false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170420799m/53327.jpg 53327 5 It <I>could</I> be true! That's the enthusiasm that author and scholar-mystic Graham Hancock counts on--in himself and in his readers--as he lays down his theories of an ancient (Atlantean, perhaps?) civilization that disseminated a sophisticated religion of ground-sky dualism and a "science" of immortality. Hancock's previous work, including the popular and controversial <I>Fingerprints of the Gods</I>, has drawn criticism for its leaps of faith and allegedly pseudoscientific conclusions, but <I>Heaven's Mirror</I> proves at least a little more substantial. His chief thesis is that numerous ancient sites and monuments--the pyramids of Mexico and Egypt, the ruins of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, the monuments of Yonaguni in the Pacific, and the megaliths of Peru and Bolivia--are situated in such a way, geodetically, that they point towards some separate and uniform influence, some lost civilization or "invisible college" of astronomer-priests. And that civilization, as evidenced in the mathematics and architecture of the sites, points towards some <I>gnosis</I>, or body of knowledge, that would allow humanity to transcend the trap of mortality, a worldview in which the knowledge-giving serpent of Eden is not a villain but a hero.<p> Whatever you think of Hancock's ideas and theoretical musings in archaeo-astronomy, <I>Heaven's Mirror</I> is a gorgeous book, thanks to the photography of Santha Faiia. Lush, evocative photos of the monoliths on Easter Island and temples deep in the Cambodian jungle are enough to set the mind to introspective wandering--maybe, just maybe, Hancock's got it right after all. <I>--Paul Hughes</I> 1043761 1998 Heaven's Mirror: Quest for the Lost Civilization total:71|5:18|4:34|3:15|2:4| 71 279 101 2 3 2 false false Tue Mar 10 13:20:58 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 13:21:42 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Nov 02 10:30:11 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 10:31:29 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 23:43:13 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 23:43:27 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 17:18:23 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 17:18:23 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Oct 06 08:30:54 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 08:30:54 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Sep 15 16:08:21 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 16:08:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 24 10:49:52 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 10:49:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 17 10:21:46 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 10:21:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 17 10:20:52 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 10:20:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 27 17:56:35 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 17:56:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jul 22 12:44:59 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 12:45:09 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jul 16 15:27:40 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 15:27:40 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Tue Jun 30 05:45:42 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 05:45:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue May 19 06:04:04 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 06:04:04 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Apr 26 03:14:08 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 03:14:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 25 14:14:47 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 14:14:47 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Apr 19 12:55:28 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 12:55:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Sun Apr 19 08:40:35 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 08:40:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Apr 02 22:49:07 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 22:49:07 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 29 08:19:12 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 08:19:12 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=53327