Jean-Pierre Bayard

Esoteric Mysteries of the Underworld

The Power and Meaning of Subterranean Sacred Spaces

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Produktbeschreibung

The Symbolism of the Underworld and the Cave

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 155mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9781644110621
• ISBN-10: 1644110628
• Artikelnr.: 58585273

Autorenporträt

Jean-Pierre Bayard was a prolific esoteric scholar, authoring more than 50 books on subjects such as Rosicrucianism, secret societies, symbolism, and the spiritual aspect of Freemasonry. An active member of the Masonic Supreme Council of France, he passed away in 2008 in Angers, France.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
PART ONE
The Symbolism of the Underworld and the Cave
1 Preamble
2 Earth, Mineral Blood
3 The Telluric Currents
4 The Root
5 Underground Water
6 The Rock
7 The Gems from Underground
8 Descent into Hell
9 The Underground Temple
10 Initiatory Passageways and the Tomb of the Christian Woman
11 An Initiatory Passageway: The Underground Labyrinth
12 The Virgin of the Crypt, from Green to Black
13 The Telluric Reptile and the Spiral
14 The Temples in Caves
15 Burial Caves
16 The Underground Factories
17 Conclusion
PART TWO
The Cavern
18 Preamble
19 The Cave on the Earthly Plane
20 The Cave on the Divine Plane
21 The Cave on the Cosmic Plane
22 Conclusion
APPENDIX 1
Extract from the Mytho-Hermetic Dictionary
by Dom Antoine-Joseph Pernety, 1758
APPENDIX 2
Hollow Earth Mysticism
Notes
Bibliography
Index