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Ancient Gods: Lost Histories, Hidden Truths, and the Conspiracy of Silence
Where do we come from? What are the origins of modern civilization? Do the world's pyramids, the Nazca Lines, Easter Island statues, and other enigmatic structures, archeological wonders, and geographic anomalies contain evidence of ancient gods? Sifting through the historical and archaeological evidence, Ancient Lost Histories, Hidden Truths, and the Conspiracy of Silence by ordained minister Jim Willis probes the myths, stories, history, and facts of ancient civilizations, lost technologies, past catastrophes, archetypical astronauts, and bygone religions to tease out the truth of our distant past and modern existence. It takes and in-depth look at the facts, fictions, and controversies of our ancestors, origins, who we are as a people―and who might have come before us. Ancient tackles more than 60 nagging stories of ancient gods, ancestors, alien visitors, theories and explanations, such as ...
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432 pages, Paperback
Published February 14, 2017
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Jim Willis
24 books17 followersWe are sad to announce the passing of our father, James Willis, Sr., who died at home in South Carolina, on Friday afternoon, June 7th. We know that as a minister, teacher, and author, he meant a lot of different things to a lot of different people, all over the world. Robert Kalil, host of Typical Skeptic, once said that Jim "mastered the esoteric and spiritual principles and lived the life." He has been called an inspiration by many trying to find their own path to a greater and broader grasp and perception of their own sense of spirituality.
A theologian, historian, and musician, Jim Willis earned his Bachelor's degree from the Eastman School of Music, and his Master’s degree from Andover Newton Theological School. He has been an ordained minister for over 40 years. While serving as an adjunct college professor in the fields of comparative religion and cross-cultural studies, he was the host of his own drive-time radio show and part-time musician. His concern for spiritual growth in modern-day society prompted a series of lectures on historical studies and contemporary spirituality. Upon retirement, he was determined to confront the essential, mystical Reality that has inspired humankind since the very beginning of time. A background in theology and education led to his writing more than twenty books on religion, the apocalypse, cross-cultural spirituality, and arcane or buried cultures, specializing in research bridging lost civilizations, suppressed history, and the study of earth energy, dowsing, and out-of-body experiences.
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A theologian, historian, and musician, Jim Willis earned his Bachelor's degree from the Eastman School of Music, and his Master’s degree from Andover Newton Theological School. He has been an ordained minister for over 40 years. While serving as an adjunct college professor in the fields of comparative religion and cross-cultural studies, he was the host of his own drive-time radio show and part-time musician. His concern for spiritual growth in modern-day society prompted a series of lectures on historical studies and contemporary spirituality. Upon retirement, he was determined to confront the essential, mystical Reality that has inspired humankind since the very beginning of time. A background in theology and education led to his writing more than twenty books on religion, the apocalypse, cross-cultural spirituality, and arcane or buried cultures, specializing in research bridging lost civilizations, suppressed history, and the study of earth energy, dowsing, and out-of-body experiences.
https://www.jimwillis.net/
https://www.facebook.com/jimwillis.au...
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March 26, 2018
I'm a sucker for books on 'alternative history' or in this case 'controversial history' as it was called. I enjoy reading the different beliefs that people hold, and honing my ability to detect hyperdiffusionism when it is being postulated in a... not so admirable fashion. I enjoy learning new mythologies, which these books tend to trod rather heavily on, and seeing the beautiful photographs of sites I, at times, have never even heard of before. Often times these books lead me to different cultures or different areas histories. Sometimes, they do none of these things, but they still prove wild reads. This book was not nearly as 'out there' as I expected it to be, but rather touted the Solutrean hypothesis and mixed in with it an ample amount of Hinduism and speculation. It was open about its diffusionist belief system, but rather believed in people arriving from Africa and South America at times than the more typical European diffusion.
The book was interesting, if a bit grasping in some of its ideas. I won't comment much on the beliefs in the second portion of the book and the development of a 'psychic tool-kit'. Such things are pretty much expected in books of this nature, and while any reader might be open-minded at times most authors reach a bit too far. No, the areas where the grasping were largest were primarily focused upon the development of various cultures, the Young Dryas Impact Event, and academia's unwillingness to acknowledge alternative explanations.
Academia is not nearly as close-minded as most authors make it out to be. In my experience, majoring in anthropology, most academics are happy to say they don't know something and to encourage further study. Most will willingly explore options they don't understand, and are open to trying. Yes, some are hard-wired to only believe the accepted facts, but that is true in any field.
This book was a bit too repetitive, and a bit too eager to denigrate 'traditionalists' a.k.a. any accomplished within the field. While the idea of lost cultures is an obvious one, and I am open to the idea of a certain degree of diffusionism and catastrophism, the tone of the book grated on me a bit. The book needed better editing, and could easily have been a more powerful reading experience with around 100 less pages. Oh well. I should have known what to expect with "The Conspiracy of Silence" being part of the title.
The book was interesting, if a bit grasping in some of its ideas. I won't comment much on the beliefs in the second portion of the book and the development of a 'psychic tool-kit'. Such things are pretty much expected in books of this nature, and while any reader might be open-minded at times most authors reach a bit too far. No, the areas where the grasping were largest were primarily focused upon the development of various cultures, the Young Dryas Impact Event, and academia's unwillingness to acknowledge alternative explanations.
Academia is not nearly as close-minded as most authors make it out to be. In my experience, majoring in anthropology, most academics are happy to say they don't know something and to encourage further study. Most will willingly explore options they don't understand, and are open to trying. Yes, some are hard-wired to only believe the accepted facts, but that is true in any field.
This book was a bit too repetitive, and a bit too eager to denigrate 'traditionalists' a.k.a. any accomplished within the field. While the idea of lost cultures is an obvious one, and I am open to the idea of a certain degree of diffusionism and catastrophism, the tone of the book grated on me a bit. The book needed better editing, and could easily have been a more powerful reading experience with around 100 less pages. Oh well. I should have known what to expect with "The Conspiracy of Silence" being part of the title.
May 1, 2022
Very interesting!
June 7, 2022
A different perspective on things. Opened my eyes to other possibilities...
July 2, 2021
This book is highly recommended for fans of Graham Hancock, Andrew Collins, "Ancient Aliens", etc. If you are at all familiar with these guys there will be some things in this book you will have heard before. Willis is not one of those "it was aliens" types, though. In fact, his conclusions lean toward the spiritual rather than the extraterrestrial. He adds a healthy dose of Asian and Indigenous influence to a topic typically focused on European, Egyptian, or South American interests. The sheer number of topics touched upon here is vast. There are enough fresh topics introduced to keep even the most well-read of us on our toes. It took me a very long time to get through this book, due to the number of new things I needed to look up and rabbit-holes revealed therein. I would read for ten minutes, then spend three hours researching some new thing. Honestly, the appendices alone are well worth the price of the book. A must-have for all truth seekers.
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