Table of Contents
The Invitation ix
Part I The Mysteries of the Ages
Chapter 1 The Wisdom Orders 1
Chapter 2 The Language of the Mysteries 14
Part II Birthday of a King
Chapter 3 Herod and the Magical Star 30
Chapter 4 Signs in the Heavens 39
Chapter 5 Birth Chart of a King 51
Part III Jesus among the Essenes
Chapter 6 Journey into the Mysteries 64
Chapter 7 The Secret Brotherhood in Egypt 78
Chapter 8 The Sun and the Power of Twelve 84
Chapter 9 The Infancy Gospels 93
Chapter 10 The School of the Prophets 102
Chapter 11 The Teacher of Righteousness 112
Chapter 12 The Mystical Essenes 119
Chapter 13 Children of the Light 130
Part IV Jesus in the Land of the Celts
Chapter 14 The Holy Family in Britain 140
Chapter 15 The Mysterious Druids 152
Chapter 16 The Tree of Life and the World Tree 161
Chapter 17 The One World Mountain and the World Axis 174
Chapter 18 The Dragon, the Unicorn, and the Phoenix 188
Chapter 19 Jesus and Joseph among the Druids 197
Part V Jesus in the East
Chapter 20 Jesus in the Land of the Buddha 214
Chapter 21 The Divine Purusha and the Christed Spirit 224
Chapter 22 Mithra and the Solar Lords 232
Chapter 23 Zoroaster and the Mysterious Magi 248
Part VI Jesus in Egypt
Chapter 24 The Motherland of Mysteries 260
Chapter 25 Temples of the Eternal 271
Chapter 26 The Lion and the City of the Sun 286
Chapter 27 The Phoenix and the Promise of Resurrection 298
Chapter 28 Osiris and the Alchemy of Enlightenment 305
Chapter 29 Between the Paws of the Sphinx 320
Afterword 347
Appendix A Buddha and the Christ 349
Bibliography 355
Notes 365
Index 418
About the Author 430
Acknowledgments 432
