Esoteric Christianity by Annie Besant (interesting books to read for teens .txt) 📕

of Trinity; 265


Easter Festival; 159

Eckhart, Teachings of; 113

Edwards on the Atonement; 197

Egypt and the Mysteries; 131

Encyclopædia Britannica, referred to; 22, 23, 117
"  "  quoted; 110 et seq.

Ephesians, Epistle to, quoted; 57, 65, 67, 366

Epistle of James, quoted; 276
"  of Peter, quoted; 64, 121, 194, 354, 371

Esoteric Christianity, Popular Denial of; 2
"  Teaching in Early Church; 2

Essentials of Religion; 4

Eucharist, Bread and Wine of; 357
"  Change of Substance in; 361
"  connected with Law of Sacrifice; 357
"  Meaning and Use of;  357
"  Sacrifice of; 355
"  Unworthy Participants in; 362

Exodus, Book of, quoted; 91

Exstasy; 295


Faith Needed for Forgiveness; 312

Fathers, The Christian, on Scriptures; 371

Festivals; 147

Fish Symbol in Religions; 166

Flavel on Atonement; 196

Fludd, Robert; 116

Forgiveness of Sins; 301
"  in Lesser Mysteries; 323
"  in most Religions; 303
"  ultimately refers to Post-Mortem Penalties; 307

Fourth Manifestation Feminine; 261
"  Person; 263

Free-thinking in Christianity; 123

Friends of God in the Oberland; 114

Friends, Society of; 117

Future of Christianity; 41


Galatians, Epistle to, quoted; 64, 65, 66, 124

Genesis, quoted; 18, 180, 268, 269, 271, 279, 358

Germain, Comte de S.; 117

Gestures in Sacraments; 338

Gibbon's Decline and Fall of R. Empire, quoted; 162

Giles, Rev. Dr., quoted; 347

Gnosis, The; viii., 9, 108
"      " in Christianity;  36

Gnostic, The, of S. Clement; 84 et seq.

Gnostics and their Remains, quoted; 162

Gods in the Mysteries; 25

Grades of Hierarchies; 331

Grand Lodge of Central Asia; 31

Greek Cross, The; 267

Guyon, Mme. de; 116


Haug, Dr., Essay on Parsis, cited; 202

Hebrews, Epistle to, quoted; 53, 67, 81, 91, 175, 176, 205,
216, 222, 223, 247, 270, 274, 280

Hebrew Trinity; 254

Hell-fire Dogma, The; 48

Heroic Enthusiasts, The, quoted; 323

Hidden God, The; 207
"  Meanings in Jewish and Christian Scriptures; 100
"  Side of Christianity; 36
"  Teaching in all Religions; 20

Hierarchies of Divine Beings; 331
"  of Superhuman Beings; 23

Hindu, Trinity, The; 257

History versus Myth; 153

Holy Spirit as Creator; 269

Holy Water; 343, 349, 351

Human Evolution repeats Kosmic Process; 271

Huxley, T. H., quoted; 282

Hyde, Dr., quoted; 347

Hymn to Demeter; 22


Iamblichus, On the Mysteries, quoted; 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29,
296 et seq.

Iamblichus, Life of Pythagoras, referred to; 28

Ignatius; 71

Incarnation of Logos; 179

Initiation and Rebirth; 51, 53
"  Cave of;  186
"  Ceremonies of; 247 et seq.
"  Conditions of; 173
"  Mount of;  91

Inspiration, True; 378

Intelligences in Invisible Worlds; 279

Inviolability of Law; 305

Invisible Helpers; 280

Invisible Worlds interpenetrate the Visible; 279

Irenæus, Against Heresies, referred to; 105

Isaiah, quoted; 210, 295, 366, 377

Isomeric Compounds; 361


Jeremiah, Book of, quoted; 262, 357

Jesus at Mount Serbal; 130
"  Baptism of;  133
"  Date and Place of Birth; 130
"  His Work in Christendom;  143
"  in Egypt; 130
"  Inner Instructions of; 137
"  Master of the West; 147
"  Sacrifice of; 133
"  the Divine Teacher; 183
"  the Healer and Teacher; 127
"  training in Essene Community; 130
"  the Master; 142

Judges, Book of, quoted; 97

Juliana Mother; 117

Justin Martyr; 148
"  "  quoted; 149 et seq.


Kabbala, Five Books of, referred to; 34

Karma; 288, 309

Kathopanishat, quoted; 32, 33, 49

Key to Theosophy, quoted; 294

Kingdom of Heaven—real meaning;

52

Kings, Book of, quoted; 33, 354

Kosmic Christ, The; 179
"  Process of becoming; 268
"  Sacrifice; 183


Lang, Andrew, referred to; 11, 12

Language of Symbols; 153

Latin Cross, Origin of; 206
"  Use of, in Roman Church; 337

Law of Sacrifice; 201
"  "  in Hinduism;  202
"  "  in Nature of Logos;  204
"  "  in Zoroastrianism;  202
"  "  or Manifestation; 203

Law, William; 117

Left-hand Path; 17

Lent; 167

Levi Eliphas; 118

Leviticus, quoted; 358

Light on the Path, quoted; 220

"Little Child"; 65

Logos, Birth of the; 205
"  and Sacrifice; 204
"  Life of, in every form; 208
"  Meaning of the Term; 172
"  of Plato; 182
"  Perpetual Sacrifice of; 209

Loss of Mystic Teaching in Christianity; 37

Luke, Gospel of, quoted; 45, 48, 175, 176, 264, 289, 302, 312

Luther on the Atonement; 196


Madonnas; 160

Magnetic Cures, Secret of; 342
"  Change in Sacramental Substance; 342
"  Energies in Ether;  341

Magnetisation of Substances; 341

Making of Religion, The, referred to; 11

Man as Microcosm; 271
"  and Woman Complementary; 365
"  develops Second Aspect; 272

Man's Manifold Nature; 234

Mandakopanishat, quoted; 202

"Mantras"; 335
"  essential in Sacraments; 338
"  in rite of Baptism; 350
"  in Sanskrit;  336
"  spoilt by translation; 337

Mark, Gospel of, quoted; vii., 45, 47

Martin, St.; 117

Marriage, Deeper meaning of; 365
"  in Lesser Mysteries; 368
"  Mystery of; 366
"  Sacrament of;  364
"  type of union between God and Man; 366

Mary, the World Mother; 206

Master, Jesus, the; 142

Matthew, Gospel of, quoted; vii., 45, 46, 49, 52, 53, 54, 92, 134,
176, 177, 186, 210, 216, 240, 271, 274, 281, 306, 319

Maurice, cited; 254

Mead, G. R. S., quoted; 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 114

Mediator, Nature of; 274

Meditation—What it is; 293
"  Growth by; 299

Men at different levels; 3

Miguel de Molinos; 116

Ministry of Angels, The; 287, 289

Miracles; 145

Mithras, Birth of; 161

Modern Spirit antagonistic to Prayer; 276

More, Henry; 116

Mother Juliana of Norwich; 117

Mount Serbal; 130

Mount of Initiation; 91, 188

Müller, George, Case of; 284 et seq.

Music in Worship; 335, 337

Myers (F.), St. Paul; 378

Mystery Gods; 25
"  of Christ;  57

Mysteries, Christian, Symbolism of; 247

Mysteries and Yoga; 31
"  Christ as Hierophant of; 231
"  Disappearance of the; 184
"  Eliphas Levi on the; 118
"  established by Christ; 142
"  Greater, The; ix., 1, 22, 27,