About the author
Alan Butler is a British author known for a series of alternative-history and esoteric books published by Watkins Publishing, several of them written with co-author Christopher Knight. Who Built the Moon? questions the moon's origins and proposes a designed, rather than purely natural, explanation; Intervention: How Humanity from the Future Has Changed Its Own Past argues that key historical turning points were shaped by time-travelling intervention; and Rosslyn Chapel Decoded offers a new reading of the fifteenth-century Scottish chapel long associated with Templar and Masonic legend. Across these titles Butler works in the tradition of speculative alternative history, building arguments around ancient sites, astronomy, and unconventional readings of the historical record rather than mainstream archaeology or history. The books are catalogued under occult philosophy and are aimed at readers drawn to speculative and esoteric interpretations of ancient monuments and human history.
📖 Where to start with Alan Butler
💬 What our editors say about Alan Butler's books
“Butler and Wolter present a bold thesis linking Venus families to America's founding, weaving together Freemasonry, sacred geometry, and Goddess worship. While intellectually stimulating for its imaginative connections, this work…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on America: Nation of the Goddess: The Venus Families and the Founding of the United States
“This text offers a provocative reimagining of Rosslyn Chapel, positioning it as a 'New Jerusalem' filled with encoded secrets. While the analysis of carvings and symbols is engaging for believers in alternative history, it may…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Rosslyn Chapel Decoded: New Interpretations of a Gothic Enigma
“Butler’s argument is bold, weaving Einsteinian physics with metaphysical speculation to suggest future humans have shaped past events like the dinosaur's extinction. While intellectually intriguing for those open to non-linear…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Intervention: How Humanity from the Future Has Changed Its Own Past
📋 Editions by Alan Butler in the catalog
| Edition | Year | Publisher | Pages | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| America: Nation of the Goddess: The Venus Families and the Found | 2015 | Destiny Books | 368 | 9781620553978 |
| Rosslyn Chapel Decoded: New Interpretations of a Gothic Enigma | 2013 | Watkins Publishing | 304 | 9781780284927 |
| Intervention: How Humanity from the Future Has Changed Its Own P | 2012 | Watkins Publishing | 198 | 9781780285269 |
| Who Built the Moon? (Revised) | 2007 | Watkins Publishing | 262 | 9781905857111 |
