On an odyssey stretching from the pyramids of ancient Egypt to South American ruins, from Easter Island to Angkor Wat, the authors put forward compelling evidence to suggest that cultures we term ancient were in fact the heirs to an older lost civilization, and the inheritors of its archaic wisdom.
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In Heaven's Mirror, author Graham Hancock continues the quest begun in his No. 1 international bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods. He attempts to rediscover the hidden legacy of mankind--the revelation that the cultures we term ancient were, in fact, the heirs to a far older forgotten civilisation, and the inheritors of its archaic wisdom.
Working with the photographer Santha Faiia, his wife, Hancock traces a network of sacred sites around the globe on a spectacular voyage of discovery that takes us from the pyramids and temples of ancient Egypt to the enigmatic statues of Easter Island; from the haunting ruins of pre-Columbian America to the splendours of Angkor Wat, in order to crack the code of our lost ancestors. It is an odyssey that leads to sunken monuments and hidden chambers--a journey through myth and magic, and astounding archaeological revelations, that forces us to rethink our entire conception of the origins of civilisation.
Much more than a sequel to Fingerprints of the Gods,Heaven's Mirror is a plunge into the spirituality of the ancients--a search for the revelation of a secret written in the language of astronomy, and recorded in the very foundations of the holiest sites of antiquity.--Christine Buttery
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Graham Hancock is the author of FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS, KEEPER OF GENESIS and THE SIGN AND THE SEAL. Santha Faiia is a prize-winning photographer.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By "chrishyams"
Format:Paperback
Heaven's Mirror is a worthy and colourful successor to Graham Hancock's vastly-scoped Fingerprints of the Gods.
While not quite as detailed as his previous work (much emphasis is placed upon his wife's vivid photography) Hancock's writing style still holds our attention well, although one cannot help thinking that we've read most of his theories before in 'Fingerprints of the Gods' and there is a constant of feeling of analytical regurgitation (ie, the surface monuments mapping to Orion, global coodinate correlations etc).
However, the section on the discovery of underwater structures in South East Asia is fascinating and only acts to bolster his underlying hypotheses further. In fact as I write this review, I have just heard on the radio this morning that underwater structures have been discovered close to the shoreline of Lake Titicaca in Peru, the ancient site of Tiahuanaco. Well Graham, there's another book and TV series for you on a plate !
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Alan P
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This is like the book of the TV series of the book "Fingerprints of the Gods" with extended scope to include global evidence of the antiquity of modern humanity.
Summarising most of Hancock's other works (Keeper of Genesis, Sign and the Seal and of course the seminal Fingerprints) it brings you up to date with the current New Age pseudo-scientific study of ancient wisdom and architecture.
This book leans more heavily on the more concrete astronomical evidence of an ancient world religion than some of the more romantic conjecture made in his earlier book, which lends it more of an objective viewpoint. Nevertheless, absence of any serious evidence will always leave Hancock and his sources and followers on the fringe of archaeological investigation.
That said, this is a fantastic read, by turns thought-provoking and mystical; but the real reason for giving this 5 stars are the fantastic pictures which abound on every page. Taken by Hancock's wife Santha Faiia, they are truly stunning and bring to life the mysteries of the ancient remains of what could be our spiritual heritage. This is the ultimate coffee table book!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By DeanoDury
Format:Paperback
Pros - tons of information and interesting content.
Cons - not scientific really, the facts are made to fit the theory as opposed to the theory being deduced from the facts - other options are never considered.
That said, it's feasible - I'm sure that old civilisations did exist 10 000+ years ago, complete with surprising levels of astronomy and other science. After all, most of the evidence would be under water now (especially as early settlers were coastal) and plenty of folklore/religion refers to ancient floods etc. And archeology is always a subset of what existed - as much will be undiscovered.
Cons - not scientific really, the facts are made to fit the theory as opposed to the theory being deduced from the facts - other options are never considered.
That said, it's feasible - I'm sure that old civilisations did exist 10 000+ years ago, complete with surprising levels of astronomy and other science. After all, most of the evidence would be under water now (especially as early settlers were coastal) and plenty of folklore/religion refers to ancient floods etc. And archeology is always a subset of what existed - as much will be undiscovered.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
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I like Graham Hancock, his ideas tap into the fundemental concerns of a lot of intelligent informed people. However those same intelligent informed people can see when facts are being presented ina selective manner. I do believe, however that Graham Hancock is on to something, his ideas about the lost civilization are compelling and presented well in what is an essential read for anyone interested in theories of this kind. However the main problem is that Graham Hancock delivers selected evidence to us but fails to be objective. The result is 'all this is great, but what about the rest'. From my own studies I know a lot of information regarding Angkor Wat for example has been convieniantly left out of this book, if it was included it would have cast doubt of Graham Hancock's theory. Alas this is the fundemental problem with this book, it is what has been excluded that lets this otherwise excellent read down. Read it as fiction and you will be rewarded, take it seriously and you will be missing a wider, more important theory that even Graham Hancock has yet to discover - the truth.
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This is the first Graham Hancock book I've bought and Its well worth a read. Admittedly, the facts are interpretted a certain way but the fact you cant hide from is how little we know about our past.
By A Customer
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Facinating reading. In the last chapter the author concludes that on the Spring equinnox in AD 2000the same constellations(but flipped 180 degrees)will appear as they did 12.500 years ago and it is this exact constallation that was mirrored in the monuments all over the world. The author suggests that the monuments teach us a message of important things to come. I recently read an article that said that on May 5th AD 2000 the moon, sun, Mercurius, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are on exactly the same line with the earth and that this could cause extreme forces to occur, causing the earth to go out of ballance and the ice mass of Antartica to shift, tectonic shifts, etc.causing mass distruction and 90% of life on earth to disapear. Could it perhaps be that this alignment of the planets has happened before and that the monuments are actually referring to this event in time? Looking forward to any suggestions.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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An extremely intersting book which challenges the very foundations of established ancient history and of the evolution of ancient civilisations. The author's easily understood discriptions of the basic laws of the heavenly bodies assist in a greater appreciation of message which the author develops throughout the rest of the book. To get the most out of the book it should be read with a completely open mind about the evolution of ancient civilisations!
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Innovative but flawed thinking
Hancock deserves a great deal of credit for two things: breathing life into an unfashionable subject; and encouraging people to question convention. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2000
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This is with regards to the first reviewer fron the uk
He said that they left no written evidence of themselves. The way I see it is that writing is a form of communication. Read more
Published on 25 July 2000
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Fiction dressed up as fact
It is a sad eflection of the state of historical research that nonsense like this is treated as history. Read more
Published on 7 July 2000
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Nice pictures. Shame about the words.
Faiia (Hancock's wife) takes nice photos. The book is littered with completely irrelevant photos of ancient monuments, like the Easter Island statues and the stones of Callanish. Read more
Published on 10 Nov 1999
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Absolutely Convincing
I was never one for entertaining notions of the origins of civilization, but the theories expounded in this book had me hooked from the very beginning. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 1999 by wedge@siliconheaven.co.uk
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Forwarding to a new history
I am amazed by the similiarities found in different parts of world.It is possible for a civilisation with well astronomical knowledge will be ahead in other fields like... Read more
Published on 9 July 1999
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Well presented case worthy of further study.
I have been very impressed by this book.
Not being an expert on Egyptian history, I am currently following up on some of the things I found in this book, such as the assertion... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 1999
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