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The Cloud upon the Sanctuary

by Karl von Eckartshausen

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  • 19th century
  • Language: English
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The Cloud Upon the Sanctuary is a book by Karl von Eckartshausen, first published in 1802. Written during a time of great spiritual and political upheaval, this esoteric work offers a deeply symbolic and mystical vision of the hidden spiritual church—a divine fellowship that exists beyond institutional religion and is guided by inner illumination. Blending Christian mysticism with elements of Hermetic and Rosicrucian thought, Eckartshausen presents the idea that true spiritual knowledge is revealed only to the pure of heart and those prepared to undergo inner transformation. The book speaks directly to seekers of wisdom, encouraging personal spiritual development as the key to accessing divine truth. It had a notable influence on later esoteric thinkers and occult movements, particularly within the Hermetic and Theosophical traditions, where it was embraced as a guiding text on the path to inner enlightenment. This translation by Isabel de Steiger was originally published in 1909.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism, Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics, Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity, Initiatory orders and secret societies, Occultism and esotericism, and Theosophy, Anthroposophy, and New Thought.

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  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

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  • Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity

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  • Theosophy, Anthroposophy, and New Thought

    Controlled discovery queries from online-books-page matched “Theosophy”. Retained metadata contains “theosophical” in the description and “Theosophy” in the subject metadata.

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  • Initiatory orders and secret societies

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    • “rosicrucian”· in description
  • Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics

    Controlled discovery queries from global-grey matched “Mystic Texts and Mysticism”. Retained metadata contains “Mysticism” in the description and “Mysticism” in the subject metadata.

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as published in The Unknown World in 1895

1895———Source listed online copy

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third issue, revised and enlarged, 1909

1909———Source listed online copy

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributors: Waite, Arthur Edward
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BP565.E34 W6513 1895
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BP565.E34 W6513 1909
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: as published in The Unknown World in 1895
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: third issue, revised and enlarged, 1909
  • Translators: Steiger, Isabelle de
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