#854 - Graham Hancock - The Hidden Secrets Of America’s Ancient Apocalypse

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Oct 21, 2024

Graham Hancock, a renowned journalist and author, delves into ancient civilizations and their secrets. He presents evidence suggesting that the Americas were inhabited much earlier than we thought, challenging traditional migration theories. Hancock shares his transformative experiences with ayahuasca in the Amazon and discusses its historical significance alongside ancient rock art. He also explores the advanced knowledge of the Mayans, connections between consciousness and psychedelics, and the impact of prehistoric climatic events on human narratives, revealing a complex tapestry of our shared history.

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INSIGHT

Overlooked Americas

The Americas are often overlooked in the study of human civilization's origins.
Discoveries challenge the traditional timeline of human settlement in the Americas.

ANECDOTE

Amazonian Research

Graham Hancock's first Amazon visit in 2003 was for his book,
"Supernatural, Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind".

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Psychedelics and Consciousness

Psychedelic use may have played a key role in human consciousness evolution.
Evidence for this can be found in cave art worldwide, including the Amazon.

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Fingerprints of the gods

The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization

Graham Hancock

In 'Fingerprints of the Gods,' Graham Hancock argues that an advanced civilization existed in prehistory, which served as the common progenitor to all subsequent known ancient historical civilizations. He proposes that this civilization ended in a cataclysm around the end of the last ice age but passed on profound knowledge of astronomy, architecture, and mathematics to its inheritors. Hancock uses tools such as archaeo-astronomy, geology, and computer analysis of ancient myths to support his theory. He explores various ancient sites, including Egypt’s Great Sphinx, the Andean ruins of Tihuanaco, and Mexico’s Temples of the Sun and Moon, revealing evidence of a lost civilization’s vast sophistication and technological advancement[2][3][5].

Underworld

The Mysterious Origins of Civilization

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In this book, Graham Hancock embarks on a worldwide exploration to find the underwater ruins of a mythical lost civilization hidden for thousands of years beneath the world’s oceans. Guided by cutting-edge science, innovative computer-mapping techniques, and the latest archaeological scholarship, Hancock examines the mystery at the end of the last Ice Age and delivers astonishing revelations. The book includes exhilarating accounts of his dives in various parts of the world, discovering submerged kingdoms that archaeologists never thought existed, and presents a new explanation for the origins of civilization as we know it.

Hamlet's Mill

An Essay Investigating the Origins of Human Knowledge and Its Transmission Through Myth

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Giorgio de Santillana

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Supernatural: Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind

Graham Hancock

In 'Supernatural', Graham Hancock delves into the mysterious transformation in human history that occurred around 50,000 years ago, when humans suddenly developed art, religion, sophisticated symbolism, and innovative thinking. Hancock's journey takes him from the prehistoric painted caves of Europe and South Africa to the Amazon rainforest, where he investigates the influence of hallucinogens like Ayahuasca and other psychotropic substances on the evolution of the human mind. He explores the possibility that these substances may allow access to other dimensions and that the 'supernatural beings' depicted in ancient art could be real entities that have guided human development. The book also considers the idea that human evolution may be more purposeful and intelligent than the random process described by Darwin[2][4][5].

Sign and the Seal

Graham Hancock

In this book, Graham Hancock embarks on a decade-long quest to uncover the truth behind the legends of the Ark of the Covenant. He explores various historical and mythological sources, including the Knights Templar, the Holy Grail, and Ethiopian traditions. Hancock proposes that the Ark was removed from Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem and eventually brought to Ethiopia, where it is believed to be kept in the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum. The book combines elements of scholarship, adventure, and mystery, tying together intriguing tales from different historical and mythological contexts.

Magicians of the Gods

The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth's Lost Civilisation

Graham Hancock

In 'Magicians of the Gods', Graham Hancock builds on the premise introduced in his earlier work 'Fingerprints of the Gods'. He argues that a highly advanced civilization existed in prehistory but was destroyed around 10,800 BC by the fragments of a large comet, an event known as the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis. This catastrophe caused widespread destruction, climate change, and sea-level rise, leading to the end of this civilization. However, survivors, referred to as the 'Magicians of the Gods', dispersed across the world to pass on their knowledge, contributing to the construction of ancient monuments such as Göbekli Tepe, Baalbek, the Great Sphinx, and the Pyramids of Giza. Hancock links these sites to the survivors of the prehistoric civilization, suggesting they were built much earlier than mainstream archaeologists have determined[2][5][5].

Graham Hancock is a journalist and an author known for his work on ancient civilisations.

The Americas hold a profound secret. While human history is often traced back to other parts of the globe, Graham believes that evidence points to the Americas being inhabited far earlier than previously believed. So what is the true history of the Americas and how does it reshape our understanding of human civilisation?

Expect to learn how Graham thinks that the first inhabitants of the Americas got there, what is so fascinating about the Amazon, why Graham has done Ayahuasca more than 70 times, everything he's discovered about the Mayans, Ancient Egyptians, Easter Island and other ancient societies, his reflections on his debate with Flint Dibble and much more…

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