Over the years Adept Initiates has been asked for book recommendations for those who are beginning their inner journey. This blog is fulfilling the petition put forth by the aspirant of today and tomorrow.
Have ever read a book that inspired you so much that you decided to change your life? Books are teachers or masters that seek the student when he or she is ready. Sometimes books are written as Novels with an esoteric spirit that fan the spiritual flame of a future seeker.
“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.” –Carlos Ruiz Zafón,
The Seed
A book plants a seed that will sprout tomorrow or even years later. Just as the Adept who had a seed planted that sprouted and brought them to the point in their life that they are in now.
Art by Pawel Jonca
A Portal
A book is a portal for the neophyte taking the first step into the atrium of the temple of wisdom. The dweller on the threshold meets us in many shapes and forms, one form is ignorance. The aspirant must rise above baseness and eat from the tree of knowledge. The Grand Master is there to guide YOU, not physically but metaphorically through the written word.
This list was compiled by members of the esoteric community:
1.The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. hal
Like no other book of the twentieth century, Manly P. Hall’s legendary The Secret Teachings of All Ages is a codex to the ancient occult and esoteric traditions of the world. Students of hidden wisdom, ancient symbols, and arcane practices treasure Hall’s magnum opus above all other works.
2. The Kybalion
The Hermetic Philosophy.
“The lips of wisdom are closed, except to the ears of Understanding.” —The Kybalion.
From old Egypt have come the fundamental esoteric and occult teachings which have so strongly influenced the philosophies of all races, nations and peoples, for several thousand years. Egypt, the home of the Pyramids and the Sphinx, was the birthplace of the Hidden Wisdom and Mystic Teachings. From her Secret Doctrine all nations have borrowed.
3. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho’s enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and soul-stirring wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried near the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest.
4. The Secret Doctrine
Continuously in print for over 100 years, the SD remains today the most comprehensive sourcebook of the esoteric tradition, outlining the fundamental tenets of the Secret Doctrine of the Archaic Ages. Challenging, prophetic, and strikingly modern, it directly addresses the perennial questions: continuity of life after death, purpose of existence, good and evil, consciousness and substance, sexuality, karma, evolution, and human and planetary transformation.
5. The Celestine Phrophecy
In the rain forests of Peru, an ancient manuscript has been discovered. Within its pages are 9 key insights into life itself — insights each human being is predicted to grasp sequentially; one insight, then another, as we move toward a completely spiritual culture on Earth.
6. The Four Agreements
In The Four Agreements, bestselling author don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.
7. Dune
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud’dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family – and would bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.
Cover photo by Jj green-culture trekking-Alchemy Museum of Prague
