Esoteric teachings were taught in person, by a teacher to a pupil. A teacher or a mystery school is able to support the pupil of the soul and give him strength, but in the end the pupil must do the work himself. (Alice Bailey) Initiation is also suffering ordeals, as they are a sign of real progress in the pupil

The Golden Rosycross is a contemporary gnostic Initiation School in which its pupils strive to transform

life will spontaneously be ready to orient himself to the pure teachings of the soul, to become its pupil In mystery schools it is not only the pupil but also the soul who is taught and supported in order to Pupils in the mysteries in whom some aspects of the new soul have already developed – symbolised by the

The Zen master gives a kōan – a kind of riddle – to the pupil. It is the task of the Zen pupil to ‘crack’ this kōan in order to find both understanding and also the Ultimately, the answer that the pupil produces is not the primary objective, but rather the efforts that

The Zen master gives a kōan – a kind of riddle – to the pupil. It is the task of the Zen pupil to ‘crack’ this kōan in order to find both understanding and also the Ultimately, the answer that the pupil produces is not the primary objective, but rather the efforts that

The soul has definitively overcome the natural resistance of its pupil, the earthly man, on the symbolic continues: the resurrection body will remain attached as long as possible to the physical body of the ‘pupil

. – – – – Now, when the morning sun arose the masters and their pupils all were in the sacred grove. Three years they taught their pupils in the sacred grove, and if their lessons all were written in a

For this reason the soul of the pupil is advised to ‘enter into the centre and to ascend into the spirit Every pupil of the soul who perseveres on the gnostic path experiences chaos during a certain period The true pupil of the soul allows this to happen in tranquillity and confidence.

Through the sacrifice and effort of the founders of mystery schools, their ‘pupils in the mysteries’ While going their individual path of soul rebirth, these pupils can liberate light forces and contribute

Reflection: Reflection 5, for Thursday before Pentecost: Following and Becoming the Light of the World A pupil The pupil of the soul thus sinks into deep despair as he continues to fall back into old life patterns