The Masters and the Path

About this book

In C. W. Leadbeater's account, invisible teachers oversee the spiritual development of humanity, and a seeker can gradually approach their work through discipline and service.

The Masters and the Path describes Theosophical ideas about initiation, higher consciousness and the hierarchy of supposed adepts. It provides a systematic picture of a world Leadbeater believed he had perceived clairvoyantly. These accounts are religious and esoteric claims, not verified descriptions of hidden beings. As a primary source, the book is central to understanding Theosophy's powerful mythology of spiritual mentorship.