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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Inner Traditions International, The Limited
ISBN-10
1644116650
ISBN-13
9781644116654
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10062755195
Product Key Features
Book Title
Alphabets and the Mystery Traditions : The Origins of Letters in the Earth, the Underworld, and the Heavens
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Freemasonry & Secret Societies, Ancient Mysteries & Controversial Knowledge, Alphabets & Writing Systems, General
Publication Year
2024
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, Psychology
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
13.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2023-014558
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Timely and well written. Judith Dillon casts her eye over the great mystery of communication in a magical way that sends you on a quest through the very meaning of the alphabet. We give little thought to the letters we use every day, but they are tools for magic, for mystery, and for our communion with each other. Next time you use your keyboard, look down at the individual letters and ask yourself 'Where did they come from?' This book will give you the answer. Informative, lucid, and captivating.
Dewey Decimal
130
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction to the Alphabet as a Spell of Resurrection PART ONE Origins of Our First Alphabet and Later Traditions 1. Alphabets as Rosaries of Letters 2 . Astronomy and Calendars 3. Anatolian, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Early Semitic Scripts including Phoenician 4 . The Egyptian Twenty-Four-Hieroglyph Alphabet 5 . Spread of the Phoenician Script 6 . Traditions from Hebrew and the Kabbalah 7 . Various Western Traditions 8 . Celtic Ogham 9 . Germanic Runes 10 . India's Brahmi, Sanskrit, and Chakras 11 . China's I Ching and Tao Te Ching PART TWO The Three Groups of Alphabet Letters Letters of the Earth, Letters of the Underworld, and Letters of the Heavens First Family: Letters of the Earth FIRST LETTER A Guide at the Gateway SECOND LETTER Adolescence and the Purification of the Virgin Spring THIRD LETTER Impregnation and the Bonds of Time FOURTH LETTER Deliverance from Knots and Bonds FIFTH LETTER Teachings, Pupils, and a Gift of Tongues SIXTH LETTER Marriage of Heaven and Earth and the Throne of God SEVENTH LETTER Floods, Apocalypses, and Pregnant Pauses EIGHTH LETTER Happy Gate of Heaven Second Family: Letters of the Underworld NINTH LETTER Entering the Labyrinth TENTH LETTER Judgments of Fate ELEVENTH LETTER Visionaries and Payment of Debts TWELFTH LETTER Upside-Down Teacher and L's Name of God THIRTEENTH LETTER Breaking Waters and the Deluge FOURTEENTH LETTER Return of a Messiah and Allotment of Fortune FIFTEENTH LETTER Devas, Devils, and Protection SIXTEENTH LETTER Opening Eye of the Sun Third Family: Letters of the Heavens SEVENTEENTH LETTER Pi's Control of the Circle EIGHTEENTH LETTER Tsadiks, Moons, and Midwives AM NINETEENTH LETTER The Number of the Sun TWENTIETH LETTER New Year after Sun/Moon/Mercury Nineteen-Year Cycles TWENTY-FIRST LETTER A Triangular Number of a Sinuous Moon God TWENTY-SECOND LETTER Escape from Death and the Promise of a Good Return A Review APPENDIX 1 Astronomical Calendar Cycles APPENDIX 2 Table of Alphabet Patterns Compared Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Reveals the esoteric mysteries encoded in the order of the alphabet * Explores the secrets hidden in our alphabet and how each letter represented a specific stage on the alchemical path toward enlightenment * Divides our alphabet's sequence of letters into three distinct parts: the first representing Earth and the natural year, the second the Underworld and the hero's journey, and the third the Heavens and astronomical cycles * Reveals how the ancient secrets encoded in the numerical order of the alphabet can be found in Mystery Traditions and divination systems throughout the world Our alphabet hides a Mystery older than its magic of turning sound into shapes. Secrets lie in the choice of objects chosen to represent early alphabet letters and their order, a pattern inherited by numerous traditions, an alchemical spell to return the sun from the dark and guide the soul toward enlightenment. Revealing the spell hidden in our alphabet, Judith Dillon explores the importance of the placement of each letter in early alphabets and how each letter represented a specific step on the alchemical path of self-transformation. She investigates the alphabet's spread around the world, beginning in Egypt and then spreading through Hebrew, Greek, and other ancient systems of writing and divination. These include Germanic Runes, Celtic Oghams, Tarot cards, the I Ching, and the wisdom of Mother Goose. Comparing the mythic attributes of many traditions, the author reveals the commonality of a numerical placement of symbols and how the hidden message was adapted by multiple peoples using objects and shapes from their own traditions. Examining the esoteric wisdom encoded in the alphabet, Dillon divides the numerical sequence of letters into three distinct parts. The first family of letters represents the Earth and describes the cycle of the natural year. The second family represents the Underworld and symbolizes the hero's journey through judgments and death into the light of day. The third represents the Heavens and its astronomical cycles. Together, our alphabet symbols are a spell of alchemical stages on a path toward the light. Hidden in plain sight, our alphabet represents a transmission of ancient wisdom, the great alchemical Mystery of transforming dark earth into shining gold, of releasing the soul from the bonds of matter into the gold of enlightenment., Reveals the esoteric mysteries encoded in the order of the alphabet - Explores the secrets hidden in our alphabet and how each letter represented a specific stage on the alchemical path toward enlightenment - Divides our alphabet's sequence of letters into three distinct parts: the first representing Earth and the natural year, the second the Underworld and the hero's journey, and the third the Heavens and astronomical cycles - Reveals how the ancient secrets encoded in the numerical order of the alphabet can be found in Mystery Traditions and divination systems throughout the world Our alphabet hides a Mystery older than its magic of turning sound into shapes. Secrets lie in the choice of objects chosen to represent early alphabet letters and their order, a pattern inherited by numerous traditions, an alchemical spell to return the sun from the dark and guide the soul toward enlightenment. Revealing the spell hidden in our alphabet, Judith Dillon explores the importance of the placement of each letter in early alphabets and how each letter represented a specific step on the alchemical path of self-transformation. She investigates the alphabet's spread around the world, beginning in Egypt and then spreading through Hebrew, Greek, and other ancient systems of writing and divination. These include Germanic Runes, Celtic Oghams, Tarot cards, the I Ching, and the wisdom of Mother Goose. Comparing the mythic attributes of many traditions, the author reveals the commonality of a numerical placement of symbols and how the hidden message was adapted by multiple peoples using objects and shapes from their own traditions. Examining the esoteric wisdom encoded in the alphabet, Dillon divides the numerical sequence of letters into three distinct parts. The first family of letters represents the Earth and describes the cycle of the natural year. The second family represents the Underworld and symbolizes the hero's journey through judgments and death into the light of day. The third represents the Heavens and its astronomical cycles. Together, our alphabet symbols are a spell of alchemical stages on a path toward the light. Hidden in plain sight, our alphabet represents a transmission of ancient wisdom, the great alchemical Mystery of transforming dark earth into shining gold, of releasing the soul from the bonds of matter into the gold of enlightenment.
LC Classification Number
BF1558.D55 2024
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- e***_ (17)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSeller handles a massive inventory so I give them grace on the slow processing and shipping. They were very communicative and prompt with their response when I messaged in asking about it. Book was in good condition as described. Small ding on the page edges which wasn't mentioned, but that's fairly common even at your typical book store. Still a good value and I'd buy from them again.
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