Why am I passionate about this?

I completed a Masters in Theology where I studied early Church theology (Patristics) and Jungian analysis. Next, I wanted to pursue a PhD in Patristics to discover how and why the Catholic Church had banished true spirituality for stifling dogma and randy sexual abuse, but I was the mother of four children and had to go to work. I became an acquisitions editor for a Catholic publishing house, which enabled me to continue my research on the building deviation from real spirit in Catholicism. I wrote the Revelations Trilogy instead of doing a thesis in graduate school. This trilogy is very hot and controversial because nobody could control me.


I wrote

Revelations of the Ruby Crystal

By Barbara Hand Clow,

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What is my book about?

Alchemy of Nine Dimensions is the basis for the fundamental consciousness structure of my novel, Revelations of the Ruby Crystal…

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The books I picked & why

Book cover of Not in His Image: Gnostic Vision, Sacred Ecology, and the Future of Belief

Barbara Hand Clow Why did I love this book?

John Lash’s deep study about the real truth about the Gnostics, an early Christian sect, reveals that true Christianity was hijacked 2000 years ago by Roman Catholicism.

He shows how Catholicism suppressed thousands of years of ancient spirituality that could benefit us now.

I believe that as we move into the Age of Aquarius, we need to access an entirely new spirituality based on ancient wisdom, and Lash and I think this is Gnosticism.

By John Lamb Lash,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Not in His Image as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

"Lash is capable of explaining the mind-bending concepts of Gnosticism and pagan mystery cults with bracing clarity and startling insight. . . . [His] arguments are often lively and entertaining."-Los Angeles Times

Fully revised and with a new preface by the author, this timely update is perfect for readers of The Immortality Key.

Since its initial release to wide acclaim in 2006, Not in His Image has transformed the lives of readers around the world by presenting the living presence of the Wisdom Goddess as never before revealed, illustrating that the truth of an impactful Gnostic message cannot be hidden…


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Barbara Hand Clow Why did I love this book?

I recommend Journey of Souls because Dr. Newton actually describes how we choose to incarnate in a certain family and culture in order to develop our souls.

He describes how we come to Earth to develop ourselves and advance our spirituality, and then die and are reborn again for the same purposes.

The characters in my book are living out this pattern, and Dr. Newton’s book best describes how it all works.

By Michael Newton,

Why should I read it?

6 authors picked Journey of Souls as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

While in deep hypnosis, 29 patients of the author describe their hidden memories of the hereafter, including what has happened to them between their former reincarnations on earth. They reveal how it feels to die, who meets us after death, and what the spirit world is like.


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Transforming Pandora By Carolyn Mathews,

Transforming Pandora, women's fiction with a metaphysical undercurrent, is written with humour and a light touch. As the plot slips between two time frames, separated by more than thirty years, the reader explores her life and loves: her ups and downs.

In the opening chapter, Pandora is attempting to…

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Barbara Hand Clow Why did I love this book?

Fragments of a Faith Forgotten is a great book on the real teachings of the ancient Gnostics and how they differed from Judeo-Christianity two thousand years ago.

Since this book was published, lost Gnostic texts were discovered in 1947 that support Mead’s earlier conclusions.

Bringing back the importance of Gnostic beliefs as Roman Catholicism collapses is a core theme in my book. Because the Catholic Church defeated the Gnostics and destroyed their great library in Alexandria, Egypt, almost all current information on the Gnostics is derogatory.

Mead’s work is a deep and balanced presentation of what they actually believed.

By G R S Mead,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Fragments of a Faith Forgotten as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.


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Barbara Hand Clow Why did I love this book?

Carl Jung’s discoveries in psychoanalysis and alchemy caused a revolution in 20TH Century psychotherapy, and the breakthroughs he made have had a huge influence on contemporary spirituality.

My book is deeply based on Jung’s research in general, and then this is his greatest book.

Ancient alchemists were supposedly trying to turn lead into gold, yet now we know they were activating many dimensions in their consciousness to attain the gold—personal transformation, even transfiguration of their souls—Jung’s fundamental discovery.

By C. G. Jung, Gerhard Adler (translator), R. F.C. Hull (translator)

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Psychology and Alchemy as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A study of the analogies between alchemy, Christian dogma, and psychological symbolism. Revised translation, with new bibliography and index.


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Beneath the Veil By Martin Kearns,

The Valor of Valhalla series by Martin Kearns is a pulse-pounding dark urban fantasy trilogy that fuses the raw power of Norse mythology with the grit of modern warfare. Set in a world where ancient gods and mythical creatures clash with secret military organizations and rogue heroes, the series follows…

Book cover of Sex, Priests, and Secret Codes: The Catholic Church's 2,000 Year Paper Trail of Sexual Abuse

Barbara Hand Clow Why did I love this book?

The main author of this book, Father Thomas Doyle, served at the Vatican Embassy in the 1980s and became an expert in the canonical and pastoral dimensions of priestly sexual abuse.

He has worked with the victims and their families, the abuser priests, the bishops, and superiors, and has developed policies for dealing with cases of sexual abuse by the clergy.

His advocacy work for the victims has resulted in large settlements for many of them, and his exposure of this ugly problem has caused huge financial and psychological stress for the Catholic Church worldwide.

At this point, most people in the world realize priestly sexual abuse is a critical threat to the integrity of Catholicism, and this book is the best source on this deep-seated problem.

This deep book reveals the Church has grappled with this devastating internal problem from its earliest years.

By Thomas P. Doyle, A.W. Richard Sipe, Patrick J. Wall

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Sex, Priests, and Secret Codes as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults by Catholic clergy burst onto the American scene in 1984. Revelations about such abuse since then have confirmed that this tragedy is not limited to the U.S. Catholic Church, nor is it a new phenomenon that grew out of so-called secularizing trends of the late twentieth century. The Doyle-Sipe-Wall report clearly demonstrates a deep-seated problem that spans the Church's history. This collection of documents from official and unofficial sources begins its survey in 60 CE and concludes with the contemporary scandal. It reveals an institution that has tried to come to grips with…


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Revelations of the Ruby Crystal

By Barbara Hand Clow,

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What is my book about?

Alchemy of Nine Dimensions is the basis for the fundamental consciousness structure of my novel, Revelations of the Ruby Crystal, the first book in my trilogy.

The characters in Ruby Crystal are very multi-dimensional but only dimly aware of it, and magically the reader wakes up as they wake up! Ruby Crystal is the first book in a novelistic trilogy covering multidimensional conscious, Alchemy as a working model in non-fiction is almost essential to understanding the characters in my novels.  

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