The Tibetan secret of eternal youth or The Eye of Revelation (‘the eye of revelation’) [1] is a book by the American writer Peter Kelder, made in its first version in 1975 .
The author claims that the book was first published in 1939, and edited – with corrections and amplifications by J. W. Watt (possibly Peter Kelder himself) – in 1946. [2]
Present yoga exercises as if they were a 2,500-year-old “ancient Tibetan wisdom”. However, Tibetan lamas did not practice yoga of any kind.
The author claims that this ancient secret knowledge had been revealed to him by a Colonel Bradford.
Summary
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- 1 Synopsis
- 1 Argument
- 2 Contents
- 3 Author details
- 4 Sources
Synopsis
This didactic and teaching book offers us a detailed explanation of the five Tibetan rites , illustrated with abundant photographs and with important information about eating, postures, breathing, chakras and energy management. The reader will see this almost the moment he begins to practice his simple exercises or rites. Its great simplicity and the fact that this method does not require installations, accessories or special conditions, make it an ideal practice for this time of rush, of reduced spaces and lack of time.
Argument
Thanks to this book and the simple exercises it includes, you too can transform your life if you spend just a few minutes practicing each day. You will achieve everything you always wanted: improve your health, lose weight, increase your energy, improve your memory and, above all, feel younger. You will personally experience the transformative power of the ancient secret of the fountain of youth.
Peter Kelder’s book is the only written source for the precious information that reveals five ancient Tibetan rites that hold the key to lasting youth, health and vitality.
The author claims that these “five magical rites” – actually five very basic and universally known yoga asanas (positions) – were kept secret in remote Himalayan monasteries for 2,500 years. The five rites were made known to the Western world thanks to the original edition of the book, of which no copy is known before 1975. [3]
Content
- First part.
- Rite number one.
- Rite number two.
- Rite number three.
- Rite number four.
- Second part
- Third part.
- Fourth part.
Author details
The biographical details of the author are unknown, as he used a pseudonym. The author claimed to be Peter Kelder, said he was born in the United States and raised by adoptive parents in the Midwest. He left home as a young man to embark on adventures that took him around the world (?). In the 1970s , when he wrote the book, he was living in the hills around Hollywood, and he was less than 30 years old.
When he presented the book in the late 1970s, he stated that he was born in 1910, and that he had published the book in 1939, at the age of 29, and that he had remained at that age ever since, thanks to the exercises of his invention.
Peter Kelder claimed that Colonel Bradford – the pseudonym of the main character in this book – had been a real individual who had traveled to Tibet , and whom Kelder met in the 1930s in Southern California, where the book was written.
A decade later, Kelder already looked over 40 years old, and presented a greatly enlarged edition of this book: The Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth (1985).
