This fine work is one of the most significant early works of the well-known Rudolf Steiner; one of the leaders of Theosophical thought before schisming from Annie Besants' faction and forming Anthroposophy. This text lists the steps of initiation in general and includes a fairly good autobiographical entry on Steiner himself, written by Edouard Schure. This inclusion is why I chose to edit from the second, rather than first, edition.
113 pages.
This fine work tells, briefly, the basic stories of both Krishna and Orpheus, analyzing them predominantly from the backdrop of the savior trope and the concept of the rise of solar religions in place of what were often older lunar styles of veneration and mystic practice. The stories themselves are intriguing, and the work briefly mentions (only in passing) a few of the many other figures which followed the same basic mythological trajectory.
108 pages.
This short text is a twofold effort; first, a few examples of actual Jewish folklore dating to the Middle Ages, and second, some various analysis of the subject itself and the same related tales, from an anthropological viewpoint. It should be noted that claims of King Arthur being a Jewish tale appear to be related to the upsurging Judaist class consciousness of the late 19th century.
34 pages.
This fine work comes from the Theosophist and general occult aficionado W.J. Colville. It speaks about mental focus, psychology, mediumship, dreams, and other topics, in a manner derived not just from Theosophy at large but in reference to Swedenborgs' mysticism, Christianity writ large, and Freemasonry. It has been fully illustrated by Raven Feather Illustrations.
143 pages.
