Not in His Image (15th Anniversary Edition): Gnostic Vision, Sacred Ecology, and the Future of Belief

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Chelsea Green Publishing, 18.09.2021 - 470 Seiten

“Lash is capable of explaining the mind-bending concepts of Gnosticism and pagan mystery cults with bracing clarity and startling insight. . . . [His] arguments are often lively and entertaining.”—Los Angeles Times

Fully revised and with a new preface by the author, this timely update is perfect for readers of The Immortality Key.

Since its initial release to wide acclaim in 2006, Not in His Image has transformed the lives of readers around the world by presenting the living presence of the Wisdom Goddess as never before revealed, illustrating that the truth of an impactful Gnostic message cannot be hidden or destroyed.

With clarity, author John Lamb Lash explains how a little-known messianic sect propelled itself into a dominant world power, systematically wiping out the great Gnostic spiritual teachers, the Druid priests, and the shamanistic healers of Europe and North Africa. Early Christians burned libraries and destroyed temples in an attempt to silence the ancient truth-tellers and keep their own secrets.

Not in His Image delves deeply into ancient Gnostic writings to reconstruct the story early Christians tried to scrub from the pages of history, exploring the richness of the ancient European Pagan spirituality—the Pagan Mysteries, the Great Goddess, Gnosis, the myths of Sophia and Gaia.

In the 15th Anniversary Edition, Lash doubles down on his original argument against redemptive ideology and authoritarian deceit. He shows how the Gnostics clearly foresaw the current program of salvation by syringe, and places the Sophianic vision of life centrally in the battle to expose and oppose the evil agenda of transhumanism, making this well-timed update more relevant than ever.

“Sometimes a book changes the world. Not in His Image is such a book. It is clear, stimulating, well-researched, and sure to outrage the experts. . . . Get it. Improve not just your own life, but civilization’s chances for survival.”—Roger Payne, author of Among Whales

 

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Inhalt

The Murder of Hypatia
3
Pagan Roots
23
The Conquest of Europa
41
The Cult of Righteousness
57
Messianic Madness
71
The Transference
84
A Story to Guide the Species
103
The Egyptian Cache
105
The Coming of the Symbiont
200
The Way of the Revealers
206
A Sheaf of Cut Wheat
215
Historys Hardest Lesson
225
The End of Patriarchy
227
The Divine Scapegoat
243
A Unique Message of Love
249
Beyond Religion
263

Inside the Mysteries
123
Schools for Coevolution
138
The Fallen Goddess
151
Dreamtime Physics
167
The Insane God
178
The Passion of Sophia
187
RECLAIMING THE SOPHIANIC VISION
281
Acknowledgments
361
Glossary387
387
Suggestions for Reading and Research
409
Index431
431
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John Lamb Lash is a comparative mythologist known for his ground-breaking work on Gnosticism, the Pagan Mysteries, and shamanism. He is a leading exponent of the power of myth to direct individual experience and drive historical events over the long term. In September 2018, John launched Nemeta.org. Intended primarily as a platform for the restoration of the Humanities, the Sophianic School of Arts and Sciences echoes the sacred calling of the ancient Mysteries: to guide humanity toward excellence in moral and creative expressions.

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