{"product_id":"golden-builders","title":"Golden Builders","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a breathtaking span of detailed research, Golden Builders reveals, without resorting to mythology or pseudohistory. This is the most uptodate knowledge on the development of Gnostic alchemy, the true origins of preGrand Lodge Freemasonry, and the mysterious Fraternity of the Rosy Cross (the Rosicrucians). Following the Hermetic spiritual and philosophical stream through 1,600 years of esoteric history, Churton introduces readers to great men of magic and wisdom.  Spiritual heroes and masters like Paracelsus, Caspar Schwenckfeld, Johann Valentin Andrae, and Elias Ashmole. \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Golden Builders\u003c\/span\u003e is an essential addition to any serious seekers' library. \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Golden Builders\u003c\/span\u003e is divided into three parts:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 1 presents a broad survey of the Hermetic current and its transmissions from Hellenistic Alexandria to the time of Paracelsus.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 2 focuses on the Rosicrucian movement as a vehicle of the Hermetic current, drawing on state-of-the-art research, such as the works of Spanish scholar Carlos Gilly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 3 concentrates mainly on one man, the English polymath, antiquarian, collector, alchemist, astrologer, and early Freemason, Elias Ashmole.  After whom the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford is named, and one of many Renaissance figures who carried the Hermetic current forward.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDebunking myths while revealing genuine mysteries, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Golden Builders\u003c\/span\u003e is an enticing read that contains much spiritual wisdom. Explore the deeper meaning of magic and human existence, as revealed in the records and inspiring lives of the Golden Builders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: #9781578633296 \u003cbr\u003ePaperback with 272 pages. \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Red Wheel Weiser, Published: December 2004. \u003cbr\u003eSize: 6 x 1 x 9 inches. Weight: 1.50 Lbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg height=\"227\" width=\"227\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0576\/5896\/6187\/files\/churton_tobias_480x480.jpg?v=1678904503\" class=\"alignleft\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTobias Churton is a world authority on Gnostic spirituality, He is Britain’s leading scholar in the field of Western Esotericism. Churton holds a Masters degree in Theology from Brasenose College, Oxford. Tobias is Honorary Fellow and Faculty Lecturer in Western Esotericism at Exeter University in 2005. A filmmaker, poet, composer, he is author of The Gnostics, The Golden Builders, Occult Paris, The Babylon Gene. And acclaimed biographies of William Blake, Aleister Crowley, Elias Ashmole and G.I. Gurdjieff.          \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/4583\/1187\/files\/breakimage.avif?v=1770569579\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aquarius Rising","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53456238444819,"sku":"9781578633296","price":15.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/4583\/1187\/files\/6cd98cab-9781578633296.png?v=1770133435","url":"https:\/\/aquariusrising.net\/products\/golden-builders","provider":"Aquarius Rising","version":"1.0","type":"link"}