J. H. Tepley

Jay H. Tepley is a best-selling author of 19 books, international speaker, and founder of Akari Temple, a path of ascent for men who don't fit the script.

For more than 25 years, Jay has taught Identity Recode through the Akari Protocol, blending psychology, Eastern spiritual disciplines, and physical training. The work helps a man move beyond the identity he has outgrown and into the power, authority, and purpose worthy of his potential.

Before founding Akari Temple, Jay lived and trained in Japan, where structured discipline and intensity shaped the work. That experience became the backbone of a philosophy that synthesizes Stoic, Zurvanist, and Daoist principles, refined for modern life.

Jay is also the creator of The Lightwatch Chronicles, a high fantasy series that carries the same teachings through story, exploring identity, spiritual power, destiny, brotherhood, and the self beneath the self.

Jay's charity work involving lightsaber training has been featured in The Guardian, Times Radio, The Jeremy Vine Show, Channel 5, and BBC One.