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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Syncretist & eclectic religions & belief systems > Post-renaissance syncretist / eclectic systems > Theosophy & Anthroposophy
Zanoni, first published in 1842, was inspired by a dream. Sir
Edward, a Rosicrucian, wrote this engaging, well-researched, novel
about the eternal conflict between head and heart, between wisdom
and love, played out by the Rosicrucians before the dramatic
background of the French Revolution. He described his book Zanoni
as "a truth for those who can comprehend it, and an extravagance
for those who cannot." Following his introduction, the novel is
divided into seven parts, whose titles indicate the sevenfold path
of spiritual development. The fourth section, "The Dweller of the
Threshold," is the book's centerpiece, revealing significant
esoteric facts and experiences. A novelist, a dramatist, a scholar,
an editor, and an active member of Parliament, Sir Edward was an
extremely successful author whose writings were widely read
throughout England and Europe. He poured into this esoteric work
all of the ancient esoteric wisdom that he felt he could reveal to
the public during an age buried deeply in materialism. This work
remains one of the great, pioneering landmarks of esoteric writing.
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