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Schuré's The Great Initiates is described by some as a masterpiece. In it, he describes the path allegedly followed by some of the ancient philosophers in search of profound esoteric knowledge, often called the "initiation", as describing the process of becoming a mystic master or spiritual healer.
Those familiar with Rama, [Hermes Trismegistus Hermes Trismegistus, Socrates, Jesus, Orpheus will find frequent references in Schuré's work. Schuré pursued the notion that a secret esoteric knowledge was known to them all, that this group were among the pillars of civilization and represented the founders of spiritual and philosophical ways of being as well as in some cases—though contrary to their message—religions. Schuré recognized that the path to a harmonious world was not to be found through a bigoted denial of the value found by other civilizations in their own sages. He wanted people to recognize the value of democracy in spiritual, philosophical, and religious ways. That is—according to him—the case of Gautama Sidharta.
Schuré wrote a considerable number of books and plays. His plays enjoyed relative fame in his days in Europe, and many of them were put on stage by Steiner. He also influenced Sergei Prokofiev.
