Timothy Freke is a spiritual philosopher and internationally respected authority on world mysticism. He is the author of over twenty books on many different spiritual traditions, which make esoteric wisdom easily accessible. Timothy is a charismatic communicator who has lectured and run seminars in the UK, Canada, Europe and the USA. He has frequently appeared as a guest speaker on television and radio. Before becoming an author he worked as a composer, including writing and performing music for the Newcastle Contemporary Dance Festival, television then music, and for experimental multi-media rave events. His environmental music-video The Mamas’ Warning was televised throughout the world, as well as being shown at the United Nations. He has also worked as a death and bereavement counsellor at his own retreat centre in the South West of England, and as a teacher or meditation and Tai Chi Chuan. He lives in Glastonbury, England with his wife Debbie and his children Beau and Aya Sophia.
Timothy is the co-author with Peter Gandy of ‘The Jesus Mysteries: Was the Original Jesus a Pagan God?’ (Publ. Thorsons 1999) which was a Sunday Times bestseller in the UK, a national bestseller in the USA and a ‘surprise bestseller’ for Amazon Online Books. This revolutionary new theory of the origins of Christianity was a Daily Telegraph ‘Book of the Year’ and has been lauded by critics, academics, and even bishops, as a groundbreaking study with massive implications. In 2001 Thorsons published Timothy and Peter’s equally innovative sequel ‘Jesus and the Goddess: The Secret Teachings of the Original Christians’ which continues their work by uncovering the myth of the Christian Goddess and the ancient wisdom of Gnosis it encodes. Deepak Chopra writes ‘I would recommend reading ‘Jesus and the Lost Goddess’. You will get a wider appreciation for the wealth of knowledge that formed early Christianity.’
