Michael Negus

Exoterically, the boat is an orthodox religion. Esoterically, the boat is an intact and genuine initiatory organization; the helmsman being the spiritual master. In the second case the various parts of the boat are seen as ‘projections’ of the nature and faculties of the individual.

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Originally published in Studies in Comparative Religion, Vol. 17, No. 1 & 2 (Winter-Spring, 1985). Republished here with warm thanks.