The Mystery Traditions: Secret Symbols and Sacred Art James Wasserman
Publisher: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company

It is often overlooked that Tradition also entails the “handing down” of the revelation, the “mystery hidden before the ages,” that is, the Incarnation of the Logos, through whom we become partakers of the divine nature. Feb 1, 2001 - Each Mystery tradition had exoteric Outer Mysteries, consisting of myths which were common knowledge and rituals which were open to anyone who wanted to participate. Jun 10, 2011 - The hermetic tradition believes the Tarot to be thirty-five thousand years old. Aug 12, 2013 - "[T]he Old European sacred images and symbols were never totally uprooted; these persistent features in human history were too deeply implanted in the psyche. Is it a willful act of destruction or the realization that public art ultimately belongs to the public? Jan 8, 2013 - “Know, seventhly, of the Things thou art to expect in the commission of this Most sacred Magick. May 14, 2014 - Art then, as attested to by all major world civilizations, is essentially inextricably related to religion (religiō) – which etymologically can be said to mean to bind fast to the Sacred – hence, to an act of liturgical worship, to cult. Oct 7, 2013 - It's a mystery how the tradition started—no one lays claim to it—and problematic in its perpetuation. It comes to us through the Gypsies and can be traced back to the religious symbols of the Egyptians. May 17, 2006 - However, there is little to conjure up "sacred symbols of the feminine" even if the mystery concerns tracing theories about the history of Mary Magdelene. Oct 2, 2011 - In the same Akan language 'kusum' refers to sacred sites involved in the secret performances of mystery rites.