Jesus and the Goddess

This is a profound and scholarly book with over 80 pages of notes in addition to the text. It is very much a spiritual tract for the 21st century in its twin themes of regaining the original Gnostic and initiatory insights of Christianity and in re-establishing the Goddess (Sophia-Wisdom) in the centre of the picture. Gnosis is both realisation of the oneness of Being (the Christ Consciousness) and a path of cyclic initiation through soul and spirit to the one consciousness and the mystical marriage. In this sense the Gospels present a myth that is not reliant on the historical existence of Jesus (whatever one may think after reading this book). The pattern is a universal one applicable at all times and in all places. The authors do a masterly job of explication, making full use of diagrams and charts as well as providing lucid summaries at the end of each chapter. Essential reading for those wishing to explore more fully the advent of a contemplative spirituality for our times.