Édouard Schuré

Jesus, The Last Great Initiate is a book written by Édouard Schuré, originally published in 1891. In this work, Schuré explores the life, teachings, and spiritual significance of Jesus Christ from a mystical and esoteric perspective.In "Jesus, The Last Great Initiate," Schure presents Jesus as the culmination of a long line of spiritual leaders and initiates throughout history. He suggests that Jesus mission was to fulfill a divine plan and bring a new spiritual message to humanity.Schure examines various aspects of Jesus life, including his birth, childhood, ministry, and crucifixion, while highlighting the mystical and symbolic elements present in the biblical accounts. He delves into the teachings of Jesus, focusing on his emphasis on love, compassion, and the inner transformation of individuals.Drawing from various religious and philosophical traditions, Schure presents Jesus as a spiritual master and an embodiment of divine wisdom. He suggests that Jesus possessed esoteric knowledge and initiated his disciples into deeper spiritual truths.Edouard Schure (1841-1929) was a French philosopher, playwright, and musicologist. He is best known for his works on esoteric spirituality and his influential book "The Great Initiates" ("Les Grands Inities").Schure was born on January 21, 1841, in Strasbourg, France. He studied law in Strasbourg and Paris but soon turned his attention to the arts and literature. He became involved in the literary and artistic circles of his time, associating with figures such as Richard Wagner, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Emile Zola.One of Schures major works, "The Great Initiates: A Study of the Secret History of Religions" ("Les Grands Inities"), was published in 1889. This book explores the lives and teachings of various spiritual leaders and mystics throughout history, including figures such as Hermes Trismegistus, Orpheus, Pythagoras, Buddha, and Jesus Christ. Schure examines their teachings, spiritual practices, and the impact they had on humanity."The Great Initiates" became widely popular and influential, appealing to readers interested in esotericism, mysticism, and comparative religion. The book presents a romanticized and idealized view of these historical figures, emphasizing their wisdom and spiritual insights.Schures other works include "The Legend of the Holy Grail" ("La Legende du Saint-Graal"), a play exploring the Arthurian legend, and "The Children of Lucifer" ("Les Enfants de Lucifer"), a novel based on the mythical fall of Lucifer.Throughout his life, Schure remained interested in music and Wagnerian opera. He wrote several articles and essays on music and composed several works, including an opera called "Salammbo" based on Gustave Flauberts novel.Edouard Schures writings continue to be read and studied by those interested in esoteric spirituality, the history of religions, and mysticism. His works offer a poetic and imaginative perspective on the lives and teachings of historical figures who have had a profound impact on human spirituality.

How did Jesus become the Messiah? That is the primordial question, the solution of which is essential to the right understanding of the Christ.M. Théodore Kein saw that this question must be boldly faced (Das Leben Jesu, Zurich, 1875, 3rd edition). His life of Jesus is the most remarkable that has appeared since M. Renans. It throws on the question all the light given by texts and history esoterically interpreted. But the problem is not one capable of being solved without the aid of intuition and esoteric tradition.It is by means of this esoteric light, the inner flame of all religions, the central truth of all fruitful philosophy, that I have attempted to reconstruct along its main lines, the life of Jesus, taking into account whatever previous historical criticism has hitherto cleared and prepared the ground. No need to define what I mean by the esoteric point of view, the synthesis of Religion and Science. Concerning the historical and relative value of the Gospels, I have taken the three synoptical Gospels (those of Matthew, Mark, and Luke) as a basis, and that of John as the arcanum of the esoteric teaching of the Christ, at the same time acknowledging the subsequent language and form, and the symbolical tendency of this Gospel.

La tradición histórica registra que en toda época y distinto lugar surgieron, periódicamente, sabios instructores, excelsos legisladores, grandes iniciados que orientaron a sus pueblos. Sus enseñanzas trascendieron los siglos, siendo determinantes en las diversas formas de cultura y civilizacion de la Humanidad. En el Libro Los grandes Iniciados del autor Edouard Schure, nacido en Francia el 21 de enero de 1841, se nos muestra una nueva vision sobre los personajes mas trascendentales para la cultura humana en el ambito religioso y de sus creencias, dandole un sentido diferente a sus acciones e influencias para la raza humana. Ademas nos da a conocer ciertas similitudes que estos iniciados habrian tenido durante su vida, por ejemplo, todos los personajes nombrados tuvieron relacion con el pueblo egipcio, o todos pasaron por algun periodo de meditacion o aislamiento de la sociedad. La obra tiene una extension aproximada de 500 paginas y nombra dentro de sus personajes a Jesus, Moises, Krishna, Orfeo, Pitagoras, Platon, entre otros.

Rama, Krishna, Ermete, Mosè, Orfeo, Pitagora, Platone, Gesù. Schuré in questo libro ci narra la vita e il pensiero dei grandi "maestri spirituali" dellumanità, uomini o figure che hanno cambiato la s

In questo primo volume dell’opera magistrale di Edouard Schuré, ‘I Grandi Iniziati - Cenni sulla storia segreta delle religioni’, il lettore viene trasportato indietro nel tempo, all’origine dell’ant

Schuré, Edouard "Tres países -dice Schuré— me atraían por ser las tres grandes fuentes, no sólo de la tradición oculta de Occidente, sino también de su vida intelectual, artística, moral y social: Eg

SCHURE, EDOUARDLos Grandes Iniciados, la obra maestra de Édouard Schuré, vio a la luz en 1889. Era una obra extraña, esotérica, una historia de la aventura espiritual de la humanidad a través de distintos personajes, miticos e historicos, que constituian una cadena de iniciados. El libro parecia inspirado en las obras de Gobineau y Fabre dOlivet, pero poseia una fuerza y una poesia que entusiasmaron a todos los buscadores de la verdad. Leonardo Da Vinci y los profetas del Renacimiento fue publicada en 1919, una obra que quiso ser una continuacion de Los Grandes Iniciados, pero que pronto tuvo una identidad propia: un magistral paseo a traves de una Italia magica, vista por cinco grandes maestros: Leonardo (el Rey Mago), Rafael, Miguel Angel, Antonio Allegri, llamado el Corregio, y Dante, cuya Beatriz es el epitome del Eterno-Femenino. La vision de sus pinturas y escritos revelan las Ideas Matrices que dominaron el Renacimiento: la Ley de la Metamorfosis, el misterio del Eterno-Femenino y la Jerarquia de los tres Mundos. Cada hombre lleva en si los tres mundos: en las tres partes de su ser posee una tierra, una atmosfera y un firmamento. Un gran libro, dominado por un lirismo difuso, elegante, de estilo suntuoso, como un bello fresco del Renacimiento. Este estudio presenta a Leonardo da Vinci bajo una luz nueva en su psicologia secreta y en el laboratorio profundo de su pensamiento, un retrato perfecto del inolvidable pintor de La Gioconda.

Rama, Krishna, Ermete, Mose, Orfeo, Pitagora, Platone, Gesu: la vita e il pensiero dei grandi "maestri spirituali" dellumanita, dei creatori dellescienze, delle religioni e delle arti, raccontati in un libro,tradotto in tutte le principali lingue europee.II mondo non ha mai conosciuto uomini dazione piu grandi, scriveva Schure a proposito dei grandi iniziati. E proseguiva: Di loro, Rama non lascia scorgere che lingresso del tempio, Krishna ed Ermete ne danno la chiave, Mose, Orfeo e Pitagora ne mostrano linterno, Gesu Cristo ne costituisce il tabernacolo.In questo libro Edouard Schure ripercorre la storia dei fondatori dei misteri, collegandone gli insegnamenti in modo suggestivo, tale da far emergere un unico grande disegno, una religione universale.I sapienti e i profeti delle eta piu diverse sono venuti a conclusioni identiche nella sostanza, seppure dissimili nella forma, sulle verita fondamentali e finali, seguendo tutti lo stesso sistema delliniziazione interiore e della meditazione

Il primo libro del Corpus hermeticum, Il Pimandro, si apre con la visione di Ermete. Una visione che porta Ermete ad incontrare Dio. Un Dio che si manifesta indefinito, immenso, incommensurabile quale del resto deve essere. Dio e per definizione inconoscibile, inqualificabile ma, comunque, onnipresente e visibile. Dio-Creatore e Padre deve necessariamente rivelarsi alla Sua creatura preferita, deve far sentire la presenza del padre affinche luomo non si senta solo e abbandonato. Questa rivelazione e necessaria per far comprendere alluomo che la sua vita, la sua esistenza, non sono limitate al mondo materiale e tangibile, fargli capire che la sua vita va molto al di la della quotidianita e di cio che e percepibile con i sensi. Dio, rivelandosi, vuole far comprendere alluomo che e parte di qualcosa di piu grande, indefinito, immenso: Dio.

An esoteric look at the life of Jesus, here considered the ultimate of a long line of Initiates. Schuré (1841-1929) was a French author who influenced Rudolph Steiner, the German founder of Anthroposophy. Steiner also viewed Christ as both an historical individual and as a manifestation of the divine in the human realm.

"Los Grandes Iniciados" es una obra seminal. Publicado por primera vez en 1889, este libro se erige como una exploración fascinante de las vidas y enseñanzas de figuras espirituales y místicas a lo largo de la historia. La obra de Schure tiene como objetivo descubrir los hilos comunes que conectan las experiencias y las enseñanzas de destacados lideres espirituales, desde las epocas antiguas hasta la era moderna. A traves de un lenguaje evocador y una profunda investigacion, el autor nos introduce en el mundo de: Rama, Krishna, Hermes, Moises, Orfeo, Pitagoras, Platon, Zoroastro, Buda y Jesus; examinando sus vidas en busca de patrones y similitudes. "Los Grandes Iniciados" no se limita a una unica tradicion religiosa o filosofica; mas bien, Schure busca la esencia comun de la sabiduria espiritual que subyace en todas estas figuras. Este enfoque eclectico y universalista refleja la profunda busqueda de Schure de una verdad mas amplia y atemporal. A lo largo de la obra, el lector se sumerge en un viaje que trasciende las barreras culturales y temporales, explorando las raices profundas de la espiritualidad humana. La influencia de "Los Grandes Iniciados" se ha extendido a lo largo del tiempo, dejando una marca duradera en la comprension de la conexion espiritual que une a la humanidad a lo largo de la historia.

A ALMA É A CHAVE DO UNIVERSO. Todas as grandes religiões têm uma história exterior e uma história interior. Por «história exterior» entende-se os dogmas e os mitos ensinados publicamente nos templos