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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent introduction to a fascinating but complex subject, 8 Jan 2002
By A Customer
Paul Devereux has spent many years trying to understand Earth Mysteries. Unlike many other authors on the subject, he has never settled with any one explanation, often risking his reputation by discarding old redundant theories and exploring new ones. This little book rings with the lucidity of someone who has thoroughly looked at all the options. Most people (including the media) still tend to look at Earth Mysteries through the psychedelic-tinted glasses of the 1960s - UFOs, energy lines, etc. Although this book looks at these ideas it also moves on to the far more fascinating ideas of recent times - the connection with shamanism, spirit paths, corpse ways and more. Oddly enough, many of the new approaches take us further back in time, to more basic appreciations of sacred places, and how to make a fundamental connection with them for oneself.
Strongly recommended for anyone with an open mind who wants to know more than one view on the origins of Earth Mysteries before going out into the field and doing a bit of their own cognitive archeology at some ancient sites.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb, Highly Recommended, 12 Mar 2009
This book is an excellent introduction to Earth Mysteries and the ancient sacred sites around the world. If you are tired with the same old churned out Neo-pagan dogma this book will come as a refreshing read to you. The author looks at the Old stone sites from many angles, scientific, shamanic and psychic and reveals some interesting insights. The author is the founder of the Dragon Project which has sought to study these sites in detail. I feel more than any other author I have read the author has tapped into the minds of the Ancient builders and reveals many interesting things and personal insights. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Earth Mysteries and Earth Magic as it gives an objective approach to the subject without dismissing out of hand peoples subjective experiences at the sites. He also however warns about the unreliability of Psychic information - and so can cut through much of the 'fluff' which various self appointed authorities churn out. Highly recommended for Scholars of Paganism, Sacred Sites and Modern Magicians alike.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An Excellent Book, 21 Nov 2002
This was a book I devoured rapidly; it is easy to read, scholarly and thoughtful. However, it is in no way a cold textbook on the subject. The author is not afraid to bring his own experiences to bear, with qualification. It has a helpful, practical side, intending to help the reader to do much more than just read, but to learn how to appropriately experience a site, and gain enrichment, as well as treating sites responsibly.It starts with a history of interest in the subject, then covering all key earth mysteries themes such as archaeoastronomy, earth energies, spirits of places, psychic archaeology, shamanic landscapes (such as the Nazca lines and rock art), leylines, and geographical phenomena. Devereux is also not afraid to put ideas to rest - ancient astronauts, terrestrial zodiacs, and even crop circles. Some may see this as somewhat iconoclastic, but I get the strong impression he would like to believe, but needs tangible, measurable proof; and if the evidence does not stand up to critique, then it is imprudent to believe it. Much belief in Earth Mysteries is a choice of faith, and an unexamined faith is not worth believing. The sole weakness is the lack of footnotes for referencing claims or accounts. Unless you want to wade through the books in the excellent bibliography, there is no way of checking things. Earth Mysteries made a significant contribution to my understanding of the subject, and serves as an outstanding introductory treatise to the genre. As I said aloud when I closed the back cover, "A bloody good book."
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