Contents

Introduction

Part I - Ethical
Chapter I - Laying the foundations
Chapter II - The way of initiation
Chapter III - Preparation for initiation
Chapter IV - The path of the hearth-fire
Chapter V - The initiate's ideal
Chapter VI - Daily life upon the path

Part II - Theoretical
Chapter VII - A ground-plan of illuminism
Chapter VIII - A ground-plan of illuminism II
Chapter IX - A ground-plan of illuminism III
Chapter X - The head-waters of occultism
Chapter XI - The sources of the esoteric christian tradition
Chapter XII - The alphabet of the mysteries

Part III - Practical
Chapter XIII - The training of the mind
Chapter XIV - The training of the body
Chapter XV - Initiation and celibacy
Chapter XVI - The western esoteric systems