An excellent collection of historical and
philosophical personal spiritual growth books for the naturalist and aspiring novice.
Starting with a question of religion, a well-read person can make
decisive choices for his spiritual path as to whether to follow the
religion of his forefathers or whether
he should branch out and think for himself. If the Kingdom of God is
within every human being, does that not mean that we are a universe
without ourselves? And does that not mean that we do not require a
conventional spiritual leader to tell us what is right and what is
wrong? Historical information found in
Scandals in the Roman Catholic Church
may help the reader conclude that all churches serve mammon, not
God.
For a spiritual uplifting
journey,
Through a Window Small
will take the reader to new heights of
Biblical understanding. Many spiritual explanations are given which
comfort and inform us and give us a higher spiritual reason for life
here in Earth and in the afterlife.
Eckartshausen is one of the few
who, through help from others and through the fulfillment of
corresponding conditions, found his way to a new and higher
consciousness, and with this derived first-hand wisdom of a higher
kind. Von Eckartshausen communicated this wisdom to others in his
stimulating work,
Magic: Principles of Higher Knowledge,
proving that universal principles apply from century to century.
Franz Bardon used the first four hermetic
letters of Dr. Georg Lomer as basic mental exercises before
embarking on his series of books on Hermetic Science.
Seven Hermetic Letters provides an
excellent foundation to Bardon's series on Hermetic Magic.
The secrets of Alchemy are revealed by
Johannes Helmond, a mysterious and unknown author. Alchemy is not a
process of "cooking gold," as most deem it to be, but an inner
spiritual process of turning "lead" into "gold," a process not of
transforming the external elements (physical transmutation), but the
inner elements of one's being (psychic transmutation). An
unmistakably exalted work,
Alchemy Unveiled,
is an excellent addition to Franz Bardon's series on Hermetic Magic.
Paracelsus, known to
many as the First Physician of Medicine, wrote volumes on many
subjects, one of which was his interpretation of
The Prophecies
of the Prophet Daniel. In Part I of Philosophia Mystica:
The Prophecies of the Prophet Daniel, Paracelsus explains God's
justice vs. man's justice, what true confession and true penitence
are, and how to obtain real absolution, thereby relinquishing the
need for any denominational "spiritual leader." Many readers will
find uncanny correlations between this text and
Scandals in the Roman Catholic Church,
which will undoubtedly lead to new conclusions about one's spiritual
path.
Continuing on the
spiritual path,
How to Develop Your Occult Powers
takes the novice from journeyman to master, connecting two great
yogic systems, one physiological, the other psychic. Developing
one's occult (i.e. hidden) powers leads to an empowering of
spiritual gifts and abilities. An excellent addition to the Franz
Bardon series of book on Hermetics.
In true Eastern
tradition,
Becoming the Lotus focuses on the proper and safe methods
of performing the various yogic poses, leading to an enhanced
physical and mental state of being.
All Merkur publications
endeavor to intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually stimulate
the reader to a higher understanding, thus enabling him or her to
reach exalted spiritual goals.
