J. S. Gordon (1946-2013) held a master’s degree in Western Esotericism from the University of Exeter and was a senior fellow of the Theosophical Society of England, where he lectured on ancient history and metaphysics. Known for his in-depth knowledge on the ancient Egyptian mystical tradition, he wrote several books, including The Path of Initiation.
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Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION A Fresh Approach Part One Origins ONE Cosmic Seasons and Astronomical Cycles TWO Geological, Geographical, and Climatological Issues THREE The Disappearing “Atlantes” FOUR The Appearance of Culture and Civilization Part Two Traditions FIVE Egyptian Magic and the Law of Hierarchy SIX Two Egyptian Mystery Traditions Reconsidered SEVEN Gods of the Abyss and Underworld EIGHT The Ancient Esoteric Division of Egypt and the Significance of Its Main Temples Part Three Knowledge NINE Completing the “Jigsaw Puzzle” of Astronomical Metaphors and Allegories TEN Sacred Geometry and the “Living” Architecture of Egypt ELEVEN The Esoteric Significance of the Sphinx and Pyramids TWELVE The Internal Geometry of the Great Pyramid THIRTEEN Reflections APPENDICES A The Relationship between the Sothic Year and the Annus Magnus B From Plato’s Timaeus C On Geology D From Schwaller de Lubicz’s Sacred Science E From S. A. Mackey’s The Mythological Astronomy of the Ancients (1824) F Philological Issues G The Egyptian Version of the Inner Constitution of Man H Concerning the Duat I Concerning the God-Name Seker J Concerning Sebek, Set, and Horus K The Circumpolar Stars and the “Mill of the Gods” L Concerning Ursa Major M The Astroterrestrial Axes among Egypt, Greece, and the Levant N Correlations between the Egyptian and Greek Mystery Schools O On the Significance of Double Statuary in Egypt P The Meaning of Ether/Aether according to the Principles of Hermetic Science Q On the Levitation of Stone by the Use of Sound NOTES GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION A Fresh Approach Part One Origins ONE Cosmic Seasons and Astronomical Cycles TWO Geological, Geographical, and Climatological Issues THREE The Disappearing “Atlantes” FOUR The Appearance of Culture and Civilization Part Two Traditions FIVE Egyptian Magic and the Law of Hierarchy SIX Two Egyptian Mystery Traditions Reconsidered SEVEN Gods of the Abyss and Underworld EIGHT The Ancient Esoteric Division of Egypt and the Significance of Its Main Temples Part Three Knowledge NINE Completing the “Jigsaw Puzzle” of Astronomical Metaphors and Allegories TEN Sacred Geometry and the “Living” Architecture of Egypt ELEVEN The Esoteric Significance of the Sphinx and Pyramids TWELVE The Internal Geometry of the Great Pyramid THIRTEEN Reflections APPENDICES A The Relationship between the Sothic Year and the Annus Magnus B From Plato’s Timaeus C On Geology D From Schwaller de Lubicz’s Sacred Science E From S. A. Mackey’s The Mythological Astronomy of the Ancients (1824) F Philological Issues G The Egyptian Version of the Inner Constitution of Man H Concerning the Duat I Concerning the God-Name Seker J Concerning Sebek, Set, and Horus K The Circumpolar Stars and the “Mill of the Gods” L Concerning Ursa Major M The Astroterrestrial Axes among Egypt, Greece, and the Levant N Correlations between the Egyptian and Greek Mystery Schools O On the Significance of Double Statuary in Egypt P The Meaning of Ether/Aether according to the Principles of Hermetic Science Q On the Levitation of Stone by the Use of Sound NOTES GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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