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Argues that visual and symbolic imagery in Western esotericism conveys core teachings about knowledge, illumination, and the hidden nature of reality, with light and darkness serving as central metaphors.
Abstract
Focused on “the visual and symbolic in Western esotericism,” as the subtitle puts it, this impressive book takes its title from the famous passage in John 1:5 (“and the light shineth in darkness”),...
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