The Secret History of the World and How to Get Out Alive by Laura Knight-Jadczyk (1-Sep-2008) Paperback

The Secret History of the World #1

by Laura Knight-Jadczyk

Excellent Book

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Conspiracy Theories, Alternate History, Psychology

Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Angela Mortimer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Strange book this, but as it practically leapt into my arms on a visit to mysterious Glastonbury, I decided, although it weighed a ton, I'd bring it home on the plane. Most disturbing book I've ever read. Oh it was scholarly in many ways I agreed with much said when we talked history, but crazy too, the more I read it the more I was seduced and yet some part of me managed to hold onto my well-developed common sense and after few weeks the fear of the truly dreadful unknown faded from my mind. Of course it did explain perfectly why half the human race were soulless, evil creatures and we all are fascinated by that idea why do some behave as if demons have their souls in thrall. I did some research on the author and my misgivings multiplied. For all that it was fascinating and I read it again, and again it wove a spell in my mind..luckily the spell faded and I kept that common sense. Only read this if you are very brave and have a fully developed mind of your own, preferably a brain with a science bent, then you will be safe. If you are easily seduced run.

[Hyrum · Rating 4 out of 5]

I highly recommend this to anyone who has an interest in history. I only give it four stars because in my opinion, the author takes a long time to get to the point.

This is a difficult read, but from what i have not skipped, it is awesome. It's not the type of book I can just read and understand everything. I have had to reread many things over a few time before I understood.

The main premise is that to acquire great knowledge, it is necessary to pick out the gems from the artificial ones, but the artificial ones greatly outnumber the real things. How does one put together a jigsaw puzzle when there are thousands of wrong pieces, deliberately placed in the pile.

[H · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the most deplorable literary techniques authors use is to tease an issue that will be fully explored in a later volume. In an attempt to ensure readers for a follow-up, the author only alienates those who are attempting to enjoy the present work as its own merits. While it is well researched, LKJ leads her readers through a labyrinth that doesn’t really have a satisfactory conclusion. But that’s probably the point. Humanity’s story is still being played out, the climax of which has yet to be written.

Not all parts of this work resonated with me, but it does stimulate new/different thought/ideas which should always be the point of works like this. If you view your world differently and change how you operate within it, then the creator’s job is well done.

[Craig Bryson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a grand tour that cuts through the shit and points the searcher in many useful directions.
I rarely come across 'new knowledge', but Ms. Knight-Jadczyk has rare insight into everything from bible history, the fourth way, monolithic vs. pyramidal cultures, the 'holy grail' and alchemy, DNA and more more more.
I will be digesting this one for some time.

[Y · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had a real tough time with this one. There was a lot of interesting facts and connections made, along with some more speculative information tenuously connected. The book is also very long, covers a lot of ground, and it is easy to forget what the overall message is. The author (LKJ) also refers to her other books (which I haven’t read) and much of her conclusions are based on her channeling with entities that call themselves the Cassiopeians (which later says is herself from the future). I am very skeptical of channeling and don’t trust it, and she would often use the channeled material as links between ideas she had.

The book overall covers covers a big range of topics:

-the Old Testament was written much later than asserted
-human civilization is a cycle of cataclysm and rebuilding
-lots of figures in history/mythology are the same person (Perseus=Percival=King David=Indra=Jason…)
-the holy grail and philosopher’s stone are the same thing are about a state on consciousness
-humanity is being influenced by hyper dimensional beings both good and bad

She writes a lot about Mouravieff, Gurdjieff, Fulcanelli (who she identifies as Jules Violle) and others, as alchemy is a psychological/spiritual transformation of consciousness and Mouravieff and Gurdjieff talked about consciousness transformation. She also theorizes that Gurdjieff may have known the truth that monotheism is a lie and hyper dimensional beings are real.

The ending is pretty cryptic, but I think she is implying she is the messiah? She equates Cassiopeia with herself in the future. She then says Leonardo Da Vinci, Fulcanelli, and other esoteric figures encoded hidden references to the constellation of Cassiopeia, which she asserts meant they were somehow connected. She also says Fulcanneli was seen in the form of a little girl, which I think she is implying was somehow her. She also speculates he wrote about the cross of Hendaye as word play to refer to one of LKJ’s other books.

If my summary is confusing it’s because I am confused. I have read much of the books she relies on but she moves faster than I could keep up.

[Little Miss Esoteric]

This is channelled material, and as such, like all information sourced in such a dubious way, I give it zero credit.

“I find that most channeled discourses possess the spiritual and philosophical sophistication of a Dick-and-Jane book.”
― D. Scott Rogo

http://thecasswiki.net/index.php?titl...

[Zakaria Bziker · Rating 4 out of 5]

I literally had to skip some pages because I did not know what they were about. The book necessitates a solid background which I still don't have. I am thinking of rereading it in the distant future. The book in general is a good insight.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is hard to rate 🥲

It is so dense and it sometimes feels like she jumps from one topic to the next without summarising or coming to a conclusion in the chapter, that I basically read 30 other books in procrastination and took a year to finish this 🙃

That being said, I also didn’t fully stop, because it has a lot of interesting ideas I didn’t learn at school. I don’t know how she researched cromagnon man, DNA, neurobiology, not just Greek but also Asian and middle eastern mythology, astronomy, religious artifacts and texts, etymology, ancient cataclysms, European settler histories, all between 1995-2005? And at 45 years old? It’s pretty impressive

It’s definitely not for everyone, especially if you scoff at hyper dimensional stuff.

Maybe it’s 3.7 stars. She needs to edit it