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The Cloud upon the Sanctuary
by Karl Von Eckartshausen, Arthur Edward Waite, J. W. Brodie-Innes
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• The Cloud Upon the Sanctuary - The Invisible and Interior Church.
  This edition of _The Cloud Upon the Sanctuary_, first published in Germany and translated into French in the year 1819 and republished here by Ibis Press in 2003, by German Roman Catholic mystic and Theosophist Karl von Eckhartshausen is an excellent English translation of this original mystical text. Karl von Eckhartshausen (1752 - 1813) was a German mystic, a devout and pious Roman Catholic and Theosophist in the tradition of Jacob Boehme who had briefly belonged to the Bavarian Illuminati of Adam... more info

• The Interior Church
  The content of this short book is compressed and bears close readings to grasp the nuances of the 'inner' and 'outer' church'. Introductory readings and the commentary on the chapters provide valuable points of entry to the interpretation and contextual setting of this mystic work. However, as with all works of this calibre, the thesis asserts its own authority and clarity.

• Inspirational
  The Cloud Upon the Sanctuary is a great Christian mystical work. Essential to all those interested in piercing the veil and seeking Cosmic illumination. There is much food here for meditation and contemplation.

• A Unique Contribution to Christian Theosophy
  This is a work within the tradition of post-Boehmean theosophy. Unlike Blavatsky's Theosophical Society of the nineteenth century which primarily involved esoteric Buddhism, the earlier theosophy primarily involved esoteric Christianity. The Christian nature of The Cloud Upon the Sanctuary is clear in the sense that Jesus Christ is given preeminence as the Wisdom of God. But some Christians may consider the work not "Christian" enough, historically and doctrinally speaking, whereas others with esoteric... more info

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