Download or read book Atlantis Rising Magazine 116 March April 2016 written by J. Douglas Kenyon and published by Atlantis Rising LLC. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside this full-color digital edition: PROTOSCIENCE Free Energy...Gravity Control...Alternative Science... THE QUEST FOR IMMORTALITY: ILLUSION OR REALITY? By Jerry Decker THE FORBIDDEN ARCHAEOLOGIST THE UNEXPLAINED HUMAN FOSSILS OF SAVONA, ITALY By Michael Cremo ALTERNATIVE SCIENCE SECRETS OF THE CAROLINA BAYS The Untold Story of the Younger Dryas By RALPH ELLIS ALTERNATIVE ARCHAEOLOGY DID THE RUSSIANS FIND ATLANTIS? It Could Be Time for a Fresh Look at Forgotten Reports By FRANK JOSEPH HOLISTIC HEALTH JUNK DNA OR NOT? Could the Genetic Material the 'Experts' Rejected Have a Purpose, After All? By BRENDAN MURPHY THE OTHER SIDE Shroud of Turin The Mysteries Grow Deeper By PATRICK MARSOLEK Shroud of Turin Big-Power Politics Then & Now ALTERNATIVE SCIENCE THE INTOLERANT CHURCH OF SCIENTISM How Well Has It Earned the Adulation It Asks of Us? By WILLIAM B. STOECKER SPIRITUALITY THE POWERS OF MEDITATION Just How Far Can Your Mind Take You? By JOHN WHITE ANCIENT MYSTERIES HIDDEN CHAMBERS IN EGYPT The Curious Revelations of New Hi-Tech Surveys By ROBERT M. SCHOCH, Ph.D. ALTERNATIVE ARCHAEOLOGY MAGICAL EGYPT 2 VIDEO PRODUCTION LEADS TO STARTLING DISCOVERIES Ancient Art Reveals Surprising Secrets By CHANCE GARDNER BOOK EXCERPT THE LOST ARTS OF LEVITATION Can Overcoming Gravity Be Simpler than We Thought? By STEVE RICHARDS ASTROLOGY TREK TO THE PLANET VULCAN Could Dark Matter or Dark Energy play a part in explaining a mysterious hidden planet spoken of in esoteric lore? By Julie Loar DVD LIFE BENEATH THE SURFACE Astounding New Evidence of Irreducible Complexity in Earth's Oceans By Marsha Oaks

Download or read book Atlantis Rising Magazine 121 January February 2017 written by J. Douglas Kenyon and published by Primedia E-launch LLC. This book was released on 2016-12-04 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this downloadable ebook version: EMP WARS Are the Exotic Weapons of the Future Already Here? BY STEVEN SORA CLUES TO THE GREAT CATASTROPHE The Author of 'Atlantis in the Caribbean' Searches for the Truth of the Younger Dryas BY ANDREW COLLINS CHALLENGING EINSTEIN Does Special Relativity Explain Anything? BY STEPHEN ROBBINS, Ph.D. SEARCHING FOR THE MAN CALLED NOAH What Can 'Ark'-aeology Reveal About Him? BY SUSAN MARTINEZ, Ph.D. KHUFU PAPYRI UNVEILED Can the 'Oldest Papyrus' Give Us the True Age of the Great Pyramid or Not? BY ROBERT M. SCHOCH, Ph.D. ALTERNATIVE NEWS INDUS CIVILIZATION NOT PRIMITIVE EARLIEST AMERICANS NOT SIBERIAN EASTER ISLAND NOT WARLIKE IS THIS PALEOLITHIC ALUMINUM? CAN WE READ THE UNREADABLE? CRYING 'WOLF' AND THE POLAR BEAR CLIMATE CHANGE BLAMED ON A 'WOBBLING EARTH' BUMBLE BEE 'BRAIN' BEDAZZLES TO INFINITY AND BEYOND ...BUT DON'T FEED THE ALIENS ANCIENT TALES & SHIFTING POLES What Really Happened at the End of the Ice Age? BY SCOTT CREIGHTON AN ENGINEER VISITS NOAH'S ARK Would the Biblical Specifications Actually Work? BY ARLAN ANDREWS, SR., SC.D., P.E. THE VERY ODD CASE OF THE MICHIGAN RELICS Who Are you Going to Trust? BY FRANK JOSEPH BODY ART Tattooing Has Been with Us from the Beginning, Apparently BY RITA LOUISE, Ph.D. THE SPACEMAN HYPOTHESIS What Does the Evidence Show? BY WILLIAM B. STOECKER HAMLET'S MILL & THE WHEEL OF HEAVEN BY JULIE LOAR PUBLISHER'S LETTER FIGHTING THE FORCES OF EVIL BY J. DOUGLAS KENYON BEAM ME UP SCOTTY! Researchers Teleport Particle Four Miles What if you could behave like the crew on the Starship Enterprise and teleport yourself home or anywhere else in the world? Michael A. Cremo p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px} AT THE WORLD ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONGRESS IN KYOTO

Download or read book Atlantis Rising Magazine 133 January February 2019 written by J. Douglas Kenyon and published by Atlantis Rising LLC. This book was released on with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ebook edition: THE TEOTIHUACAN REVELATIONS Astonishing New Evidence for Advanced Ancient Civilization in Mexico BY JONATHON PERRIN WAS COLUMBUS ON A SECRET MISSION? To Prove the Earth Was Round... or Something Else? BY WILLIAM B. STOECKER ALTERNATIVE HISTORY KNIGHTS TEMPLAR IN TENNESSEE? Cracking the Mystery of the Melungeon People BY STEVEN SORA SECRET SCIENCE INVISIBLE WARFARE Did the Allied Powers of WWII Get Help from Other Dimensions? BY MARCIA DIEHL ALTERNATIVE ARCHAEOLOGY RELICS FROM THE ICE AGE? Are Malta‘s Temples Thousands of Years Older than Conventional Archaeologists Acknowledge? BY ROBERT SCHOCH, Ph.D. LOST HISTORY FIGHTING BROTHERS American vs. English Freemasons BY STEPHEN V. O‘ROURKE ANCIENT MYSTERIES MEGALITHIC TECH Understanding the Standing Stones & Circles of a Lost Science BY CHARLES SHAHAR ANCIENT SCIENCE THE LOST ROBOTS Uncovering the Forgotten Achievements of Ancient Inventors BY FRANK JOSEPH ANCIENT MYSTERIES MA‘MUN‘S PASSAGE Did the Caliph Know Something about the Great Pyramid that Egyptologists Still Don‘t? BY RALPH ELLIS & MARK FOSTER HOLISTIC HEALTH CAN MIND HEAL MATTER? Surprisingly, the Evidence Is Clear BY MITCH HOROWITZ THE FORBIDDEN ARCHAEOLOGIST THE MOULIN QUIGNON MYSTERY DEEPENS BY MICHAEL A. CREMO ASTROLOGY NABTA PLAYA Is This the Ancient Source of Egyptian Cosmology? BY JULIE LOAR PUBLISHER‘S LETTER COULD BIG SCIENCE BE ON TRIAL? BY J. DOUGLAS KENYON

Download or read book Atlantis Rising Magazine 128 March April 2018 written by J. Douglas Kenyon and published by Atlantis Rising LLC. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In This Issue . . . ALTERNATIVE EGYPTOLOGY THE BIG VOID An Astonishing New Discovery in the Great Pyramid Raises Troubling Questions for 'Egyptology' BY ROBERT M. SCHOCH, Ph.D. ANCIENT MYSTERIES PRE-COLUMBIAN ETs IN SOUTH AMERICA? New Evidence and the Possibility of Intervention from Other Worlds BY FRANK JOSEPH COSMOLOGY THE COSMIC ORIGINS OF LIFE What Does Science Know for Sure? BY CHANDRA WICKRAMASINGHE, Ph.D. ANCIENT MYSTERIES THE TOWER OF BABEL QUESTION Is There More to the Confusion-of-Tongues Tale than Was Thought? BY STEVEN SORA THE UNEXPLAINED RISING ABOVE MATERIALISM Sizing Up Wikipedia's Put-Down of Levitation BY MICHAEL E. TYMN ALTERNATIVE NEWS COULD MINI-BLIMP EXPLORE GREAT PYRAMID'S HIDDEN CHAMBER? TUNNEL COMPLEX LOCATED UNDER MEXICAN PYRAMID STRANGE INTERSTELLAR OBJECT INTELLIGENTLY DESIGNED? SECRET PENTAGON AGENCY INVESTIGATED UFOs FORGOTTEN ANCIENT SECRETS OF MEMORY LOST CIVILIZATION–-ADVANCED AND-OTHERWISE–ABOVE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE ANCIENT INDIAN LAND BRIDGE MAN-MADE? ILLUMINATED PLANTS TO LIGHT NIGHT THE ANCIENT WHEEL-RUT ENIGMA Hard Evidence for Advanced Prehistoric Machinery? BY DAVID H. CHILDRESS LOST HISTORY LONG-LOST WORLDS BENEATH OUR FEET Uncovering the Secrets of Hidden Realms BY WILLIAM B. STOECKER ANCIENT WISDOM TEMPLES OF THE STONE AGE Ancient Shamans Knew Much More than How to Decorate a Cave BY JOSEPH R. JOCHMANS, Lit.D. ANCIENT MYSTERIES THE BIRD KING Akhenaten's Odd Appearance May Have a Surprising Explanation BY JONATHON PERRIN HOLISTIC HEALING THE SOUND OF HEALING What Can Modern Science Do for Ancient Medicine? BY JEANE MANNING PUBLISHER'S LETTER UNTANGLING THE THREADS OF HUMAN ANCESTRY BY J. DOUGLAS KENYON

Download or read book Atlantis Rising 104 March April 2014 written by J. Douglas Kenyon and published by Atlantis Rising LLC. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents in this full color ebook edition Susan B. Martinez, Ph.D.: GLOBAL DRYING Maybe It's Not Warming That Should Most Alarm Us William B. Stoecker: THE BEASTS OF BERINGIA How Did Earth's Species Get to Where We Find Them? Steven Sora: THE MAN WHO COULD NOT BE KING Chronicling the Many Secrets of Francis Bacon John Chambers: PYTHAGORAS AND THE BEANSTALKS What Could Have Been the Problem with Eating Beans? Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D.: JOURNEY TO GUNUNG PADANG Searching for Lost Ice Age Civilization in Indonesia

Download or read book Forbidden History written by J. Douglas Kenyon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-03-29 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges the scientific theories on the establishment of civilization and technology • Contains 42 essays by 17 key thinkers in the fields of alternative science and history, including Christopher Dunn, Frank Joseph, Will Hart, Rand Flem-Ath, and Moira Timmes • Edited by Atlantis Rising publisher, J. Douglas Kenyon In Forbidden History writer and editor J. Douglas Kenyon has chosen 42 essays that have appeared in the bimonthly journal Atlantis Rising to provide readers with an overview of the core positions of key thinkers in the field of ancient mysteries and alternative history. The 17 contributors include among others, Rand Flem-Ath, Frank Joseph, Christopher Dunn, and Will Hart, all of whom challenge the scientific establishment to reexamine its underlying premises in understanding ancient civilizations and open up to the possibility of meaningful debate around alternative theories of humanity's true past. Each of the essays builds upon the work of the other contributors. Kenyon has carefully crafted his vision and selected writings in six areas: Darwinism Under Fire, Earth Changes--Sudden or Gradual, Civilization's Greater Antiquity, Ancestors from Space, Ancient High Tech, and The Search for Lost Origins. He explores the most current ideas in the Atlantis debate, the origins of the Pyramids, and many other controversial themes. The book serves as an excellent introduction to hitherto suppressed and alternative accounts of history as contributors raise questions about the origins of civilization and humanity, catastrophism, and ancient technology. The collection also includes several articles that introduce, compare, contrast, and complement the theories of other notable authors in these fields, such as Zecharia Sitchin, Paul LaViolette, John Michell, and John Anthony West.

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Download or read book Bringing the Future Within Reach written by Robert S. Arrighi and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2016 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book documents Glenn's many research specialties over those 75 years. Among them are early jet engines and rockets; flight safety and fuel efficiency tested in premier icing and wind tunnels; liquid hydrogen fuel which, despite skeptics like aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun, helped the U.S. win the race to the moon; and electric propulsion, considered key to future space flight. Space enthusiasts, aviation personnel, aerospace engineers, and inventors may be interested in this comprehensive and milestone volume. Other related products: NASA at 50: Interviews With NASA\'s Senior Leadership can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/033-000-01360-4 Other products published by National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/550

Download or read book The Art of Star Wars Rebels Limited Edition written by Dan Wallace and published by Dark Horse Books. This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early days of the rebellion, a tight-knit group of rebels from various backgrounds banded together against all odds to do their part in the larger mission of defeating the Galactic Empire, sparking hope across the galaxy. The award-winning team from Lucasfilm Animation brought the beloved occupants of the Ghost into our homes five years ago, now, take a step behind-the-scenes to witness the journey from paper to screen with The Art of Star Wars Rebels. Featuring never-before-seen concept art and process pieces along with exclusive commentary from the creative team behind the show.

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Download or read book Origins of the Sphinx written by Robert M. Schoch and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New research and evidence that the Sphinx is thousands of years older than previously thought • Contrasts what Egyptologists claim about the Sphinx with historical accounts and new research including reanalysis of seismic studies and updates to Schoch’s water weathering research and Bauval’s Orion Correlation Theory • Examines how the Sphinx is contemporaneous with Göbekli Tepe, aligned with the constellation Leo, and was recarved during the Old Kingdom era of Egypt • Reveals that the Sphinx was built during the actual historical Golden Age of ancient Egypt, the period known in legend as Zep Tepi No other monument in the world evokes mystery like the Great Sphinx of Giza. It has survived the harsh climate of Egypt for thousands of years and will remain long after our own civilization is gone. According to orthodox Egyptology, the Sphinx was built around 2500 BCE as a memorial to the pharaoh Khafre. Yet this “fact” has scant to no supportive evidence. When was the Sphinx really built and, most importantly, why? In this provocative collaboration from two Egyptology outsiders, Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D., and Robert Bauval combine their decades of research to show how the Sphinx is thousands of years older than the conventional Egyptological timeline and was built by a long forgotten pre-Pharaonic civilization. They examine the known history of the Sphinx, contrasting what Egyptologists claim with prominent historical accounts and new research, including updates to Schoch’s geological water weathering research and reanalysis of seismic studies. Building on Bauval’s Orion Correlation Theory, they investigate the archaeoastronomical alignments of the monuments of the Giza Plateau and reveal how the pyramids and Sphinx were built to align with the constellations of Orion and Leo. Analyzing the evidence for a significantly older construction phase at Giza and the restoration and recarving of the Sphinx during the Old Kingdom era, they assert that the Sphinx was first built by an advanced pre-Pharaonic civilization that existed circa 12,000 years ago on the Giza Plateau, contemporaneous with the sophisticated Göbekli Tepe complex. The authors examine how the monuments at Giza memorialize Zep Tepi, the Golden Age of legend shown here to be an actual historical time period from roughly 10,500 BCE through 9700 BCE. Moving us closer to an understanding of the true age and purpose of the Great Sphinx, Schoch and Bauval provide evidence of an early high civilization witnessed by the Great Sphinx before the end of the last ice age.

Download or read book Pyramid Quest written by Robert M. Schoch and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-06-02 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Egyptologist acclaimed for re-dating the Great Sphinx at Giza sets his sights on one of the true mysteries of antiquity: the Great Pyramid of Giza. What is the Great Pyramid of Giza? Ask that basic question of a traditional Egyptologist, and you get the basic, traditional answer: a fancy tombstone for a self-important pharaoh of the Old Kingdom. This, Egyptologists argue, is the sole finding based on the data, and the only deduction supported by science. By implication, anyone who dissents from this point of view is unscientific and woolly-minded-a believer in magic and ghosts. Indeed, some of the unconventional ideas about the Great Pyramid do have a spectacularly fabulous ring to them. Yet from beneath the obvious terms of this controversy, a deeper, more significant question arises: how is it that the Great Pyramid exercises such a gripping hold on the human psyche- adding cryptic grace to the back of the one-dollar bill and framing myriad claims of New Age "pyramid power"? In Pyramid Quest, Robert M. Schoch and Robert Aquinas McNally use the rigorous intellectual analysis of scientific inquiry to investigate what we know about the Great Pyramid, and develop a stunning hypothesis: This ancient monument is the strongest proof yet that civilization began thousands of years earlier than is generally thought, extending far back into a little-known time. In tracing that story, we come to understand not only the Great Pyramid but also our own origins as civilized beings.