Is the Mysticism of Giordano Bruno a Form of Initiation?

Considering initiation as a radical gnoseological and ontological transmutation, it is possible to examine the thought of Giordano Bruno (especially in its mystical consequences) in order to understand if it can be interpreted as a form of initiation. The main features of a metaphysically founded initiation (i.e. in which the transmutation does not represent a merely social and human reintegration) are the close connection with a supernatural plane, the adaptation of the divine pole to the human level, the preliminary presence of the divine in man, the ideas of ritual death and second birth, the ritual nature of the process of initiation, the radical reformation of the human soul, the strong speculative nature of the mystical work, the importance of the human inner deed, the enduring effect of the initiation, the transmission of the hidden gnosis, the close relationship between the initiates inside an esoteric organization, the capability to exert an influence in the mundane sphere and the presence of a gradualness in the initiation process. The mysticism of Giordano Bruno can be associated to this kind of initiation, since it can be considered as the highest intensification of knowledge and will, which allows man to realize a conscious and transfiguring conversion to his metaphysical origin, by means of a mystical inner deed, and to reach a preeminent position in the social and political sphere. Some differences can be identified in the not ritual nature of transmutation, in the instability of the mystical meeting, whose effects are not permanent, and in the establishment of a brotherhood of wise men, whereon Bruno does not take a clear stand.