Magi: the quest for a secret tradition

Many students of history believe that somewhere in the world there exists a brotherhood, or order of initiates, secretly guiding the destiny of humankind. Evidence suggests that the Magi, the three wise men who visited Jesus soon after his birth, were part of this brotherhood, and that, using their knowledge of the stars, they were expecting the birth of a messiah in 7 B.C.-the historical year of Jesus' birth-and may have acted as symbolic midwives for the event. In this book Adrian Gilbert looks for the origins of the Magi story and makes extraordinary and surprising discoveries in Northern Mesopotamia. He uncovers the truth behind their star-oriented religion and shows what this was really all about. He also presents evidence showing that the ‘Masters of Wisdom’, alluded to by such people as H.P. Blavatsky and G.I. Gurdjieff really existed. More surprisingly, their descendants, it would appear, are still active today in the Pamir region of the Hindu-Kush.