71. Preliminary Remarks on Edouard Schuré: “Introduction to the Esoteric Doctrine” and “Hermes”

This is the introduction that Edouard Schuré wrote for his book “Les grands initiés”. The book was first published by Perrin in Paris in 1889. It is now in its 7th edition. In France, and also in other European countries, it has given many people an impulse towards a deeper understanding of the secrets of the world and the riddles of life. Both through the art of its presentation and the inspiration from which its content stems, it is one of the most brilliant works in the theosophical-mystical literature of the present day.

This article (“Hermes”, The Mysteries of Egypt) is taken from the work “The Great Initiates” by Edouard Schuré. It should also be noted here that this entire significant work will soon be published in full in German translation by Marie von Sivers, published by M. Altmann in Leipzig. We were allowed to print parts here with the permission of the translator and the publisher.