Originally published in 1908, The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling is an interpretation of the lost eighteen years of Jesus Christ not mentioned in the four Gospel accounts. Dowling documents these eighteen-years as a time, when Jesus travels to the centers of wisdom in western India, Tibet, Persia, Assyria, Greece, and Egypt. This mystical work is the cornerstone of a Christian denomination, the Aquarian Christine Church Universal, and it offers intriguing, controversial assertions about Christ's message. Dowling, who devoted forty years of preparation to the task of transcribing its contents from original Akashic records, further asserts the reality of reincarnation and its culmination in the perfection of the human soul. Tracing Jesus' life from his birth in Bethlehem to his ascension from the Mount of Olives, Dowling offers complete details concerning the savior's years among monks, wise men, and seers throughout the Orient. This book profoundly impacted the development of alternative spirituality in the early twentieth century. Readers with an interest in occult lore and the history of religion will find this remarkable work a source of endless fascination.
