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ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY I ~
Part
1
List of books referenced within the Lessons 1 – 10
The books listed below may be purchased through the
Village Bookstore by calling
800.386.7161.
Students are encouraged to have their own copy of the New Dictionary of Spiritual Thought by Carol E. Parrish-Harra, Ph.D. This Revised 2nd edition, with expansive definitions of over 3,000 esoteric and spiritual concepts from East and West, including clear definitions of rare terms. Includes over 90 bibliographies, as well as illustrations, symbols and glyphs. It is also Available on COMPACT DISK in pdf format.
Required Reading
(Required reading if you want seminary credit for Part 1.)
Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time by
Marcus
Borg
Recommended reading:
Alder, Vera Stanley, Initiation of the World
Bailey, Alice, From Bethlehem to Calvary
Cahill, Thomas, The Gift of the Jews
Douglas-Klotz, Neil, Prayers of the Cosmos
Kersten, Holger, Jesus Lived in India
Kersten, Holger and Gruber, Elmar R., The Jesus Conspiracy
Larson, Martin A., The Story of Christian Origins
Leadbeater, C.W., Masters and the Path
Levi, The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ
Metzner, Ralph, Opening to Inner Light – The Transformation of Human Nature and Consciousness
Notovitch, Nicolas, Unknown Life of Jesus Christ
Pagels, Elaine, The Gnostic Gospels
Palmer, Martin, The Jesus Sutras
Parrish-Harra, Carol E., Adventure in Meditation, I,II, III
Parrish,
Carol E.,
Sophia Sutras, Introducing Mother Wisdom
Parrish,
Carol E.,
The Book of Rituals
Rossner, Father John, In Search of the Primordial Tradition and the
Cosmic Christ
Saraydarian, Torkom, Christ, The Avatar of Sacrificial Love
Wilber, Ken, Eye to Eye
ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY II ~
Part 2
List of books referenced as recommended reading within
the Lessons 1 – 10, plus Bonus Lesson.
Required Reading
Forbidden Faith:
The Secret History of Gnosticism by
Richard Smoley
This book is required reading to complete your credit for Sophia, Holy
Spirit of Wisdom: A Study in
Esoteric Christianity, Part 2.
Recommended
reading:
Alder, Vera Stanley, When
Humanity Comes of Age
Bailey, Alice, From Bethlehem to Calvary
Baker, Douglas, Karmic Laws
Besant, Annie, The Laws of the Higher
Life
Blavatsky, H. P., The Secret Doctrine
Borg, Marcus, Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time (Required
Reading for EC 101 to receive course credit)
Bradley, Marion Zimmer, Mists of Avalon
Bradshaw, John, any of his books
Brunton, Paul, Notebooks
Carus, Paul, Gospel of Buddha
Firestone, Tirzah, The Receiving
Gray, Mary, The Gateway of Liberation
Hall, Manly P., What the Ancient Wisdom
Expects of Its Disciples
Heline, Corrine, Mystery of the
Christos
Heline, Corrine, The Blessed Virgin Mary, Her Life and Mission
Hesse, Hermann, Siddhartha
Hindes, James H., Renewing Christianity
Judith, Anodea, Eastern Mind, Western Body
Keyes, Ken, Handbook of Higher Consciousness
Kipnis, Aaron R., Knights without Armor
Lansdowne, Zachary F., The Revelation of Saint John: The Path to
Soul Initiation
Leadbeater, C.W., Masters and the Path
Levi, The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ
Malachi, Tau, Gnosis of the Cosmic
Christ
Malachi, Tau, The Gnostic Gospel of St.
Thomas: Meditations on the Mystical Teachings
Pagels, Elaine, Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas
Pagels, Elaine, Gnostic Gospels
Papastavro, Tellis, S., The Gnosis and
The Law
Parrish, Carol E., Adventure in Meditation
Series
Parrish, Carol E., Aquarian Rosary
Parrish, Carol E., Book of Rituals
Parrish, Carol E., Sophia Sutras
Parrish, Carol E., The New Dictionary of Spiritual Thought
Saraydarian, Torkom, Becoming One’s Self
Saraydarian, Torkom, Christ the Avatar of
Sacrificial Love
Saraydarian, Torkom,
Hierarchy and the Plan
Saraydarian, Torkom, Talks on Agni
Shlain, Leonard, The Alphabet vs. The Goddess
Shroder, Tom, Old Souls
Smoley, Richard, Forbidden Faith: The
Secret History of Gnosticism
Stevenson, Ian, Twenty Cases Suggestive of
Reincarnation
Tarnas, Richard, The Passion of the Western Mind
Three Initiates, Kybalion
Trigueirinho, Calling Humanity
White, John, The Meeting of Science and Spirit