Celestial Realms

“Tobias Churton is a meticulous researcher who combines a detective’s eye with a poet’s heart. This latest book of his is an exhilarating examination of a topic that has fired the imaginations of people of every culture throughout the ages. Thorough, insightful, and groundbreaking in its scope, Celestial Realms is nothing less than a true tour de force.” * Rev. Jeffrey J. Bütz, author of The Secret Legacy of Jesus and The Brother of Jesus and the Los *“Renowned esoteric scholar Tobias Churton’s diverse spiritual interests converge in this comprehensive study of a subject central to human experience since the dawn of consciousness. Filled with profound philosophical observations worthy of Eco, Barthes, and Blake, this captivating appreciation of Heaven, as represented in religious, mystical, shamanic, cultural, and popular traditions worldwide, is no dry historical study—Churton has woven a beautifully poetic adventure bursting with mind-bending insights and intimate personal anecdotes. With exciting revelations on every page, this magical compendium is yet another masterpiece from one of the world’s foremost spiritual archaeologists.” * John Zorn, American composer *

Tobias Churton is Britain’s leading scholar of Western Esotericism and a world authority on Gnosticism, Hermeticism, and Rosicrucianism. Holding a master’s degree in theology from Brasenose College, Oxford, he was appointed honorary fellow of Exeter University in 2005. Author of many books, including Gnostic Philosophy, The Invisible History of the Rosicrucians, The Books of Enoch Revealed, and Aleister Crowley in America, he lives in England.