Contents Introduction Part I - Ethical Chapter I - Laying the foundations Chapter II - The way of initiation Chapter III - Preparation for initiation Chapter IV - The path of the hearth-fire Chapter V - The initiate's ideal Chapter VI - Daily life upon the path Part II - Theoretical Chapter VII - A ground-plan of illuminism Chapter VIII - A ground-plan of illuminism II Chapter IX - A ground-plan of illuminism III Chapter X - The head-waters of occultism Chapter XI - The sources of the esoteric christian tradition Chapter XII - The alphabet of the mysteries Part III - Practical Chapter XIII - The training of the mind Chapter XIV - The training of the body Chapter XV - Initiation and celibacy Chapter XVI - The western esoteric systems