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The Gods That Walk Among Us

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not interested in writing another review, just think you should know that the same person wrote 5 reviews using a different name each time in response to one of mine.

I understand if this book is offensive to some members of the Pagan community. It draws a line in the sand and minces no words in explaining the powerful, invisible forces that have have been, since the beginning of time, seeking to mislead the human race. I for one treasure the value of its research including the phenomenal connection between each plague of the Biblical Exodus and ancient mythology. Incredible!

Arcadius is right, The author or a fan or employee writes multiple reviews with different logins, I got this book used at my shop for free(I over payed) I want the twenty minute back off my life this nit stole to realize how bad this book was.
I have read anti-pagan and pro-christian that wear clearly slanted but at least they wear written well.

This is just Badly written. And dose a lot of good for the pagan community as it tends to make Christians look like aluminum Foil wearing Fanatical Hate Filled Nut cases. That Can Not Spell Nor Spell Check!
Really is that bad.

I see there are some (namely one) who vehemently are offended by this book. I for one will tell you that if you allow anybody to ever influence what you will and will not read that you are being groomed for doom. Do not allow anyone, especially so called church leaders or lay person to inject their infected way of thinking into your mind. This book is NOT for the under informed reader. Those who read this book for the first time will be lost and not understand the basis of where the authors are coming from and therefor should keep a very open mind because if they will and they continue their pursuit of truth in their own spirituality they will learn there is more truth to the book than many want you to believe.

What matters is that YOU get the truth at whatever cost because a new day is about to dawn and you will need much Godly wisdom to draw upon to get you through and most importantly to secure the Promises the Loving God truth and Christianity offers! Those who sow confusion and descension mixed with a hatred for anything are not of the Most High. Be Very Very Careful to lend any credibility to those who would confuse your heart.

In closing, what i believe or tell you about this book in the scheme of things is irrelevant. Pray! pray! pray! Always invite "scripturally based" IDEAS of others because the mainstream mass of Christianity has been perverted by the enemy. What you need to know you'll find in little bits an pieces on your journey. When the Lords see's your diligence in getting back to Him he will put even more truth and understanding in your path, but you must perform first to get his attention.

Also beware of deceivers and sowers of confusion. Just because some sound holy, have a sweet smile and claim praises for the Most High doesn't make them men of God! On the contrary, for there are many wolves in sheep's clothing. Several of the most WELL KNOWN preachers of our time, who've had very mighty crusades for the Most High are deceivers! Whats sad is that most Christians are too proud to admit they havent been diligent in thier studies and are oblivious to this fact because they refuse to diligently study as His are commended to do in II Tim 2:15 in order to secure the promises and gather enough information to have an enlightened opinion!

You must sell out "totally" in order to rightly divide the truth of what's happening in todays world of rampant deception where it stands on EVERY CORNER to keep the Sheeple CONFUSED! Don't let the enemy play you for a fool just because it can! Get off your lazy butt and get busy studying! This is a high stakes game being played out and you only have (1) chance to get it right!

Someone who loves you more than you're capable of loving yourself wrote you a (love) letter and signed it with HIS BLOOD! That makes Him worthy!!! Imagine being (innocent) in court and the recipient of a death sentence? It dawns on you you're going to die by electrocution and out of nowhere somebody comes in that you don't even know and says, "i'll pay for His crime" and He dies in your place? Huh?! Well, if you'll truly truly seek the truth and ignore what everybody else tells you is jibberish He'll be there for you when you stand before your Maker and step in and speak up for you once more, but you better know WHO he is first and not let the seeds of confusion lead you astray!

I see not one refutation of the errors ion this book was provided. To claim that Hecate was the only Titan not imprisoned by Zeus is akin to claiming that 10 out of 12 disciples betrayed Jesus instead of 1. Please be told: Helios, Selene, Rhea, Leto, Themis etc etc were all Titans, and were NOT imprisoned by Zeus in Tartarus after the Divine War.

Also, the account of Dionysiac rituals involving eating children come from Athenian plays written in the 5th century; it has absolutely no basis in fact. The cult of Dionysus did not involve the eating of human flesh. The authors know this, but didn't reference where the idea came from. Its like a Pagan using Monty Python's Life of Brian as a source for what Jews or Christians did.

oh yeah, Circe was female. Why would she be a wizard? Must point out that there are a few very scant sources indicating that Medea and Circe were thought to be children of Hecate, but these are very unorthodox Pagan views, certainly not the beliefs of most ancient Greeks. To most these were part of the family of the sun, the Heliadae. Its akin to using the Talmduic reference to Jesus being the son of a Roman centurion and using it as a reference to claim that ALL Jews and Christians think that he was the son of a centurion.

The Gods Who Walk Among Us is richly researched and warmly written. The only people that don't seem to like it (as some of the Amazon reader reviews illustrate) are those who are offended by its claims, namely that the mythos of ancient pagan deities are a distortion of earlier, original revelations from the Hebrew God of the Bible. ...

Interested in truth? I strongly encourage you to buy this book and see what the fuss is about. It will engage you, unless of course your mind is already made up.

The Gods That Walk Among Us is a compelling analysis of the mystical resurrection of ancient pagan gods masquerading as heralds of a New Age. Thomas Horn and Donal Jones write with a nonreactionary, journalistic flair that is both informative and very personable as they walk with the reader from the shrines of ancient pagans to the alternative altars of the pagans of the New Age. The Gods That Walk Among Us is an excellent, provocative and, in many ways, unique expose' of New Age mysticism. Horn and Jones do not hesitate to warn the church of the all-too-often error of "emphasing experiences over doctrine," because they [the Church] are not immuned or sheltered from the mysticism of the New Age. Indeed, because "The line between a true manifestation of God, and human orchestration, is often blurred," many churches have come under the seductive spells of neo-pagan spirituality

As a researcher of the UFO phenomenon, the Occult, and the paranormal, I found 'The Gods Who Walk Among Us' to be a thorough and accurate in-depth treatment of the ancient Egyptian and Greek mythological deities. The authors, Thomas Horn and Dr. Donald C. Jones, first take the reader on an historical journey where they unmask the sly activities of the gods of antiquity from Aphrodite to Zeus. Then, as the book concludes, they make a remarkable parallel to the numerous contacts with UFO entities and spirit beings so popular in today's rapidly advancing New Age movement. This book is timely, relevant, and addresses the sinister motives of otherworldly beings who have always existed in the supernatural realm that surrounds us.

I found the book to be very readable, then compelling and finally convincing. The intriguing survey of "How the plagues of Exodus illustrate(d) God's supremacy over and His attitudes toward Egyptian idolatry and paganism" offers a wealth of understanding and hope from which Christians can draw strength and wisdom when confronted with the wave of paganism sweeping our culture. I believe the book offers a timely message (caution, shield of protection), for the leadership of Churches enjoying great Revival; remembering "that there are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ....For Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light." 22 Cor 11:13, 14. [emphasis mine] The book is well researched, punctuated appropriately with relevant testimonies and rooted in Scripture. One cannot read to the conclusion without discovering a fresh sense of courage and appreciation for the Hope we have in Christ Jesus.

Well, the introduction states that this book was well researched and that the authors knew a great deal about the subject they were writing about. Unfortunately the authors knowledge of ancient Greek religious theology and mythology appears to be embarrasingly slim. The overt cultural bias of this work is also painful, to use the Bible as a template for comparison's to ridicule other cultures and religions is offensive and academically poor. It is like using the Iliad or Odyssey to compare and then criticise ancient Hebrew religion because the Bible differs from Homer.

There are so many mistakes in this work it is often painful to read. The major error occurs on page 123 when it describes the goddess of magic, Hekate, as being the mother of the 'wizard' Circe and the witch Medea. Circe was in fact a female, and was the daughter of Helios, the Sun-God. Medea was the daughter of Aetes, the king of Colchis who was also a child of Helios. Unfortunately for the authors, mistakes like this appear throughout.

Additionally the confusion of the authors regarding the role of Hades and Persephone (Gods of the Dead: yes, Gods of Evil: no, the Greeks had no evil deity), their assertion that Fortuna was an earth-mother goddess (she was the goddess of luck and chance, not the earth), the changing of the myth of Hades and Persephone and the claim that the Eleusinian Mysteries were only open to married women (any person who could speak Greek and not a murderer could join) show an apparent lack of knowledge in this field.

As a Hellenic Pagan myself, I bought this book after it caused some controversy in the Hellenist community. I was concerned about what others were saying about our gods and faith, but needn't have worried. Any person with even a rudimentary knowledge of Greek mythology would read this and notice its shortcomings. The errors I've mentioned should give some indication of the standard of this book.