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Lost Secrets of the Gods: The Latest Evidence and Revelations On Ancient Astronauts, Precursor Cultures, and Secret Societies
Are there 10,000-year-old secret societies that still exist today? Was there a race of giants that once inhabited the Americas? Did ancient Egypt and ancient China have heretofore undiscovered ties? This book delves into these ancient mysteries and many more in articles by some of the world's most intrepid and knowledgeable researchers.
256 pages, Paperback
First published July 21, 2014
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Michael Pye
69 books66 followersMichael Pye (b. 1946) is a writer who reported on business for The Sunday Times of London in the 1960s and 1970s. He has also authored many books, two of which are about the entertainment industry: The Movie Brats: How the Film Generation Took Over Hollywood (with Lynda Myles, 1979), and Moguls: Inside the Business of Show Business (1980).
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August 18, 2021
Excellent Introductory Essays
First, note that Jim Marrs did not write this book by himself. Not to take anything away from Mr. Marrs (god forbid!), his essay was one of 11 that the editors, Michael Pye and Kirsten Dalley edited/curated, and of course, loving Marrs’s work as I do, I obviously thought his essay was one of the best.
However, the essays of several other quite prominent authors – such as Frank Joseph, Robert Schoch, PhD, Nick Redfern, Laird Scranton and Paul von Ward – were also included, as well as other authors of whom I am not as familiar.
In my opinion the best were:
* Jim Marrs – Unholy Alliance: Ancient Astronauts and the New Financial World Order
* Frank Joseph – Plato’s Atlantis: Fact or Fiction?
* Robert Schock, PhD – Secret Societies 10,000 BCE
An Honorable Mention should go to:
* Micah Hanks – To the West the Largest: Giants in Native American Myth & Folklore
Although I knew quite a bit of what Mr. Hanks explicates in his essay, I didn’t know everything. It’s always a good day when I can come away having learned something! :-)
The most confusing essay (again, in my opinion) belongs to:
* Ardy Sixkiller Clarke – The Ancient Astronaut Theory: An Indigenous Perspective
First, I’d just like to say that Ms. Clarke provides a voluminous amount of information in this fairly ‘short’ essay on the Star People beliefs of the various and disparate Indigenous Peoples who have inherited the Star People lore from their ancestors. I’ve studied much of this information elsewhere, but there was some information of which I was not aware. This input is greatly appreciated.
However, ultimately, I had a difficult time understanding just what Ms. Clarke was trying to say regarding what she/the Indigenous People believe/d regarding the Star People. What I came away with was that she was outraged at Erich von Däniken for essentially implying that Extraterrestrials/Ancient Aliens built the Giza Pyramid and various other edifices in Egypt, Central and South America and Asia and that Indigenous Peoples aren’t smart enough to be behind the construction of such edifices.
Yet, based on what I have read from these individuals such as Däniken, this is not what was said, nor implied at all. Or at least, it didn’t seem so to me.
Further, I’d just like to remind those who believe this of at least three points:
* Atlantis
*the Nazca Lines
* Indigenous American Robert Morning Sky’s account of his grandfather’s experiences with the Star People as well as what was passed down by their Ancestors.
As with the ‘argument’ that the seeming fact that Egypt (for instance) popped into existence as a fully highly technological city amidst a group of essentially nomadic peoples, it seems impossible, based on their collective knowledge even as early as the Zep Tepi, circa 36,420 BC, that the Indigenous Egyptians could have been responsible for the construction of the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx and the primary structures of the Egyptian Dynasty.
So where did the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx come from?
Ok, so even though mainstream academia in general, as well as, specifically mainstream archaeology, history and other disciplines refuse to even consider the possibility that an ancient civilization – before Egypt and Sumeria, et al – actually existed, we’re still left with this dilemma of just who built the pyramids, the Sphinx and other structures.
So, what about the anathemic ‘A’ word, Atlantis? And whether Atlantis is a viable consideration for you, I would like to recommend Frank Joseph’s THE DESTRUCTION OF ATLANTIS for quite a bit of validating information that shows that it more than likely DID exist. (Although, truthfully, many others such as Graham Hancock, Rand and Rose Flem-Ath, Charles Hapgood, Barbara Hand Clow and others can add to this discussion, and have done so, well before Joseph.)
If Atlantis existed, was it a ‘naturally occurring’ civilization? In other words, does it have an historical progression (as much as that’s possible) that indicates that it grew from small villages, say, to the massive ruling empire that it is believed to have become before it was sunk below the ocean waves as Plato reported? Or, did it just appear out of seemingly nowhere?
And two other points that cause – at least me – to question the likelihood that some of these edifices and artifacts were the result of Indigenous Earthlings (and let’s be honest here: that long ago, chances are almost EVERYONE was Indigenous! Almost.):
* The Nazca Lines and being able to construct the geoglyph’s from the ground – As for the Nazca Lines, one of the points that several geologists and many researchers in general have pointed out is that regardless of what we have been led to believe about how these geoglyphs were made, it was not possible to create them from the ground. It would have required that whoever created them had to have determined specifications and area from a height far above the Nazca Plains themselves; not even from the top of a mountain, but from a much more … aerial … perspective.
In other words, there was a very real practical consideration: an aerial height that the Indigenous Peoples at the time that the Nazca Lines were created could very likely not have attained.
So, since the various Indigenous peoples of that area did not, as far as we know, possess the ability to fly in any way, the only conclusion we can come to is that someone else was responsible for them. Someone who also had the ability to fly. And even if the Nazca Lines or similar artifacts were, say, created by… oh, I don’t know, the Atlanteans or even the Vedic or Indus peoples, where did THEY obtain THEIR knowledge? And what about the nuclear blasts that are believed to have devastated both Mohenjo-Daro and Sodom and Gomorrah? Fiction? Really?
* Note Robert Morning Sky’s The Terra Papers and that he is Indigenous. While I can’t say I agree with everything Morning Sky says in this short book, he is Indigenous and he talks about his Grandfather’s interactions with an extraterrestrial and the beliefs that were passed down from his Ancestors. In fact, Morning Sky talks about several of the topics with which Ms. Clarke has taken issue.
But, still, as they say: “If it walks like a duck…”
To date there has been no evidence – as far as I am aware – that indicates that any indigenous peoples possessed the knowledge or the technological capability to create the various structures such as the pyramids, the Sphinx et al. This doesn’t mean that they weren’t capable, either intellectually or technologically. But had they been capable technologically, surely this ability would have been evident?
Since this ability isn’t recognizable, one can only assume that certain structures such as the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, etc., were not created by any known Earth civilization, but rather more likely by an extraterrestrial civilization.
So, all in all, a fairly decent read. Certainly makes one think.
First, note that Jim Marrs did not write this book by himself. Not to take anything away from Mr. Marrs (god forbid!), his essay was one of 11 that the editors, Michael Pye and Kirsten Dalley edited/curated, and of course, loving Marrs’s work as I do, I obviously thought his essay was one of the best.
However, the essays of several other quite prominent authors – such as Frank Joseph, Robert Schoch, PhD, Nick Redfern, Laird Scranton and Paul von Ward – were also included, as well as other authors of whom I am not as familiar.
In my opinion the best were:
* Jim Marrs – Unholy Alliance: Ancient Astronauts and the New Financial World Order
* Frank Joseph – Plato’s Atlantis: Fact or Fiction?
* Robert Schock, PhD – Secret Societies 10,000 BCE
An Honorable Mention should go to:
* Micah Hanks – To the West the Largest: Giants in Native American Myth & Folklore
Although I knew quite a bit of what Mr. Hanks explicates in his essay, I didn’t know everything. It’s always a good day when I can come away having learned something! :-)
The most confusing essay (again, in my opinion) belongs to:
* Ardy Sixkiller Clarke – The Ancient Astronaut Theory: An Indigenous Perspective
First, I’d just like to say that Ms. Clarke provides a voluminous amount of information in this fairly ‘short’ essay on the Star People beliefs of the various and disparate Indigenous Peoples who have inherited the Star People lore from their ancestors. I’ve studied much of this information elsewhere, but there was some information of which I was not aware. This input is greatly appreciated.
However, ultimately, I had a difficult time understanding just what Ms. Clarke was trying to say regarding what she/the Indigenous People believe/d regarding the Star People. What I came away with was that she was outraged at Erich von Däniken for essentially implying that Extraterrestrials/Ancient Aliens built the Giza Pyramid and various other edifices in Egypt, Central and South America and Asia and that Indigenous Peoples aren’t smart enough to be behind the construction of such edifices.
Yet, based on what I have read from these individuals such as Däniken, this is not what was said, nor implied at all. Or at least, it didn’t seem so to me.
Further, I’d just like to remind those who believe this of at least three points:
* Atlantis
*the Nazca Lines
* Indigenous American Robert Morning Sky’s account of his grandfather’s experiences with the Star People as well as what was passed down by their Ancestors.
As with the ‘argument’ that the seeming fact that Egypt (for instance) popped into existence as a fully highly technological city amidst a group of essentially nomadic peoples, it seems impossible, based on their collective knowledge even as early as the Zep Tepi, circa 36,420 BC, that the Indigenous Egyptians could have been responsible for the construction of the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx and the primary structures of the Egyptian Dynasty.
So where did the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx come from?
Ok, so even though mainstream academia in general, as well as, specifically mainstream archaeology, history and other disciplines refuse to even consider the possibility that an ancient civilization – before Egypt and Sumeria, et al – actually existed, we’re still left with this dilemma of just who built the pyramids, the Sphinx and other structures.
So, what about the anathemic ‘A’ word, Atlantis? And whether Atlantis is a viable consideration for you, I would like to recommend Frank Joseph’s THE DESTRUCTION OF ATLANTIS for quite a bit of validating information that shows that it more than likely DID exist. (Although, truthfully, many others such as Graham Hancock, Rand and Rose Flem-Ath, Charles Hapgood, Barbara Hand Clow and others can add to this discussion, and have done so, well before Joseph.)
If Atlantis existed, was it a ‘naturally occurring’ civilization? In other words, does it have an historical progression (as much as that’s possible) that indicates that it grew from small villages, say, to the massive ruling empire that it is believed to have become before it was sunk below the ocean waves as Plato reported? Or, did it just appear out of seemingly nowhere?
And two other points that cause – at least me – to question the likelihood that some of these edifices and artifacts were the result of Indigenous Earthlings (and let’s be honest here: that long ago, chances are almost EVERYONE was Indigenous! Almost.):
* The Nazca Lines and being able to construct the geoglyph’s from the ground – As for the Nazca Lines, one of the points that several geologists and many researchers in general have pointed out is that regardless of what we have been led to believe about how these geoglyphs were made, it was not possible to create them from the ground. It would have required that whoever created them had to have determined specifications and area from a height far above the Nazca Plains themselves; not even from the top of a mountain, but from a much more … aerial … perspective.
In other words, there was a very real practical consideration: an aerial height that the Indigenous Peoples at the time that the Nazca Lines were created could very likely not have attained.
So, since the various Indigenous peoples of that area did not, as far as we know, possess the ability to fly in any way, the only conclusion we can come to is that someone else was responsible for them. Someone who also had the ability to fly. And even if the Nazca Lines or similar artifacts were, say, created by… oh, I don’t know, the Atlanteans or even the Vedic or Indus peoples, where did THEY obtain THEIR knowledge? And what about the nuclear blasts that are believed to have devastated both Mohenjo-Daro and Sodom and Gomorrah? Fiction? Really?
* Note Robert Morning Sky’s The Terra Papers and that he is Indigenous. While I can’t say I agree with everything Morning Sky says in this short book, he is Indigenous and he talks about his Grandfather’s interactions with an extraterrestrial and the beliefs that were passed down from his Ancestors. In fact, Morning Sky talks about several of the topics with which Ms. Clarke has taken issue.
But, still, as they say: “If it walks like a duck…”
To date there has been no evidence – as far as I am aware – that indicates that any indigenous peoples possessed the knowledge or the technological capability to create the various structures such as the pyramids, the Sphinx et al. This doesn’t mean that they weren’t capable, either intellectually or technologically. But had they been capable technologically, surely this ability would have been evident?
Since this ability isn’t recognizable, one can only assume that certain structures such as the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, etc., were not created by any known Earth civilization, but rather more likely by an extraterrestrial civilization.
So, all in all, a fairly decent read. Certainly makes one think.
July 1, 2017
While the book had some notable data to glean, it still falls really short given that many of the essays are weren’t as in-depth as they could have been, and the other essays do not push the envelope and play it safe. A few were downright boring, and that’s not said lightly. That’s actually sad considering the field of ancient civilizations et al is oft-riddled with mystery.
There were a few noteworthy essays though. Predictably these are from Marrs, Frank Joseph and Redfern.
In a field where imagination and possibilities abound given how much isn’t known, this book felt rather run of the mill even for alternative research.
There is quite a bit of data to glean , it just depends on how much research someone has undertaken.
The book features information on Secret Societies, ‘Monsters’, Atlantis, Ancient Cosmologies, Giants in History, Ancient Astronaut Theory and much more.
Once one views those topics above, one would imagine that this book would be absolute dynamite. And it could have been, but unfortunately it was quite lackluster.
If you are interested in any of the above topics, then would suggest researching any of the above topics in depth in individual books focusing on the specific subjects as much more information will be gathered/learned that way rather than giving them a cursory glance within this book.
There were a few noteworthy essays though. Predictably these are from Marrs, Frank Joseph and Redfern.
In a field where imagination and possibilities abound given how much isn’t known, this book felt rather run of the mill even for alternative research.
There is quite a bit of data to glean , it just depends on how much research someone has undertaken.
The book features information on Secret Societies, ‘Monsters’, Atlantis, Ancient Cosmologies, Giants in History, Ancient Astronaut Theory and much more.
Once one views those topics above, one would imagine that this book would be absolute dynamite. And it could have been, but unfortunately it was quite lackluster.
If you are interested in any of the above topics, then would suggest researching any of the above topics in depth in individual books focusing on the specific subjects as much more information will be gathered/learned that way rather than giving them a cursory glance within this book.
September 16, 2014
Kyle Philson Host of Expanded Perspectives Podcast
-Free review copy courtesy of New Page Books and Warwick Associates.
Homerun! If you are into ancient history, alternative history, secret societies, giants, ancient aliens, Atlantis, etc., then this the book for you. As a host of a radio show that almost entirely focuses on fringe subject’s like these, I could not recommend a better book. The book contains a full gambit of questions and theories to ponder. Are we the Aliens? Was Plato’s Atlantis Fact or Fiction? Was there a great race of Giants that ruled North America? And many, many other interesting stories. This is a must have for anyone’s bookshelf, once again New Page Books puts out an amazing product!
-Free review copy courtesy of New Page Books and Warwick Associates.
Homerun! If you are into ancient history, alternative history, secret societies, giants, ancient aliens, Atlantis, etc., then this the book for you. As a host of a radio show that almost entirely focuses on fringe subject’s like these, I could not recommend a better book. The book contains a full gambit of questions and theories to ponder. Are we the Aliens? Was Plato’s Atlantis Fact or Fiction? Was there a great race of Giants that ruled North America? And many, many other interesting stories. This is a must have for anyone’s bookshelf, once again New Page Books puts out an amazing product!
May 28, 2015
A book of articles that cover topics that include: whether there were secret societies 10,000 years ago, whether Atlantis and Troy were real places and where they were situated, proof that humans were visited by "star people" or aliens by looking at native legends and myths and comparing different places in the world that had a small group of people that looked different physically from the population and were more intelligent. I found the last article, Unholy Alliance by Jim Marrs a bit different from the other articles since it covers a topic that is more recent but I like his point that throughout history the method for controlling humans has been religion and finance.
December 18, 2016
Various authors cover a variety of topics, the writing can be a bit hit/miss and in some cases the references can feel a bit time locked (ie focus in a certain decade example, 1970s or 1980s when there were flurries of publishing I am guessing).
December 3, 2014
Do not know why I purchased this book except that I am drawn to information like this. ugh!!! need to have a better desire.
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