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El Ideal Iniciatico
Bien al contrario de creyentes, la Iniciacion no impone articulo de fe y se limita a colocar al hombre frente a lo comprobable, incitandole a adivinar el enigma de las cosas. Su metodo se reduce a ayudar al espiritu humano en sus esfuerzos naturales y espontaneos de adivinacion racional. Opina, ademas, que el individuo aislado se expone a un fracaso al aventurarse con temeradidad en el dominio del misterio. Esta exploracion es peligrosa, el camino esta erizado de obstaculos y ambos lados abundan los abismos. Quien emprenda solo el viaje, corre el riesgo de detenerse muy pronto, pero hay que tener en cuenta que nadie quedara abandonado a sus propias fuerzas, por ser la mutua ayuda el primer deber de los iniciados.
145 pages, Paperback
Published July 20, 2007
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About the author
Oswald Wirth
167 books15 followersJoseph Paul Oswald Wirth was a Swiss occultist, artist and author. He studied esotericism and symbolism with Stanislas De Guaita and in 1889 he created, under the guidance of de Guaita, a cartomantic Tarot consisting only of the twenty-two Major Arcana. Known as "Les 22 Arcanes du Tarot Kabbalistique", it followed the designs of the Tarot de Marseille closely but introduced several alterations, incorporating extant occult symbolism into the cards. The Wirth/de Guaita deck is significant in the history of the tarot for being the first in a long line of occult, cartomantic, and initiatory decks.
His interests also included freemasonry and astrology. He wrote many books in French regarding freemasonry, most importantly a set of three volumes explaining freemasonry's first three degrees.
Wirth is best known as the author of Le Tarot des imagiers du Moyen-Age, translated and published in English as The Tarot of the Magicians.
On January 28, 1884, Wirth was initiated in the regular Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge La Bienfaisance Châlonnaise affiliated to the Grand Orient of France. In 1889, he joined the Scottish Rite Travail et les Vrais Amis Fidèles where he became Grand Master . In 1898, the latter lodge was admitted to the Grand Lodge of France.
His interests also included freemasonry and astrology. He wrote many books in French regarding freemasonry, most importantly a set of three volumes explaining freemasonry's first three degrees.
Wirth is best known as the author of Le Tarot des imagiers du Moyen-Age, translated and published in English as The Tarot of the Magicians.
On January 28, 1884, Wirth was initiated in the regular Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge La Bienfaisance Châlonnaise affiliated to the Grand Orient of France. In 1889, he joined the Scottish Rite Travail et les Vrais Amis Fidèles where he became Grand Master . In 1898, the latter lodge was admitted to the Grand Lodge of France.
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August 5, 2021
Fácil de leer, conceptos interesantes de alto nivel para aprendices
March 3, 2023
Sabiduría, Fuerza, Belleza
February 6, 2023
El ideal iniciatico es una obra indispensable en la biblioteca de cualquier inciado. Oswald Wirth recorre en diecinueve capítulos todos los temas que hacen y atraviesan la Iniciación y la labor del Iniciado. La define de maner profunda y concisa "La iniciación verdadera no quiere deslumbrar a la gente con un brillo ficticio; es austera y nadie la puede lograr sin haberla buscado en La pureza de su corazón".
December 3, 2022
Our BR.: must be our lighthouse when we feel lost, no matter our degree. It does feel pleasant to come back to him.
He will be read and read through generations. So mote it be!
He will be read and read through generations. So mote it be!
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews