The Great Initiates Series Part 2: Krishna - The Embodied Flame

In this episode of Bookish Alchemy, we continue our series on The Great Initiates by Édouard Schuré with Part 2 — an exploration of Krishna, the beloved avatar who walked the line between sacred law and divine love.

Krishna wasn’t just a mythic prince or flute-playing god — according to Schuré, he was the first true embodiment of the divine Logos after the great Flood. The flame, made flesh.

Join me as we unravel Krishna’s traditional tale and esoteric meaning — from butter-stealing boyhood to his cosmic role in Brahmanism, the Trinity, and the birth of the messianic idea. We’ll explore how Krishna became the personal face of universal truth, and why his radiant balance between solar and lunar forces still speaks to the soul today.

Because the divine doesn’t descend to dominate. It descends to dwell. And Krishna showed us how to glow from within.

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