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Hidden Wisdom

A Guide to Western Inner Traditions

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Hidden Wisdom

Written by: Richard Smoley, Jay Kinney
Narrated by: Ethan Sawyer
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The co-editors of Gnosis magazine explore the many esoteric traditions that Western culture has to offer. While terms from Eastern spiritual practices such as Zen, mantra, and karma have become part of our daily lexicon, the traditions of Western spirituality have been largely unexplored by people searching for non-mainstream routes to spiritual experience. But for those who identify with Western culture, Western religious traditions have their own wisdom teachings that are more suitable to their needs and expectations. Many of those searching for alternative religions are not even aware that Western civilization has always had its own traditions, which are often hidden.

In this fascinating introduction to non-mainstream Western spirituality, the coeditors of Gnosis magazine - today's leading journal of mystical spirituality - guide you through the teachings of Jung and Gurdjieff, the Kabbalah, neo-paganism, shamanism, alchemy, Sufism, and more. Explaining the history and practice of each tradition and describing its important figures, the authors present the ideas, strengths, and weaknesses of each tradition and offer a wealth of resources for those interested in pursuing these paths further.

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I enjoyed listening to the text of this eloquent run through the New Age and old age teachings. I read many snippets of those teachings before and the authors of this book did a great job of not only providing a clear overview, but also they provided the essence of those teachings in a context that was easy to follow and enjoy. #Audible1

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This book is good if you are a level 1 noob with completely zero knowledge of anything occult. Ironically this book offers no wisdom but hints where to look.. But overall the book is useless it's basically some dude read 8-10 books and then giving his summary but without anything of his own to add.

No wisdom whatsoever

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