THE HIDDEN AND SECRET DOCTRINES WEBSITE IS
devoted to the study of higher states of consciousness and their consequences for our lives as we live them. We here assume that the world of the senses, of hard and fast experience, of common sense, is the mere shell of a deeper world. The image at the left, the Tarot trump XII, called the Hanged Man symbolizes the work of the seeker who passes beyond the surface world and plunges into the world beyond. To others this man seems lost, “upside down,” out of touch with “things as they are.” But it is precisely the opposite that is true. It is the Hanged Man who truly understands what is real and what is not.It is the purpose of this website/blog to generate discussion among seekers as to “what is real and what is not.” To facilitate this we offer to those who have not already read them the great texts of this esoteric tradition. There is no end to writings on the mystical and the occult, but few of them are truly basic, seminal texts on which all the others build. You will find those texts here in inexpensive ebook format for your review. Meanwhile, I invite you to go to our forum page and take part in our dialogue.