The Ancient Wisdom (The Geoffrey Ashe Histories)

Geoffrey Ashe's research into Celtic and Arthurian history has brought him face to face with universal conundrums and mysteries that go to the heart of human civilisation.

This brilliant book is an investigation into the original and ages-old knowledge nurtured by priests, shamans and occultists from the earliest times.

Dissatisfied with theories of 'Gods from Outer Space' and 'lost Atlantis', Geoffrey Ashe was still convinced that the Ancient Wisdom must be more than legend. But what is it? Where does it come from? Is it still at work? His investigations took him from the Middle East to the Mediterranean, and to the mountain fastnesses of Siberia in his quest for the confirmation of the Ancient Wisdom's continued existence.

In its breadth, scholarship and timeless fascination, Geoffrey Ashe's The Ancient Wisdom ranks alongside Robert Graves's The White Goddess as a revelation of the deepest well-springs of human knowledge and power.

Born in London in 1923, Geoffrey Ashe spent several years in Canada. He graduated from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, before continuing at Cambridge. He has written numerous books, many focused on the Arthurian legend. In 1963 he became a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and he was awarded an MBE in 2012. He is recognised as a leading cultural historian and author, and lives in Glastonbury, where he is an Honorary Freeman “in recognition of his eminent services to the place”, with his wife Patricia.