21 Secrets of the Bible: A Mystic Pagan Guide / Janet Rudolph

Spiritual seekers, shamanic journeyers, and those with an interest in cross-cultural mythology will find Rudolph's work invaluable as readers look back in order to look forward.

The Bible as we know it today is actually a mishmash of translations, from ancient Hebrew into Greek and Latin and, from there, into English and a host of other languages. What began as oral lore became written verse, which in turn became holy text.

Much has been lost over the course of these translations-sometimes unintentionally, sometimes deliberately by religious authorities pursuing their own agendas. The earliest earth-based spiritual teachings found in the Bible were actually driven underground, their messages hidden and virtually inaccessible.

The word pagan merely means countryside and it was used to identify people who lived close to the Earth, followed the seasons, looked to the stars, and learned from the cycles of life that surrounded them. These were the people of ancient times who transmitted the original oral lessons that were later codified within the Bible. 21 Secrets takes readers on a shamanic quest to discover these long-forgotten oral teachings of some of the world’s most influential tales and journeys. Through cross-cultural shamanic eyes there are numerous surprising revelations including Eve as the hero of the Garden of Eden, and the serpent as the agent of creation here on Earth.