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A Sketch of Universal History
George Rawlinson M.A.(1887)
CAMDEN PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD CANON OF CANTERBURY.
Embraces a period extending from the Creation of the World to the Destruction of the Roman Empire in the West by the Barbarians, A.D. 476. It tells the history of the various Nations and States of the earth during that time (and to a somewhat later date in the case of Persia) , in a series of parallel narratives, giving especial prominence to the leading events which presided over the formation and development of those Great Empires into which mankind was mainly grouped.
Embraces a period extending from the Creation of the World to the Destruction of the Roman Empire in the West by the Barbarians, A.D. 476. It tells the history of the various Nations and States of the earth during that time (and to a somewhat later date in the case of Persia) , in a series of parallel narratives, giving especial prominence to the leading events which presided over the formation and development of those Great Empires into which mankind was mainly grouped.
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Anno Mundi 1656
John Griffith Mansford (1849)
"The author takes his reader backwards for the counterpart to the prevailing apathy of the present generation, on one special form of truth, to the generation before the Flood. This, and events of our day, so admonitory of the signs of the latter times, and not the desire of straining the parallelism beyond its just limits, nor the affectation of fixing dates, the besetting sin of too many prophetic commentators, furnish the reasons for associating the present year with the year of the Flood: bearing this in mind - that though no man can say that this, or the next, or any other, is the year of the advent, so no man can say that it may not be; that the year, the day, the hour, may be at the very doors; and that, come when it will, it will take an unexpecting world by surprise, as a thief in the night.." (Preface)
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Architecture Mysticism and Myth
William Lethaby (1892) (Ctrl+F)
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" It has often been pointed out, how early examples of stone construction still repeat the forms of the manner of building in wood that went before, and so is it always. How long the steamship retained survivals of the sailing vessel, and how the vocabulary of the coach road still answers for the railway.
What then, I want to ask, are the ultimate facts behind all architecture which has given it form? Mainly three: First, the similar needs and desires of secondly, on the side of structure, the necessities imposed by materials, and the physical laws of their erection and combination; and thirdly, on the side write; of style, nature. It is of this last that I propose to the influence of the known and imagined facts of the universe on architecture, the connection between the world as a structure, and the building, not of the mere details of nature and the ornaments of architecture, but of the whole—the Heavenly Temple and the Earthly Tabernacle. 'Has anyone,' says Mr. Lillie in his "Buddhism in Christendom," puzzled over the fact, that the only modern representative of the initiates of the ancient mysteries should occupy themselves entirely with the business of the hodman and builder; what is the connection between the kingdom of heaven, and matter of fact mortar, tee-squares and trowels? "
(Page 3)
" The number seven is written on the sky. What time the seven planets were counted and individualized is beyond all history; probably not two in a hundred even now guess at any other planet than probably not two in a thousand have ever Venus ; seen Mercury, certainly not without a telescope ; yet all of them we find distinguished by names and grouped together as errant bodies among the fixed stars in the earliest traditions : —(i) The Sun, (2) the Moon, (3) Mars, (4) Mercury, (5) Jupiter, (6) Venus, (7) Saturn. "
( Pg. 122, Chapter 6)
What then, I want to ask, are the ultimate facts behind all architecture which has given it form? Mainly three: First, the similar needs and desires of secondly, on the side of structure, the necessities imposed by materials, and the physical laws of their erection and combination; and thirdly, on the side write; of style, nature. It is of this last that I propose to the influence of the known and imagined facts of the universe on architecture, the connection between the world as a structure, and the building, not of the mere details of nature and the ornaments of architecture, but of the whole—the Heavenly Temple and the Earthly Tabernacle. 'Has anyone,' says Mr. Lillie in his "Buddhism in Christendom," puzzled over the fact, that the only modern representative of the initiates of the ancient mysteries should occupy themselves entirely with the business of the hodman and builder; what is the connection between the kingdom of heaven, and matter of fact mortar, tee-squares and trowels? "
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" The number seven is written on the sky. What time the seven planets were counted and individualized is beyond all history; probably not two in a hundred even now guess at any other planet than probably not two in a thousand have ever Venus ; seen Mercury, certainly not without a telescope ; yet all of them we find distinguished by names and grouped together as errant bodies among the fixed stars in the earliest traditions : —(i) The Sun, (2) the Moon, (3) Mars, (4) Mercury, (5) Jupiter, (6) Venus, (7) Saturn. "
( Pg. 122, Chapter 6)
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Atlantis: The Mystery Unraveled
Jurgen Spanuth (1956)
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"The key to the proper understanding of the legend of Atlantis lies in the correct arrangement of the events it describes in their chronological sequence and according to their historical authenticity . This approach is followed in Section One (pp . 19-53) . In Section Two (pp. 57-137) an attempt is made to reveal the hidden treasure of the legend ; the geographical position of the Royal Isles, as well as the extent and organisation of the Atlantean kingdom, is established, and the authenticity of the information contained in the legend concerning the life and customs, culture and beliefs, and wealth and power of the Atlanteans is tested against our current knowledge of that age." (Preface)
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Discovering The Mysteries of Ancient America
F. Joseph, Z. Sitchin, Wayne May (2006)
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LOST HISTORY AND LEGENDS, UNEARTHED AND EXPLORED.
Ancient American is a unique publication; since publisher Wayne May founded it in 1993, this popular science magazine has released more than 72 issues presenting unconventional conclusions backed up by often startling discoveries that question established theories about America’s past.
Ancient American shows that, contrary to prevailing wisdom, the vast oceans were not impassable barriers to human beings in the deep past, but rather highways that carried them to America from many parts of the globe. Ancient American alone describes overseas’ visitors centuries and even millennia before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.
Ancient American is a unique publication; since publisher Wayne May founded it in 1993, this popular science magazine has released more than 72 issues presenting unconventional conclusions backed up by often startling discoveries that question established theories about America’s past.
Ancient American shows that, contrary to prevailing wisdom, the vast oceans were not impassable barriers to human beings in the deep past, but rather highways that carried them to America from many parts of the globe. Ancient American alone describes overseas’ visitors centuries and even millennia before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.
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Galactic Alignment, The Transformation of Consciousness According to Mayan, Egyptian, and Vedic, by John Jenkins (2002)
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"The phrase “Galaxia Nuncius” (Message from the Galaxy) follows the lead of two great pioneers: Galileo and Oliver Reiser. Galileo’s seminal work, Sidereus Nuncius (Message from the Stars), is now recognized as a paradigm-shattering breakthrough, even though it was condemned when it was written.
At times I feel a deep kinship with these thinkers because the discoveries and concepts I write about are also unpopular with the establishment paradigm.
And so we embark on a round-the-world journey, an adventure of ideas that will explore sacred topography in Greece and England, esoteric astronomy in Homer’s Iliad, the symbolism of obelisks in France, alchemy, Gothic architecture, Islamic astrology, Egypt’s wonders, and finally arrive in ancient Vedic India to examine the doctrine of the yugas (World Ages) as found in the Laws of Manu." (Introduction)
At times I feel a deep kinship with these thinkers because the discoveries and concepts I write about are also unpopular with the establishment paradigm.
And so we embark on a round-the-world journey, an adventure of ideas that will explore sacred topography in Greece and England, esoteric astronomy in Homer’s Iliad, the symbolism of obelisks in France, alchemy, Gothic architecture, Islamic astrology, Egypt’s wonders, and finally arrive in ancient Vedic India to examine the doctrine of the yugas (World Ages) as found in the Laws of Manu." (Introduction)
History of The Decline and Fall of Roman Empire
E. Gibbon (Written, 1782; Revised 1845)
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The great work of Gibbon is indispensable to the student of history. The literature of Europe offers no substitute for "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." It has obtained undisputed possession, as rightful occupant, of the vast period which it comprehends. However some subjects, which it embraces, may have undergone more complete investigation, on the general view of the whole period, this history is the sole undisputed authority to which all defer, and from which few appeal to the original writers, or to more modern compilers. (Preface)
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The Doctrine of Sin in the Babylonian Religion
Julian Morgenstern (1905)
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"But gradually men began to see that evil comes at the most unexpected times; that apparently he who deserves it least, suffers most. And along with the conception of unknown sin), came perhaps a faint presentiment, that the evil was not from the great gods at all; that their messengers had power to work evil according to their own wills. This view developed, until finally we have a host of gods, whose only aim is to work evil to mankind?). They are, as far as their acts are concerned, entirely independent of the great deities, who now in turn, become gods of good alone. In this relation, the two hosts are mutually opposed, are actively hostile; but the good gods are the more powerful. In their presence the evil ones can not stand; at the very mention of their names, the latter tremble and disappear." (Chap. 2)
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The Kolbrin Bible, 21st Century Master Edition (2005-2006)
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KOLBRIN CITATION SYSTEM: MARSHALL MASTERS, CONTAINS 11 BOOKS OF THE HISTORICAL & PROPHETIC ANTHOLOGY FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE KOLBRIN
Of note to this body of work is that the Phoenicians imported papyrus from Egypt and sold it abroad along with ancient wisdom texts. In doing so, they distributed the earliest known variant of The Kolbrin Bible, called The Great Book, to their various ports of call. The Great Book was originally penned in Hieratic by Egyptian academicians after the Exodus of the Jews (ca 1500 BCE). Its original 21 volumes were later translated using the 22-letter Phoenician alphabet (which later spawned the Greek, Roman and English alphabets of today).
The only known copy of The Great Book to survive the millennia was the one exported to Britain by the Phoenicians in the 1st century BCE. Regrettably, much of it was destroyed when the Glastonbury Abbey was set ablaze in 1184 CE. The attack on the Abbey was ordered by English King Henry II, after he accused the Abbey priests of being mystical heretics.
Of note to this body of work is that the Phoenicians imported papyrus from Egypt and sold it abroad along with ancient wisdom texts. In doing so, they distributed the earliest known variant of The Kolbrin Bible, called The Great Book, to their various ports of call. The Great Book was originally penned in Hieratic by Egyptian academicians after the Exodus of the Jews (ca 1500 BCE). Its original 21 volumes were later translated using the 22-letter Phoenician alphabet (which later spawned the Greek, Roman and English alphabets of today).
The only known copy of The Great Book to survive the millennia was the one exported to Britain by the Phoenicians in the 1st century BCE. Regrettably, much of it was destroyed when the Glastonbury Abbey was set ablaze in 1184 CE. The attack on the Abbey was ordered by English King Henry II, after he accused the Abbey priests of being mystical heretics.
The Lost Atlantis
Sir Daniel Wilson (1892) (ctrl+F)
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" The geography of Greek experience, as exhibited by Homer, is limited, speaking generally, to the Aegean and its coast, with the Propontis as its limit in the north east; with Crete for a southern boundary; and with the addition of the western coast of the peninsula and its islands as far north wards as the Leucadian rock. The key to the great contrast between the outer geography and the facts of nature lies in the belief of Homer that a great sea occupied the space where we know the heart of the European continent to lie. ”1 To the early Romans the Celtic nations were known only as warlike nomads whose incursions from beyond the Alpine frontier of their little world were perpetuated in the half legendary tales of their own national childhood. To the Greek even of the days of Herodotus no more was known of the Gauls or Germans than the rumor's brought by seamen and traders whose farthest voyage was to the mouth of the Rhone. "
( Pg. 136 )
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The Lost Language of Symbolism
Harold Bayley (1912)
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AN INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN OF CERTAIN LETTERS, WORDS, NAMES, FAIRY-TALES, FOLKLORE, AND MYTHOLOGIES.
This book, though not written specially with that end, substantiates the tentative conclusions formulated three years ago in A New Light on the Renaissance. I then said The facts now presented tend to prove that 1. From their first appearance in 1282, until the latter half of the eighteenth century, the curious designs inserted into paper in the form of water-marks constitute a coherent and unbroken chain of emblems. 2. That these emblems are thought-fossils or thought crystals, in which lie enshrined the aspirations and traditions of the numerous mystic and puritanic sects by which Europe was overrun in the Middle Ages. 5. That these heresies, though nominally stamped out by the Papacy, existed secretly for several centuries subsequent to their disappearance from the sight o f history. (Introduction)
This book, though not written specially with that end, substantiates the tentative conclusions formulated three years ago in A New Light on the Renaissance. I then said The facts now presented tend to prove that 1. From their first appearance in 1282, until the latter half of the eighteenth century, the curious designs inserted into paper in the form of water-marks constitute a coherent and unbroken chain of emblems. 2. That these emblems are thought-fossils or thought crystals, in which lie enshrined the aspirations and traditions of the numerous mystic and puritanic sects by which Europe was overrun in the Middle Ages. 5. That these heresies, though nominally stamped out by the Papacy, existed secretly for several centuries subsequent to their disappearance from the sight o f history. (Introduction)
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The Phoenix
Joe Nigg (2016)
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"Fascination with the figure of the eagle- lion griffin led me to other fantastic animals. Among them was the Phoenix. I first included it in a book of imaginary birds. It wasn’t until after I’d compiled an anthology of writings about the host of fabulous beasts that I became convinced that the unique bird of renewal deserved a book of its own. My original conception was that of a thin, colorful coffee- table book. That conception changed with an expanded round of research into the Phoenix’s exceptionally rich cultural history.
The representative names with which the Western Phoenix is associated are among the many mentioned or discussed in this book. Highlighted names of Herodotus, St. Clement I, Petrarch, and Thomas Browne indicate authors whose writings did much to initiate cycles of the mythical bird’s cultural life." (Preface)
The representative names with which the Western Phoenix is associated are among the many mentioned or discussed in this book. Highlighted names of Herodotus, St. Clement I, Petrarch, and Thomas Browne indicate authors whose writings did much to initiate cycles of the mythical bird’s cultural life." (Preface)
Wonders in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects,
Antiquity to Modern Times
Jacques Vallee, Chris Aubeck (2010)
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(and Their Impact on Human Culture, History, and Beliefs)
"In 1969 I was a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, pursuing a Ph.D. in the field of Folklore. My primary interest was in what was called "folk belief." This term was, and still is, generally reserved for beliefs that are at odds in some way with the official modern worldview. I was taught that such beliefs were both non-empirical and nonrational, that they were cultural fictions that reflected local concerns and functioned to support community values and psychological needs. The experiences on which they claimed to be based were, to use the term popularized by Thomas Kuhn's landmark work, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962), "anomalies."
Ghost ships, Jackie-the-Lanterns, and weather lights comprised a very old set of folk traditions and were constantly reported around the island, often in very UFO-like terms. In one small village a series of strange aerial sightings was described and interpreted in old fashioned terms by older residents, while the young people in the community simply called the lights UFOs. In Newfoundland I also found the tradition that they call "the Old Hag," a terrifying 12 nocturnal paralysis accompanied by a frightening entity that Newfoundlanders associated with witches or ghosts.
Their rigorously scientific insistence allows Vallee and Aubeck to retain the most challenging and interesting aspects of these events without the distraction of premature commitment to any particular interpretation. That, I believe, is true science: to follow the data wherever they lead, and to move away from established theory when it fails to deal adequately with the data."(Foreward) David J. Hufford, Ph.D.
"In 1969 I was a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, pursuing a Ph.D. in the field of Folklore. My primary interest was in what was called "folk belief." This term was, and still is, generally reserved for beliefs that are at odds in some way with the official modern worldview. I was taught that such beliefs were both non-empirical and nonrational, that they were cultural fictions that reflected local concerns and functioned to support community values and psychological needs. The experiences on which they claimed to be based were, to use the term popularized by Thomas Kuhn's landmark work, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962), "anomalies."
Ghost ships, Jackie-the-Lanterns, and weather lights comprised a very old set of folk traditions and were constantly reported around the island, often in very UFO-like terms. In one small village a series of strange aerial sightings was described and interpreted in old fashioned terms by older residents, while the young people in the community simply called the lights UFOs. In Newfoundland I also found the tradition that they call "the Old Hag," a terrifying 12 nocturnal paralysis accompanied by a frightening entity that Newfoundlanders associated with witches or ghosts.
Their rigorously scientific insistence allows Vallee and Aubeck to retain the most challenging and interesting aspects of these events without the distraction of premature commitment to any particular interpretation. That, I believe, is true science: to follow the data wherever they lead, and to move away from established theory when it fails to deal adequately with the data."(Foreward) David J. Hufford, Ph.D.
Worlds In Collision
Immanuel Velikovsky (1950)
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Educated at the universities in Edinburgh, Kharkov, and Moscow, he practiced medicine in Palestine and then studied psychology in Zürich and Vienna. After examining legends of the ancient Jews and other eastern Mediterranean peoples, he concluded that some tales described actual occurrences and were not mere myths or allegories.
"This was so by design: I wished to keep the text in its original form in order that, unaltered, it should face all subsequent discoveries in the fields it covers or touches upon. Should there have been changes, the reader of a new edition would be unable to judge to what extent a book, heretical in 1950, could measure up to later developments.
The years that have passed since the publication of Worlds in Collision have seen the first great achievements in radio astronomy, the discoveries of the International Geophysical Year, and the dawn of the space age. The picture has changed completely. Signs of recent violence, disruption, and fragmentation have been observed on earth and elsewhere in the solar system: a submarine gigantic canyon that runs almost twice around the globe—a sign of a global twist; a layer of ash of extraterrestrial origin underlying all oceans; paleomagnetic evidence that the magnetic poles were suddenly and repeatedly reversed and, it is claimed, the terrestrial axis with them; gases escaping from some craters on the moon, thought to be cold to its center; an exceedingly high surface heat of Venus." Immanuel Velikovsky (Preface)
"This was so by design: I wished to keep the text in its original form in order that, unaltered, it should face all subsequent discoveries in the fields it covers or touches upon. Should there have been changes, the reader of a new edition would be unable to judge to what extent a book, heretical in 1950, could measure up to later developments.
The years that have passed since the publication of Worlds in Collision have seen the first great achievements in radio astronomy, the discoveries of the International Geophysical Year, and the dawn of the space age. The picture has changed completely. Signs of recent violence, disruption, and fragmentation have been observed on earth and elsewhere in the solar system: a submarine gigantic canyon that runs almost twice around the globe—a sign of a global twist; a layer of ash of extraterrestrial origin underlying all oceans; paleomagnetic evidence that the magnetic poles were suddenly and repeatedly reversed and, it is claimed, the terrestrial axis with them; gases escaping from some craters on the moon, thought to be cold to its center; an exceedingly high surface heat of Venus." Immanuel Velikovsky (Preface)
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