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The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the ChristBy Levi H. Dowling
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This book is an extensive reworking of the Jesus story with strong Theosophical and Spiritualist influences. Of interest is the attempt to fill in the two decade gap in the Jesus's traditional biography. According to Dowling, Jesus spent a lot of time in the mystical East where he learned esoteric methods from the masters, while rebelling against the caste system. The narrative, unfortunately, has numerous historical inconsistencies, including Jesus meeting historical figures who lived hundreds of years before or after the first century, e.g. Mencius. The book has Jesus studying in India in the Orissa area; while this is an historically important ceremonial area, it didn't come into prominence until nearly a millenium later. In addition, this work appears to be derivative of The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ.
None of this lessens the charm or the esoteric insight of this book. Nor should its subterranean impact on popular spirituality in the United States be underestimated. The Aquarian Gospel was rediscovered during the spiritual ferment of the 1960s; a beat-up paperback copy of this book was de rigeur in every hippie pad, and it no doubt played an unsung role in naming the 'Age of Aquarius'. The Aquarian Gospel was probably one of the catalysts for the 'Jesus freak' movement. Although they would never admit it, many a staid evangelical Christian probably had their spiritual awakening while browsing this book in a head shop.
Title Page
Contents
Who was Levi?
Introduction
Section I: Aleph: Birth and Early Life of Mary, Mother of Jesus
Chapter 1Section II: Beth: Birth and Infancy of the Harbinger, and of Jesus
Chapter 2Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Section III: Gimel: Education of Mary and Elizabeth in Zoan
Chapter 7Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Section IV: Daleth: Childhood and Early Education of John the Harbinger
Chapter 13Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Section V: He: Childhood and Early Education of Jesus
Chapter 16Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Section VI: Vau: Life and Works of Jesus in India
Chapter 21Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Section VII: Zain: Life and Works of Jesus in Tibet and Western India
Chapter 36Chapter 37
Section VIII: Cheth: Life and Works of Jesus in Persia
Chapter 38Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Section IX: Teth: Life and Works of Jesus in Assyria
Chapter 42Chapter 43
Section X: Jod: Life and Works of Jesus in Greece
Chapter 44Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Section XI: Caph: Life and Works of Jesus in Egypt
Chapter 47Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Section XII: Lamed: The Council of the Seven Sages of the World
Chapter 56Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Section XIII: Mem: The Ministry of John the Harbinger
Chapter 61Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Section XIV: Nun: The Christine Ministry of Jesus--Introductory Epoch
Chapter 65Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Section XV: Samech: The First Annual Epoch of the Christine Ministry of Jesus
Chapter 72Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Section XVI: Ain: The Second Annual Epoch of the Christine Ministry of Jesus
Chapter 91Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Section XVII: Pe: The Third Annual Epoch of the Christine Ministry of Jesus
Chapter 124Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Section XVIII: Tzaddi: The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
Chapter 159Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Section XIX: Koph: The Trial and Execution of Jesus
Chapter 165Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Section XX: Resh: The Resurrection of Jesus
Chapter 172Section XXI: Schin: Materialisation of the Spiritual Body of Jesus
Chapter 173Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Section XXII: Tau: Establishment of the Christine Church
Chapter 181Chapter 182