Contents in this full color ebook edition Susan B. Martinez, Ph.D.: GLOBAL DRYING Maybe It's Not Warming That Should Most Alarm Us William B. Stoecker: THE BEASTS OF BERINGIA How Did Earth's Species Get to Where We Find Them? Steven Sora: THE MAN WHO COULD NOT BE KING Chronicling the Many Secrets of Francis Bacon John Chambers: PYTHAGORAS AND THE BEANSTALKS What Could Have Been the Problem with Eating Beans? Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D.: JOURNEY TO GUNUNG PADANG Searching for Lost Ice Age Civilization in Indonesia
Contents in this full color ebook edition: Scott Creighton: CRIME IN THE GREAT PYRAMID? Damning NEW EVIDENCE from the Diaries of Col. Howard-Vyse Martin Ruggles: MAPS FROM BEFORE HISTORY Did Mysterious Medieval Charts Require 'Impossible' Knowledge? Stephen Robbins, Ph.D.: SCENT OF A DINOSAUR Tracking Down a Major Scientific Embarrassment Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D.: THE ROOTS OF KAHUNAISM Is This the Legacy of Ancient Egyptian Magic? Patrick Marsolek: THE MULTIVERSE CONSIDERATION Where Science Fiction and Science Fact Get Together
• Updated throughout with recent developments and additional illustrations • Reveals how solar outbursts caused the end of the last ice age, unleashed catastrophe upon ancient advanced civilizations, and led to six millennia of a Solar-Induced Dark Age • Includes evidence from solar science, geology, oceanic circulation patterns, the Sphinx, the underground cities of Cappadocia, the Easter Island rongorongo glyphs, and the Göbekli Tepe complex in Turkey In this newly revised and expanded edition, updated throughout with recent developments, geologist Robert Schoch builds upon his revolutionary theory that the origins of the Sphinx date back much further than 2500 BCE and examines scientific evidence of the catastrophe that destroyed early high culture nearly 12,000 years ago. Combining evidence from multiple scientific disciplines, Schoch makes the case that the abrupt end of the last ice age, circa 9700 BCE, was due to an agitated Sun. Solar outbursts unleashed electrical/plasma discharges upon Earth, triggering dramatic climate change as well as increased earthquake and volcanic activity, fires, high radiation levels, and massive floods. Schoch explains how these events impacted the civilizations of the time, set humanity back thousands of years, and led to six millennia of a Solar-Induced Dark Age (SIDA). Applying the SIDA framework to ancient history, he explores how many megalithic monuments, petroglyphs, indigenous traditions, and legends fall logically into place, including the underground cities of Cappadocia, the Easter Island rongorongo glyphs, and the Göbekli Tepe complex in Turkey. He also reveals that our Sun is a much more unstable star than previously believed, suggesting that history could repeat itself with a solar outburst powerful enough to devastate modern society. Weaving together a new view of the origins and antiquity of civilization and the dynamics of the planet we live on, Schoch maintains we must heed the megalithic warning of the past and collectively prepare for future events.
• Reveals evidence of advanced ancient technology, anomalous ancient maps, time travel, crystal science, ancient Armageddon, and Atlantis in the Bible • Explores the true age of the Sphinx, the Stone Age high-tech found at Gobekli Tepe, the truth of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), the Zep Tepi monuments of Egypt, the mysteries of the Gulf of Cambay, and what lies beneath the ice of Antarctica • Examines the advanced knowledge of the ancients and how the search for Atlantis and other lost worlds reflects the search for the lost soul of humanity We live within the ruins of an ancient civilization whose vast size has rendered it invisible. Remembered in myth as Atlantis, Lemuria, or other lost world archetypes, the remains of this advanced civilization have lain buried for millennia beneath the deserts and oceans of the world, leaving us many mysterious and inexplicable clues. Investigating the perennial myth of a forgotten fountainhead of civilization, J. Douglas Kenyon presents extensive physical and spiritual evidence of a lost great culture, the collective amnesia that wiped it from planetary memory, and the countless ways ancient catastrophes still haunt modern civilization. He explores evidence of advanced ancient technology, anomalous ancient maps, extraterrestrial influence, time travel, crystal science, and the true age of the Sphinx. He examines evidence of Atlantis in the Bible and ancient Armageddon, the Stone Age high-tech found at Gobekli Tepe, the truth of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), the Zep Tepi monuments of Egypt, the mysteries of the Gulf of Cambay, and what lies beneath the ice of Antarctica. He looks at extinction events, Earth’s connection with Mars, and how our DNA reveals that humanity has had enough time to evolve civilization and lose it more than once. Exploring the advanced esoteric and spiritual knowledge of the ancients, Kenyon shows that the search for Atlantis and other lost worlds reflects the search for the lost soul of humanity. Drawing upon Velikovsky’s notion of a species-wide amnesia caused by the trauma of losing an entire civilization, he reveals how the virtual ruins of a lost history are buried deep in our collective unconscious, constantly tugging at our awareness. As Kenyon reveals, by overcoming “the Great Forgetting,” humanity can find its way out of the haunted labyrinth in which we find ourselves lost today and rediscover the heights of spiritual and technological advancement of our ancient ancestors.
• Traces the course of Atlantean civilization through its three empires, as well as the colonies and outposts formed by its survivors in Egypt, Göbekli Tepe, India, Mesopotamia, the Mediterranean, and North and South America • Shows how pyramids and other megalithic monuments testify to the survival of a “Sacred Science” of Atlantean origin and how this Sacred Science provided the foundation for esoteric traditions and secret societies throughout the ages • Draws on more than 500 ancient and modern sources and the author’s own personal exploration of hundreds of archaeological sites Exploring more than 100,000 years of Earth’s history, Marco Vigato combines recent discoveries in the the fields of archaeology, geology, anthropology, and genetics with the mystery teachings of antiquity to investigate the true origins of civilization. Establishing the historical and geological reality of Atlantis stretching all the way back to 432,000 BCE, he traces the course of Atlantean civilization through its three empires, revealing how civilization rose and fell several times over this lengthy span of time. The author shows that Atlantis did not vanish “in one terrible day and night” but survived in a variety of different forms well into the historical era. He reveals how the the first Atlantean civilization lasted from 432,000 to 35,335 BCE, the second one from 21,142 to 10,961 BCE, and the third Atlantis civilization--the one celebrated by Plato--collapsed in 9600 BCE, after the Younger Dryas cataclysm. The author examines the role of Atlantean survivors in restarting civilization in different parts of the world, from Göbekli Tepe and Egypt to India, Mesopotamia, and the Americas. He personally documents their colonies and outposts around the globe, offering unique views of the colossal network of pyramids, earthen mounds, and other megalithic monuments they le behind. He shows how these monuments testify to the survival of a sacred science of Atlantean origin, and he documents the survival of the primeval Atlantean tradition through various secret societies into the modern era. Drawing on more than 500 ancient and modern sources and sharing never-before-seen photographs from his own personal exploration of hundreds of archaeological sites around the world, Vigato shows not only that Atlantis was real but that the whole world is now being called to become a New Atlantis and awaken into a new golden age.
Reveals the Pacific Ur-culture that seeded the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt, India, Mexico, and Peru • Shows how the Pan diaspora explains the similarities between Gobekli Tepe and Toltec carvings and stone towers in Japan and on Easter Island • Reveals the mother tongue of Pan hidden in shared word roots in vastly different languages, including Quechua, Sanskrit, Japanese, Greek, and Sumerian • Explains the red-haired Caucasian mummies of China, the Ainu of Japan, the presence of “white” humans in early Native American legend, and other light-skinned peoples found in Southeast Asia and the Middle East The destruction of the vast continent of Pan--also known as Lemuria or Mu--in the Pacific Ocean 24,000 years ago was the greatest catastrophe that ever befell humanity. Yet it resulted in a prehistoric Golden Age of arts and technology thanks to the Sons of Noah, who, forewarned and prepared for the disaster, escaped in 5 organized fleets. Theirs was the masterful Ur-culture that seeded China, Egypt, India, Mexico, and Peru, explaining the sudden injection of the same advanced knowledge and sophisticated arts into those widely separated lands. Examining the diaspora from the sunken continent of Pan, Susan B. Martinez finds traces of the oceanic Pan civilization in arts and technologies from canal-works, masonry, and agriculture to writing, weaving, and pottery, but most importantly in the art of navigation, the hallmark of the survivors of the catastrophe. Using archaeo-linguistic analysis, she reveals the mother tongue of Pan hidden in strikingly similar words for royalty, deities, and important places in vastly different languages, including Quechua, Maori, Sanskrit, Japanese, Chinese, Greek, and Sumerian, as well as English through the prefix “pan” which denotes “all-encompassing.” The author reveals how the Pan diaspora explains the mound builders on each continent, the presence of “white” humans in Native American legend, the red-haired mummies found in China, and the Ainu of Japan. She shares recent genetic studies that reveal Polynesian DNA in central Europeans, Mesopotamians, South Americans, and the 9000-year-old Kennewick man and shows how Pan provides the missing link. She reveals why carvings at Gobekli Tepe are similar to Toltec artistry, why stone towers in Japan and Easter Island are identical, and how the Pacific Ring of Fire was activated. Moving the Garden of Eden from the Fertile Crescent to the South Seas, Martinez strikes down the pervasive view of Atlantis as the source of ancient knowledge and exposes the original unity of mankind on the ancient Pacific continent of Pan.
Contents in this full color ebook edition: PROTOSCIENCE Free Energy...Gravity Control...Alternative Science... JERRY DECKER: STRANGE THRUSTER DEFIES KNOWN LAWS OF PHYSICS THE FORBIDDEN ARCHAEOLOGIST MICHAEL CREMO: Calico, California and the Early Man Dispute ALTERNATIVE ARCHAEOLOGY FRANK JOSEPH: Civilization from Before the Deluge? Could the World's Oldest Towers Threaten Our Cherished Historical Paradigm? ANCIENT WISDOM ROBERT M. SCHOCH, Ph.D.: On the Trail of Orphic Mysteries in Bulgaria The Secrets May Be Forgotten but Intriguing Clues Remain THE UNEXPLAINED WILLIAM B. STOECKER: The Reality of High Strangeness Just How Unexplainable Can This World Be? ALTERNATIVE HISTORY RITA LOUISE, Ph.D.: The Trouble with Timelines Questioning the Approved Schedules of Human Development UNSUNG HEROES JOHN CHAMBERS: Simone Weil - The Last Cathar? Suffering for One's Conscience Is Not a New Phenomenon ANCIENT WISDOM SUSAN B. MARTINEZ, Ph.D.: Domes of the Prophets The Oracular Beginnings of Sacred Architecture? 'Close both eyes to see with the other eye.' - Rumi SECRET GOVERNMENT STEVEN SORA: William Tell And The Templar Nation What Was the Real Origin of the Swiss Banking Empire? ALTERNATIVE ARCHAEOLOGY GREGORY LITTLE, Ed.D: Giant Predecessors in America? New Evidence of a Giant-Sized Coverup ANCIENT WISDOM FREDDY SILVA: The Lost Art of Resurrection Getting at What Ancients Really Meant HOLISTIC HEALTH Patrick Marsolek: Mystery of the Placebo Effect Does Science Have Any Idea Where Healing Comes From ASTROLOGY Julie Loar: Signs or Stars Will Real Zodiac Please Stand Up? That which is below is as that which is above, and that which is above is as that which is below, to accomplish the miracle of the One Thing. Attributed to Hermes Trismegistus ALTERNATIVE NEWS - Hearing Voices Can Be Okay, Say Shrinks - Eye Design Is Declared Optimal, After All - MYSTERY SIGNALS FROM DEEP SPACE - Dr Paul LaViolette - Shooting Down Big Bang Theory - New Evidence Puts Humans in America Long Before Clovis - 70,000-Year-Old Settlement Found in Sudan - More Ancient Geoglyphs Spotted in Peru - Wikipedia Disses Homeopathy - NDEs from Centuries Ago? - Vatican Okay with Exorcism READERS FORUM Mythical Messages - Meaning of Myths - Ralph Ellis - Pan Left - Marshall Payn - Stone Balls and Lost Technology - Larry N. Bowen - Crime in the Great Pyramid - William Sodders - Happisburg Footprints - Daniel Porter - Sirius Mysteries - Henry Kroll - Osirian Myths - Joe Richardson - Cosmic Internet - J.W. Pavlic - Errata - John B. Mudge
Contents in this full color ebook edition Jeane Manning: REPORT FROM THE FRONT Tracking the News of the Coming Energy Revolution Can Compassionate Transmutation Transform A Paradigm? Michael Cremo: THE FORBIDDEN ARCHAEOLOGIST The Mystery of Ancient Lenses and Glass Scott Creighton: MORE PYRAMID FRAUD EVIDENCE Did Howard-Vyse's Assistant Tamper with the Khufu Cartouche? Susan B. Martinez, Ph.D: THE PAN PERSPECTIVE There Is More than One Way to Look at Human Origins William B. Stoecker: THE MYSTERIOUS MEANING IN ANCIENT MYTHS Could the Stories Be Saying More than We Realized? John Chambers: MENTAL RADIO & UPTON SINCLAIR The Crusading Reformer Who Made the Case for a Non-Material Reality Cynthia Logan: GRADUATING FROM KINDERGARTEN Dr. Eben Alexander Speaks of Lessons Learned While 'Dead' Robert Schoch, Ph.D: THE TANKERING AND THE PETROGLYPHS Exploring Ancient Legacies in Norway Jeff Nisbet: SCOTLAND'S CURIOUS CARVED STONE BALLS Who made them, and why? Martin Ruggles: ANCIENT NUKES ON MARS The Evidence for a Very Strange and Dark Past Steven Sora: THE MOONS OVER MARS Quirks of Nature or Artificial? The Surprising Case for Artificial Origins of Phobos and Deimos New Takes on an Enduring Mystery Patrick Marsolek: QUANTUM TELEPORTATION Could Instant Travel Be Coming Our Way? How Long Before Scotty Can Beam Us All Up? Julie Loar: MEETING OF MONARCHS Jupiter in Leo There are two great enemies of progress, the aristocracy of royalty and the aristocracy of gold. ALTERNATIVE NEWS The Strange Power of Ancient Acoustics Einstein's Brain Was Nothing Special, Says New Study READERS FORUM Aliens-or Maybe Not - Alternative Possibilities - Andree Cuenod - Ancient Aliens...Ancient Shmaliens - David Imhotep, Ph.D. - Minds: Open and Otherwise - Greg May - Missing Evidence - Paul Williams - Shroud Theory - Ernst Brenner
In his bestselling book Shop Class as Soulcraft, Matthew B. Crawford explored the ethical and practical importance of manual competence, as expressed through mastery of our physical environment. In his brilliant follow-up, The World Beyond Your Head, Crawford investigates the challenge of mastering one's own mind. We often complain about our fractured mental lives and feel beset by outside forces that destroy our focus and disrupt our peace of mind. Any defense against this, Crawford argues, requires that we reckon with the way attention sculpts the self. Crawford investigates the intense focus of ice hockey players and short-order chefs, the quasi-autistic behavior of gambling addicts, the familiar hassles of daily life, and the deep, slow craft of building pipe organs. He shows that our current crisis of attention is only superficially the result of digital technology, and becomes more comprehensible when understood as the coming to fruition of certain assumptions at the root of Western culture that are profoundly at odds with human nature. The World Beyond Your Head makes sense of an astonishing array of common experience, from the frustrations of airport security to the rise of the hipster. With implications for the way we raise our children, the design of public spaces, and democracy itself, this is a book of urgent relevance to contemporary life.
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