Initiation and Spiritual Realization
Published: 1952
A collection of essays by René Guénon exploring the concepts of initiation and spiritual realization from a traditional metaphysical perspective.
Table of Contents
01AGAINST VULGARIZATION02Metaphysics & Dialectic03The Malady of Anguish04Custom Versus Tradition05INITIATIC AFFILIATION06SPIRITUAL INFLUENCES & 'EGREGORES'07The Necessity of Traditional Exoterism08SalVATION & Deliverange09Ritual & Moral Points of VIEW10The 'Glorification of Work'11The Sacred & The Profane1212 CONVERSIONS13CEREMONIALISM & ETHETICISM14RECENT CONFUSIONS15'Intellectual Pride'16DIRECT CONTEMPLATION & REFLECTED CONTEMPLATION17DOCTRINE & Method18The Three Ways & The Initiatic FORMS19AsCESIS & ASCETICISM20GURU & UPAGURU21True & False Spiritual Teachers22InNATE WISDOM & AcQUIRED WISDOM2323 Collective Initiatic Work & Spiritual 'Presence'2424
The Role OF THE GURU2525
On the Initiatic DEGREES2626 Against Quietism27Apparent Madness & Hidden Wisdom2828
The 'Popular' Mask2929 The Meeting of EXTREMES30Is the Spirit IN THE Body OR THE Body IN THE SPIRIT?31The Two Nights32Ascending & Descending Realization33Chapter 534Chapter 28