Author(s): Ruth Clydesdale

Mind, Body, Spirit

Throughout the course of our history a select few have sought to acquire profound knowledge of other worlds and different dimensions. Secret Wisdom is an exhilarating exploration of the ideas of the initiates into this magical realm of occult knowledge. On this journey into the arcane, you will discover: The purpose of humanity as revealed by the Greek philosophers; The sophisticated techniques of alchemy, astrology, and magic as practised by the Persians; The role of mystic-scholar Marsilio Ficino in shaping the Renaissance; How 'learned magic' informed the perceptions of famous scientists and inventors, including Pythagoras, Paracelsus, Galileo, Copernicus, and Newton; The expression of the Mysteries through art and literature, from Shakespeare and Dante through Milton and Blake to Yeats and Kandinsky; The true inspiration for occult societies such as the Freemasons, Rosicrucians and Theosophists. Book jacket.