Ancient Gods: Lost Histories, Hidden Truths, and the Conspiracy of Silence
Comprehensive and copiously illustrated compendium of ancient gods, alien visitors, Atlantis, Nibiru, comet catastrophe, lost technologies, prehistoric stone monuments’ astronomical alignments, the Aquatic Ape theory, the Flood, leys, the Bible Code, the Mayan Long Count Calendar…
Fortean Times
... a thought provoking read that explores the connections between ages of change and the historical significance. ... a book designed to invoke thought to challenge the status quo of historical offerings.
HorrorNews.net
The author is rigorous in separating fact from fiction … a great job here of sifting through an immense amount of scientific material … From first impressions right through to the end it is a great read. … unfailing honesty.
Magnonia Review of Books
... eclectic and intriguing alternate history ... Willis lays out an astonishing number of relics showing impressive skill and keen astronomical knowledge … provides a fascinating theory and plenty of avenues for the curious to explore more fully.
Publishers Weekly
[for] lovers of the unexplained
VOYA
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, archaeological wonders, and geographic anomalies contain evidence of ancient gods?Sifting through the historical and archaeological evidence, Ancient Gods: Lost Histories, Hidden Truths, and the Conspiracy of Silence probes the myths, stories, history, and facts of ancient civilizations, lost technologies, past catastrophes, archetypal 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. It tackles more than 60 nagging stories of ancient gods, ancestors, alien visitors, theories and explanations, including:
• Why did our ancestors crawl deep underground and paint on cave walls?
• How did the megalithic temple site called Göbekli Tepe come to be built—11,600 years before the agricultural revolution?
• How were massive stones, weighing tons, dragged miles to build Stonehenge?
• Who—and why—were pyramids built on the equatorial band circling the earth?
• What secrets does modern DNA analysis reveal mankind's heritage?
• Are we to believe the Ancient Alien Theory?
• And more!
About Jim Willis
Having earned his master's degree in theology from Andover Newton Theological School, Jim Willis has been an ordained minister for over forty years. He has also taught college courses in comparative religion and cross-cultural studies. In addition, Willis has been a professional musician, high school orchestra and band teacher, arts council director, and even a drive-time radio show host. His background in theology and education led to his writings on religion, the apocalypse, cross-cultural spirituality, and the mysteries of the unknown. Willis resides in the woods of South Carolina.
Hometown: South Carolina
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