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Forbidden Science: From Ancient Technologies to Free Energy
Reveals the cutting edge of New Science and shows how established science disallows inquiry that challenges the status quo--even when it produces verifiable results
• Contains 43 essays by 19 researchers denoting cutting-edge, heretical, or suppressed scientific research, including Immanuel Velikovsky, Nikola Tesla, Rupert Sheldrake, and Masaru Emoto
• Edited by Atlantis Rising publisher, J. Douglas Kenyon
Following the model of his bestselling Forbidden History and Forbidden Religion , J. Douglas Kenyon has assembled from his bimonthly journal, Atlantis Rising , material that explores science and technology that has been suppressed by the orthodox scientific community--from the true function of the Great Pyramid and the megaliths at Nabta Playa to Immanuel Velikovsky’s astronomical insights, free energy from space, cold fusion, and Rupert Sheldrake’s research into telepathy and ESP.
There is an organized war going on in science between materialistic theory and anything that could be termed spiritual or metaphysical. For example, Masaru Emoto’s research into the energetics of water, although supported by photographic evidence, has been scoffed at by mainstream science because he has asserted that humans affect their surroundings with their thoughts. The materialism or absolute skepticism of the scientific establishment is detrimental to any scientific inquiry that thinks outside the box. This mentality is interested in preserving funding for its own projects, those that will not rock the establishment. From Tesla’s discovery of alternating current to Robert Schoch’s re-dating of the Sphinx, this book serves as a compelling introduction to the true history of alternative and New Science research.
• Contains 43 essays by 19 researchers denoting cutting-edge, heretical, or suppressed scientific research, including Immanuel Velikovsky, Nikola Tesla, Rupert Sheldrake, and Masaru Emoto
• Edited by Atlantis Rising publisher, J. Douglas Kenyon
Following the model of his bestselling Forbidden History and Forbidden Religion , J. Douglas Kenyon has assembled from his bimonthly journal, Atlantis Rising , material that explores science and technology that has been suppressed by the orthodox scientific community--from the true function of the Great Pyramid and the megaliths at Nabta Playa to Immanuel Velikovsky’s astronomical insights, free energy from space, cold fusion, and Rupert Sheldrake’s research into telepathy and ESP.
There is an organized war going on in science between materialistic theory and anything that could be termed spiritual or metaphysical. For example, Masaru Emoto’s research into the energetics of water, although supported by photographic evidence, has been scoffed at by mainstream science because he has asserted that humans affect their surroundings with their thoughts. The materialism or absolute skepticism of the scientific establishment is detrimental to any scientific inquiry that thinks outside the box. This mentality is interested in preserving funding for its own projects, those that will not rock the establishment. From Tesla’s discovery of alternating current to Robert Schoch’s re-dating of the Sphinx, this book serves as a compelling introduction to the true history of alternative and New Science research.
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First published February 11, 2008
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July 2, 2012
I picked this book at the library because it was next to a book called Bad Science, a book about how easily people are convinced certain things are true when there is no credible proof. Forbidden Science just proved the point. I was hoping that the book was about all the weird theories out there and what evidence was behind it. I was very sadly disappointed. Its a collection of articles and shorts about various crazy topics, like I had hoped, but it offers very little explanation or logic.
It started off on a bad foot with the intro when the author tried to lump the belief of God with the belief of all the crazy ideas in the book, because clearly, if you believe in God then you also believe in Ancient Aliens (who cares that they directly contradict) or are at least open to the idea. It got worse when almost every article was simply an attack on the people who did not believe the topic of the article. Very little space was reserved to actually explain the logic.
When logic was presented, it was so mindbogglingly stupid that it hurt to keep reading. Statements like 'Since the shadows line up, clearly they had technology that surpasses our own.' were plentiful. Gaps in logic like how a civilization had advanced knowledge of modern physics principles but had to rely on painting that knowledge on cave walls instead of recording it on their iPads were just as plentiful.
There were a few good articles mixed in with the bad ones. Those articles basically stated what scientists had done and how those things could lead to the type of stuff we see in science fiction movies. Typical 'Popular Science' stuff that only touched the surface of some interesting scientific discoveries and spend the rest of the time speculating.
All in all, a complete waste of time. I didn't have high expectations, but I didn't expect this level of drivel.
It started off on a bad foot with the intro when the author tried to lump the belief of God with the belief of all the crazy ideas in the book, because clearly, if you believe in God then you also believe in Ancient Aliens (who cares that they directly contradict) or are at least open to the idea. It got worse when almost every article was simply an attack on the people who did not believe the topic of the article. Very little space was reserved to actually explain the logic.
When logic was presented, it was so mindbogglingly stupid that it hurt to keep reading. Statements like 'Since the shadows line up, clearly they had technology that surpasses our own.' were plentiful. Gaps in logic like how a civilization had advanced knowledge of modern physics principles but had to rely on painting that knowledge on cave walls instead of recording it on their iPads were just as plentiful.
There were a few good articles mixed in with the bad ones. Those articles basically stated what scientists had done and how those things could lead to the type of stuff we see in science fiction movies. Typical 'Popular Science' stuff that only touched the surface of some interesting scientific discoveries and spend the rest of the time speculating.
All in all, a complete waste of time. I didn't have high expectations, but I didn't expect this level of drivel.
May 14, 2012
Picked up this book at the LA Times sponsored Book Fair in LA a few weeks back. As a writer who enjoys Sci Fi, Fnatasy, adventure and the like, I love books like this. More grist for the mill. It's sub title is "From Ancient Technologies to Free Energy" It's fascination, weird, and offers up plenty of ideas for anyone who likes the unusual, the strange and the just plain weird. Even water behaves in an unexpected manner. A very fun read. And a book I'll come back to for more weird inspiration.
September 12, 2020
I picked this book up after reading Forbidden Religion.
This is a collection of articles from the Atlantis Rising magazine about various topics clustered around the theme of "not officially recognized science."
I'm not sure what the quality of AR's articles is like, but there were only a few good ones here. Some of the authors resort to science-bashing, saying that the Entire Scientific Community has suppressed important information. (John Kettler seems to have a large chip on his shoulder.) This gets old after a while, and the writers might have been happier if, say, the N-Ray "discovery" had not been debunked.
Other times, an interesting topic is introduced, but the article veers off to talk about the life of the discoverer.
Some color photos are included, but some of the descriptions are misleading. Notably, below a picture of the Earth and an apple, there appears the question "Did Newton truly understand how his apple would have behaved in orbit?" This refers to an article about how Newton made some predictions about the precession of the Earth's axis, not Newton's theories in general, so the answer to that question is evidently, "No." (In the article, the author admits that the precession problem was difficult for EVERYONE at the time, so singling out Newton was unfair.) In this case, a quick skim of the article would have indicated that the question was irrelevant to the article.
There are a few good stories and an intriguing picture of Susumi Tachi's invisibility cloak; it isn't quite invisible, but you can see the outline of people standing behind him. THAT impressed me.
The article "The Sensitivities of Water" looked like classic pseudo-science, an article with amazing discoveries that "should not be." My opinion improved when the article concludes, "What seems to be needed now is for rigorous double-blind scientific experiments, [etc.]" so some people at AR do understand how science works, after all.
This is a collection of articles from the Atlantis Rising magazine about various topics clustered around the theme of "not officially recognized science."
I'm not sure what the quality of AR's articles is like, but there were only a few good ones here. Some of the authors resort to science-bashing, saying that the Entire Scientific Community has suppressed important information. (John Kettler seems to have a large chip on his shoulder.) This gets old after a while, and the writers might have been happier if, say, the N-Ray "discovery" had not been debunked.
Other times, an interesting topic is introduced, but the article veers off to talk about the life of the discoverer.
Some color photos are included, but some of the descriptions are misleading. Notably, below a picture of the Earth and an apple, there appears the question "Did Newton truly understand how his apple would have behaved in orbit?" This refers to an article about how Newton made some predictions about the precession of the Earth's axis, not Newton's theories in general, so the answer to that question is evidently, "No." (In the article, the author admits that the precession problem was difficult for EVERYONE at the time, so singling out Newton was unfair.) In this case, a quick skim of the article would have indicated that the question was irrelevant to the article.
There are a few good stories and an intriguing picture of Susumi Tachi's invisibility cloak; it isn't quite invisible, but you can see the outline of people standing behind him. THAT impressed me.
The article "The Sensitivities of Water" looked like classic pseudo-science, an article with amazing discoveries that "should not be." My opinion improved when the article concludes, "What seems to be needed now is for rigorous double-blind scientific experiments, [etc.]" so some people at AR do understand how science works, after all.
June 14, 2025
So many places to explore from one book! It is funny to read the other reviews and how silly to think we already know everything and all of this work is automatically bogus. I found this book on my shelf from back in 2008 and re-read it now with all the new things that have been uncovered since. Fascinating to have this snapshot in time. I really enjoyed it and added some old books referenced inside to my to-read list.
June 6, 2018
A compilation of the greatest thinkers and the suppression of knowledge.
June 13, 2014
Of course this is all nonsense. What's entertaining is the tone of voice, all too often the heavy, stiff diction of the autodidact, pulsing with passive-aggression as it rails against 'mainstream science's myopia while building completely flimsy cases for such unlikely (yet appealing) ideas as energy from the aurora borealis. It just gets tedious when they start singing Velikovsky's praises, however.
March 30, 2014
Started out promisingly, and then turned quickly into pretty fringe sciences such as telepathy, psychic ability, and the case for extraterrestrial life. I mainly picked up this book for the essay on Velikovsky, which didn't say anything I didn't already know. Worth supporting the publishers for their support of suppressed science, but for the most part I think they're pretty far out.
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February 22, 2010Zou perfect thuis horen in de boekenrubriek van het TV-programma De Laatste Show als 'boek voor de versnipperaar': niet waard om papier aan te verkwisten, laat staan het milieu te vervuilen met de gebruikte drukinkt.
June 24, 2009
Interesting articles, many of which had ideas I was familiar with.
October 6, 2016
Not as good as Forbidden History, but still a decent read.
May 11, 2025
I was intrigued and hoping for some great and interesting dialog. Nope. Drivel.
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