Divine Light and Fire
Subtitle: Experiencing Esoteric Christianity
By: Peter Roche de Coppens.
Publisher: Element
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Shaftesbury; Rockport, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
Subjects: Christianity.; Spirituality.
First sentence: Today, you and I are privileged to live in very remarkable times, but this last decade of the twentieth century is remarkable, ironically, because it is a particularly troubled time.
Description: A breakthrough treatment of the intimate connections between the inner and outer dimensions of Christianity.  The author explores the psychological, physical and spiritual aspects of a tradition often lived either from the esoteric or from the exoteric but rarely from both dimensions.  The authentic traditions of Christian hermenticism, alchemy, and  mysticism are shown to be in harmony with traditional teaching and worship.

In the works of the author, 'There is nothing wrong with the "body" of Christianity and even less with its "spirit".  Rather, the problem lies with its "soul"... with the explanations and interpretations that are given regarding its images, symbols, and rituals.  The central objective of this work is simply to lead us to realize experientially that Christianity does contact in reality the practical life and shows the way of fulfilling our purpose and destiny in this world.'
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [172]-174).
Table of contents: pagenum: xi
title: Preface; pagenum: 1
title: Introduction; title: Christianity in the New Era: The Spiritual Life in Contemporary Society
pagenum: 8
label: 1; title: The Christian Church: Temple of the Holy Spirit
pagenum: 22
label: 2; title: The Christian Mystery Tradition: Exoteric and Esoteric Aspects
pagenum: 33
label: 3; title: Sacred Language: Symbols, Images, and Archetypes
pagenum: 50
label: 4; title: The Seven Sacraments: Their Spiritual Nature and Dynamics
pagenum: 60
label: 5; pagenum: 66
title: Baptism; pagenum: 72
title: Chrismation or Confirmation; pagenum: 77
title: Penitence; pagenum: 80
title: Absolution; pagenum: 91
title: Communion; pagenum: 116
title: Holy Orders; pagenum: 138
title: Matrimony; pagenum: 151
title: Conclusion; pagenum: 157
title: Appendix A. The Human Psyche; pagenum: 164
title: Appendix B. The Tree of Life and the Psychospiritual Centers; pagenum: 167
title: Appendix C. The Consciousness Checklist; pagenum: 170
title: Notes; pagenum: 172
title: Bibliography