“Lashiscapableofexplainingthemind-bendingconceptsofGnosticismandpaganmysterycultswithbracingclarityandstartlinginsight....[His]argumentsareoftenlivelyandentertaining.“--LosAngelesTimesFullyrevisedandwithanewprefacebytheauthor,thistimelyupdateisperfectforreadersofTheImmortalityKey.Sinceitsinitialreleasetowideacclaimin2006,NotinHisImagehastransformedthelivesofreadersaroundtheworldbypresentingthelivingpresenceoftheWisdomGoddessasneverbeforerevealed,illustratingthatthetruthofanimpactfulGnosticmessagecannotbehiddenordestroyed.Withclarity,authorJohnLambLashexplainshowalittle-knownmessianicsectpropelleditselfintoadominantworldpower,systematicallywipingoutthegreatGnosticspiritualteachers,theDruidpriests,andtheshamanistichealersofEuropeandNorthAfrica.EarlyChristiansburnedlibrariesanddestroyedtemplesinanattempttosilencetheancienttruth-tellersandkeeptheirownsecrets.NotinHisImagedelvesdeeplyintoancientGnosticwritingstoreconstructthestoryearlyChristianstriedtoscrubfromthepagesofhistory,exploringtherichnessoftheancientEuropeanPaganspirituality--thePaganMysteries,theGreatGoddess,Gnosis,themythsofSophiaandGaia.Inthe15thAnniversaryEdition,Lashdoublesdownonhisoriginalargumentagainstredemptiveideologyandauthoritariandeceit.HeshowshowtheGnosticsclearlyforesawthecurrentprogramofsalvationbysyringe,andplacestheSophianicvisionoflifecentrallyinthebattletoexposeandopposetheevilagendaoftranshumanism,makingthiswell-timedupdatemorerelevantthanever.“Sometimesabookchangestheworld.NotinHisImageissuchabook.Itisclear,stimulating,well-researched,andsuretooutragetheexperts....Getit.Improvenotjustyourownlife,butcivilization’schancesforsurvival.“--RogerPayne,authorofAmongWhales
