Christian theosophy - Christian theosophy Christian Theosophy is a term used to designate the knowledge of God and of the Christ obtained by the direct intuition of the Divine essence, but with a Christian distinctive. It is often confused with mysticism, since the source of the Christan Theosophist's power over the "hidden forces" of the universe are similar, if not identical to those of Mysticism. By intuition, initiation, or revelation Theosophists are considered to be in harmony with the central principle of the universe. This knowledge of the "secret forces" of nature frees them from the ordinary limitations of human life, and gives them power over these "hidden forces." Modern theosophy claims to be a science, and as such to be based on investigation of, and experimentation with the.
Theosophy - Theosophy Theosophy refers to a body of belief which holds that all religions are attempts by man to ascertain "the Divine," and as such each religion has a portion of the truth. Theosophy, as a coherent belief system, developed from the writings of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Together with Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others she founded the Theosophical Society in 1875. A stricter definition from the Concise Oxford Dictionary describes Theosophy as "any of various philosophies professing to achieve a knowledge of God by spiritual ecstasy, direct intuition, or special individual relations, esp. a modern movement following Hindu and Buddhist teachings and seeking universal brotherhood." Adherents of Theosophy maintain that it is a "Body of Truth" that forms the basis of all religions. Theosophy.
Jesus Christ as the Messiah - Jewish view of Jesus Other perspectives on Jesus Sources about Jesus Historicity of Jesus Fictional portrayals of Jesus Jesus Christ as the Messiah is the Christian account of Jesus' life (which is represented both in texts and in images). Jesus is the central focus of attention and worship in Christianity and is held by most Christians to be the Messiah foretold in the Hebrew Bible. He is believed to be the saviour of mankind, the son of God the Father, and God himself. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Belief in the divinity 2 Life biography 2.1 Birth and childhood 2.2 The ministry and message of Jesus 2.3 Arrest, sentencing, and crucifixion 2.4 Resurrection, Ascension, and Second Coming 3 Miracles performed 4 Quotes 5 Differences in interpretation 6 See also Belief in.
Johann Reuchlin - Erasmus, as the Reuchlinian. At Heidelberg Reuchlin had many private pupils, among whom Franz von Sickingen is the best known name. With the monks he had never been liked; at Stuttgart also his great enemy was the Augustinian Conrad Holzinger. On this man he took a scholar's revenge in his first Latin comedy Sergius, a satire on worthless monks and false relics. Through Dalberg, Reuchlin came into contact with Philip, elector palatine of the Rhine, who employed him to direct the studies of his sons, and in 1498 gave him the mission to Rome which has been already noticed as fruitful for Reuchlin's progress in Hebrew. He came back laden with Hebrew books, and found when he reached Heidelberg that a change of government had opened the way for his return.
Harmony Society - Harmony Society The Harmony Society was a Christian theosophy and alchemist society founded in Iptingen, Germany, in 1785 or 1786. Due to religious persecution by the Lutheran Church, the Harmony Society moved to the United States in 1803-1804, eventually purchasing 3000 acres of land in Butler County, Pennsylvania. On February 15 1805, they, together with about 400 followers, formally organized the Harmony Society, placing all their goods in common. The Society was founded and led by Johann Georg Rapp (1757-1847) and his adopted son, Frederick Rapp (1775-1834). The Harmony Society is best known for its worldly succeses, eventually bulding what were in effect three small cities, one at Harmony, near what is now Ambridge, Pennsylvania, another by a splinter group in nearby Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and the third in Illinois..
Gnosticism - in the first few centuries A.D. Many elements of second-century gnosticsm are pre-Christian. The name of gnosticism comes from the Greek word for knowledge, gnosis (γνῶσις), referring to the idea that there is special, hidden knowledge (esoteric knowledge) that only a few may possess. The occult nature of Gnostic teaching and the fact that much of the evidence for that teaching comes from attacks by orthodox Christians makes it difficult to be precise about the differences between different Gnostic systems. Recently, the word Gnosticism has been used to describe more modern sects which have formed out of the New Age movement and who really do not share the main core idea of Theological dualism. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Gnostic Beliefs 2 Lifestyle 3 Gnostic Sects 4 Sources 5 Origins of.
Franz Xaver von Baader - generally gave expression to his deepest thoughts in obscure aphorisms, or mystical symbols and analogies (see Eduard Zeller's Ges. d. deut. Phil. 732, 736). Further, he has no systematic works; his doctrines exist for the most part in short detached essays, in comments on the writings of Boehme and Saint Martin, or in his extensive correspondence and journals. At the same time there are salient points which mark the outline of his thought. Baader starts from the position that human reason by itself can never reach the end it aims at, and maintains that we cannot throw aside the presuppositions of faith, church and tradition. His point of view may be described as Scholasticism; for, like the scholastic doctors, he believes that theology and philosophy are not opposed sciences, but that.
Alice Bailey - (1880-1949), writer and lecturer on neo-theosophy, was born in England in 1880 as Alice LaTrobe Bateman. After spells as an evangelical Christian and a member of the Esoteric Section of the Theosophical Society, Alice Bailey founded the Arcane School in 1923. Her books popularized notions such as the coming New Age and the Network of Light, whose triangles she initiated in 1937. They include the prayer known as “The Great Invocation” which is still used by esoteric groups to this day. Alice Bailey died in 1949. Her work is continued by the Lucis Trust..
Sefer Yetzirah - divine revelation of mystic lore; so that the oldest geonim (see Hai Gaon in the responsum cited in "Kerem Ḥemed," viii. 57) and such philosophers as Saadia, Donnolo, and Judah ha-Levi ("Cuzari," iv. 25) never doubted that Abraham was the author of the book. It is noteworthy that in a manuscript (see Margoliouth, "Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts of the British Museum," part II., p. 190) the "Sefer Yeẓirah" is called "Hilkot Yeẓirah" and declared to be treated as esoteric lore not accessible to any but the really pious (comp. ib. p. 255, where it is mentioned as being used by Naḥmanides for cabalistic purposes). K. Influence. The later "Sefer Yeẓirah" is devoted to speculations concerning God and the angels. The ascription of its authorship to R. Akiba, and.
Reincarnation - Buddhism. Hindus believe that the soul, or atman is what is preserved from one life to the next. Buddhists on the other hand express what they call anatta, or the non-existence of any unchanging permanent substance. The person is an aggregative whole of psycho-physical components that separate upon death. However, when they separate, they normally cause, if karmic energies are still present, a new aggregate to be formed, and thus rebirth is carried out. Jainism In Jainism, gods reincarnate after they die. A Jainist, who accumulates enough good karma, may become a god; but, this is generally seen as undesirable since gods eventually die and one might then come back as a lesser being. Reincarnation in Western religions Aside from the religions mentioned above, there are other groups who believe in.
Religions of the world - in alphabetical order: Baha'i Faith Orthodox Bahai Faith Christianity Eastern Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy Catholicism Protestantism Restorationism Unitarian Universalism (although not an exclusively Christian religion, both predecessor religions were/are Christian) For a detailed list, see List of Christian denominations Islam Sunni Shafi'i Hanafi Maliki Hanbali Shiite Alawites Ismailis Wahhabi Sufism Tidjani Nation of Islam Ibadiyyah Ahmadiyya Judaism Conservative Judaism Orthodox Judaism Ultra-Orthodox Judaism Modern Orthodox Judaism Hasidic Judaism Reconstructionist Judaism Reform Judaism Rastafarianism Other and related Deism Druzism Mandaeanism Manichaeism Samaritans Children of God Universal Life Church Zoroastrianism Vedic Religions Buddhism Theravada Mahayana Pure Land Zen Nichiren Vajrayana Tantrayana Hinduism Vaishnavism Swaminarayan sect Bhakti Movement ISKCON (Hare Krishna) Saivism Saktism Smartism Note: Yoga is not a religion, but rather a collective term for various spiritual practices and disciplines common to most branches.
New Age - or fraternal organizations. Meanwhile, some individuals whose beliefs may be labeled New Age (including neo-pagans) may feel this is inappropriate because it might link them with other beliefs and practices. Any broad category can appear meaningless or misleading; one use of New Age may be: not a mainstream Christian church. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Origins 2 History 3 Philosophy 4 Religion 5 Spirituality 6 Medicine 7 Music 8 Lifestyle 9 Related Topics 10 External Links Origins As well as its diurnal rotation upon its axis, the Earth also has a precessional motion involving a slow periodic shift of the axis itself; approximately one degree every 70 years. (A similar phenomenon can be observed in the motion of a toy gyroscope or spinning top.) This motion, which is caused mostly by.
New religious movement - that of "cult". Examples of New Religious Movements might include: Neo-Paganism, in which followers seek to revert back to the pre-Christian earth and nature worship of Western Europe. Eclectic Combinatory Movements, such as Celestialism and Theosophy, which posit concordant elements to all religions . New World African Hybrid Religions, such as Rastafarianism, Voodoo or Vodun, and Santeria, which combine African Naturalistic religions with Judeo-Christian traditions. External Links Apologetics Index: research resources on cults, sects, and related issues. The publisher operates from an evangelical Christian point of view, but the site links to and presents a variety of viewpoints. ReligionNewsBlog.com Current news articles about religious cults, sects, and related issues. See also Totalitarian religious group..
Metempsychosis - neither invented the doctrine nor imported it from Egypt, but made his reputation by bringing Orphic doctrine from North-Eastern Hellas to Magna Graecia and by instituting societies for its diffusion. The real weight and importance of metempsychosis is due to its adoption by Plato. Had he not embodied it in some of his greatest works it would be merely a matter of curious investigation for the anthropologist and student of folk-lore. In the eschatological myth which doses the Republic he tells the story how Er, the son of Armenius, miraculously returned to life on the twelfth day after death and recounted the secrets of the other world. After death, he said, he went with others to the place of Judgment and saw the souls returning from heaven and from purgatory, and.
Mysticism - present in many religions and philosophies. Some mystics claim that there is a common thread of influence in all mystic philosophies that is traceable back to a shared source. The Vedic tradition is inherently mystic. Many mystical philosophies thus exhibit a strong tendency towards syncretism. Examples of major traditions and philosophies with strong elements of mysticism are Vedantic Hinduism, Tibetan and Zen Buddhism, the Christian Gnostic sect(s), the Eastern Orthodox hesychasm, the Sufi school of Islam, the Judaic Kabbalah and many aspects of the New Age movement. Quakerism also has a strong mystical element to its theology. The 19th Century saw an increase of interest in Mysticism linked to an interest in Occultism and Eastern Thought. Major figures in this movement were Madame Blavatsky and Gurdjieff. See Theosophy for more information.
Mythology of demons - Exorcist. Sorcery (also Magick) Sorcery is the practice of divination, black magic, dark sorcery. Calling on infernal spirits to create a change according to the Sorcerer's will. "Sorcerey" is almost exclusively used to describe really evil forms of magick. Most contemporaries who consider themselves "sorcerers" of a kind seem to prefer terms like mage, magician, magickian though. See magic (paranormal). "Sorcerer" is a term often used in fantasy and Role-playing games in the same sence as above. Demon Defined as a lesser spirit of God or a 'devil' in Christian mythology. see Christian demonology for details of the cristian point of view. Literal meaning for Demon = "replete with wisdom". Derived from the Greek word: "Daimon" meaning divine power. The christian definition of what a demon is and what not is.
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List of occultists - Isaac Newton, physicist and alchemist Matthew Hopkins, commissioned English witch-finder Isobel Gowdie, self-confessed witch Giuseppe Balsamo, "Count Alessandro di Cagliostro," occult charlatan Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, mistress of Louis XIV, practiced magic for youth and beauty Françoise Athenaïs Rochechouart, marquise de Montespan, another royal mistress "La Voisin, french sorceress Adam Weishaupt, founder of the Illuminati Margaret Matson, New Sweden (colony) witch Etteila, fortune-teller Antoine Court de Gebelin, connected tarot and esotericism Count of St Germain, alchemist Nineteenth century: Evangeline Adams, astrologer to the famous Francis Barrett, wrote a book on magic William Blake, poet of the occult John George Hohman, American wizard Eliphas Lévi, occult author Papus, occult author Marie Laveau, American voodoo practitioner Stanislas de Guaita, occult author Allan Kardec, founder of spiritualism Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, founder of theosophy.
Valentin Tomberg - 1900 - February 24, 1973) was a Russian Christian mystic and hermetic magician. He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. As an adolescent, he was drawn to Theosophy and the mystical practices of Eastern Orthodoxy. Tomberg's mother was shot by looters during the Russian Revolution, and Tomberg and his father fled to Tallinn in Estonia. Tomberg studied languages and comparative religion at the University of Tartu in Estonia. In 1925, Tomberg joined Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophical Society, in which he rose until he became its Secretary-General. During World War II, Tomberg converted to Roman Catholicism, and left Anthroposophy. He moved to England in 1948, where he became a translator for the BBC, where he monitored Soviet Union broadcasts during the Cold War. He retired to Majorca in 1960, where he died. Tomberg's.
