The best books to get started in esotericism

  • 2017

Do you want to try your luck with the most esoteric and mysterious worlds and you are not sure where to start? We leave you the best books to get started in esotericism . Take note of them and you will get into this curious and striking practice of suspense and surprises.

These are the best books to get started in esotericism

That said, he points out, because here you have a complete list with the best books to get started in esotericism. The world of mystery, magic and the strange and surprising awaits you.

1. THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY, Thomas Stanley

This work is one of the great books in the world of philosophy, but it requires an important effort by the reader. It was written between 1655 and 1662, and consists of four volumes.

This book is made up of a series of seven biographies of the most important philosophers of ancient Greece. It includes his main theories, which include esotericism and his visions of the soul and the magical. In addition, an interpretation of 12 sects or groups of philosophers is offered .

2. PROCLUS ON THE THEOLOGY OF PLATO, Thomas Taylor

This author dedicated himself to studying Plato's work . He is known as the "Platonic successor", and was the last luminaire of the school of philosophical mysticism that had Plotinus as its main exponent. It is a book that is a true jewel, and that preserves the true spirit of Plato's work.

3. ANACALYPSIS, Godfrey Higgins

This book is easy to find in bookstores, but its reading is a challenge for the reader. It is a work with more than 1400 pages in which an exhibition of ancient cultures is made, and in which it inquires about its esoteric origin . Higgins, in this work, suggests that there is a common root to the myths and the Hebrew, Greek and Hindu religion.

4. ISIS WITHOUT SPEED, HP Blavatsky

One of the great advantages of the Isis book without a veil is that it can be easily downloaded online and in Spanish . Here its author, Blavatsky, explores techniques such as mesmerism, parapsychology and spiritualism.

5. THE SECRET DOCTRINE, HP Blavatsky

This book is one of the central pieces that have been written about cosmology and is written by Blavatsky . This work implies that there is a "secret doctrine" that would be common to all esoteric traditions. The book talks about the creation of the cosmos and a spiritual theory of evolution is presented. It is a theory that is based on seven root races and seven ages .

This book that can be found in two volumes is especially a summit for the followers of theosophy. And they believe that this is the masterpiece of Western occultism .

6. MANKIND, ITS ORIGIN AND DESTINY, Anonymous Master of Arts of Oxford

This book appeared in 1872 and was written by an anonymous author, although the work is attributed to Arthur Dyot Thompson. It is an excellent compilation of ancient esoteric sources .

Through this compilation, a review is made of the history of the Egyptians, the Jewish people and how Christianity arose. So this is another of the essential works for those who want to know more about these issues.

You already know some of the most important works in history to enter the world of esotericism, the magical, the hidden and the mysterious. Do you think you will be able to enter this strange planet that will change your life forever?

Seen in Pijamasurf, by Pedro, editor of the Great White Brotherhood

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