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The Greatest Story Never Told: A Scientific Inquiry into the Evidence of the Fall of Man from a Higher Civilization in Antiquity

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This is a voluminous book, one which displays the author's impressive knowledge and research efforts. She has used her unique skills in holistic medicine, biology, and physiology to assist in her forensic analysis of ancient civilizations, their possible origins, and the reason for the collapse of advanced civilizations in ages past. This book was a landmark effort at the time of its original publication. While some of the author's conclusions seem inadequate, there are also many excellent insights and revelations about the civilizations of antiquity and earlier, as well as the nature of the "gods" of ancient cultures, who were very much humanoid in nature and prone to engage in competitive and conflictual behaviors, as well as efforts to gain loyalty and subservience from Earth's residents.
This work could benefit from some revision and proofreading, while it stands out as a very passionate dissertation and source of progressive research and ideas about ancient history and anthropology.

I had been searching for this book for over a decade. I read in the newspaper Contact: The Phoenix Project that this book must be found and studied. Well, I wrote and called and never got a physical response from Dr. Cantrell. I like to think that she decided to re-publish the book because of my one or two letters. (I know better).

If you're not highly motivated don't bother. If you're not truly searching with an open mind don't bother. This book is most assuredly not for the "average" so-called reader. The sad thing is that it hurts me to type this because the information is stunning. I didn't know what to expect with the book outside of the covering ancient civilizations and cultures of the Vedas (and, boy, does she!). The portions on diet and health truly grabbed me - partially because I wasn't expecting it and the truth of what she had documented (yes, I painstakingly researched much of her claims & implemented them as well; they work). The chapter on Sitology (Chapter 21, I believe) makes this astounding book worth it's weight in gold (even at current prices).

I could wax eloquently to the point of quoting her which would waste your time as you could simply purchase the book. I think I've got three (3) copies of the book; two of which are unopened in my safe alongside other monumental works such as Godfrey Higgins' hardcover Anacalypsis and Celtic Druids, Dr. Russell's The Universal One, and Secret of Light.

You truly CANNOT go wrong with this work and if you're truly interested in Man's past, diet, health and a angelic being (the author, that is) pick up a few copies. I think the book is 1015 pages, small font and has a very high quality binding. It easily could have been sold for $85 - and I still would have bought three for myself.

In fact, this book brings up more questions than the astounding amount of answers. I'd like to sit and talk with Dr. Cantrell about her phenomenal work. Doctoral thesis? Wow!! I'd have love to have been there when you presented and defended this!

Thank you so very much, Lana!!

P.S.

Those who either have purchased it or will purchase it and don't want it I'll gladly purchase it from you - at cost.

From the Author--just to answer a few people's problems with the punctuation, spelling etc., as from such 'reviews' as Shirley Gallup--the book was originally written in German--at the time of the computor typing and translation, it did not translate well, as computors still do today, to English. I have had much criticism due to technical error. To correct such a huge writing would take thousands of dollars and people like Shirley would be complaining about the price(!) I have also found that people like Shirley, jump here and there in the book and don't read the complete explanation and take things out of context. It is not a book to hurry through; it has to be STUDIED.

I found this book is to be too long and difficult to follow. My jaw dropped at some of the author's assertions, e.g. the cross is a symbol that enraptures degenerate peoples (chapter 4), healthy women produce nothing but males (chapter 8), lesbianism is well known in working women(chapter 8), if a woman is married to an unsuccessful man she should go to the kitchen and feed him properly (chapter 13), humans were not created to use pen and ink (chapter 15 - in that case, why has she written the book??), reincarnation is merely people's picking up their ancestors' thoughts (chapter 25), reading should not be taught till at least 10-12 years of age (chapter 33), national pride is better in Austria and Germany than in the USA (chapter 41), the British are narrow minded (chapter 41), and, my favourite, the computer generation is a mindless generation using a machine as a crutch for a much crippled mind.

What I gathered from the book is that the "Gods" were two petty warring factions of the same family who in their spare time seemed to spend time either demanding extravagant sacrifices in their honour, or else just wiping out chunks of humanity. Also, the earth would appear to be hollow, with denizens from one faction of the gods responsible for confusing peoples' minds with electro-magnetic resonance, beamed up from inside the planet, as part of a policy of keeping humanity subdued but happy.

It's not a really bad book; on the plus side, the book contains some sensible advice on healthy living. The author should now perhaps act as she says a lady should: veil herself, get herself circumcised, abandon reading, refuse to allow any pictures taken of herself, and devote herself to homemaking.

The advertisement for this book states that this was "Voted one of the best books of the 20th Century by Bantam Books." Well, it may well be the most words between two covers called a "book" printed in the 20th Century, but it is hardly "one of the best..." there are many I have read which would come before it. There are many people who think that, if they cannot understand something, it must, ergo, be "brilliant." I am not one of them. While Dr. Cantrell makes some interesting points, the problems with the book, in my opinion make gleaning them not worth the effort.

Among the flaws of this book are an introduction that does not introduce; words used in an anomalous way; impossibly long "paragraphs" that contain mishmashes of topics thrown together; very long quotes, which could have been cut without losing the point, and sweeping statements that are dropped like bomblets on the reader without their being supported. Chapters also defy the usual definition of "Chapter." Sentence structure is informal at best.

The book also contains statements that reveal that Dr. Cantrell's global knowledge is not so global after all. It is the wise writer that knows where it is unwise to go. As an example of this, on page 3-7 she writes, "Perhaps our moon was once a sun. It certainly shows a great deal of damage." On page 3-8, she espouses the belief that oxygen is harmful to the human system, which is why, she claims, people do not breath deeply, (not because people don't know how to breath properly!) On page 3-10, she writes, "I am truly wondering if bleeding is natural for us." Is she not aware of women's monthly cycle of bleeding? On page 3-11 she writes, "We have as I have said, millions, neigh billions, of cells all conducive to our whole being given us at birth and just the loss of one affects the whole. I will never subscribe that mitosis is normal for us." (How would the infant grow to adulthood, if cells did not divide and duplicate themselves?) Also,I believe it is accepted as fact that we are continually replacing cells of our bodies; that over a seven-year period we have completely regenerated ourselves, some parts, like the skin, regenerating/ replacing even faster. Also, that much of the dust in our homes is our own sluffed-off cells! I could go on. All this, mind you, in one "chapter."

It is interesting that on the back of the book it states that "This endeavor is her doctorate for college credit." I would suggest that this material was her doctoral dissertation, and that usually the University where one obtained their Doctorate is proudly given.

One would have thought Bantam Books would have provided Dr. Cantrell with an editor/proofreader for a book they considered of such significance!

This book is without a doubt the most indepth look at the origins of man ever written. Yes, I know that's a strong statement; but having researched this field for years, I feel confident making that statement. The author exposes the weakness in Darwin's theories, and proposes that man is "de-evolving." Basically, everything we know is wrong, and Cantrell offers explanations based on sound science. This is a highly important work for anyone who has pondered man's ancient history. Forget modern science and get a copy of this book.

It does require effort to read this book (44 chapters), and as I read it I put everything else on the back burner. It is unfortunate that the author is as scattered as she is, as it takes away from her credibility. That being said, there is much food for thought between the covers.

Her background in the Veda runs thickly through her musings, so it would probably be a good idea to read that first before tip-toeing through *these* pages. She parallels the descriptions of illness in the Veda with what she knows of radiation sickness. This is perhaps her most valuable contribution.

Her musings about gynic vs. andric women (basically, feminine vs. masculine women) and women's liberation being part of the downfall of mankind are bound to raise controversy. Some of it I agreed with, which only made the stuff I disagreed with that much more of a challenge for me to think about. But orgasm unhealthy? I think not. Exercise is dangerous, especially for women? Can this be true? READING is dangerous for women, *physically*? I, too, believe that women should take their roles as mothers far more seriously than they do today. I can't help but take issue, however, when a woman is saying this whose own priority is clearly her work (i.e. Phyllis Schlafly).

I was incredulous that this tome was submitted for a doctorate. There are bibliographical listings, but no footnotes whatsoever. Nothing that actually documents a word she says, except a lot of quoting from the Veda and some from the Old Testament -- which, properly footnoted, would have saved a lot of paper and left room for her own thoughts. If I wanted to read the Veda, I would have read the Veda.

Mandatory reading? Maybe not. Food for thought? For sure.

I would truly like to get a copy of Lana's work to find out what is reality. what ever the case may be this book might prove to be a guide for us. Thank you********** Frank

Basically it appears Lana has appropriated mythology from various places and considers them to be literal entities like Rama, Siva and combines them into a sort of mix that weaves into her story..

She seems to me to be prejudiced about evolution and characterises scientists in unflattering ways.. talks about "horse blinders" and such. She claims to have been nominated in the "literary section of the Cowboy Hall of Fame".

This book is supposed to be a product of her doctoral thesis.. I pitty the Profesor who had to wade through it. If one did...