From Atlantis to the Sphinx

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From Atlantis To The Sphinx
OCLC
35205669

From Atlantis to the Sphinx: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of the Ancient World is a 1996 book about the

Egyptologists have hypothesized" by the same people who provided plans for the construction of the pyramids of Egypt, Central and South America.[1]

Summary

The book explores the connection between

mythology
, arguing that ancient man used "Lunar knowledge" (intuition) as opposed to modern man's "Solar knowledge" (logic) to interpret the universe and therefore possessed an entirely different but equally valid mentality from that of modern man. Wilson proposes that the outlook of ancient man was based on "seeing the big picture" rather than logically breaking down the universe into its constituent parts.

Wilson develops this idea of civilizations founded on Lunar Knowledge together with astronomy to explain the monumental and seemingly spontaneous achievements of ancient cultures such as the

in Egypt.

Wilson argues that the essential weakness of

Precession of the Equinoxes
.

The main observations drawn by Wilson are that our ancient pre-

Homo sapiens
ancestors possessed intelligence equal to that of modern man, their apparent lack of technological achievement being explained by the needlessness of it based on their completely different, intuitive and all-embracing mentality. Over time, a more logical and dissecting mentality evolved leading to the traits that mark modern civilizations.

Reception

Atlantis and the Sphinx received a mixed review from Norman Malwitz in Library Journal.[2] The book was also reviewed by John Michell in The Spectator.[3]

Malwitz described Wilson's thesis as "unusual", but credited Wilson with presenting his theories in "a sober and readable manner." He considered Wilson's claim that the Sphinx shows signs of water damage and is much older than has been thought to be his most interesting and believable statement. He compared the book to John Anthony West's Serpent in the Sky (1979).[2]

References

  1. Rocky Mountain News. Denver, Colorado. Archived from the original
    on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b Malwitz, Norman (June 1997). "Book reviews: Social sciences". Library Journal. 122 (11): 84.  – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)
  3. ^ Michell, John (July 1996). "What is behind the stone door?". The Spectator. 277 (8767): 32.  – via EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (subscription required)