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Tim H posted an update 9 years ago
Dragged myself back to reading Gods. Where to begin? I appreciate PL’s attempts to view the Phenomenon in different ways, but sticking to the official narrative and lumping all pyramids under the heading of “tombs”, especially Giza, do the authors no favors. Dating controversies are mentioned but “accepted” timelines are basically adhered to. For a franchise that is supposedly breaking new ground in Ufoology, a fairly conservative approach isn’t much to get excited about. But then again I’m only 54% into it.
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Hi, Tim.
On chance you missed it, Dana shared this three days ago:
http://peterlevenda.com/
An essay on Sekret Machines follows the lead essay on Samuel Weiser’s Bookstore.
The Sekret Machines essay may be of interest to anyone who studied Julian Jaynes’ “The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind”.
For oldsters pressed for time, or lacking sufficient funds for a six-book commitment – two alternative book suggestions, being:
1) “UFOs for the 21st Century Mind: A Fresh Guide to an Ancient Mystery,” on the one hand, AND
2) “Round Trip To Hell In A Flying Saucer,” on the other hand.
Thanks for the update Tim. Whether intentional or not I like your spelling of ufology – Ufoology – since most of it is storytelling.
You Fool ology.. yeh.. we were all fooled..
I’m about 80% through the book. It is interesting but not as groundbreaking as I had hoped. It need to re-read some parts where loads of seemingly disconnected things are connected. Really liked the opening and looked forward to the 2nd and 3rd volumes. This book would be good for someone not as well versed in the field. Much of it I know now but 2 years ago would have shocked me.
One thing that sort of bothers me is broadening the ‘definition’ of the phenomenon to include Sumerian gods, etc. Really not sure about that. Doesn’t jibe with the idea of UFO occupants ala Keel or Vallee. I’m a bit uncomfortable with that. I’ve finished the book, it sagged in the middle a little but ended fairly well. I agree it’s not as groundbreaking as I had hoped.