{"product_id":"old-and-new-mysteries-bastiaan-baan-9781782501268","title":"Old and New Mysteries: From Trials to Initiation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is great contemporary interest in the mystery centers of antiquity, such as prehistoric caves, the pyramids of Egypt, Newgrange in Ireland, and the Externsteine in Germany. The trials and rites that took place there were for the chosen few, and are vividly described in this book -- from the trials of fire and water to the three-day near-death sleep.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author goes on to argue that modern-day initiation, however, has a substantially different character. Whereas a 'hierophant' -- a guide -- was previously needed to navigate a trial, these days it is life itself which brings us trials, which can sometimes lead to deeper experiences of the spiritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bastiaan Baan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1782501266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782501268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Floris Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Bastiaan Baan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979664392447,"sku":"9781782501268","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_850496bb-4ec0-4d6e-9929-1f792c35311d.jpg?v=1683246423","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/old-and-new-mysteries-bastiaan-baan-9781782501268","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}