Synopses & Reviews
The seven parts of this novel give an indication of a sevenfold path of spiritual development lying behind the story itself. The fourth section, titled "The Dweller of the Threshold, " is a highly significant expression of profound occult facts and experiences that can be recognized as true by anyone possessing a degree of spiritual insight. This book is one of the finest examples of spiritual fiction.
Synopsis
Zanoni, first published in 1842, was inspired by a dream. Sir Edward, a Rosicrucian, wrote this engaging, well-researched, novel about the eternal conflict between head and heart, between wisdom and love, played out by the Rosicrucians before the dramatic background of the French Revolution. He described his book Zanoni as "a truth for those who can comprehend it, and an extravagance for those who cannot." Following his introduction, the novel is divided into seven parts, whose titles indicate the sevenfold path of spiritual development. The fourth section, "The Dweller of the Threshold," is the book's centerpiece, revealing significant esoteric facts and experiences.
A novelist, a dramatist, a scholar, an editor, and an active member of Parliament, Sir Edward was an extremely successful author whose writings were widely read throughout England and Europe. He poured into this esoteric work all of the ancient esoteric wisdom that he felt he could reveal to the public during an age buried deeply in materialism.
This work remains one of the great, pioneering landmarks of esoteric writing.