THE UNKNOWN PHILOSOPHER: THE LIFE OF LOUIS CLAUDE DE ST. MARTIN AND THE SUBSTANCE OF HIS TRANSCENDENTAL DOCTRINE Book Details + Condition: Rudolf Steiner Publications (Blauvelt, NY). First Edition from the publisher, 1970. Hardcover. 464 pages, with Bibliography and Index. Arthur Edward Waite's comprehensive biography and analysis of the 18th-century French mystic, Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, known as "the Unknown Philosopher" because he published anonymously. The book details Saint-Martin's life, his influences, and his core philosophy, which focused on Christian mysticism, the divine, and the path to spiritual realization, making it a key text for understanding Martinism and Western esotericism. Contents include: - The Life of Saint-Martin - The Occult World - Sources of Martinistic Doctrine - The Nature and State of Man - Good and Evil - The Fall of Man - The Eternal Love - Rgeneration - The Word and Its Manifestations - Philosophy of Numbers - And much more. In very good condition, with firm binding; minor shelf wear to boards; interior is clean and free of markings. Original dust jacket also remains in good condition, with little shelf wear; it retains the original price. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes. SHIPPING & PAYMENT Shipping & Handling — covers shipping via USPS to anywhere in the continental U.S. and within eBay's Global Shipping Program.Payment is due within 3 days of end of auction. Black Cat Caboodle THANKS you for looking! |