Timothy Freke

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Timothy Freke is a writer who has a degree in philosophy and has written several books on world mysticism. He has co-authored several books with Peter Gandy, including The Jesus Mysteries; a top 10 best-seller in the UK and USA, an Amazon.com 'surprise bestseller', and a 'Book of the Year' in The Daily Telegraph[citation needed],and Jesus and the Lost Goddess, an exegesis of Christian (especially Gnostic) mythology with regard to interpretation and philosophy. The latter was cited by Dan Brown as an inspiration for The Da Vinci Code.[citation needed] Recently he was interviewed for the History Channel documentary Beyond The Da Vinci Code and has been the focus of 'Modern Mystics' on the BBC World Service and 'Beyond Belief' on BBC Radio 4.[citation needed]

Freke's recent work, "The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom", again co-authored with Peter Gandy, is a critique of religious literalism and affirms mystical spirituality. This book follows on from "The Jesus Mysteries" which is an examination of the evidence for a historical Jesus and parallels Paganism with early Christianity. Although backed up by scholarly research, Freke and Gandy's works are written to be accessible for a popular audience.

Freke and Gandy's latest book The Gospel of the Second Coming is a departure from their usual academic style of writing, and is described as a post-modern Gnostic gospel for the 21st century in which Jesus as a fictional character "corrects" all the misunderstandings that have arisen since his first coming. The tagline for the book is "Jesus is back...and this time he's funny!" [1]

Freke has written on Gnosticism, the ancient religious movement. However, Freke also uses the term 'Gnosticism' to describe his mystical approach, contrasted with 'Literalism', which he defines as rigid dogmatic religious belief and criticises as a dangerous force in today's world.[citation needed]

Freke also lectures and runs experiential seminars in the UK, USA and Europe.

[edit] Published Works

1995

  • Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching

1996

  • Heaven
  • (with Yvette Mayo) Exotic Massage for Lovers: Sensual Techniques from the Ancient East

1997

  • (ed.) Children's Visions of Heaven and Hell: Innocent Observations of the Afterlife
  • Zen Koan Card Pack
  • Zen Wisdom: Daily Teachings from the Zen Masters

1998

  • The Illustrated Book of Sacred Scriptures
  • The Way of the Desert: Meditations for Today (Meditation for Today Series)
  • The Way of the Sea (Meditations for Today Series)
  • The Wisdom of the Hindu Gurus (Wisdom of the Masters Series)
  • The Wisdom of the Sufi Sages (Wisdom of the Masters Series)
  • The Wisdom of the Zen Masters (Wisdom of the Masters Series

1999

  • Shamanic Wisdomkeepers: Shamanism in the Modern World
  • Taoist Wisdom: Daily Teachings from the Taoist Sages
  • The Wisdom of the Christian Mystics (The Wisdom of the World)
  • The Wisdom of the Tibetan Lamas (The Wisdom of the World)
  • Zen Made Easy: An Introduction to the Basics of the Ancient Art of Zen

2000

  • Encyclopedia of Spirituality: Essential Teachings to Transform Your Life
  • Rumi Wisdom: Daily Teachings from the Great Sufi Master

2001

  • Life's Daily Meditations
  • Spiritual Traditions: Essential Teachings to Transform Your Life

2002

  • The Heart of Islam: Inspirational Book and Card Set
  • In the Light of Death: Spiritual Insight to Help You Live with Death and Bereavement
  • Tao Book & Card Pack

2005

  • Lucid Living: A Book You Can Read in an Hour That Will Turn Your World Inside Out
  • Interview with Timothy Freke [2]

[edit] With Peter Gandy

  • The Complete Guide to World Mysticism (1998)
  • The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs (1998)
  • The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God? (1999)
  • The Wisdom of the Pagan Philosophers (The Wisdom of the World) (1999)
  • Jesus and the Lost Goddess: The Secret Teachings of the Original Christians (2002)
  • The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom (2005)
  • The Gospel of the Second Coming (2007)

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