A Pocket Guide to the History of Initiation: Origins in Ancient India

Deepen your spiritual studies with this pocket guide to initiation rites throughout the ages. This zine explores rituals developed by mystery cults, religious groups, and other cultural institutions across the ancient world up through the mid-19th century, with this edition focusing on the areas now known as India and South Asia. Penned by a white Christian freemason who seems pretty freaked out by the mysteries he dedicated himself to researching, this isn't a contemporary assessment of ritual traditions—but it is an in-depth text, and its prejudices offer their own insights into the history of esoterica. This pocket companion will introduce you to the rich global history that still informs our conspiracies, cultures, and religions.