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The Eighth Tower

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Excellent and thought provoking book from one of the few cogent paranormal researchers/writers in "the field". Science, theology, mythology and yes, UFO's are all covered and various intriguing connections are suggested. Keel's grand Unified Field Theory of High Wierdness is thought provoking and well presented. Makes you wonder...

Another great book analyzing the UFO phoenomenon!

John Keel is remarkable in how he analyzes the information regarding UFO encounters. The scariest thing is that I have read esoteric literature that explains the same exact conclusion that he came up to: We are "property" of some "higher level beings".

You may think I am crazy, but if you read this book along with his other books, you will see that the clues point to something more nefarious than expected.

This is an able book to open the eyes. The definitive explanation of ESP phenomena and flying saucers. The first edition is very rare. WARNING: The first edition is only the SIGNET of 1975 (not 1977). It can be estimated a very high amount of money. You always ask if it is present the dust jacket.

This book is a must read. Keel is in top form. Dealing with the odd and strange aspects of Ufo and related phenomea.

Not the strangest book I have ever read but it is up there.

One of the primary ides presented in this book which is an very fun read is that there are many documented cases of electromagnetic effects (EM) in conjunction with paranormal phenomena.

Most people can't see UFO's and related phenomena because they are not "sensitive" or rather they have no ESP powers.

Keel references many bizarre but fascinating topics the The Ashakic records. (Legendary books said to contain the complete histories of all individuals past/present/future. The world system of "Ley lines. The "black streams". (Cats know to stay away from the black steams of negative energy by the way.)The the effects of electric and magnetic fields (EMFs). Black streams are unhealthy, free-flowing earth meridians.

Sites the work of great scientist doing advance and bizarre experiments. Such as Vladimir Gavreau a French scientist who studied the biological effects of the infrasound. per wikpedia Infrasound is sound that is lower in frequency than 20 Hz (Hertz) or cycles per second, the normal limit of human hearing. Hearing becomes gradually less sensitive as frequency decreases, so for humans to perceive infrasound, the sound pressure must be sufficiently high. The ear is the primary organ for sensing infrasound, but at higher levels it is possible to feel infrasound vibrations in various parts of the body. (Note this can be a weapon THE DEATH RAY.)


Sir William Crookes, who worked on spectroscopy.

Interesting comments by John C. Lilly who was a pioneer researcher into the nature of consciousness.
"The percipient stands alone in a field, entranced by a bright light flickering on the same frequency as his or her brain waves. The body becomes 'paralyzed and and the subject hallucinates a space ship and a trip. "

Of coarse Tesla.

JENKINS RADIO CAMERA Shaver and UFOs The Myth of "The King of the world"



The concept of the 8thTower comes from Adventures in Arabia: Among the Bedouins, Druses, Whirling Dervishes, and Yezidee Devil Worshipers
"in each of these towers sat continually a priest of Satan who by broadcasting occult vibrations controlled the destines of the world of evil. p 165

Absolutely fascinating stuff.

This book also reminded me of:
Telepathic Hallucinations; The New View of Ghosts
Hidden World No. 6 - The True Story Of The Shaver and Inner Earth Mysteries
The Mothman Prophecies

See also Weird America

I like John Keel's work. "Operation Trojan Horse" was probably the finest book ever published regarding the ultraterrestrial phenomena, and "The Mothman Prophesies" was a surreal nightmare, and I recommend both highly. What was he thinking when he penned THIS atrocity???

Methinks perhaps this work was transcribed via automatism whilst lost in a tequila induced haze. It is very much unlike those other fine books written by same author.

Yeah, I mostly enjoyed reading it; and yes, he does expand on a number of hypotheses made in OTH; but he keeps digressing, contradicting himself, and making bizarre statements typical of one suffering from paranoid schizophrenia . . . I found it all rather disturbing.

For a good portion of the book, he posits that God is insane. Then, he states that these phenomena are simply figments of our imagination. Next he rambles about how these imaginary beings actually are temporary manifestations of the collective unconscious. Finally, he seems to completely lose it and states that there is an ancient computer transmitting "beams" to our heads which makes us see imaginary ultraterrestrials, and that this computer is either in an underwater tower at Atlantis, or is presently being worshipped by millions of Muslims at Mecca! Proving that he has, in fact, lost his mind, he goes on to describe the Black Rock of Mecca incorrectly, stating that it is a "metallic black cube -- called the Kaaza -- which will fit perfectly in the stone box at the uppermost chamber of the Great Pyramid from which it was taken." Anyone who takes a few moments to do a simple Google search can see that this goes WAY beyond "sloppy journalistic research" and is clear evidence of pathologically delusional thinking.

Unlike "Operation Trojan Horse," which was recently revised and reissued, there is a very good reason why this particular work shall never be reprinted . . . it is an embarrassment.

Keel's books are always fun to read, but only if you're willing to suspend disbelief. There isn't a single authentic fact in any of them--in fact, all of his "mysterious beings", Mothman, UFO's, etc. have long ago been discredited by competent research. Still, if you want a fun read, The Eighth Tower is a good one! Keel is a great popularizer of paranormal fiction.