Tobias Churton
Tobias Churton is Britain’s leading scholar of Western Esotericism, a world authority on Gnosticism, Hermeticism, and Rosicrucianism. He is a filmmaker and the founding editor of the magazine Freemasonry Today. An Honorary Fellow of Exeter University, where he is faculty lecturer in Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry, he holds a master’s degree in Theology from Brasenose College, Oxford, and created the award-winning documentary series and accompanying book The Gnostics, as well as several other films on Christian doctrine, mysticism, and magical folklore. The author of many books, including Gnostic Philosophy, The Invisible History of the Rosicrucians, and Aleister Crowley: The Beast in Berlin, he lives in England.
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- Musing Mystical review of The First Alchemists
- The First Alchemist interview on Appleknocker Radio
- Listen to Tobias Churton discuss The First Alchemist on Right Where You Are Sitting Now
- Read Tobias Churton's interview on The Magical Buffet
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- Listen to Tobias on End of the Road podcast
- Review of Aleister Crowley in England in Joint Forces Journal
- Tobias discusses Aleister Crowley in India on Aeon Byte with Miguel Conner
- The Lost Pillars of Enoch review from Musing Mystical
- Listen to Tobias discuss his book Spiritual Meaning of the Sixities on The Gary Null Show
- Listen to Tobias discuss Aleister Crowley in India on Thoth-Hermes podcast
- Listen to Tobias discuss his book Spiritual Meaning of the Sixities on Aeon Byte with Miguel Conner
- Listen to Tobias discuss his book Aleister Crowley in America with Gordon White on Rune Soup
- Listen to Tobias discuss Aleister Crowley in America on the Thoth-Hermes podcast
- Listen to Tobias discuss his book Aleister Crowley in America on Aeon Byte with Miguel Conner
- Listen to Tobias discuss his book Deconstructing Gurdjieff on Aeon Byte with Miguel Conner
- Read the latest review of Occult Paris from Hellbound.Ca
- Aleister Crowley in America review from Magonia Review
- Occult Paris Revealed – Artists, Mystics & the Revival of the Arcane Tradition: An Interview with Tobias Churton in New Dawn Magazine
- Gnostic Mysteries of Sex: An Interview with Tobias Churton in New Dawn Magazine
- Listen to Tobias on Coast to Coast Radio
- Listen to a Review of Lost Pillars of Enoch on Hermetic Hour
- Read a review of The Lost Pillars of Enoch on Alternate Perceptions Archival Newsletter
Books By Tobias Churton
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The Invisible History of the Rosicrucians
By Tobias Churton
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This first complete historical and philosophical investigation into the “invisible fraternity” of the Rosicrucians reveals ties to Freemasonry and the Templars. Tobias Churton explains how this secret society has shaped our mythology and spiritual consciousness and reveals the Rosicrucian fraternities that are active today.
The Magus of Freemasonry
By Tobias Churton
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Tobias Churton's portrait of Elias Ashmole (1617-1692) offers a perfect illustration of the true Renaissance figure--the magus. Ashmole was a key figure in the birth of modern science, a missing link between operative and symbolic Freemasonry, and a vital transmitter of esoteric thought when the laws of science were first taking hold.
The Mysteries of John the Baptist
By Tobias Churton
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This book investigates John the Baptist’s links with Freemasons, the Essenes and the Gnostics and exposes how the apostle Paul twisted John's message to create the image of him as “merely” a herald. It shows that John and Jesus, as equal partners, launched an operation to overcome corruption in the Temple and re-initiate Israel.
Aleister Crowley: The Beast in Berlin
By Tobias Churton
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Aleister Crowley arrived in Berlin in 1930 at a time when the city played host to many of the world’s outstanding artists, philosophers, and scientists, including Einstein, Brecht, Huxley, and Isherwood. Drawing on unpublished material, Tobias Churton examines Crowley’s years in Weimar Berlin, revealing “The Beast” to be a man of art and thought, a Crowley long hidden from the historical record.
Gnostic Mysteries of Sex
By Tobias Churton
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There is a long tradition in Christianity of higher union with God through the sacrament of sex. For example, the Barbelo Gnostics practiced a spiritual sexuality known as “redemption by sin;” the mystery of Sophia can be seen in the philosophy of the Troubadours; and William Blake was influenced by a secret Renaissance sexual mysticism.
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Gnostic Philosophy
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Gnosticism was a contemporary of early Christianity, and its demise can be traced to Christianity's efforts to silence its teachings. Its influence extended from the Middle Ages to the Sufis, Carl Jung, Rudolf Steiner, and the Rosicrucians and Freemasons. Today's heirs to Gnosticism continue to strive to create a Temple of new cosmic understanding.
Occult Paris
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Historian Tobias Churton explores the magical, artistic, and intellectual world of the Belle Époque Paris. He brings into full perspective the personalities, and forces that made Paris a global magnet and which allowed later cultural movements, such as the “psychedelic 60s,” to rise from the ashes of post-war Europe.
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Deconstructing Gurdjieff
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In November 1949, architect Frank Lloyd Wright announced the death of “the greatest man in the world,” yet few knew who he was talking about. Offering a vital understanding of the man who asked “How many of you are really alive?” the author reveals the continuing importance of Gurdjieff’s philosophy for the awakening of man.
Aleister Crowley in America
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Using previously unpublished diaries and letters, Tobias Churton traces Crowley’s extensive travels through America, including details of his five-year stay from 1914 to 1919, his involvement with the birth of the Greenwich Village radical art scene, and his work to undermine German propaganda to keep the United States out of World War I.
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The Spiritual Meaning of the Sixties
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Esoteric scholar Tobias Churton explores the origins of the spiritual principles that fueled the artistic, political, and social revolutions of the Sixties. Well known books, films, and music of the era are discussed in light of re-emerging spiritual values.
Aleister Crowley in India
By Tobias Churton
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Sharing excerpts from Crowley’s unpublished diaries, Tobias Churton tells the true story of Crowley’s mystical adventures in India from 1901 to 1906. He explores Crowley’s encounters with jnana yoga, Vedantist and Advaitist philosophies, Hindu religious practices, and Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism and reveals how he incorporated what he learned into his own magical system, Thelema.
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The Lost Pillars of Enoch
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At the dawn of human civilization there existed a unified scientific and spiritual understanding of the universe. Tobias Churton traces the fragments of this sacred knowledge as it descended through the ages into initiated circles, showing how the lost pillars stand as a twenty-first century symbol for reattaining our heritage.
Aleister Crowley in England
By Tobias Churton
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A detailed examination of the last 15 years of Crowley’s life
After an extraordinary life of magical workings and occult fame, Aleister Crowley was forced to spend the last fifteen years of his life in his native England, nearly penniless. Churton’s book examines this final period of the Beast’s life, which was just as filled with sex magick, espionage, romance, and extreme behavior as his early years.
After an extraordinary life of magical workings and occult fame, Aleister Crowley was forced to spend the last fifteen years of his life in his native England, nearly penniless. Churton’s book examines this final period of the Beast’s life, which was just as filled with sex magick, espionage, romance, and extreme behavior as his early years.
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Aleister Crowley in Paris
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Examines Aleister Crowley’s 30-year-long intimate association with Paris
Using previously unpublished letters and diaries, Tobias Churton explores Aleister Crowley’s activities in the City of Light, including his work with the Golden Dawn’s Inner Order in 1900, his involvement in the Belle Époque with Rodin and other artists, and his five years of living full time in Paris from 1924 until 1929.
Using previously unpublished letters and diaries, Tobias Churton explores Aleister Crowley’s activities in the City of Light, including his work with the Golden Dawn’s Inner Order in 1900, his involvement in the Belle Époque with Rodin and other artists, and his five years of living full time in Paris from 1924 until 1929.
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The First Alchemists
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Explores the origins and practices of early alchemy
Investigating the historical roots of alchemy and the legend of the Philosopher’s Stone, Tobias Churton explores the oldest surviving alchemical texts, the original purpose of the “Royal Art,” and the first alchemists themselves. He reveals the theories and philosophies behind the art and how early apparatus and methods were employed by alchemists through the ages.
Investigating the historical roots of alchemy and the legend of the Philosopher’s Stone, Tobias Churton explores the oldest surviving alchemical texts, the original purpose of the “Royal Art,” and the first alchemists themselves. He reveals the theories and philosophies behind the art and how early apparatus and methods were employed by alchemists through the ages.