A Definitive Edition of the Symbolist Classic by the author of The Secret Teachings of All Ages Manly P. Hall is widely recognized as the preeminent voice of occult scholarship in the twentieth century, famous for his esoteric masterpiece The Secret Teachings of All Ages (1928). Now, in this "deluxe edition," Hall's earliest work, The Initiates of the Flame, is reborn with a full complement of illustrations and historical introductions. Originally...

Crowther presents a rite of self-initiation using visualization for each sign of the zodiac.

Humanity is part of an evolutionary pilgrimage through which the indwelling divine spark unfolds all its potentialities. According to the Theosophical teachings, two roads open up before us. One is the slow and steady path of moral effort and gradual growth; the other, a faster but more difficult one, takes the candidate through a path beset with trials and tests. The aim of these challenges is to stimulate the aspirant's spiritual development at...

Introduces the rites and rituals surrounding the passage from child to adult in the six major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

"Brimming with sex and violence, The Wound, is an exploration of tradition and sexuality set amid South Africa's Xhosa culture. Every year, the tribe's young men are brought to the mountains of the Eastern Cape to participate in an ancient coming-of-age ritual. Xolani, a quiet and sensitive factory worker (played by openly gay musician Nakhane Touré), is assigned to guide Kwanda, a city boy from Johannesburg sent by his father to be toughened up,...