From Sphinx to Christ: An Occult History

I really cannot begin to praise this book...I'll just say that the book was so immense that it helped shape the person who I am today....I will transcribe the forward to give you an idea of the profound content of this book: "The reader of the following pages is privileged to witness a spiritual adventure of a depth and intensity rarely equalled by creative human beings, even in their most exalted moments. The aliveness, the freshness, the excitement of spiritual discovery which motivated the author will find mush response in wide circles today. "To Edouard Schure in a moment of extra-sensory perception appeared the esoteric light flowing from one mystery center to another, from the mighty Himalayas to ther plateau of Iran, from the heights of Sinai to the summit of Tabor, from the secret sanctuaries of Egypt to the sacred groves of Eleusis and the Jordan. As in a lightning-flash he saw the many divinely Illuminated Ones and recognized that through them all moved the impulse of the eternal, Secret Wisdom. In that instant of cosmic consciousness Schure experienced the continuity of inspiration as historical fact. He discovered the key to the Secret History of man's striving for the spirit in all ages of time. From that recognition he wrote this book. "Schure was convinced that the Secret Wisdom not only can enlighten us concerning our own spiritual past, but can provide the insight necessary if we are to share in shaping a constructive future for humanity. Rudolf Steiner considered Schure to be "one of the best guides for finding the path to the spirit in our day", stating that the ideas expressed in his writings "can awaken within every human being a premonition of the solution of the riddles of existence". "Edouard Schure is a master in depicting for modern readers the engrossing story of man's eternal search for the esoteric knowledge of his origin, evolution and destiny in the light of the eternal spirit. His books therefore are of paramount importance today."