Chapter 1 (The Church! Where is it?”) Christianity’s relation to Spiritualism and Paganism
1- Christianity’s attitude towards paganism and spiritualism (p.1)
The Church in the scientific era 3 / Church sees spiritualism as a resurgence of paganism 4 / Comparative phallic symbolism in architecture 5
2- Origin of Christian belief in the Devil and Hell (10)
Isis 10 / Christianity died with apostles 10 / Devil and hell specifically Christian 11 / St-John’s apocalypse 12 / History of spirits compiled efficiently 15
3- Christianity’s relation to the Supernatural (16)
Vatican library – laws of nature 16 / Physiological conditions of America 19 / Secret Vatican libraries 20 / Magic in the church 20 / Protestant practice of predictions 21 / French revolution 22
4- The attitude of Science and Comparative Religion to Spiritualism (25)
Source of Peter’s chair 25 / Need for spiritual belief 25 / Prediction of discovery of ancient documents 26 / Ancient manuscript in monastery 27 / Ancient documents not destroyed 28
5- India and Paganism as source of Christian theology (The logos, the Trinity, the Eucharist) (30)
Peter and the mysteries 30 / Aum 31 / Origin of the Trinity 34 / Genesis first verse 36 / The Logos – Genesis 37 / Trinity of initiates 38 / Trinity – sefirots 40 / Dogmatism 41 / Trinity origins 41 / Blavatsky’s story of sorcerer and the word 43 / Origin of the eucharist 45 / Sumer and India 45 / Trinity 49 / Redeemer – Genesis 50
6- Christianity’s struggles with Gnostics and Neoplatonists (51)
Blavatsky’s story of Church on Mount Athos and lost Celsus text 52
Chapter 2 – Christianity’s Relation to Pagan Practices; Pagan Mysteries compared to Christianity and Hinduism (Christian Crimes and Heathen Virtues)
1- Magical Practices in Roman Catholic Church (55)
Persecution and Torture by Roman Catholics 55 / Pope Sylvester II practiced magic 57 / 900 witches burned 58
2- Persecution of Witchcraft and the Spanish Inquisition (59)
Torquemada 59 / Magic in Spain and Portugal 59 / Monks with Magical powers 60 / Books on witchcraft 61 / Witch Burnings 62
3-Exorcisms (66)
Sorcery in India 69-70 / Vision and Saints and Spiritualists 73 / Exorcisms 73
4- Mystical Visions in the Church (73)
Christian and Pagan subdue animals 77
5- Fabulations and Deceptions in the Medieval Church (79)
Buddhist and Christian fetishes 79 / Inman on critiquing Christianity 80 / Universal Deity 81
6- Pagan Influence on Christianity (84)
Universal wisdom 84 / Logos 87 / Cross 88 / Augustine diverted bible 88 / Paul an initiate 90 /Soma and the mysteries 91 / Peter and the mysteries 92 / Roman Catholic and Pagan costumes 94
7- Pagan Mysteries compared to Christianity and Hinduism (97)
Nature of ancient mysteries 99 / Trials of Initiation 100 / Mysteries ennobling 100 / Communion with god 102 / Indian initiation 103 / Pitris 107 / Eleusynian Mysteries 108 / Immaculate Conception 110 / Christian Hindu syncretism 110 / Eleusynian Mysteries 111 / Plato and Buddha 111 / Eleusis 112 / Indian Initiation 114 / Supreme Soul 116 / Socrates 118 / Mediumship 118 / Talmud 119
8 – Phallic Symbolism (120)
Phallic symbolism 120
3- Overview of Early Gnosticism in Relation to Nazarene Groups (Divisions Among the Early Christians)
1- Peter and the Myth of Apostolic Succession (p.123)
Christianity sprung from perennial tradition 123/ Peter and the Dogma of Apostolic Succession 125 / Apocryphal Tradition about Peter and the Church 125 / Peter Apostle of Circumcision 126 / Sepher Toldos Jeshu 127
2- Nazarenes in Relation to Ebionites and Essenes (127)
Nazarenes and Ebionites 127
3- Jehovistic and Chaldean currents in Judaism (128)
Exoteric and Esoteric Religion in the Old Testament 128
4- John the Baptist’s relation to Nazarenes (132)
John the Baptist and the Nazarenes 132 / Essenes 133 / Baptism 134 / Pharisees and Saducees 135 / The Ginza (Codex Nazareus 136)
5- Jesus’ relation to Nazarenes (137)
Hindu Baptism Ceremonies 137 / Nazars, Essenes, Galileans 138
6- Zoroastrian connection to Nazarenes (140)
Nazars and Paganism 141 / Nazars and Zoroastrianism 142
7- Essenes and Mystery Religions in relation to Nazarenes (143)
8- Jesus and the Ancient Portrayal of Magicians (147)
Chapter 4 – Eastern and Gnostic Cosmologies compared; Conflicts in the Early Christian Church (Oriental Cosmogonies and Bible Records)
1- The Ophite Theology compared with Indian and Near Eastern systems
Critique of discrepancies in the Old Textament (167 )/ Marcion’s doctrines 168 / The Ophites 168 / Ophite system of Emanations 169 / The Sacred Four in Hindu, Near Eastern and Ophite systems 169 / Arba-Il: Ennoia (Primitive Man) Sige (silence) and Bythos (depth) Sophia 170 / Christos and Sophia_Achamoth 172 / Gnostic Sermon on Mary 172 / Hindu and Gnostic Sacred Four 173 / Mandaen Sacred Four and Ilda-Baoth 174 / Confict between Peter and Paul 175 / Sethian and Ophite Systems – Divinity of Christ 176 / Isaac Newton critiques New Testament authenticity – the Trinity 177 / First Christians – factions of Peter and Paul 178 / Ebionites 180 / Hebrew Gospel of Mattew 181 / Sophia-Achamoth begets Ilda-Baoth 183 / Gnostic Pantheon 185 / Christos 185/ Death of Christos 186 / Ophis 187
2- Conflict between Peter and Paul – Jehovists and Gnostics (188)
Basilides 188 / The Clementine Homilies 189 / Wonders of Jesus 194 / Jesus and Reincarnation 194
3- Essenes and Nazarenes
Essenes 196 / Syriac Gospel, Synesius, Hermtetica 198 / Symbolism of Masssacre of the Innocent 199 /
The Sepher Todos Jeshu 201 / Nazarenes 202 / Nazarenes and Gnostics 204 / Heresiologists 208 / Holy Virgin in India, Egypt and Christianity 208 / Angels and Sefiroths 210
