Orpheus. The Mysteries of Dionysus

MediaКнига Studio presents the fifth book “Orpheus. The Mysteries of Dionysus,” a world-famous work by the French philosopher Édouard Schuré—“The Great Initiates,” translated into many languages, including Russian.

“Orpheus was a life-giving genius of sacred Greece, awakening its divine soul. His seven-string lyre embraced the universe. Each string corresponded to a particular state of the human soul—one law of science and one kind of art. We have lost the key to its complete harmony, but its various tones have never stopped sounding for humankind.

The theurgic impulse and the influence of the spirit of Dionysus that Orpheus was able to convey to Greece were later carried into Europe. Our age is ceasing to believe in the beauty of life, and if—despite everything—it still preserves the memory of it, filled with mystery and irresistible hope, then it owes this to the great Inspirer—Orpheus. Let us bow before this great initiate of Greece, before Orpheus of Poetry and Music, understanding the last as revelations of eternal truth.”

“The Great Initiates,” Édouard Schuré