Pistis Sophia by G R S Mead

Pistis Sophia by G R S Mead

A document of paramount historical importance, not only in terms of Christianity but also with respect to the development of Western religion. It chronicles the teachings of Jesus, who explains life's mysteries to his disciples and Mary Magdalene. Their discussions take place after Christ's resurrection and include accounts of his ascension into heaven.

George Robert Stowe Mead was an significant member of the Theosophical Society as well as the creator of the Quest Society. He was an English author, editor, translator, and influential member of the Theosophical Society. He began studying mathematics at St John's College, Cambridge, after demonstrating academic potential. He eventually shifted his education to Classics, where he learned a great deal of Greek and Latin. While still at Cambridge University, Mead read Alfred Percy Sinnett's Esoteric Buddhism and began working as a public school master the next year. Mead was inspired by this extensive theosophical exposition of eastern religion to contact two London theosophists, Bertam Keightly and Mohini Chatterji, and eventually join the Theosophical Society.

In 1884, Mead joined the Theosophical Society as a member. In 1889, he left his teaching job to become Blavatsky's private secretary, as well as the joint-secretary of the Theosophical Society's Esoteric Division. Whilst his study and publications continued to connect with eastern religion, he became increasingly interested in western esotericism of religion and philosophy, particularly Neoplatonism, Gnosticism, and Hermeticism, as he contributed intellectually to the Theosophical Society. He became the sole editor of The Theosophical Review in 1907 (as Lucifer was renamed in 1897) after several contributions as joint editor to the Theosophical Society's Lucifer magazine.

Mead resigned in February 1909, in protest over Annie Besant's reinstatement of Charles Webster Leadbeater as a member of the society. While this may have precipitated Mead's resignation, his dissatisfaction with the Theosophical Society's dogmatism may also have played a role in his decision. During the previous twenty-five years, he had been a member. Mead created the Quest Society in March 1909, with 150 Theosophical Society defectors and 100 new members.

The Quest Society held talks in Kensington Town Hall in central London, but its main focus was on the publication of The Quest: A Quarterly Review, which ran from 1909 to 1931 and featured a large number of writers. Ezra Pound, W.B. Yeats, and others were among those impacted by Mead. Robert Duncan, Yeats, Hermann Hesse, Kenneth Rexroth Carl Gustav Jung was influenced by George Mead, according to Deirdre Bair's famous biography of Jung.

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ISBN 13	9780486440644
ISBN 10	0486440648
Title	Pistis Sophia
Author	G R S Mead
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dover Publications Inc.
Year published	2005-03-25
Number of pages	416
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