THE LOST ART OF RESURRECTION
I
nitiation, Secret Chambers and the
Quest for the Otherworld
How did the highest degree in esoteric initiation become western religion’s biggest lie?
Thousands of years before Christianity, initiates from spiritual traditions were practicing a secret mystical ritual around the world in which they metaphorically died and were reborn into a higher spiritual state. During this living resurrection they experienced a transformative awakening that revealed the true nature of reality and the purpose of the soul.
The practice and its facets were consistent worldwide: candidates took instruction for up to three years, then retreated for a three-day period into a cave or restricted room called a bridal chamber to undertake a voluntary near-death experience, roamed the Otherworld, and returned fully aware to the body. The final phase began on the spring equinox and was consummated nine months later on the winter solstice. The journey led to a personal experience of the divine and opened the path to self-empowerment, leading initiates such as Plato to describe it as the pinnacle of spiritual development.
Exploring this most ancient of spiritual traditions in Egyptian, Greek, Persian, Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Celtic and Native American societies, this book explains how resurrection was never meant for the dead, but for the living — a fact supported by the suppressed Gnostic Gospel of Philip, and the texts written on the walls of the pyramid of Unas. It describes the secret chambers where the ritual was performed, how the Church branded all living resurrection practices a heresy, the esoteric and Gnostic sects who claimed the story of Jesus promoted by the Church was a fraud, and how the Knights Templar later revived these concepts.
An original piece of research with profound implications for modern society.
254 pages, with over 100 images
Also available in Portuguese.
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