The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ

Book excerpt: The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ is a book by Levi H. Dowling who claimed that he had transcribed the text of the book from the kashic records, a purported compendium of mystical knowledge supposedly encoded in a non-physical plane of existence. In the later 20th century, it was adopted by New Age spiritual groups. The title is derived from the practice in astrology of naming time periods in terms of constellations and their dominant positions in the sky, according to the earth's axial precession. In that system, the Age of Aquarius is approaching. Content: Section I (Aleph): Birth and Early Life of Mary, Mother of Jesus Section II (Beth): Birth and Infancy of John, the Harbinger, and of Jesus Section III (Gimel): Education of Mary and Elizabeth in Zoan Section IV (Daleth): Childhood and Early Education of John the Harbinger Section V (He): Childhood and Early Education of Jesus Section VI (Vau): Life and Works of Jesus in India Section VII (Zain): Life and Works of Jesus in Tibet and Western India Section VIII (Cheth): Life and Works of Jesus in Persia Section IX (Teth): Life and Works of Jesus in Assyria Section X (Jod): Life and Works of Jesus in Greece Section XI (Caph): Life and Works of Jesus in Egypt Section XII (Lamed): The Council of the Seven Sages of the World Section XIII (Mem): The Ministry of John, the Harbinger Section XIV (Nun): The Christine Ministry of Jesus—Introductory Epoch Section XV (Samech): The First Annual Epoch of the Christine Ministry of Jesus Section XVI (Ain): The Second Annual Epoch of the Christine Ministry of Jesus Section XVII (Pe): The Third Annual Epoch of the Christine Ministry of Jesus Section XVIII (Tzaddi): The Arrest and Betrayal of Jesus Section XIX (Koph): The Trial and Execution of Jesus Section XX (Resh): The Resurrection of Jesus Section XXI (Schin): Materialization of the Spiritual Body of Jesus Section XXII (Tau): Establishment of the Christine Church