Sunday, August 14, 2016

"Hidden Wisdom: Secrets of the Western Esoteric Tradition" by Tim Wallace-Murphy


Hidden Wisdom
Secrets of the Western Esoteric Tradition
by Tim Wallace-Murphy
Disinformation, 2010
Brief Review by Travis Simpkins

     Dr. Tim Wallace-Murphy's ambitious work, Hidden Wisdom: Secrets of the Western Esoteric Tradition, skillfully examines material that could've comprised several books and condenses it into a useful 300-page volume. A fresh look at the hidden mysteries and undercurrents that permeate history's mystic ties are covered in topics ranging from Ancient Egypt to Jewish Mysticism, from Ancient Greece to Ancient Rome, from the Druids to the Gnostics and Cathars, from the Knights Templar to the Rosicrucians and on to the Freemasons. This secret tradition Wallace-Murphy speaks of "exerted a seminal influence on the thinking of the builders of the great cathedrals, leading teachers in ecclesiastical schools, on philosophers, playwrights and poets… on artists and Renaissance giants such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. It is also the the root from which sprang alchemy and modern science."
     Fascinating and well-composed, Tim Wallace-Murphy's gift for prose shines through in the book's eloquent and passionate delivery. By revealing and discussing the spiritual secrets of the Ancients, this work inspires the modern reader to look at the Western esoteric field in alternate ways and to apply that newfound light to their own life experiences.



Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Ancient Egypt

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Ancient Egypt

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Ancient Egypt

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Ancient Egypt

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Ancient Egypt

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Ancient Egypt

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Ancient Egypt. King Tut

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Alexander the Great

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Destruction of the Library at Alexandria

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Ancient Greece

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Ancient Greece

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Jesus Christ Teaching

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Jesus Christ Teaching

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Knights Templar

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Knights Templar

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Knights Templar

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Cathars

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Freemasonry

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Freemasonry

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy: Freemasonry

Hidden Wisdom. Tim Wallace-Murphy