ, and to much of what then transpired in Magdalene’s life from that time until her death in Provence, Southern France. There she lived the life of a hermit in the cave of Sainte-Baume for some thirty years in service to the Earth, undergoing extraordinary experiences as she evolved spiritually to take up her future mission as Shepherdess of the World Soul. Magdalene’s biography is presented here in greater detail than ever before, shedding light upon many matters of great spiritual import. Everyone seeking deeper meaning in life may find edification from reading and contemplating the extraordinary and penetrating visions presented in the Mary Magdalene trilogy.” Robert Powell is the author of The Mystery, Biography, and Destiny of Mary Magdalene and of many other books, including two works co-authored with Estelle Isaacson: Gautama Buddha’s Successor: A Force for Good in Our Time and The Mystery of Sophia: Bearer of the New Culture—The Rose of the World.

Through the Eyes of Mary Magdalene: Book III: From the Ascension to Journeys in Gaul

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