The Secret History of the Universe

How Ancient Wisdom Made the Modern World

An exhilarating and mind-bending exploration of the relationship between spiritual belief and cutting-edge science from global bestseller Jonathan Black

From the author of the global bestsellerThe Secret History of the Worldcomes an epic new history of Genius, Madness and Mysticism.

A panoramic study told with wit and gustoDaily Mail

We are taught that science is a question of fact and logic. But what if it isnt? What if, instead, thegreatest minds of our age were guided by secret, mystical and higher teachings towards an understanding of the universe familiar to the builders of the pyramids of Giza or the Temple at Jerusalem?

Jonathan Black has dedicated his life to finding the answers to these, and many more questions. In this character-driven history of mysticism and its influence on modern science, from nuclear phy