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Summary: Aweful and Arrogant
Review: Although I enjoyed his first book on the bloodline I think this is a real disappointment. Sounded to me and aweful lot like Hancock's book on Mars - based on secondary sources with no solid evidence behind the thesis which I think if I understand correctly is that the human race was knighted with the powers of kingship through a super human race known as the annunaki who came from around the sumerian (iraqi) region. Uh . uh . . . All I got from this was let down by an author who did great on his work. Who'da figured that space aliens had something to do with monarchies in the west. . . ....
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Summary: I am Unsure...
Review: First I should say I am a Fortean skeptic, so I am not opposed to revisionist ideas if they are supportable. While Gardner's prose is fairly easy to read, and some of his ideas plausible, I think he goes way too far with his thesis - that humans were cloned by Sumerian Gods/aliens. The book starts off in a fairly reasonable way, but gets more wacky as it goes on. I agree with him that the Bible has been mistranslated - that standard history and timelines are highly resistant to critique - that much of Roman Catholic theology has no accurate scriptural basis - and perhaps that the Grail mysteries relate to an actual genetic bloodline of Christ. I also agree that Judeo-Christian religion has been partiarchial and misogynistic. However, I get suspicious when he frequently claims linguistic similarity between ancient words to support his arguments, and goes so far in relating so many traditions. Would most or any linguistic or Sumerian scholars agree with his comparisons? How do you judge whether what he is saying is grounded in some reality reflective of good scholarship or journalism? I do not insist that all believable ideas come only from the academic world, but I would feel less queasy about this book if he included more scholarly references (as opposed to Nexus Magazine articles and books about Ramtha).
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Summary: We're The Aliens' Experiment
Review: Gardner explains further why Jesus and the Holy bloodline of the Grail is special in this volume. The Annunnaki gods created Adam, who was the first priest king carrying more of the god's genes than the rest of us. This royal line has supposedly preserved its genetics down through time to the present day.
There is an compelling section on how the Hebrew Bible is largely influenced from previous Sumerian works such as the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Egyptian Book of the Dead. There is also an attempt to explain why the Sumerian was such an anomalously advanced civilization when compared to others at the time. Gardner thinks it's because of the genetic tinkering of the gods with the human line.
Gardner does an interesting analysis on the Moses story in the Bible and comes to the conclusion that he was actually the abdicated king Akhenaton, a half Hebrew, half Egyptian king deposed because of his insistence on imposing a monotheistic god on the Egyptian populace. Various inconsistencies in the Bible are discussed and Gardner comes to the conclusion that it is a corrupted text from the older Sumerian accounts, corrupted for the religious/ political reasons of the Jewish and Christian priesthood.
Gardner stands things on their head, saying that Cain is actually the holy bloodline and not the inferior line of Seth. The Serpent in the Garden is actually the Annunaki god Enki who offers wisdom to humanity as opposed to his brother Enlil, which is the Hebrew god who wants to keep us down. Miriam is not mentioned much in the Bible, but actually she was a prominent religious leader of the Hebrews, but she was shafted by the male priesthood who wanted to get her out the Bible because she was female. Standard blasphemous stuff, you know. Gardner says that our religious beliefs are starting to change because of all the archeological documents that have been discovered which give us a different account of what we have been told traditionally. I suppose it's easy to be fooled with the Biblical stories. People are introduced to them at a young age when their critical faculties are low.
I liked this one better than Bloodline because it didn't get bogged down with a lot of name dropping and intricate genealogies, although these lines are listed and commented on some. I'm really neutral on the revelations. I suppose it will be welcomed by modernists and scorned by traditionalists in the endless chatter of society. I don't know if it will change my personal views much. It was a mind bending trip though. There are actually other authors out there that have looked at archeological evidence and claim that the Bible is accurate, so it comes down to who you want to believe. Everyone has their clever arguments for everything.
And oh yeah, I've read that David Icke has a tape out saying that this guy is nefarious Reptile alien, so who can you trust? Maybe such accusations stem from class conflict or professional jealousy. Both authors cover similar territory and have similar views. Gardner is high born and Icke is well, a former soccer player/hooligan from the projects.
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Summary: Annunaki: The Genesis of Jehovah and Yahweh
Review: Gardner, in his book Genesis of the Grail Kings, offer more data points to compare the accuracy and transparancy of the bible. It makes me think that the biblical scibes were deliberate in their spin of the story of civilization to carve out a universal role in our world for gods we call today by the name of Yahweh and/or Jehova.Imagine an entire continent free from human habitation.
Imagine 4 billion years of earthly evolution until today. Imagine estimates of a universe 12 billion years old.
Imagine it took about 11.999993 years for the Annunaki to discover planet Earth. Gardner compares what we read in the bible and what we find in stories found from the first civilization in human history (Sumeria circa 4,000BC) and their tales of the "sapiening" of the prototype civilized human being - the Homo Sapien. It does not answer the bigger question that it begs, namely, "Where did Annunaki come from?" It does, though, respond to the question, "Does Humankind have enough inside to evolve to the next level before we perish under our own inadequacy?"
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Summary: very intersting, and waiting for the next book
Review: I bought this book, and put it away for 2 weeks, before I could bring myself to read it. Not because I didn't think this would be a great piece of work, I have read gardner's first book, but because of my upbringing, I didn't know if I could handle any more "truth" at the moment. I had also recently just finished Zecharia Sitchin's books, and the writings from the Sumarians, are obviously more than the myth that scientists would like us to believe. Too many questions, and not enough answers. I agree with the reviewer before me, that Gardner's book was not long enough, and gave us just a "taste" of what was coming to sell his next book. The only problem that I have with the book, is Gardner seems to be leading us down the path, that with the Anunnaki, and the DNA experiments in the making of the lulu, is that this made AD.AM, is a protected bloodline from the beginning. I have no problem in believing that we as humans were "helped" along with our DNA in hurrying our evolution, but we were created as slaves. To listen to Gardner, is to believe that because the AD.AM was created from the "GOD" Enkil, with his own seed, and protected down the generations, that we should now look at that bloodline as our KING line. Why? Because an alien race with a greater advanced civilization came to earth, and was able to move our evolution in WARP time that we should look to them now? I am sorry, I don't see that. In the near future, I can see our race doing the exact thing, and although it makes me ill to think that we would have a lesser race call us GODS, I have to be honest, and with what I see of our race in todays times, yes, we would let that happen. I am waiting for the next book to have all this explained, and I truly hope that this is not the suggestion that Gardner is making, because personally, they will not be my God or King.
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Summary: The ultimate Genealogy/ Spiritual history Book
Review: I found the book excellent & would recommend to any intellectual person with a open mind to the Historical/ Biblical events of the the Old testament & before. The auther painstackingly backs his information up over & over again multiple times & goes far back & tries to find truth in some pf the far fetched stories that we are told through our lives. the author goes into complete detail about the Eytomology & converting of words & phrases that were corupted sometimes on purpose for the express pleasure of the church. The author also goes into deep detail about the customs of the times & explains to us why the people did certain things & also why they could not. A must for anyone interested in History, religion, Cultures or even alchemy. Can't wait for the author's next book
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Summary: In The Beginning.... Must Have For Gardner Fans !
Review: If you have read Bloodline Of The Holy Grail and Realm Of The Ring Lords, you are familiar with the scholarly, mythic and insightfully historic way that Laurence Gardner writes. Gardner, a renowned historian, antiquarian and scholar, has once again dazzled his readers. Without deviating from the theme of the Holy Grail and the lineage of Jesus Christ, he once again takes us on a biblical journey into the abode of the most fundamental and most mysterious book in the Bible- Genesis. In the beginning... Gardner embarks on an archaeological and scientifically accurate odyssey to Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization and we become better acquainted with who Adam and Eve really were, and also with the personage of Abraham, ancestor of the Jews. Again, you do not have to choose to believe anything, but if you find something that sparks your spirituality and it works for you, then so be it. Gardner is a terrific writer and open-minded about such matters, when a more fundamentalist, Church-oriented person will close their minds and their hearts on this new level of knowledge. I highly recommend this book and the entire trilogy, Bloodline Of The Holy Grail and Realm of the Ring Lords.
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Summary: Another Coup for Gardner!
Review: In my studies of history through the years, I could never understand why the royalty of Europe felt they had the "divine right" to rule. Gardner's book connects the white powder of gold of alchemy, the Sumerian story of the creation of man by the Annanaki, and the historical Jesus that has been so elusive for some many historians, together into a totally believable story of our history. While many dispute the conclusions about Jesus and his lineage, it is apparent that he was the Son of God because he was of the Dragon Lineage, a descendant of Enki and the Pharoahs of Egypt. While a conspiracy may exist to suppress this information, this explains so much of the historical Jesus by tying it to the Sumerian Annanaki, and a Illuminated ruling class. The identity of the Mount of the Testimony as a giant foundry for producing the white powder of gold was fascinating, as it explains the building of the great stone structures of the ancient world through the weightlessness properties of the "manna". This book brings together my favorite topics as truth, although one has to be careful to accept everything someone has written. I believe that it has a ring of truth, but I continue to search for the rest of the truth.
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Summary: An Enlightening Read, Not For The Narrow-Minded
Review: Laurence Gardner is a remarkable antiquarian, historian, theologian and etymologist as well as expert on ancient languages (Hebrew for example). Gardner has written a trilogy, each seperate in covering material, but unified in their relation to the Holy Grail as a symbol for the family bloodline of Jesus. For those who have read "Bloodline Of The Holy Grail", we are familiar with his theories on Jesus, his marriage to Mary Magdalene and his descendants becoming priests and European royalty. Like that book, Garnder discovered hidden meanings behind the text in the Gospels, taking the literal translation of the words in the text from their Jewish source and how they were applied at the time of their writng. He does this again with the first book in the Bible, Genesis. Gardner explains how Genesis, which means "beginning, genetic origins- ("Gene- sis- Gene-tics") is about the evolution and progress of the Hebrew people, the unknown tradition of the Messiah and at last, the real faces behind the biblical characters of Adam and Eve, Abraham and Moses. Adam and Eve, quite contrary to the fundamentalist dogma, were not the first man and woman, but merely the first of their kind. They had greater thinking power, and they were ancestors to the early Jews. Abraham, of course, is portrayed as a wondering sheperd called to be the father of a great race. Gardner does not deter from this ancestral patriarch's importance, but provides a clear picture of who he really was. The same applies to Moses and his own link in the great chain. The talk of Star Fire and Phoenix, Philosopher's Stone may take on mystic, obscure and confusing forms, but I understand it to be simply more additions to the beliefs of earlier non-fundamentalists- such as the Gnostics, the Freemasons, the Templar Knights, each with a profound knowledge of worthy notice. This book is outstanding. Lush illustrations, accurate history and rational criticism, as well as mystic, spiritual enlightenment. Gardner has fascinated me and grabbed my attention from the very beginning. Genesis is what you want to make of it. It is always good to open your mind and your heart to the happy possibilities.
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Summary: When's the third book due?
Review: My only negative comment about this work is that it is too short. The book seems almost like an outline for future works by the author. Every chapter raises more questions than it answers; with the whole of the Old Testament as subject, 227 pages seems almost like a forward. Having voiced my frustration at the length, I applaud Sir Laurance Gardner. The first book of this trilogy was fascinating. The second is equally enticing. The Amenhotep/Moses connection, the mystery of shemanna, alchemy, Jehovah, all beg the question: where did all this originate? Will the third book explore the root of these mysteries, the Anunnaki, or are the explanations of Sitchin, et al, enough? That, for me, has always been the burning question. Has Sir Laurence access to such information in the Royal archives he is privy to, and more important, will he reveal it?
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