There is a spiritual awakening in America, as any serious seeker is no doubt aware. The once tiny Occult section hidden in the back corners of local bookstores is now mid-store and several stands deep under the flashy heading New Age. More and more we find television programs dealing with the wonders and mystery of our existence. Even the sciences, medicine and physics now acknowledge some spiritual basis behind their most basic truths.
Yet, a careful study of these offerings will soon lead one to realize that the principles and truths behind this movement are ancient ones, found much earlier in the pyramid initiations of ancient Egypt, the mysteries of the Greek temples, and in the Vedas and Tantras of India.
As our contemporary religions, so rich with potential sink beneath the weight of an often self-serving organization which no longer satisfies even the intellect let alone the spirit, many will set out on a quest for answers more consonant with their intuitive sense of what must be.
The Great Tradition is an approach to spirituality handed down through the ages by those on such a quest. It is a recognition that within each of us lies dormant the knowledge of the ages, a knowledge which allows us to pass easily from one philosophical or religious tradition to another. The student of ancient and contemporary teachings and traditions soon learns that any apparent separation between them is not profound.
Yet, a careful study of these offerings will soon lead one to realize that the principles and truths behind this movement are ancient ones, found much earlier in the pyramid initiations of ancient Egypt, the mysteries of the Greek temples, and in the Vedas and Tantras of India.
As our contemporary religions, so rich with potential sink beneath the weight of an often self-serving organization which no longer satisfies even the intellect let alone the spirit, many will set out on a quest for answers more consonant with their intuitive sense of what must be.
The Great Tradition is an approach to spirituality handed down through the ages by those on such a quest. It is a recognition that within each of us lies dormant the knowledge of the ages, a knowledge which allows us to pass easily from one philosophical or religious tradition to another. The student of ancient and contemporary teachings and traditions soon learns that any apparent separation between them is not profound.