The Shining Ones; The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed

by Philip Gardiner and Gary Osborn

• ISBN13: 9781842931653
• ISBN10: 1842931652
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-28
• Publisher: Watkins

Summary

The truth is revealed here, in the only book that tells the story of a very ancient worldwide priesthood. Its mission: to preserve the group's secret knowledge for the good of humanity...and control the development of the world. The first edition ofThe Shining Onessold more than 45,000 copies in the UK alone, and three-quarters of this revised version is entirely new material. The "Shining Ones" belonged to an advanced culture that kept its wisdom alive through mythology and legend, and by embedding it in art, architecture, and literature (including the Bible). Authors Philip Gardiner and Gary Osborn, who spent years researching this secret society, have uncovered its influence in every major religion with roots in the ancient world--as well as in science, mysticism, philosophy, and politics.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
List of Illustrations	p. x
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
A System of Knowledge
The Prehistoric Link: Early Religious Beliefs and Rituals	p. 2
Kundalini and the Inner Sun: Solar Cults and the Enlightenment Experience	p. 13
Three and Seven: The 'Law of Three' and 'Law of Seven' in Shamanic Cosmology	p. 33
Light from Darkness: The Power and Influence of the Shaman	p. 68
The 'Source Civilization'?: The Origin of the Shining Ones	p. 85
The Tree and the Cross: Symbols of Spiritual Rebirth	p. 99
The Myth of the Phoenix: The Bird of Enlightenment	p. 109
The Eye of Ra: Godhead, Seed, Source-Centre and Inner Sun	p. 123
The Shining Ones in History and Myth
The Anunnaki: The Shining Ones of Ancient Mesopotamia	p. 134
Neteru, Akhu, Shemsu Hor: The Shining Ones in Egypt	p. 156
Angels, Nephilim, Watchers, Dreamers: The Shining Ones in the Bible and The Book of Enoch	p. 187
Giants: Memories of the Watchers?	p. 201
Israel in Egypt: The Shining Roots of Judaism	p. 215
Shining Ones of the East: Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism	p. 229
The Shining Ones Today
Secret Societies: A Modern Link to the Shining Ones	p. 238
The Present Day: Where are the Shining Ones Now?	p. 249
Threes and Sevens in World Myth, Religion and Folklore	p. 269
Notes	p. 275
Bibliography	p. 290
Index	p. 301
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