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Temple Lodge Publishing Alfred Bergel: Sketches of a Forgotten Life -
Book SynopsisIn a remarkable deed of original scholarly research and detailed detective work, Anne Weise recreates sketches of a lost life - of one of the millions of forgotten souls whose lives came to a violent end in the Holocaust. Her focus is Alfred Bergel (1902-1944), an artist and teacher from Vienna who was a close associate of Karl Koenig - the founder of the Camphill Movement for people with special needs - who wrote of Bergel in his youthful diaries as his best friend 'Fredi'. After the annexation of Austria, Alfred Bergel found himself unable to escape the horror of the National Socialist regime. Subsequently, in 1942 he was deported to the Theresienstadt camp. Imprisoned there, he produced numerous artistic works of the inmates of the ghetto and taught drawing, art history and art appreciation - sometimes in collaboration with the Bauhaus artist Friedl Dicker-Brandeis. During this period, he was also forced by the Nazis to produce forgeries of classic art works. One of the central figures of cultural life in the Theresienstadt ghetto, Bergel was eventually transported to the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944 where, tragically, he was murdered. His name and his work are largely forgotten today, even amongst Holocaust researchers, but Weise succeeds in honouring the life of the Jewish artist by lovingly piecing together his biography, based on numerous personal testimonies by friends and contemporaries and supplemented with documents and many dozens of photos and colour reproductions of Bergel's artistic works. This invaluable recreation of a life provides insight not only into the desperate plight of a single individual, but also illustrates the human will and determination to survive in the context of one of the darkest periods of recent history.Table of ContentsThe Holocaust: Looking Back Seventy Years by Robert O. Fisch - Looking for the Human Being-A Preface - Short Biography of Alfred Bergel - 1. Young Friends-A Diary Collage - Childhood and Youth in Olmu tz and Vienna - Summer Respite for Bergels and Koenigs-Friendship between the Families - 'And we became friends'-Fredi and Karl - 'Moonlight Party'-A Summer in Kierling - 'He won't let on about it'-First love - 'Too good to be true'-Wistful Farewell and War Chaos - Kierling, and once again Kierling - 'Wurstelprater'-Theatrical Experiences - 'Become like this man, so happy and great'-A Fairy Tale for the Friend - Poet and mentor-the father Arnold Bergel - 'I saw the creative works of the greatest painters'-Encounters with the visual arts - Another Class Photo-a Talent for Portraits - 'The Different, the Good, and the Beautiful'-Quarrels - 'Man of Skills'-the Artist - 'We are just too connected with each other through Karma' - Rise of Anti-Semitism in Vienna - 2. The Anschluss. Annexation-Repression and Defamation in Vienna - The Destiny of the Childhood-Friends - Banned from Employment, March 1938 - Exit Visa and Capital Confiscation, May 1938 - Marked as Israel and Sara, August 1938 - Evictions, September 1938 - Kristallnacht, November 1938 - Escape of Sister Marianne to Palestine, June 1939 - Teacher in the Youth-Aliyah, October 1939-1942 - 3. Theresienstadt and Auschwitz - Bohemia-'The heart of Europe' - 'My number swung as if on a cow's neck'-Deportation - 'The idea of man'-cultural life for survival, nourishment and spiritual resistance - 'Subtleties like colour, harmony, balance, form and beauty'-Alfred Bergel as a teacher - 'Here is no photographer, then an artist is needed'-Alfred Bergel, the painter - Alfred Bergel-Member of the Sonderwerkstatt - 'Ordering' art - Eyewitness accounts from the painters' workshops - More research needs to be done - Beautification of Theresienstadt - From Vienna: a message of 'an outstanding loan debt' - 'An oasis to breathe'-Hugo Friedmann and the library - A slight movement with the thumb-Deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau - 4. Human dignity is inviolable - 'To serve and not to rule'-The destiny of Karl Koenig and the European cultural impulse - 'Love overcomes hatred'-Pay Attention to the Helpers - 5. Anthroposophical work in Theresienstadt - 6. Destinies of family members - Sophie Bergel / Arthur and Sali Bergel / Marianne and Hans Petersilka / Margarethe and Richard Winter / Fritz Bergel / Elsa, Oskar and Herta Baurose - Members of the Bergel family murdered in Auschwitz/Birkenau - The fate of Karl Koenig's extended family during the Holocaust - 7. A voice from then ... and today-Fred Terna - Notes - Further reading - List of artworks - Picture credits - Index of names
£23.75
Temple Lodge Publishing Collected Articles, 1922-1938: Including
Book SynopsisThis newly-edited collection of 72 essays provides a unique overview of Hermann Beckh's notable - and largely overlooked - writing career. Whether in the realm of theology, philosophy, the arts, astrology or esoterica, the articles gathered here, mostly previously unpublished in English, are rare signposts to a Christian initiation grounded in the Rosicrucian tradition and the path of St John's Gospel. Presented in chronological sequence over a 16 year period - from 1922 to 1938 - and supplemented with biographical notes and introductory material by Neil Franklin and Alan Stott, this volume provides firm ground for a fuller appreciation of Beckh's prolific output. --- Hermann Beckh, Ph.D., one of Europe's few authorities on Tibetan texts, became a founding member of The Christian Community and an inspiring teacher in the Stuttgart Seminary. Collected Articles is a powerful culmination to his Collected Works in English translation. This body of work is a major source of contemporary spiritual research, providing a vital accompaniment to the better-known contributions by Friedrich Rittelmeyer, Emil Bock and Rudolf Frieling, all of whom - not without some reverential awe - expressed their admiration for their esteemed colleague, 'the Professor'.
£33.25
Temple Lodge Publishing Departure of the Perfected One: The Story of the
Book SynopsisPresenting vivid pictures of Gautama Buddha’s life, teaching, suffering, death and subsequent nirvāṇa, the Mahāparinibbānasutta is one of the principal Buddhist texts. In Hermann Beckh’s words, it describes ‘…one of the greatest human beings that ever lived, who stood at the threshold of the super-human – a teacher and leader of humanity.’ --- Prof. Beckh’s translation of this important sutta achieved a quality and faithfulness that was based on decades of extensive study and meditation. From his academic and spiritual knowledge, Beckh added insightful editorial material, including an introduction, commentary and notes. The English rendering here, by Indologist and long-standing Buddhist practitioner Dr Katrin Binder, is based on both the original Pālī and Beckh’s German translation. An afterword by Thomas Meyer, informed by Rudolf Steiner’s research, traces the development of Buddha’s individuality in the afterlife. --- Departure of the Perfected One brings to a conclusion the publication of Beckh’s great triad of works on the subject of Buddha, including Buddha’s Life and Teaching and From Buddha to Christ. Through a contemporary reading, these books open up vast new perspectives on the world of sacred Buddhist scriptures to anyone interested in spiritual development.Table of ContentsPreface by Neil Franklin – Translator’s Note by Katrin Binder – Introduction by Hermann Beckh – THE SACRED NARRATIVE OF THE GREAT NĪRVĀṆA – Afterword by Thomas Meyer – Postscript: Transference of Merit and Self Surrender – Editor’s Notes by Hermann Beckh
£14.99
University of Notre Dame Press Friendship and Ways to Truth
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Collective Ink I Am Brahman – A personal quest into the Advaita
Book SynopsisI am Brahman is an inspired quest into the heart of the non-dual reality. This deeply personal journey discovers the essentials in religion, science and art which all point to the Advaitin truth that consciousness itself is the basis of all existence. This short but visceral journey includes mystical experiences in India and goes deeper than ever before to describe what it is like to experience Brahman, the great Oneness of which we are a part. Rather than just another descriptive book about non-duality I am Brahman takes wings and carries the reader from the banks of the Ganges into the poetry of the soul. Here is what science has been looking for and the theology to unite all faiths. Maurice Anslow's book pulls together the searchings of a lifetime and deserves to become a modern spiritual classic.
£11.77
El Grano de Mostaza Seres Humanos O Marionetas - Vol. I: Y Si?
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Renacimiento El simbolismo de las religiones del mundo o el
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£20.32
Taylor & Francis Ltd Mrs Annie Besant A Modern Prophet Routledge Library Editions Womens History
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Taylor & Francis Mrs Annie Besant A Modern Prophet Routledge Library Editions Womens History
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Cambridge University Press New Religious Movements and the Romantic Spirit of Modernity
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Cambridge University Press Isis Unveiled Volume 1 Science A MasterKey to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology Cambridge Library Collection Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1877, this two-volume spiritualist text describes the philosophical and occultist aims of the Theosophical Society, which Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (183191) had recently helped to found. Drawing on her extensive travels, she claims to address the shortcomings of both scientific and theological inquiry.Table of ContentsPreface; Before the veil; Part I. The Veil of Isis: Chapters 1–15.
£48.44
Johns Hopkins University Press Divine Feminine
Book SynopsisMany of the assumptions about class, race, and gender which marked the emergence of esoteric religions at the end of the nineteenth century continue to shape alternative spiritualities today.Trade ReviewThis triumphantly successful book,... subtle, persuasive, and frequently witty, will be of real value to all those interested in women's history and the history or religion alike. -- William Whyte English Historical Review [Dixon's] insightful, meticulously researched book is a model of the scholarly investigation of alternative spiritual movements. -- Elaine Showalter Times Literary Supplement Dixon has written a fascinating history of the theosophical movement in England, situating it in its political and, significantly, sexual contexts... her book is a timely period piece because the 'West' and 'East' are both currently engaged in seismic shifts of consciousness that are calling into question traditional notions of sexuality, spirituality, hierarchy, and institutional organization. Choice An impressive first book, meticulously researched and carefully written. -- Catherine Hall Historical Journal Dixon successfully brings together for the first time an analysis that demonstrates the way in which Theosophy crossed and brought together many strands of upper-middle class and high-brow culture in England. If not for this reason alone, the book is worth reading for the in-depth and fascinating story it tells of a shifting slice of British culture. -- Etta M. Madden Utopian Studies An elegant and closely argued work. -- George Fetherling Vancouver Sun Dixon writes clearly and elegantly and has carved her subject into coherent and attractively presented chapters. The central chapters are packed with subtle and interesting insights into how feminism, religious culture, and theosophical and spiritualist thought interacted in the intellectual turbulence of the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. The discussion of the links btween religion and racial ideas is a fascinating addition to a much-neglected subject. -- Susan Mumm Journal of Contemporary Religion Dixon has written a provocative and timely book. She asks important questions about the relationship of politics and spirituality, and offers sensitively nuanced answers that draw upon the past but contain meaning for the present. -- Patricia S. Kruppa Albion 2003 Dixon's attention to the role of spirituality in modern life, and her insistence that the spiritual is always constituted in relation to a specific historical moment, offers new and exciting ways of thinking not only about late-Victorian and Edwardian Britain but also about the relationship of politics and religion in our own times. -- Laura E. Nym Mayhall Journal of Modern History 2003 In revealing the long-neglected intersection of spiritualism and feminist politics, Dixon's book will prompt a more general reconsideration of the relations of religious and political transformation in the period. -- Andrew H. Miller Studies in English Literature 2003 An exemplary historical account of spirituality as a cultural formation... It develops with great subtlety recent accounts of English feminism, examining the role of class and racial privilege in feminist interventions in progressive politics and the imperial project. -- Sandra Stanley Holton Victorian Studies 2003 Dixon has opened up a great new avenue of investigation in her excellent book by challenging the secularist bias of analysis of the feminist movement. -- Samuel Wagar Canadian Woman Studies 2003 Startling and original... An important contribution of the book is to show how the constantly shifting construction of gender and sexuality among theosophists was related to notions of race and class. -- June Hadden Hobbs NWSA Journal Joy Dixon's meticulous and brilliant study of the relationship between the feminist movement and esoteric (alternative) spirituality in England stands as a model for how such work ought be undertaken in the future. -- Randi R. Warne Atlantis: A Women's Studies Journal A stimulating and original study. Clearly written and well researched. -- Caroline Roberts University of Toronto Quarterly 2006Table of ContentsContents: I Domesticating the Occult 1 The Undomesticated Occult 2 The Mahatmas in Clubland: Manliness and Scientific Spirituality 3 "A Deficiency of the Male Element": Gendering Spiritual Experience 4 "Buggery and Humbuggery": Sex, Magic, and Occult Authority II Political Alchemies 5 Occult Body Politics 6 The Divine Hermaphrodite and the Female Messiah: Feminism and Spirituality in the 1890s 7 A New Age for Women: Suffrage and the Sacred 8 Ancient Wisdom, Modern Motherhood Conclusion
£54.00
Quest Books,U.S. Essential Unity of All Religions Theosophical
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Quest Books,U.S. Abridgement of the Secret Doctrine Quest Books
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£14.24
Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. Collected Writings of H P Blavatsky Vol 1 187478
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£36.90
Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. Collected Writings of H P Blavatsky Volume 2 1879
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£36.90
Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. Collected Writings of H P Blavatsk Vol 4 1882
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Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. Collected Writings of H P Blavatsky Vol 5 1883
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Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. Collected Writings of H P Blavatsky Vol 11 1889
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Quest Books,U.S. Collected Writings of HP Blavatsky Vol 9 1888
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Quest Books,U.S. Collected Writings of HP Blavatsky Vol 8 1887
Book SynopsisThe definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 8 is from 1887, and includes articles such as: The Esoteric Character of the Gospels; The Origin of Evil; The Esotericism of the Christian Dogma (the spirited debate of H. P. B. with the Abbe Roca); The Signs of the Times.
£29.00
Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. Collected Writings of H P Blavatsky Vol 13 189091
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£36.90
Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. This Dynamic Universe
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£7.69
Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. Visual Meditations Quest Books
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£14.91
Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. The Play of Consciousness in the Web of the
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£8.73
Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. Collected Writings of H P Blavatsky Vol 15
Book SynopsisThe comprehensive index to the 14 volumes of HPB's writings.
£31.61
Quest Books,U.S. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindustan Collected
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Quest Books,U.S. Key to Theosophy Quest Books
Book SynopsisQuestions and answers on Theosophical ideas, such as karma, spiritualism, reincarnation, and prayer.
£11.42
Quest Communications Ltd When Daylight Comes Biography of Helena Petrovna
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£7.81
Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. The Fire of Creation Quest Books
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£10.69
Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. Reminiscences of HPBlavatsky and the Secret
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£11.84
Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. From the Outer Court to the Inner Sanctum A Quest
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£9.96
Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. The Dawning of the Theosophical Movement
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Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. Life Your Great Adventure Quest Books
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Theosophical Publishing House,U.S. Yankee Beacon of Buddhist Light Life of Col Henry
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Quest Books,U.S. Neurospeak Transforms Your Body While You Read
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£11.99
Gemcraft Books The Pilgrim and the Pilgrimage
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Quest Books,U.S. The Cross and the Grail Esoteric Christianity for
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Quest Books,U.S. The Power of Thought
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Quest Books,U.S. The Secret Gateway Modern Theosophy and the
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£11.99
Quest Books,U.S. The Light of the Russian Soul A Personal Memoir
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£14.24
Quest Books,U.S. The One True Adventure Theosophy and the Quest
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£18.04
Quest Books,U.S. Serving a Higher Purpose Theosophy for a
Book SynopsisWhen we sow our seeds in the garden of life, do we settle for a meagre display of two or three flowers? Or do we aim for a pageantry of rich colours and breathtaking beauty?So asks author, David Bruce, in the exquisite essays inspiring us to live an active spiritual life. Fresh and concise, he discusses themes such as living with purpose, spiritual practice, digital distractions, reincarnation, the human condition and offers advice on books and reading. Free of dogma, he helps the open-minded inquirer find ultimate meaning.
£16.14
Theosophical Publishing House The Universal Spirit
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Quest Books,U.S. Collected Writings of H P Blavatsky Vol 7 1886
Book SynopsisThe definitive edition of HPB's writings in 15 volumes. Volume 7 is from 1886 to 1887, and includes articles such as: Have Animals Souls?; The Theosophical Mahatmas; Ancient Magic and Modern Science; Theories about Reincarnation and Spirits; The Original Programme of the Theosophical Society.
£29.00
Quest Books,U.S. Collected Writings of HP Blavatsky Vol 10 1888
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North Atlantic Books,U.S. Helena Blavatsky
Book SynopsisAt the age of 17, rejecting nineteenth-century materialism, Helena Blavatsky (1831-1891) left her native Russia and traveled through India, Tibet, Egypt, Europe, and the Americas seeking out the sources of ancient wisdom as a key to spiritual truth. In 1875 in New York, she co-founded the Theosophical Society for the study of occult traditions. Many popular ideas of rediscovered ancient wisdom, including reincarnation and karma, trace their origin to Helena Blavatsky and Theosophy. This anthology includes material on her life and travels, as well as excerpts from her major works.
£15.19
Massey University Press Shadow Worlds: A History of the Occult and
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