Book Summary: The Book of Wisdom Volume One by Harry B. Joseph
- Christine Knight
- Nov 16, 2025
- 5 min read
Here is a comprehensive, expert summary and analysis of:
The Book of Wisdom,
Volume One
Executive Summary: Core Contribution
The Book of Wisdom is a modern, syncretic esoteric text. Its primary contribution is not the introduction of new ideas, but the synthesis of many existing ones—Gnosticism, Hermeticism, Kabbalah, and Eastern mysticism (Kundalini Yoga)—into a single, unified "holy science."
The book's central, unifying argument is that human anatomy, and specifically the human nervous system, is a living allegory that encodes the spiritual truths of the universe. It posits that the stories in the Bible (and other holy texts) are not literal, external histories but are, in fact, a complex metaphor for an internal, psycho-physical process of human enlightenment.
This process, which Joseph calls the "Christ Oil" or "Christos" journey, is a physiological mechanism for activating Kundalini energy. The book is designed as a "reservoir" of this "occultism, symbolism, and most notably, syncretism" to guide the reader toward this internal spiritual "revival of wisdom" and activate their own divine consciousness.
The Book of Wisdom Volume One
Part I: The Foundational Premise – The Nature of Reality
This section of the book establishes the "physics" of the universe, which is rooted in Hermeticism and idealism.
* The Universe as Mind & Light: The book's core premise is that the universe originates from "One" (God, Source, The Thinking Mind). This "Mind" is all that exists, and its "substance" or "body" is Light.
* Vibration and Frequency: All things are created from light waves vibrating at different frequencies. Low-vibration light becomes matter (the physical world), while high-vibration matter becomes light again (spirit).
* The Human as a "Frequency Tuner": The human mind is not a creator of thoughts but a "receiver" or "tuner." It exists within a "mental plane" shared by all, and the frequency we "tune" to (e..g, wealth, fear, love) determines the thoughts we receive and the reality we experience.
* Syncretism as "Holy Science": The book asserts that this "holy science" of interconnectedness (Hermeticism's "As above, so below") is the singular truth, and all religions, philosophies, and sciences are "weaving together" to point to it.
Part II: The Central Mechanism – The "Christ Oil" & Kundalini
This is the book's core "framework" and its most detailed teaching. It maps a biological process of spiritual awakening onto the human nervous system.
* The "Holy Land" (The Brain): The "Holy Land" or "Upper Room" (where Jesus met the 12 disciples) is the human brain. The "12 disciples" are the 12 cranial nerves.
* The "Holy Trinity" Glands: At the center of the brain are three key glands:
* The Claustrum: This is the "Holy Claustrum," which Joseph (and others in this tradition) metaphorically link to "Santa Claus." It produces the "sacred" psycho-physical fluid, or "Christ Oil."
* The Pituitary Gland: This is the "feminine" aspect (Mary/Isis). It "magnetically charges" the oil. It is the "milk" in the "land of milk and honey."
* The Pineal Gland: This is the "masculine" aspect (Joseph/Ra). It "electrically charges" the oil. It is the "honey" and is also referred to as "Peniel" (where Jacob saw God "face to face").
* The Descent (Incarnation): This charged "Christ Oil" (cerebrospinal fluid) then descends the spinal cord ("Jacob's Ladder") from the brain ("Heaven").
* The "Crucifixion" & Rebirth (The Kundalini Process):
* The "Pause": The "oil" (which is also sexual energy) rests for 2-3 days in the sacrum, the bone at the base of the spine.
* The "Temptation": If this sexual energy is "wasted" (e.g., through orgasm), the oil "dies" and the spiritual journey is reset.
* The "Resurrection": If the "oil" (sexual energy) is "saved" or "transmuted," it activates the Kundalini energy (the "Holy Spirit").
* The "Ascension": This activated Kundalini "turns the oil into a gas" and it "rises" back up the 33 vertebrae of the spinal column.
* The "Christos" State: This "gas" crosses the vagus nerve (the "crucifixion" of the oil) and travels back to the brain, activating ("illuminating") the pineal gland and the cerebrum. This is the "second coming" or "being born again," which leads to 100% brain activation and the manifested "God Self."
Part III: The Symbolic Proof – Biblical Syncretism
This section uses the framework from Part II to "decode" the Bible as a text of human physiology and spiritual alchemy.
* Jesus Christ = The "Christ Oil": The entire life of Jesus is a metaphor for the journey of this oil.
* Jesus's 33 Years: Represents the 33 vertebrae the oil must ascend.
* The Crucifixion: Represents the "oil" crossing the vagus nerve at the top of the spine to "die" to the flesh and be "reborn" as spirit.
* "Born Again" (John 3:3): A literal reference to the oil rising past the 33 vertebrae.
* Old Testament Allegories:
* Jacob's Ladder: The spinal cord, which the "angels" (energies) ascend and descend.
* The Rock (Jacob): The sacrum bone, where the "oil" (Jacob) "falls asleep" before seeing the ladder to "Heaven" (the brain).
* The Pineal Gland as the "Throne of God":
* "Peniel" (Genesis 32:30): The place where Jacob "saw God face to face." This is a direct reference to the Pineal gland.
* "If thine eye be single..." (Matthew 6:22): Refers to the "Third Eye," or the activated Pineal gland, which "fills the whole body with light."
Summary of Key Concepts:
Core Concepts & Definitions
* Syncretism: The book's foundational method. The belief that all religions and sciences (Hermeticism, Gnosticism, Yoga, Christianity) are woven together, pointing to a single "Holy Science."
* Mind/Light: The universe is a product of the "Thinking Mind" (God), and its substance is "Light" vibrating at different frequencies.
* Frequency: The human mind is a "receiver" that "tunes" into thoughts and realities based on its set frequency.
* The "Christ Oil": The sacred psycho-physical fluid (cerebrospinal fluid) produced by the Claustrum, which holds the key to enlightenment.
Key Frameworks & Methodologies
* The "Holy Land": The human brain, particularly the Pineal and Pituitary glands.
* The "Holy Trinity" Glands:
* Claustrum ("Santa Claus"): Produces the oil.
* Pituitary ("Mary/Milk"): Magnetically charges the oil.
* Pineal ("Joseph/Honey"): Electrically charges the oil.
* The "Ascension" Process (Kundalini):
* Descent: The "oil" (sexual energy) travels down the spinal cord.
* Transmutation: The "oil" is "saved" (through sexual continence) at the sacrum.
* Ascension: The "saved" oil activates Kundalini, "gasifies," and rises up the 33 vertebrae ("Jacob's Ladder").
* Biblical Alchemy: The framework for interpreting the Bible as an allegory for this internal process.
* 33 Years of Jesus = 33 Vertebrae.
* Crucifixion = The oil "crossing" the vagus nerve.
* "Born Again" = The oil's successful return to the brain.
* "Peniel" = The Pineal Gland (the "Third Eye" or "Throne of God").
* The Goal: To "save" and "raise" the Christ Oil to activate the Pineal Gland, "awaken" 100% of the brain, and manifest the "True God Self."