Yoga is now a household word, but what does it really denote? What are its philosophical, spiritual, and practical aspects? The essence of yoga is the absorption of individualised consciousness into universal consciousness. It is an experiential vision, with theoretical and practical aspects which need to be integrated to give the right result. Raphael here presents a cognitive and operative synthesis of the various paths of yoga, because seekers...

In these pages Raphael gives just a simple introduction to the Teaching of Plato, sending the seeker back to direct meditation on the texts. According to Giovanni Reale, so much has been written and continues to be written about Plato - and in all the main languages - that it is now quite impossible to master all these writings. It is therefore understandable why a number of scholars have for some time been postulating the need to cut back on all...

The 'Way of Fire' expounded by Raphael is that via operativa which leads to the kindling of the Fire, the mastering and directing of the Fire, and the solution of this Fire. This process of realisation, in harmony with the initiatory Tradition, is made practical through three lines of work, suiting each person's qualifications: 1. Realisation according to Alchemy (Section I, Chapter I) 2. Realisation according to the Love of Beauty (Section I, Chapter...