Synopses & Reviews
Jesus was an initiate and adept of the ancient Judaic mysteries who strove to reinstate the tradition of the bridechamber sacrament in his time andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Shows that Jesus sought to establish equity of masculine and feminine in both spiritual practice and social traditions, particularly in the sacrament of marriage andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Reinterprets Jesusand#8217; key teachings in light of the ancient tradition of sacred consortship andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Reveals what happened to the gnostic heart of Christianity that Jesus embodied andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Jesus was a high-initiate and master adept of the ancient Judaic mysteries who strove to free people from the dead hand of the ritualists. He was trained in a dissident Jewish brotherhood that arose in Egypt before he was born, which sought to bring back the ancient Judaic mysteries outlawed by the Jerusalem temple. At the heart of this movement was a yogic-based practice known in the apocrypha as the Gnosis of the Heart, which espoused the union of both sexes in a secret initiatic teaching.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;As a fearless social reformer, Jesus wanted to restore the authority of the feminine principle, including asserting the equality of man and woman in the social contract of marriage. He reinstated in his own life the tradition of sacred consortship--a rite known to early Church fathers as the bridechamber sacrament, whereby the marriage of the masculine and feminine energies was effected. This rite, Victoria LePage suggests, was the primary focus of Jesusand#8217; teachings, the very heart of his exhortations to love thy neighbor, and the source of his healing power. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Mysteries of the Bridechamber andlt;/Iandgt;explains how, as a master adept of the Temple of Solomon, Jesus derived these teachings directly from ancient Judaic mystery traditions, revealing both a life story for Jesus that differs markedly from the version the Church has offered as well as a spiritual practice based on a mystical wisdom tradition of self-initiation and transformation.
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andldquo;Mysteries of the Bridechamber contributes an astonishing wealth of lore to the discourse surrounding the original teachings of Jesus. Centered in the ancient and universal esoteric rites of hieros gamos, these teachings illuminate the andlsquo;Wayandrsquo; of harmonious reconciliation of head and heart, reason and compassion, Logos and Sophia.andrdquo;
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"It is no less than a complete manual of metaphysical knowledge and science, all in one marvelous volume."
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" . . . assuming the reader is possessed of an open mind, the potential exists for opening vast new perspectives--some of which will seem blindingly obvious in hindsight and some of which will creep up on the reader. . . . There is much of value [here] and much of it is accessible with only a modicum of effort."
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“Mysteries of the Bridechamber contributes an astonishing wealth of lore to the discourse surrounding the original teachings of Jesus. Centered in the ancient and universal esoteric rites of hieros gamos, these teachings illuminate the ‘Way’ of harmonious reconciliation of head and heart, reason and compassion, Logos and Sophia.” < b=""> Margaret Starbird <> , author of < i=""> The Woman with the Alabaster Jar <> and < i=""> Mary Magdalene, Bride in Exile <>
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"It is no less than a complete manual of metaphysical knowledge and science, all in one marvelous volume." < b=""> Jennifer Hoskins <> , < i=""> New Dawn <> , Mar/Apr 2008
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" . . . assuming the reader is possessed of an open mind, the potential exists for opening vast new perspectives--some of which will seem blindingly obvious in hindsight and some of which will creep up on the reader. . . . There is much of value [here] and much of it is accessible with only a modicum of effort." < b=""> Michael Gleason <> , Witchgrove.com, May 2008
About the Author
Victoria LePage has published numerous articles on the new spiritual paradigm emerging in cultures worldwide and is the author of andlt;Iandgt;Shambhala: The Fascinating Truth Behind the Myth of Shangri-la,andlt;/Iandgt; published in ten foreign languages. She lives in Australia.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;andlt;Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;List of Illustrationsandlt;BRandgt;Acknowledgmentsandlt;BRandgt;Prologue: Solomonand#8217;s Temple Revisitedandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;1andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; Christianity: The Great Divorceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;2andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; Forbidden Pathsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;3andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; Jesus, Universal Manandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;4andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; Nazareans and Hasidimandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;5andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; Out of the East: Prophecies and Star Loreandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;6andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; Envoys from the King of Lightandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;7andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; The Gospel of Mary: Sacred Marriageandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;8andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; Temple Conspiracies and Secretsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;9andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp; The Gnosis of the Heartandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;10andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp; Death and Resurrectionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Epilogue: Things to Comeandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Appendix 1. The Gods of Ancient Israelandlt;BRandgt;Appendix 2. Religion in the Bronze Ageandlt;BRandgt;Appendix 3. The Apostle Paul and the Qabalahandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Notesandlt;BRandgt;Bibliographyandlt;BRandgt;Indexandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;