Voices from Legendary Times: We Are a Bridge Between Past and Future

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About the book: What is the connection between lost civilizations, ancient cosmic catastrophes, and extraterrestrial visitations in prehistory? Voices from Legendary Times draws together compelling evidence from archaeology, astronomy, geology, myths, and ancient texts to prove that superior beings from outer space genetically engineered several human races on our planet. . Examines the flaws in the theory of evolution. . Proves that giants were an important, yet now forgotten part of our history. . Explains what really caused the destruction of highly advanced civilizations and continents like Atlantis, Lemuria, and Thule. . Reveals that our ancestors were familiar with flying machines and nuclear weapons. . Shows proof of extraterrestrial contact in the Bible. In the search for lost origins of humanity, Ellen Llyod demonstrates that races of men have inhabited Earth for millions of years, but not all of them were human. Ancient sources describe the past ages as world cycles. The mysteries of the forgotten past reveal that the humans and all living beings have not been created once, but are products of a continuous re-creation process performed and guided by alien gods. Learn why our history is more startling than we could ever imagine!

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What Part of Our World are we "Doomed to Repeat"?.......2007-09-27

We, on this planet, are repeatedly told; "He who forgets the Past, is doomed to repeat It; but, if we have already forgotten "it" "or...never even been told "it", where & how do we even start to get "clue one" about what "it"is? Legendary Times definitely gets a person off on the right foot, gets that foot in the door and that toe in the water! The ancient brought to light, & the public.

Legendary Times puts in one place; stories, facts, legends, recovered artifacts, scientific results, & first person accounts of humanity's origins. This compilation is written for the casual reader, yet still contains good clues for a researcher. If Legendary Times has a downside, it can be said to sort of "trail off towards the end" leaving one wishing for more data.

I bought a copy for a friend and find I am always going back to reference a fact.

Are there no editors at iUniverse?.......2007-09-03

There are a lot of problems with this book but the most glaring are the punctuation, sentence fragments and lack of continuity. If this book was translated from another language into English, where were the proofreaders? I've read lots of books translated from other languages that don't have these irritating mistakes.

With that said, I wonder about the research. Among her many assertions, she states that bones of giants found in CA were re-buried in order to suppress the true history of our origin. How does she know this? Though she has sources listed in the back of the book, there are no footnotes to indicate her source for such conclusions. I would think a mathematician, as the jacket states she is, would be more likely to demand proof. Her off-hand conclusions are not based on any arguments or proof that I found in her writing.

I believe there were civilizations prior to the Egyptian/Mesopotamian civilizations but this book is shallow and offers only wild speculation.

Save your money and eyesight.

Poorly written but worth the read.......2007-02-01

This book would be excellent if it were better written. My guess is that English is not the author's primary language. But beneath the annoyingly dropped words (especially "the"), incomplete and awkward sentences, and randomly placed commas is a wealth of substance. The author makes an excellent case that scholars should take cultural myths and legends more seriously, that there are important truths within the stories.
The tour of mysterious sites around the world, along with other evidence of long-lost great civilizations in our distant past, is relatively comprehensive and interesting. Yes, the "ancient astronauts" theory has for some time now been an object of merciless ridicule, but the ever growing body of anomalous evidence, in my opinion, continues to call conventional notions of human origins into question. Although this poorly written book would never suffice in an academic setting, it most certainly can serve well to introduce the reader to related theories proposed by the likes of Velikovsky, Alford, Hancock, Sitchen, and of course the controversial and giggle-factor encrusted popularizer, Erich von Daniken. If one is willing and able to push aside the ridicule, approach these theories objectively (and also tolerate annoying grammatical errors and typos) for the sake of understanding content, buy Voices, for it serves as a very good compilation of evidence proposed supporting ancient astronauts related claims.

Great book.......2006-08-10

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Voices from Legendary Times by Ellen Lloyd
I have to be honest from the start, I am not a lover of books that deal with visiting "crafts" from outer space as an answer to the mysteries of the past. Ever since reading Daniken's book I always felt that many statements and claims were made without the evidence to back them up, and yet Ellen Lloyd has done a superb job in uncovering a huge and bewildering amount of
data. This is not just a simple tale claiming that ships landed on the pyramids of Giza, no, this is a really good and clever investigation into hundreds of mysteries, from the Hopi indians to the Maya, oh yes, and a really good read.

There are the infamous authors on extraterrestrial visitation such as Sitchin and Daniken with all their flaws and there are many unsung authors such as Ellen Lloyd who deserve to have their voices heard. The simple reason being that Ellen has done more research and uncovered more enigmas than Sitchin and Daniken put together and all this in one book. From the
moment Ellen steps into the "theory of evolution" she had me hooked because I associated with her as she ripped it to shreds. And then, without blinking she moved headlong into a territory many so-called authors would fear to
tread - Atlantis. In her cleverly deduced assumption there was much more to this ancient tale than previously believed - not least of which involved much more advanced technical abilities in ancient times.

Whatever your thoughts on little green men; whether you think there's something at Area 51 or not, you will be hooked by this well-written book that far surpasses the many other ET books I have read before. This is not a "it happened to me" story, but a really serious investigation into areas academics fear to tread and for that alone Ellen deserves applause.
Philip Gardiner, 2006

Answers all the questions.......2006-06-05

As a true supporter of the ancient astronauts' theory, I find this book a great contribution to this field. For me personally, the AAS theory answers all the crucial questions regarding mankind's past. Who are we, were do we come from, who created us and why?
I hope that Ellen Lloyd will keep up her good work and continue where Däniken and Sitchin left off. I look forward to her next book.

Ian Martin,
London, UK

Chiron: Transforming Bridge Between the Inner & Outer Planets (Llewellyn's Modern Astrology Library)

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Chiron: Transforming Bridge Between the Inner & Outer Planets (Llewellyn's Modern Astrology Library)
Barbara Hand Clow
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Discover the inner secrets of Chiron, the most recently discovered planet, and see how it is interpreted in astrological charts with Chiron by Barbara Hand Clow.

Chiron is a peculiar planetoid that orbits the Sun from between Saturn and Uranus. Its discovery in 1977 was concurrent with the explosion of divination, alternative healing techniques, and a new hope for a spiritual regeneration. Chiron explores this planet's mythological background and history as well as its effect on astrology. This comprehensive book includes:

The meaning of Chiron when it appears in each house The meaning of Chiron in aspect to each planet The meaning of Chiron through each sign The mythological legacy of Chiron A Chiron ephemeris Chiron in transit Chiron as a bridge between the inner and outer planetsBased on over 700 charts from the author's personal files, Chiron is the first book to explore in depth the astrological meanings of this planet. Learn how you can incorporate Chironic wisdom in your astrological readings and your life with this groundbreaking work.

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Revolution

Heinlein was a revolutionary at heart . . .

Between Good And Great

Solar System Revolt

"Did you ever have to make up your mind?......

Between Planets
Robert A. Heinlein
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Release Date: 1984-09-12

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The message had seemed simple, yet it was more complex than Don could have imagined. He was being called from Earth to an alien world for reasons unknown -- save only that his life depended on it.

But setting out for Mars and getting there in good shape turned out to be a lot more complicated than Don ever would have guessed possible.

It was trouble enough being inexplicably hounded by Earth's secret police. But when he was hijacked by Venusian rebels, Don suddenly realized that he was trapped in the center of a war between worlds that could change the fate of the Solar System forever!

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Revolution.......2007-09-19

"Between Planets" is part of Robert A. Heinlein's fantastic run with Charles Scribners Sons primarily in the 1950's. As I have stated in other reviews these books were originally marketed as juveniles. That ended decades ago and none of them have ever been out of print.

The joke is Heinlein's editor couldn't stand him or his books. She only tolerated him because his books sold so well. But I digress....

Donald James Harvey is in boarding school in the American Southwest when he receives word from his parents. Don's parents are scientists who have traveled the solar system. Don himself is a rarity, he was born in deep space. His father was born on Earth and his mother born on Venus.

This is the future as perceived during the fifties. Both Mars and Venus have active biospheres and indigenous intelligent races. Mankind is exploring the solar system. The human colony on Venus is thriving and growing restive under the yoke of Earth's government. There is a possibility of war.

Don's parents want him out of the line of fire. They are part of the human research colony on Mars. He's pulled out of school short of graduation. However they do give him instructions to meet an old family friend. This meeting and the events prior to Don leaving Earth illustrate how decadent and repressive things are in this society.

On the way into orbit, Don befriends and gives comfort to a Venerian who goes by the human name of Sir Isaac Newton. Once they arrive at the transfer station, we find Don's parents have lousy timing. The Venus revolutionaries have declared war and taken over the station. Don manages to get transport to Venus and the revolution....

"Between Planets" is not very thick but it is a dense book. A lot goes on and you will be well entertained.

Heinlein was a revolutionary at heart . . ........2007-08-08

This is an expanded version of a story that originally appeared in Blue Book Magazine, but it still reads in a somewhat hurried way; at 190 pages, it would have benefitted from being expanded even farther. Still, it's a workmanlike juvenile about young Don Harvey, born out in space to a Terran father and a Venusian colonial mother -- who are now working on Mars in any case. He's attending school on Earth as a colonial rebellion is breaking out, finds himself an "enemy alien," and just manages to get off-world. He's also an unwitting courier for a shadowy, underground political group his parents are involved with. His adventures build as he gets caught up in events and the story is a straightforward adventure, better told than many of Heinlein's later books.

Between Good And Great.......2007-03-29

"Between Planets" is one of those novels written during Heinlein's transition from shorter fiction to novels. It was published in 1951, first as a serial titled "Planets in Conflict" in Blue Book Magazine's September and October issues (note that some sources indicate it was published in three parts, but it appears to have been just the two editions). It was then published under its current title in that same year.

The story takes place in the future, where man has colonies on Mars and Venus, and each planet has a sentient native population. On Mars this is an old and dying race which is very fragile and has great difficulty in surviving on Earth or even Venus. On Venus it is a very intelligent long-lived species which most resemble dragons from Earth's mythology. Earth's government has grown very repressive to its colonies as well as the people on Earth, and a conflict is brewing between Earth and its colony on Venus.

The protagonist is Don Harvey, a seventeen-year old boy who is the son of scientists currently working on Mars. His father is originally a citizen of Earth and his mother a Venus national. He was born in space, and is considered a citizen of both, or perhaps neither. He is attending school on Earth and has no interest in the politics of the time when his parents send him a note telling him to come to them on Mars. They also want him to see their family friend, Dr. Jefferson, before he leaves Earth.

The story follows Don through his interrogation by Earth's security forces (I.B.I.); the receiving of a package he is to give to his father, which consists of what appears to be a cheap ring; the blocking of his trip to Mars by Venus' forces and his subsequent detour to Venus; his attempt to survive on Venus while trying to find a way to either contact his parents and/or to get passage to Mars; the invasion of Venus by Earth; and his decision to join the Venus army. Along the way he meets some interesting characters and finds himself further and further into the conflict between the government of Earth and those opposed to it.

This novel is aimed at younger readers of speculative fiction, as was "Farmer in the Sky" from the previous year. However, unlike "Farmer..." this book is softer on the science fiction elements and more along the lines of a fantastic adventure, and overall it has a lighter feel to it. There are certainly some flaws to the story: one wonders why two fairly random people on Venus seem to know that the ring Don is carrying is more than it seems, and there is a rather amazing coincidence which helps bring the story together near the end, and lastly the ending itself feels rather abrupt. These problems don't have a big impact on the reader though, as Heinlein has a way of telling a story that you want to keep reading, even if there are some things which don't quite fit.

I would have liked to give "Between Planets" 3½-stars, but Amazon does not allow us that option. Since this story does not quite measure up to the 4-star and 5-star Heinlein books, I felt 3-stars would best reflect this stories place in Heinlein's bibliography.

Solar System Revolt.......2006-09-07

Don Harvey lives a wonderful life. He lives on a school ranch in New Mexico while his scientist parents are on Mars. Don's life is well-ordered until he receives a message from his parents. The message tells Don to return to Mars, and passage is already booked.

Soon Don enters a world of extended confusion as the secret police begin pursuing him, first in New Chicago, then into space and finally to Venus. Why do the secret police want Don? Don's problems occur against a turbulent background of rebellion as Venusian colonists attempt to throw off the oppressive yoke of control from earth.

Heinlein skirted disaster with this book. The book is nicely plotted and written, but has a lot of detail. Though the detail is just enough to help a reader follow the story, the detail was just short of being confusing. However, Heinlein is a master of concise writing, and his mastery shows in this novel. The detail is enough to let you know that Heinlein knew what he was doing, but small enough to let you keep track of it. The detail and the story were crammed into less than 200 pages; a remarkable feat.

This story is dated both technically and astronomically. Venus is far different from the way Heinlein describes it, as we know now. Technology has achieved far more than Heinlein's novel describes, and the war that created New Chicago never happened. However, Heinlein's wrote this story so matter-of-factly that he makes you believe the background and the story. Heinlein always impresses me by how casual his stories appear, regardless of how sophisticated the material and how bizarre the backgrounds.

"Between Planets" is a nicely written and easy to read story that will draw you in and hold you to the end. You will believe that Venusian dragons and moveovers could actually exist. You will believe that there could yet be a Don Harvey, and you will wish this novel was longer.

Enjoy!

"Did you ever have to make up your mind?.............2006-04-30

Say 'yes' to one and let the other one ride? Did you ever have to finally decide?"

BETWEEN PLANETS (1951) predates this Loving Spoonfuls hit by many years but the questions asked are very much on young Don Harvey's mind. As the book opens he is enjoying an early morning ride near his New Mexico boarding school but his ride is cut short when he is summoned back to school. His parents have sent an urgent message for him to return immediately home to Mars. Don is surprised to say the least, he was after all just weeks from graduation. His second surprise came when he realized that the talk of war between earth and her colony worlds was not just idle talk, and that due to his family situation could be considered a citizen of each side. His loyalties were called into question by his headmaster and tested when he realized that his best friend could soon be fighting on the other side.

Don considered this situation as he began his long journey home. His problems increased when he discovered that he had become a 'person of interest' to the police who were convinced that he had something they wanted badly enough to kill for. As his journey continued he found himself stranded, penniless, on Venus. All along the way Don was forced to question and requestion his own loyalties until he finally had to make up his mind.

This is a very typical RAH juvenile novel. The hero is thrust into a situation where he holds the power to change the course of history. Also typical of RAH's work of this time is a rather unrealistic idea of the conditions of Mars and Venus, a firm belief that alien races will be both advanced and benevolent, and that females take a purely supportive role. It is also, like most of RAH's work, an enjoyable and exciting read that will force the reader to re-examine their own long cherished truths.

This would be a good place for someone unfamiliar to RAH's work to begin but is a special treat for fans. Here we see Venus dragons, and fragile Martians who will return in later works. One of RAH's favorite themes, that military service separates the men from the boys is also explored.

The Mars Mystery: The Secret Connection Between Earth and the Red Planet

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The Mars Mystery
Mars: A Part of the Human saga?
Good. Not Great. Just good.
WELL-REASONED ACCOUNT OF "THE FLAYED PLANET"

The Mars Mystery: The Secret Connection Between Earth and the Red Planet
Graham Hancock
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Mars holds a special fascination for us, because it is the most Earth-like planet we've yet encountered. As we continue to explore the red planet, geological evidence mounts that long ago water flowed freely across its surface, begging the question: If there was water, was there life? Graham Hancock thinks so. In fact, Hancock, a former journalist and the author of several books, including Fingerprints of the Gods, believes that certain formations on the Martian surface are the remnants of an ancient civilization--one strikingly similar to ancient Egypt--that was destroyed by a cataclysmic deep impact. Further, Hancock claims that NASA's reluctance to give credence to "The Face," "The Pyramids," and other things people see in images of the Martian surface is evidence that the U.S. space agency is motivated by cold war paranoia and mistrust. Hancock seems to be more fair-minded than many NASA critics, stating that, "what we see is a mindset, here, not a conspiracy." And indeed, one is hard-pressed to imagine why NASA isn't agreeing wholeheartedly with Hancock, since his ultimate point is that we should be paying more attention to our planetary neighbors and the skies above, lest we suffer the same fate as the Martians. Hancock raises many intriguing questions in this synthesis of unorthodox Mars theory, but those looking for applications of Ockham's razor had best search elsewhere--Hancock's theories require a leap of faith as surely as NASA's do. --Therese Littleton

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An asteroid transformed Mars from a lush planet with rivers and oceans into a bleak and icy hell. Is Earth condemned to the same fate, or can we protect ourselves and our planet from extinction?

In his most riveting and revealing book yet, Graham Hancock examines the evidence that the barren Red Planet was once home to a lush environment of flowing rivers, lakes, and oceans. Could Mars have sustained life and civilization?

Megaliths found on the parched shores of Cydonia, a former Martian ocean, mirror the geometrical conventions of the pyramids at Egypt's Giza necropolis. Especially startling is a Sphinx-like structure depicting a face with distinguishable diadem, teeth, mouth and an Egyptian-style headdress. Might there be a connection between the structures of Egypt and those of Mars? Why does NASA continue to dismiss these remarkable anomalies as "a trick of light"? Hancock points to the intriguing possibility that ancient Martian civilization is communicating with us through the remarkable structures it left behind.

In exploring the possible traces left by the Martian civilization and the cosmic cataclysm that may have ended it, The Mars Mystery is both an illumination of our ancient past and a warning--that we still have time to heed--about our ultimate fate.

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surprisingly enlightening!.......2007-05-20

You could read the title as "A warning from history that could save life on earth" or you could read the book and justify that it should have read "A rambling from conspirators that could ignite paranoia on earth."

Joke beside, this was actually very enlightening. I just thought it's be some crackpot ideas about Mars. I was 95% sold on the idea when they got into the mathmatics, which match those of ancient earth monuments. Reading that part alone sent me into shivers with a wide-eyed gaze. The second part which grabbed me was the section on camets and astroids. The truth is straight told and this alone will leave you wide-eyed. Getting into the speculation will just send your eyes drooping from their sockets.

So, the mathmatics and the comets were the best parts of the book. The rest was just filler - getting from one point to another.

The Mars Mystery.......2007-03-09

This book is right on the subject for me. Could this be true???? I think so

Mars: A Part of the Human saga?.......2006-04-13

This is among the earlier of Graham Hancock's remarkable series of books on unknown Human History. It concerns a possible connection in the ancient human past between Earth and Mars, which the writer postulates hosted a Human civilisation before it got destroyed in a cataclysm caused by a cometary or asteriod impact. Either there was a sister civilisation on Earth, or the remnants from the Martian one escaped and came here to start afresh, and thus Ancient Egypt was where they "unloaded" their legacy. He dated Ancient Egypt's legacy as belonging far back in the hidden mists of millenia untold, linking it to this Martian civilisation, instead of its "official" starting date of circa 3100 BCE. The "story" therefore is remarkable and astounding. But Hancock, in this book, also deliberately deconstructs his previous, equally remarkable and plausible ice-age theory for the destruction of such an ancient technological global, antediluvian civilisation for which he cites the theories of Charles Hapgood and others, and for which overwhelming evidence otherwise exists, transcending interdisciplinary boundaries. This theory was based on the Earth's cyclical axial precession as well as the related possibility of its crust shifting catastrophically, and was at the core of his "debut" book, "Fingerprints of the Gods". His new asteroid-impact theory is as equally as forceful as the axis-shift one he replaces, and such abrupt changes of view could cause doubt in the minds of his readers, even those with superior intellects and education who could reconcile both these aspects of view. He does touch upon this disparity of his on P.254 of the book, but cursorily and briefly.
He treats the example of the present day scarred and desolate planet Mars as a warning for what could happen to our present "high" civilisation now populating Earth. Elsewhere, he also speculates on a conspiracy by the powers-that-be to conceal what happened to Mars - and therefore Mankind's actual history - so as to be able to control their societies, which might otherwise become restive and panick stricken in the face of such knowledge and eventualities. After all, the elites are mature and powerful enough to be able to contemplate awful disasters coolly and in the face - which an ordinary Tom, Dick and Harry can't otherwise even think of, let alone bear! In the last chapter of this book titled "Dark Star", he writes mournfully to the effect that just as humanity seems to be lifting itself to superior levels of cultural, technological and spiritual expression, along comes a global cataclysm forcing them back to square one: to begin as mountain shepherds and hunters all over again, carrying with them the tales of lost Golden Ages of science and culture. This forces him to contemplate mournfully, along Gnostic lines, as to whether God is indeed all-good and love as the "classic" scriptures would have one believe - or whether "He" is a Duality: Evil as well as Good. He then supplies the answers, and so do his other excellent books which I recommend to Amazon readers, "The Lords of Poverty" and "Journey Through Pakistan". The influence of devilish forces aside, it seems we ourselves become The Devil when our lofty achievements get overtaken and harnessed to base desires and consumeristic greed, leading inevitably to some kind of disaster... That is evident right now, in this most critical time recorded Human history has ever known.

Good. Not Great. Just good........2005-09-23

I enjoyed this book. I had some problems with some of the odd logic he used in some areas, but I'd still favor this book as a good read. His "Sign and the Seal" book was far better.

WELL-REASONED ACCOUNT OF "THE FLAYED PLANET".......2005-08-29

This may be the most speculative of all Hancock's books, but he gives you plenty to think about. I wondered if this book would just be another rehashing of Richard Hoagland's ideas about the artificiality of the "monuments" of the Cydonia region of Mars, but instead it's pure Graham Hancock. He connects some dots from his previous books, looking again at the significance of the layout of the Giza plateau in Egypt as well as Teotihaucan in Mexico and speculating about whether the ancients have left us a message. It's a dire warning that our planet may be in for a pounding by explosive projectiles from space - the same dangerous objects that may have destroyed the planet Mars.

Hancock provides plenty of background on the swarm of comets and asteroids that are on Earth-crossing orbits and how they got there. It seems as our galaxy makes its great circle over millions of years it periodically encounters the galactic arm which is full of debris. Some of this debris remains with our solar system, but on unstable orbits. Comets, it turns out, can begin as huge objects many miles across. They generally break up at some point into smaller more numerous objects and work their way from the far end of our solar system to closer to the sun - and, of course, passing by Earth. And yes, comets CAN hit planets as we learned with the explosive impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 on the planet Jupiter in 1994. One of the impact craters it left is larger than Earth!

Hancock explores the photos we have of Mars that show it must have had liquid water in its past. He gives us a complete summary of the structures found at Cydonia, including the famous face. Despite NASA's release of a picture that made the face look like a bunch of random scratches, the speculation of artificiality is very much alive. NASA was deceptive in releasing a "raw" photo, something they normally do not do. It is obvious they wanted to put an end to the public's fascination with the face. Even cleaned up, the photo shows an irregular structure that only looks a bit like a face. But the whole concept of Cydonia as a place with constructed monuments never rested solely on the face. There is the matter of the geometry of the area, which seems to have encoded a lot of the same numbers as the pyramids of Giza and other ancient Earth monuments.

In true Hancock fashion, the author provides us with penty of food for thought. He carefully labels his ideas as speculation, not fact, but he conjectures that the damage to Mars could have been recent, not millions of years ago, and it could have coincided with the great flood stories of Earth and an apparent disaster or series of disasters in the time frame of 9000 to 12,000 years ago. These may have involved a scattering of comets and other space objects that are still a danger to Earth; that previous cycles of these swarms from space wiped out the dinosaurs and caused other mass extinctions on Earth.

Hancock goes on to speculate that disasters on earth may not be purely geological events, but may have to do with man's treatment of his fellow man and his respect (or lack of it) for his world. He laments that the nations of Earth are doing almost nothing to search the solar system for the danger that may be awaiting our home. Is it just hubris that makes up think we are the culmination of all previous generations of humankind? Or are we dead wrong, and is human civilization destined to experience cycles of destruction? Will our Mother Earth become a dead place like Mars? As always, Graham Hancock provides entertaining reading whether you buy into it or not.

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Flawed but entertaining...
Strange, clever, witty, and cool
So good it is unbelievable
A Victorian Style Sci Fi Book

Woman Between the Worlds
F. Gwynplaine Macintyre
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Release Date: 1994-01-01

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A female shape-changer, pursued by invisible aliens, escapes to Victorian London. . . where she is aided by Aleister Crowley and the disciples of the Golden Dawn.

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Flawed but entertaining..........2005-07-23

This book is based upon a wonderful premise, but is ultimately spoiled by the author's inaccurate characterizations.

While I agree that it *is* tempting to place historical characters in fictional setting, the author needs to do more homework on the characters themselves, particularly the timelines of their lives in the context of the stories therein.

This pertains particularly to the members of the Order of the Golden Dawn who appear as characters in this book, Crowley in particular. While I enjoyed the author's characterization of Aleister Crowley in this novel, the Crowley he describes is one at least a decade older than the 1898-1899 Victorian setting of the novel, and some of the incidents, mottos and names recounted by the Crowley character didn't take place for 15-20 years after the novel's setting. As a student of Magick for more than a quarter-century, I must take exception with these incongruities, for they ultimately ruined for me the otherwise exquisite storytelling experience presented by Mr. McIntyre herein.

Mr. Crowley has been much better fictionalized elsewhere (not least by some few of his biographers, unfortunately). The other members of the Golden Dawn do not figure as heavily in the book's plot, and are less characterized, and therefore are not as obviously temporally incongruent, but they too seem to have temporal character inconsistancies. Too bad, they flaw what would have otherwise have been one of the best Historical Fiction/Horror/Fantasy novels I've read since Mark Frost's "The List of Seven".

Strange, clever, witty, and cool.......2005-05-14

It is London in the late 1800's when an invisible woman enters the tattoo parlor of the main character (who for some reason or another remains nameless).
This invisible woman calls herself Vanessa, and what she wants is a full body tattoo so that her woman form can be made visible. But is she really what she seems?

Vanessa is really a compassionate, shape shifting alien who has managed to get through a porthole in time and jump from her planet to planet earth. Her planet has been taken over by one who calls himself The DREADFUL EYE and now she is a wanted alien. Taking on the form of a human woman on Earth she wants the tattoo artist to render her form visible to human eyes so that she becomes almost invisible to alien eyes.

But tattooing Vanessa is not going to be an easy task, not while there is continuous battle to be done with the groups of invisible men who arrive on earth to bring her back.

Despite his intentions the main character finds himself falling in love while on the run with the alien woman he tattoos, and when she is captured he finds his way to her planet to get her back, and to do battle with The Dreadful Eye who has his sights on conquering planet Earth next.

With the help of Aleister Crowley, Sir William Crookes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Bernard Shaw, William Butler Yeats and others, the main character just might succeed. Set against the a backdrop of Victorian England and an alien planet, it's a fight to the finish for Vanessa...and for Earth.

I really enjoyed this book, it is definitely Science Fiction but the author has a lot of real places woven into the story, places in London England. MacIntyre's writing is smooth and perhaps the biggest surprise was that this book is pretty funny in some places. It's suspense and Sci-Fi mixed with a good dose of bitingly funny English humor. I highly recommend it.

So good it is unbelievable.......2004-05-20

This is a science fiction story set in Victoria England. It involves evil, another dimension, and a love story. A tale of bravery and tragedy, incredibly original and true to the period. ****Warning Spoiler **** The ending is one of the few tragic ones in science fiction.

A Victorian Style Sci Fi Book.......2000-05-14

This book begins diary style by our unknown tatooist author. It quickly goes beyond H-G-Wells sci fi into another dimension.

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Once past the excessive ranting about Carl Sagan in The Monkey and the Tetrahedron, the reader will find a crackerjack compendium of proven, but generally ignored, scientific findings and some compelling theories that tie them all together. While David Jinks's master's degree is in business rather than physics, he compiles information and documents his contentions with the fury of an accountant searching for misappropriated funds. Be glad he's not an auditor for the IRS.

Fans of conspiracy theory will revel in the author's brutally blunt questions and hyper-logical deductions concerning transparent distortions supposedly perpetrated by the federal government and allied organizations: Did the 1993 Mars Observer mission really get lost? Does cold fusion overthrow the First Law of Thermodynamics (and corporate interests) by creating more energy than it consumes? Could crop circles be related to the Earth's weakening magnetic field instead of pranksters? Why do highly respected American astronauts believe in UFOs? Read The Monkey and The Tetrahedron and consider the ramifications of these and other important questions. --P. Randall Cohan

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The Monkey and The Tetrahedron is a comprehensive synthesis of the evidence supporting:

* the existence of extraterrestrial artifacts
* the reality of the "excess energy" phenomenon
* the presence of unusual electromagnetic effects in grain affected by
"crop circle" formations
* the existence of Unidentified Flying Objects as a non-trivial
phenomenon
* a connection between the human race and an ancient, now "lost" body
of knowledge

The Monkey and the Tetrahedron suggests a common thread that may tie these seemingly disparate subjects together, grounding them firmly in the testable scientific realm. With nearly 700 citations and dozens of links to the most reliable, up-to-date internet sources, The Monkey and the Tetrahedron is a virtual encyclopedia of controversial science. Written in non-technical language, The Monkey and the Tetrahedron is 476 pages long and contains 77 illustrations, including official NASA images suggesting that all is not as it seems in the solar system!

The Monkey and the Tetrahedron is for anyone curious about life's Big Questions: How did we get here? Who are we? What is our purpose? and Where are we going? It is for anyone interested in the real scientific evidence supporting the search for life in the universe, the existence of virtually unlimited energy sources, and the possibility of a vastly expanded history and purpose for humanity...it is for those interested in changing the world and the way humans view themselves in the universe.

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Monkey&Tetrahedon.......2004-09-20

WOW! With over 30 years of investigation and research, I have never read such a compendium of intelligence about where we are, where we "might" have come from. What a compelling condemnation of our perception(s) of "mainstream" science and why we're so mislead about our humanity, our origins and where we're heading as a species. Superbly and successfully ties in the Face on Mars, Sacred Geometry, UFO's, Hyperdimensional Physics, Cold-Fusion (unlimited free energy) and the deliberate suppression by our media and government(s), globally to cover up the truth.
All conclusions are supported by facts. This is not an opinionated blurb either. The author backs up his subject(s) with established facts and writes in laymans' terms. For a refreshing look at why corporations and tenured scientist(s) deliberately debunk any anamolus subject that either doesn't fit their narrow view-field, or would lead them to lose their "control" of what we THINK we know, then this is the book for you. Although I might add here that this book would be standard reading in ALL our high schools across this nation if it were up to me. Absolute MUST read!!!! Read and learn for yourselves - don't rely on TV and newspapers to mold your perceptions - there's more out there that's never reported through "normal" media outlets. Try this book for a GREAT adventure and an eye opening experience. I guarantee you won't "view" your world with the same eyes ever again!

--= Scott =--

Awesome!.......2003-09-26

This book is a compilation of alternative histories and information on everything from cold fusion/nhe to evidence of prior life on mars. The author ties together the works of just about every alternative researcher on the planet. The underlying theme is one of hyperdimensional theory. Well documented and chock full of so much information it'll make your head spin. My only gripe is that Jinks beat me to the punch as I've wanted to put together a book of this nature. HeHe. I put off buying this book for 2 years and now wish I had gotten it sooner. I'd give it more stars but alas 5 must suffice.

Tetrahedral connections.......2001-11-22

I have reviewed a dozen or more books of science in this forum, many of which I considered to be outstanding in clarity, scope, and profundity, but I have remained stingy on granting the highest of exaltations on these works until now. "The Monkey and the Tetrahedron" by David M. Jinks, warrants my very first 5 star rating.
In this momentous work Jinks delves into topics ranging from the enigmatic monuments of Mars, the UFO phenomenon, cold fusion, archeology, biology, and even a science I had never heard called "Archeocrptology", and weaves these topics together into a tightly knit scheme. Attempting to synethesize what Jinks has achieved in this work would only be an injustice. There are enough unturned stones here that it might entice the reader into pursuing his/her own investigations and scientific experimentations. It did me! What more can we ask of a book than to have it compel us to pick up the torch of scientific inquiry.

Review by D.K.>>> Author of: "Quantum Reality: A New Philosophical Perspective."

Add it to your bookshelf........2001-08-20

I must say that I passed over this book many times. I finally broke down and bought it and I have been amazed ever since. This book brought together so many things I had been researching and finally gave them some sense. I recommend this book for all of you who think there is more to life than the facts and the history we have been given. You may not buy all the things the author says, but file them away for safekeeping, you may yet believe.

THE MONKEYS ARE COMING.......2001-08-01

THIS BOOK TELLS OF THE VERY REAL THREAT TO THE HUMAN RACE FROM MONKEYS. IT PROVES THAT THERE WAS ONCE AN ADVANCED RACE OF MONKEYS ON MARS AND THAT THE FAMOUS FACE IS IN FACT THE FACE OF A MONKEY. THE MONKEYS ARE NOW ON THIS PLANET AND ARE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OVER. THE BOOK STATES THAT THERE IS A CONSPIRACY BETWEEN WORLD GOVERMENTS AND THE MONKEYS. THE ONLY HOPE THE HUMAN RACE HAS IS TO READ THIS BOOK AND PASS IT ON TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS. THE MONKEYS MUST BE STOPPED BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, THE MONKEYS ARE COMING.

Comparative Energy and Cost Analysis Between Conventional HVAC Systems and Geothermal Heat Pump Systems

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This is a AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A797004. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: To sustain the United States current affluence and strength, the U.S. Government has encouraged energy conservation through executive orders, federal and local laws, and consumer education. A substantial reduction in U.S. energy consumption could be realized by using geothermal heat pumps to heat and cool buildings throughout the U.S., though initial installation cost are a deterrent. This thesis uses Monte Carlo simulation to predict energy consumption, life cycle cost and payback period for the vertical closed-loop ground source heat pump (GSHP) relative to conventional heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems: air-source heat pumps (ASHP), air-cooled air conditioning with either natural gas, fuel oil, or liquid petroleum gas furnaces, or with electrical resistance heating. The Monte Carlo simulation is performed for a standard commercial office building within each of the 48 continental states. Regardless of the conventional HVAC system chosen, the simulation shows that for each state the GSHP has the highest probability of using less energy and having a lower operating and life cycle cost than conventional HVAC systems; however, initial installation cost are typically twice that of conventional HVAC systems and payback periods vary greatly depending on site conditions. The average 50th percentile GSHP payback period in the U.S. was 7.5 years compared against the ASHP and 9.2 years compared against the air-cooled air conditioning with natural gas furnace.

CHIRON: RAINBOW BRIDGE BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER PLANETS

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Ecological Psychology: Healing the Split Between Planet and Self

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Undeveloped, Poorly Written, Unsuited To the Intellectual Rigors of Typical College Coursework
Beautiful book--introductory and deep.

Ecological Psychology: Healing the Split Between Planet and Self
Deborah Du Nann Winter
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Undeveloped, Poorly Written, Unsuited To the Intellectual Rigors of Typical College Coursework.......2005-09-23

Winter does a great disservice to students by foisting this book upon them. This was required reading for an independent study course in ecological psychology.

Unfortunately Winter does not exercie a critical, well reasoned perspective toward the material. She attempts to reconcile a progressive, ecological perspective with the major schools and movements of psychological theory. At times this seems like a harmonious, innovative approach but most of the time it seems forced, disjointed and illogical. For instance, Winter plainly admits that there is little intellectual common ground one can find to connect Freud's ideas to ecological concepts, yet she tries to do so any way, stretching her ideas until they seem absurd to all but the most pie-eyed first year college student.

Additionlly the author does not display any familiarity with the wider context or implications of her conclusions. She romanticizes the life of hunter gatherers (who she refers to as "traditional cultures") lavishing praise on their traditions of honoring the earth but she misses the obvious opportunity to provide context for these traditions by explainaing their overrall relevence to a life not simply walking around in a hippie trance "honoring" everything, but a life of scarce food, uncertainty and hardships as well as joy. Winter seems blissfully unaware that environmental ethics don't just arise from the ether but come into being as a result of cultural necessity.

Instead of at least introducing students to this sort of complexity, Winter resorts to lazy contradictions. A few paragraphs after heaping praise on "traditional cultures" she suddenly back pedals and offers a bizarre disclaimer stating that she's not trying to disparage modern civillization and that people of "traditional cultures" are poor, lead short, unsanitary lives and don't get to go to college basically a minor variation on the racist (although I am NOT accusing Winter of racism) anthropological cliche that "man" lead a life that was "nasty, brutish and short" in his uncivillized days. However it is articulated, it is a preposterous notion that barely conceals the ethnocentrism behind it. It patently assumes that modern civillization is superior. Hunter gatherers would had different concepts of poverty, sanitation and education (if at all).

Furthermore, Winter makes a fundamental mistake made by many psychologists by the use of vastly oversimplying the diversity of human cultures. Instead of using accepted anthropological nomenclature to describe people based on nation, tribe, band, political organization or even (as I did, in my use of the term hunter gatherer) subsistance she simply lumps all non-white people together as "traditional cultures." While the term itself is not offensive, it is too impotent for the task of intelligently describing differences between cultures or making comparisons. Hind sight is twenty twenty but Winter could have clearly benefitted from at least superficially consulting with her colleagues from other professions in the writing of this book, especially since the subject "ecological psychology" is itself an interdisciplinary perspective. The fact that the author does not display even the most rudimentary understanding of basic anthropological concepts is a serious blow to her credibility and makes her contradictory pontifications about "traditional cultures" ring hollow.

Along the sames lines above, even if Winter was dissatisfied with an anthropological approach she still should have sought the perspectives of real Indian people from any of their cultures. This author certainly ignores Indian perspectives to the same extent as her colleagues. If close similarities between environmental philosophy of some native Americans and ecological psychology is barely noted, then overtly crediting Indian cultures for their original ideas and intellectual property becomes impossible.

Overall, I believe the scholarship displayed in this book is far beneath the level of average highschool students, let alone students of upper division college coursework. Instead of presenting issues, concepts, ideas or theories to students and then encouraging critical thinking by prompting students with intelligent, open ended questions about complex issues, the author simply presents her own pronouncements on these matters. Instead of attempting a thoughtfully critical analysis, Winter follows a pattern of discussing each psychological theory by offering restrained criticism, and then backtracking with positive comments. The author's approach makes it clear that her purpose rests with trying not to offend adherents of any of the theories she discusses as opposed to presenting robust analysis that questions the core claims of each theory. Instead, Winter takes the assumptions of each theory or psychological movement for granted out of what I am forced to infer is some misguided notion of "respect." This book clearly assumes that intellectual endeavors that do not terminate in mindless, unexamined consensus are too negative or unfair.

A more collegiate attitude toward "open mindedness" entails listening to other perspectives but it also means questioning them intelligently, respectfully and rigorously--other perspects that is, as well as our own. In this task, the most basic task charged to any liberal arts college level curricula no matter what department or discipline, this book fails utterly and completely. As such, it is an inferior teaching suppliment and a waste of students' time and capabilities when other, better materials must surely exist to offer college students the challenges and opportunities for learning and thinking they deserve.

Beautiful book--introductory and deep........1999-02-01

It's been about three years since I read this book for a class in Environmental psychology, so I can only offer an impression right now: it is a sensitively written introduction to psychology from an ecological point of view, stretching from the usual beginnings to modern transpersonal psychology and deep ecology, cumulating in an original hypothesis. The writing is extremely lucid and beautiful, almost poetic at times. It stands as my favorite textbook of all, required reading for the lucky and a lucky find for the leisurely.

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Manufacturer: Scribners 1951, K Printing 1967
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