IV. Theosophy and Christianity

The highest wisdom was only explained to those who were sufficiently prepared for it. The rich in spirit were allowed to hear it because they are the deeper truth about the world, the human soul, and God. One had to become an initiate, a master, to gain an understanding, a direct mental image of the content of the highest wisdom. Over the centuries, wisdom had flowed into the mystery temples. Outside, however, the crowd stood and heard nothing more than what the priests deemed appropriate to impart. The gap between the priesthood and the laity had grown ever wider. Those who knew the wisdom of the living God were called initiates. Many steps had to be climbed before one was led up to the altar, where one was told what the wisest had discovered and revealed about the wisdom of the living God.