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Ian Purdie on The Roman Heist: The Supressed Eastern Teaching of Jesus & Mary Magadalene

Aeon Byte Gnostic RadioJul 22, 2026

Historian, musician, and longtime Buddhist tantric practitioner Ian Purdie argues that Yeshua (Jesus) studied with Buddhists in India during his 'lost years,' survived the crucifixion, and married Mariamne (Mary Magdalene). He uses the Talpiot tomb, the Shroud of Turin, and Gnostic texts like the Gospel of Philip and Gospel of Thomas to argue that Yeshua was a tantric master whose teachings Rome later rebuilt into a political state religion. The conversation ranges from Constantine's merging of sun worship and Mithraism to Knights Templar tomb raiding, Elohim as a plural, and the nature of awareness versus consciousness.