"For those who possess the keys of symbolism the doctrines of Hermes can never be lost; amidst all their ruin, the monuments of Egypt are as as so many scattered leaves which can be collected and the book of those doctrines thus reconstructed entirely." 

"The History of Magic" by Eliphas Levi  

 

Ancient Civilizations and Mysteries Links

UPDATED AND REVISED MARCH 18, 2007

Alternative History, Forbidden Archaeology

Micahel Cremo and Forbidden Archaeology - "From its initial release in 1993 to the present, Forbidden Archeology has shocked and delighted readers around the globe with a veritable encyclopedia of anomalous scientific evidence challenging the standard views on human evolution.    NEW!  
Graham Hancock's Website "GRAHAM HANCOCK is the author of the major international bestsellers The Sign and The Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods and Heaven's Mirror. His books have sold more than five million copies worldwide and have been translated into 27 languages."
Robert Bauval's Website "Since the publication of THE ORION MYSTERY in February 1994 (see books page) much water has flowed under the bridge... Graham and I then pursued the quest together with the publication in 1996 of KEEPER OF GENESIS which took us deep into the haunting metaphysical questions of the origins of human intellect and in hot pursuit of what we have come to term 'the quest for the science of immortality'... Finally in 1999 I wrote SECRET CHAMBER, which explored the deeper layers of the Giza quest and made the linkage between the ancient 'magical knowledge' and the Hermetic Tradition that carried it across the ages and into the mainstream of our modern western intellectual and esoteric tradition".
Adrian Gilbert's Website British author's websites hosts information on his books, articles and much else. Books include the Orion Mystery with Robert Bauval, Magi, End of Time, The New Jerusalem, The Holy Kingdom, Signs in the Sky, Cosmic Wisdom Beyond Astrology, The Mayan Prophecies.
Robert Temple's Website British author's websites hosts information on his books, articles and much else. Books include the Sirius Mystery, Netherworld, The Crystal Sun.
Andrew Collins' Website British author's websites hosts information on his books, articles and much else. Books include Gateway to Atlantis, From the Ashes of Angels, The Gods of Eden, Tutankhamun - The Exodus Conspiracy, Alien Energy, The Cygnus Mystery.
John Anthony West Website British author's websites hosts information on his books, articles and much else. Books include Serpent in the Sky, A Traveller's Key to Ancient Egypt, The Case for Astrology, The Mystery of the Sphinx
Laurence Gardner's Website British author's websites hosts information on his books, articles and much else. Books include the Bloodline of the Holy Grail, Genesis of the Grail Kings, Realm of the Ring Lords, Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark, The Shadow of Solomon, The Magdelen Legacy
Evidence for Major Impact Events in the Late Third Millennium BC "Asteroid,comet impacts, meteor showers, floods, drop of temperature, drying around the Mediterranean??? Why did the first great civilisations collapse suddenly and at the same time around 2200 BC?"
Evidence of Astronomical Aspects of Mankind's Past and Recent Climate Homepage "Astronomical Aspects of Mankind's Past and Present: Was the sudden Global Cooling and Drying in 2200 BC ("Paradise Lost") caused by cosmic impacts?"
Gods of the New MillenniumThe Official Website of Alan F. Alford

 

Atlantis

Atlantis "The story of Atlantis begins quite literally with two of Plato's dialogues, Timaeus and Critias. These accounts are the only known written records which refer specifcally to a lost civilization called Atlantis. Many people believe the tale to be complete fiction, the creation of a philosopher's imagination used to illustrate an argument. Others believe that the story was inspired by catastrophic events which may have destroyed the Minoan civilization on Crete and Thera. Still others maintain that the story is an accurate representation of a long lost and almost completely forgotten land."
Corroborating Evidence on the Reality of Atlantis "Many critics of Atlantis insist that, besides Plato's dialogues, Timaeus and Critias, there is no other independent evidence provided by ancient authorities on the matter. Nothing could be farther away from the truth. Indeed, the ancient myths and traditions of most nations center on the legend of the Flood and on the destruction of Paradise, the original focus of Civilization that is no other than Atlantis."
Physical Evidence of Atlantis - Scott Stones "The ruins of temples dated at 12,000 years old have been found near Bimini, Bahamas. Megalithic structures are not supposed to be in the Bahamas."
When The Sky Fell - In Search of Atlantis Information and theories on Atlantis and Earth's shifting crust
  BBC News: Satellite Images of Atlantis Satellite photos of southern Spain reveal features on the ground appearing to match descriptions made by Greek scholar Plato of the fabled utopia.
Atlantis Articles and Sources
The Lost Civilization of Atlantis "I have built "Lost Continent of Atlantis: Myth or Reality?"  with the purpose of bringing together news, discoveries, and theories related to the lost continent of Atlantis. Some people look for the the lost city of Atlantis, which in Plato's view, is only part of the Atlantean empire. However, we will discuss this issue in due time."
Bimini "...the explorers are happy to announce publicly, that **INCONTROVERTIBLE EVIDENCE HAS NOW SURFACED** from their research that can finally solve one of the most vexing mysteries of recent archaeology in the Bimini area!
Atlantis Found "When Soviet oceanographers examined their underwater photos taken of the Ampere Seamount, they discovered what seemed to be walls, stairways, and other artificial stonework. The Ampere Seamount is 450 miles west of Gibraltar, just the area where Plato placed Atlantis!"
A Journey to Atlantis This lovely site has beautiful evocative illustrations
Atlantis From the Sceptic's Dictionary
The Sunken Kingdom_ The Atlantis Mystery SolvedAtlantis in Manisa, Turkey? Book Review
Atlantis - The Lost Continent Finally Found Down under the South China Sea?
Atlantis - Crystalinks Atlantis section

Egypt

Greg Reeder's Egypt Page
Hor Portion of Peter Preston's informative work on Egyptology
The Orion Mystery
Reeder's Egypt Page
The Orion Mystery
Morgana's Observatory: Controversies (Sphinx)
Tour Egypt: Official Site of the Ministry of Tourism, Egypt
KMT: A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt

Pyramids

The American Institute of Pyramidology  "The Great Pyramid, was it built as shown to the left? Probably not...How was it built? Who built it? What is its meaning for planet earth? Who was its designer?"
The Pyramid Matrix and Archaeocryptography.Carl Munck, archaeocryptographer, introduces an ancient Pyramid Matrix, in which monuments - across the globe - encode their exact position with respect to latitude and longitude. The science of decoding these monuments is called archaeocryptography
Pyramids Pyramid power and pyramids throughout the world.
Pyramid  Dedicated to the proposition that the Great Pyramid is a rational (in the mathematical sense) structure, designed and built by normal people.
Egyptian Pyramids at Crystalinks
Chinese Pyramids  Part 2
Ancient Pyramids in China
Pyramids in China at Cyrstalinks: "The existence of pyramids in China has come in two stages. Most early stories were focused on the existence of "Great White Pyramid." A photograph of this pyramid in the Qinling mountains was taken by Americans in 1945, but remained in military files for 45 years. US Air Force pilot James Gaussman is said to have seen a white jewel-topped pyramid during a flight between India and China during World War II, but there is scant evidence for a source on this story."
China's Secret Pyramids by Laura Lee: "The Chinese don't like to talk about their pyramids. Hausdorf couldn't help but notice that, in talking with high ranking archeologists at the Beijing Academy of Sciences about these pyramids, the reaction was one of panic. Only when shown the Gaussman photo would they reluctantly confirm the existence of just a few pyramidal structures, near Xian. That's where Hausdorf found, not a few pyramids, but ninety to one hundred such structures."
Chinese Pyramids
China's Great Pyramid Controversy by Philip Coppens "Despite speculation about the existence of great pyramids in China, archaeologists and bureaucrats have refused to consider even the rumours about such structures. But recent pictorial evidence proves that China’s pyramids are indeed real, rivalling those of Egypt and Central America for their age, size and significance."
5000 Year Old Pyramid Found in Inner Mongolia in People's Dailey
China's Lost Pyramids

Pyramids in China, The "White Pyramid" discovered!, It is the Maoling Mausoleum! A report by Walter Hain

Pyramids in China By Susan Blanchard