The Spiral Way:

Being Meditations upon the Fifteen Mysteries of the Soul’s Ascent

Evelyn Underhill (alias John Cordelier)

(Second edition, 1922)

"In the Light which fills that secret place is laid up for us the pattern of our imperishable Crown. It is made of roses, wild and fragrant, and 'in each rose is written the word Love.' To that centre we may retreat . . . ."

The Spiral Way first was published in 1912 under Evelyn Underhill’s pseudonym, John Cordelier. It is based around the threefold mystic path of purgation, illumination, and union and closely parallels her classic Mysticism published the year prior. The following text is the complete second edition of The Spiral Way released in 1922.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Joyful Mysteries of the Soul's Ascent

The Annunciation

The Visitation

The Nativity

The Presentation in the Temple

The Child Amongst the Doctors.

The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Soul's Ascent

The Agony in the Garden

The Scourging

The Crown of Thorns

The Bearing of the Cross

The Crucifixion

The Triumphant Mysteries of the Soul's Ascent

The Resurrection

The Ascension

The Coming of the Holy Spirit

The Assumption

The Coronation