The
Secret Oral Teachings in Tibetan Buddhist Sects
Alexandra David-Neel
After spending a number of years in a Tibetan Lamasery, the author, along
with Lama Yongden, reveals centuries-old traditions to outsiders for the first time. Alan
Watts calls this work "a wonderfully lucid account of the Madhyamika (or
'middle-way') School of Buddhism". The work takes us deeper into Tibetan esoteric
doctrine than any previous book and the words shine with a spiritual luminosity.
Born in
Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry
John J. Robinson
The author traces the origins of Freemasonry through the Peasants' Revolt
to the Knights Templars after that powerful religious order was suppressed in the 14th C.
Robinson shows how many Masonic code-words and rituals could have derived from the archaic
French used by a secret organization which hid fugitive Templars from prosecution. This is
an intriguing book grounded in good historical research.
Wholeness
and the Implicate Order
David Bohm
A noted theoretical physicist, the late Prof. Bohm was the first to advance a
holographic model of the universe in which events unfold and fold back into a higher order
of complexity beyond space and time. "Like a heated crystal the universe's 'flaws'
are the matter of galaxies, planets, our selves." Though some of the chapters presume
a familiarity with higher mathematics, Bohm's book is accessible to the general reader and
reveals a profound understanding not only of matter but consciousnessness as well.
The
Necronomicon
George Hay & Colin Wilson
The authors have presented an imaginative re-creation of the mysterious
grimoire of Arab magic described in several of H. P. Lovecraft's stories. Although
Lovecraft, a master of gothic horror, privately asserts that the Necronomicon is
entirely fictitious, many others have asserted that at least some of the material has a
basis in fact and trace its origin to as far back as ancient Sumeria
The Dead Sea
Scrolls Uncovered: The First Complete Translation and Interpretation of 50 Key
Documents Withheld for over 35 Years
Robert H. Eisenman & Michael Wise
This book details remarkable parallels between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New
Testament based on previously suppressed documents. The authors argue that key scrolls
date to the first century and may prefigure the development of Christianity. Although this
hypothesis is refuted by other scholars and radiocarbon dating, the book nevertheless
provides valuable insights into the influence of Jewish sectarian thought on the early
Christian community.
The
Five Gospels: The Search for the Authentic Words of Jesus
Robert W. Funk (Translator), Roy W. Hoover (Translator) & the Jesus Seminar
Years in the making and involving the efforts of two hundred scholars,
this ground-breaking book is notable for its methodical examination of the evidence and
democratic voting procedure. The result is a triumph of reasoned discourse which
color-codes the words of Jesus to reveal a voice unique for his time. This is an
invaluable reference work for any serious student of the gospels
The
Hiram Key: Pharaohs, Freemasons and the Discovery of the Secret Scrolls of Jesus
Christopher Knight & Robert Lomas
This is a highly speculative book, which purports to reveal the real
origins of Freemasonry and the secret history of Jesus. Although the authors often stretch
credulity to the breaking point, they do establish that at least a few masonic traditions
are rooted in antiquity. The final sections on the Knights Templar, Rosslyn Chapel in
Scotland and the secret that may be hidden there raise some interesting possibilities.
The
Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant
John Dominic Crossan
The book places Jesus in the context of his society and times and reveals a radically
new and human image of Jesus, shorn of theological trappings. While Crossan's revelation
of Jesus as a cynic sage may upset biblical literalists, the figure that emerges from his
exhaustive research is a model of compassion and tolerance who offered hope to the
poverty-striken masses.
Liberating
the Gospels: Reading the Bible With Jewish Eyes Freeing Jesus from 2,000 Years
of Misunderstanding
John Shelby Spong
A remarkable book by an Episcopalian Bishop which persuasively argues that
the gospels were not historical accounts but instead were stories designed for Christians
on the Sabbath. Following the tradition of the Jewish sacred story teller, the writers of
the Gospels took verses from the Old Testament to weave the narrative of their own savior.
Spong offers an entirely new and provocative perspective which calls into question many
basic assumptions about Jesus.
A
Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus : The Roots of the Problem and the
Person
John P. Meier
Careful scholarship by a Catholic theologian strips away the myths and misconceptions
surrounding Gospel accounts of Jesus life to reveal an inspired teacher reaching out to
the fringes of Jewish society. This book, the first volume of a comprehensive trilogy on
Jesus' life, is a well-reasoned, entertaining and surprisingly objective read.
Pharaohs
and Kings: A Biblical Quest
David M. Rohl
The author convincingly argues that the orthodox timeline of ancient Egypt
is incorrect and presents a new chronology which is synchronized with the history of the
Israelites. As result major biblical figures like Solomon, David, Moses and Joseph are
brought to life through Egyptian records and archaeological findings. The result is an
exciting read, although lacking support from other chronologies, such as those of Crete
and Archaic Greece.
The
Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant
Graham Hancock
The author undertakes an extensive investigation into the disappearance of
the Ark of the ancient Israelites, a mysterious object which reputedly contained the Ten
Commandments and possessed supernatural powers. Hancock weaves an intriguing tale
involving legends of Solomon, Chartres Cathedral, the Knights Templar and the Falasha Jews
of Ethiopia whose descendents claim to have the ark in a guarded church. Although the book
has been criticized by scholars, Hancock brings to light much interesting information.
The
Tree of Knowledge:
The Biological Roots of Human Understanding
Humberto R. Maturana & Francisco J. Varela, Robert Paolucci (Translator)
The authors make a compelling case that our cognition is not a representation of the
world "out there" but is instead a creation of the nervous system operating as a
closed neural network. "The world everyone sees is not the world but a
world which we bring forth with others." What emerges is a new unified understanding
of mind, matter and life based on the natural drift of living beings.
Who
Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?:
The Search for the Secret of Qumran
Norman Golb
Golb, a noted expert on paleography, a comparative study of scripts,
challenges decades old assumptions about the Dead Sea scrolls. He persuasively argues that
the scrolls did not originate with Essenes at Qumran but instead were part of a general
repository hidden away during the Jewish revolt against the Romans in 67-72 C.E. Golb took
the lead in making scrolls available to the public and in this book continues to advance
truth over academic dogma
Dave Hartley
Still-Point Healing Services
