The search for the real historical person known as John the Baptist and the traditions that began with him ‧ Explores why John the Baptist is so crucially important to the Freemasons, who were origin
This first complete historical and philosophical investigation into the “invisible fraternity” of the Rosicrucians reveals ties to Freemasonry and the Templars. Tobias Churton explains ho
A biographical history of Aleister Crowley’s activities in Berlin from 1930 to 1932 as Hitler was rising to power ‧ Examines Crowley’s focus on his art, his work as a spy for British Intelligence, hi
An exploration of the sexual practices and doctrinal secrets of Gnosticism‧ Reconstructs the lost world of Gnostic spiritual-erotic experience through examination of every surviving text written by he
Beyond Meetings with Remarkable Men into the truth behind the self-crafted mythology of Gurdjieff’s life • Reveals evidence that Gurdjieff was a secret Freemason, relying on hypnotism, psychic researc
Delving into the spiritual side of one the Romantic period's most renowned artists and poets, this biography explores for the first time the deeper meanings and enlightened thoughts that sit at the he
Unveils the spiritual meaning that fueled the artistic, political, and social revolutions of the 1960s • Investigates the spiritual principles that informed everything from the civil rights and a
An exploration of Crowley’s relationship with the United States • Details Crowley’s travels, passions, literary and artistic endeavors, sex magick, and psychedelic experimentation &bu
How fin-de-siecle Paris became the locus for the most intense revival of magical practices and doctrines since the Renaissance ‧ Examines the remarkable lives of occult practitioners Josephin Peladan
In a breathtaking span of detailed research, Tobias Churton reveals, without resorting to mythology or pseudohistory, the most uptodate knowledge on the development of Gnostic alchemy, the true origin
Gnosticism was a contemporary of early Christianity, and its demise can be traced to Christianity's efforts to silence its teachings. Its influence extended from the Middle Ages to the Sufis, Carl Ju
Follow Aleister Crowley through his mystical travels in India, which profoundly influenced his magical system as well as the larger occult world * Shares excerpts from Crowley's unpublished diaries an
Ashmole was one of the leading intellectual luminaries of his time: a founding member of the Royal Society, a fellowship and later academy of natural philosophers and scientists; an alchemist; astrolo
Explores the unified science-religion of early humanity and the impact of Hermetic philosophy on religion and spirituality * Investigates the Jewish and Egyptian origins of Josephus's famous story tha
