One of Ren Gunon's lifelong quests was to discover, or revive, the
esoteric, initiatory dimension of the Christian tradition. In the
present volume, along with its companion volume The Esoterism of
Dante, Gunon undertakes to establish that the three parts of The
Divine Comedy represent the stages of initiatic realization,
exploring the parallels between the symbolism of the Commedia and
that of Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism, and Christian Hermeticism, and
illustrating Dante's knowledge of traditional sciences unknown to
the moderns: the sciences of numbers, of cosmic cycles, and of
sacred astrology. In these works Gunon also touches on the
all-important question of medieval esoterism and discusses the role
of sacred languages and the principle of initiation in the
Christian tradition, as well as such esoteric Christian themes and
organizations as the Holy Grail, the Guardians of the Holy Land,
the Sacred Heart, the Fedeli d'Amore and the 'Courts of Love', and
the Secret Language of Dante. One chapter in the present volume,
'Christianity and Initiation', is of special interest with regard
to the history of the Traditionalist School. When first published
as an article, it gave rise to some controversy because Gunon here
reaffirmed his denial of the efficacy of the Christian sacraments
as rites of initiation, a point of divergence between the teachings
of Gunon and those of other key perennialist thinkers. Both The
Esoterism of Dante and Insights into Christian Esoterism will be of
inestimable value to all who are struggling to come to terms with
the fullness of the Christian tradition.
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