Welcome to "Weird Books," where we explore literature's strangest offerings. I'm your host, and this is Episode 21 featuring "The Three Mountains" by Samael Aun Weor.
Published in 1972, this text comes from Víctor Manuel Gómez Rodríguez, a Colombian spiritual teacher who founded "Universal Gnosticism" and claimed to be the avatar of Aquarius.
"The Three Mountains" serves as both Weor's spiritual autobiography and instructional manual. The title refers to three paths seekers must climb for spiritual liberation:
- The Mountain of Initiation: Awakening consciousness and eliminating psychological defects
- 2. The Mountain of Resurrection: Alchemical transformation and creating spiritual bodies
- 3. The Mountain of Ascension: Final steps toward complete liberation
What makes this book truly unusual is its wildly syncretic nature, blending Gnosticism, Tantric practices, Western alchemy, pre-Columbian traditions, and esoteric Christianity.
Readers encounter strange concepts like "sexual alchemy" (transformative energy work), the "dissolution of the ego," and astral projection techniques—all presented as practical methods for spiritual evolution.
