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.
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
Franz 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. Another
church sex scandal
reported in 2010.
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 by
Martin
Faulks 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
books endeavor to intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually
stimulate the reader to a higher understanding, thus enabling him or
her to reach exalted spiritual goals.
