Magicians of the gods
by Graham Hancock · first published 2015
56% recommend33% neutral11% critical
Why HN recommends it
Ambitious, richly referenced case for a lost pre-Younger Dryas civilization and a cyclic cataclysm; readers who liked Hancock's earlier Fingerprints of the Gods say it is a good follow-up with many leads to check.
Summarised by Claude from recommending comments
"The evidence revealed in this book shows beyond reasonable doubt that an advanced civilization that flourished during the Ice Age was destroyed in the global cataclysms between 12,800 and 11,600 years ago. But there were survivors-- known to later cultures by names such as 'the Sages', 'the Magicians', 'the Shining Ones', and 'the Mystery Teachers of Heaven'. They travelled the world in their great ships doing all in their power to keep the spark of civilization burning. They settled at key locations--Gobekli Tepe in Turkey, Baalbek in the Lebanon, Giza in Egypt, ancient Sumer, Mexico, Peru a
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It's not just possible, but highly likely. Graham Hancock has compiled an impressive amount of evidence for pre-Younger Dryas civilizations in books like Magicians of the Gods.
on “Humans Dominated Earth Earlier Than Previously Thought” ↗I've read Magicians of the Gods: The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth's Lost Civilization from Hancock and really liked it. Lots of interesting thoughts in there.
on “Göbekli Tepe” ↗…of late. Exciting times, like a domino effect. And since you're just becoming familiar, I would recommend reading Fingerprints of the Gods first to get an air of the controversy, and then his new book Magicians of the Gods. Lots and lots of references to look into, and very beautiful, compelling writing, too.
on “Atlantis-style myths that turned out to be true” ↗Well, there is a sequel called Magicians of the Gods. I also wouldn't trust him too much but I'm willing to entertain interesting theories, nothing wrong with that. I especially liked his work on Sphinx erosion patterns in Egypt together with Dr Robert…
on “In Search Of The Red Cross' $500M In Haiti Relief (2015)” ↗If you haven’t read “Magicians of the Gods” you might enjoy it. There’s some stuff that’s a little “out there” but the general idea of a cyclic cataclysmic event with a ~12K year periodicity seems to have some merit.
on “536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ (2018)” ↗See Graham Hancock's book, "Magicians of the Gods: The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth's Lost Civilization" (http://www.amazon.com/Magicians-Gods-Forgotten-Wisdom-Civili...) for a rebuttal to the archaeological model presented in this article. Hancock's position…
on “Research backs human role in extinction of mammoths, other mammals” ↗By sheer coincidence, I was reading Graham Hancock's "Magicians of the Gods" right before logging into HN. His thesis is that there was an advanced civilization - "Atlantis" - that was wiped out by a comet impact around 10,000 BC. I honestly don't know what to make of this…
on “Iceland may be the tip of a sunken continent” ↗Magicians of The Gods by Graham Hancock. But I will not finish it. It is boring and long-winded and he's more a travel journalist than researcher or scholar, so no real breakthroughs and a sprinkle of Daniken-like sensationalism…
on “Ask HN: What are you reading these days?” ↗…are the source for flood myths around the world, and speculates that advanced civilizations existed prior. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younger_Dryas_impact_hypothesi... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magicians_of_the_Gods
on “Dinosaur food: 100M year old foods we still eat today” ↗