In the Wisdom Traditions, the solstices and equinoxes, the four seasonal points, are sacred times that link us to the Universal Life. All cultures in ancient times venerated these seasonal transformations. Drawing from Egyptian, Buddhist, Taoist and Druid teachings, Gottfried de Purucker gives commentary on the inner meaning elaborating the esoteric depth of these sacred teachings<\/p>\n
De Purucker distinguishes himself by the clarity with which he explains these teachings to his students and the accuracy with which he preserves their purity. These teachings were given at Point Loma, California in the early 1930's to the esoteric group assembled there, in his capacity as Leader of The Theosophical Society and Outer Head of the Esoteric Section of The Theosophical Society, which positions he held from 1929 until his death in 1942<\/p>\n
G. DE PURUCKER:
\n\u201cBorn of the moon, children of the sun, offspring of the stars, and inheritors of the cosmic spaces\u2026 we and the Boundless are in essence not twain but one\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe cycle of the years among the ancient peoples was always considered to be a symbol of the life of man or, indeed, of the life of the Universe. Birth, at the Winter Solstice; Adolescence, at the Spring Equinox; Adulthood, full blown strength and power, at the Summer Solstice; and then at the Autumnal Equinox, the time of the Great Passing. This cycle of the years symbolizes the training in the spiritual life\u201d<\/p>\n
Historical Foreword
\nPreface
\n1. The Winter Solstice Symposium
\nTeachings of the Winter Solstice
\nThe Mystic Birth
\n2. The Spring Equinox Symposium
\nDruid Mysteries; Youthful Initiation; and Trials,
\nConquest, Avatars
\nTeachings of the Spring Equinox
\nThe Great Temptation
\n3. The Summer Solstice Symposium
\nThe Hierarchy of Compassion; The Light and Dark Side
\nofNature; Pratyeka Buddhas and Buddhas of Compassion;
\nLao-Tse and Taoism
\nTeachings of the Summer Solstice
\nThe Great Renunciation
\n4. The Autumnal Equinox Symposium
\nThe Ancient Land of Egypt; The Truths of Death;
\nDeath Which is a Rebirth on a Higher Sphere; The Most Sublime of Initiations Held at the Autumnal Equinox
\nTeachings of the Autumnal Equinox
\nThe Great Passing<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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