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Secret of the Andes

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"Secret of the Andes" was first released under the pseudonym Brother Philip (through author George Hunt Williamson -- Secret Places of the Lion, Road in the Sky) in 1958. The teachings of the Brotherhood of the Seven Rays (written at the same time as Road in the Sky--an expedition to the site of a mysterious peak high above Lima, a lost Sacred Forest with colossal stone heads known as Markawasi (Marcahuasi), illuminates the teachings of the Brotherhood and Lord Meru (Aramu-Muru) at Lake Titicaca in the Valley of the Blue Moon, recounts the time of the Elder Race and the arcane knowledge hidden high in the Andes of Peru. This edition contains a section on the Lost Sacred Forest at Markawasi, Peru (see: Markawasi: Peru's Inexplicable Stone Forest, by Kathy Doore).Markawasi: Peru's Inexplicable Stone Forest

This book is highly speculative and based on supposed accounts of 'Brother Phillip' along with second and third hand information from the author. Having been to Lake Titicaca and the Muru Doorway, Island of the Sun, Cuzco, etc. I can say you will not learn much about the legends of this area from this book that you not find from a few minutes of searching on the Internet.

I cannot remotely believe this is an attempt at fact. The Sacred or Great White Brotherhood is not going to run monastic lifestyles. There is much of a Christian slant to this GWB that it's just not logical. If you accept the higher focus of the Christ teachings, and give possibility that Issa was a real person, AND that Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute (as the church later twisted) but really his mate, lover, wife, co-teacher (see the work of Tom Kenyon for these teachings), the it makes absolutely NO sense that the Christ teachings would require monastic lifestyle whatever. If there is any advanced spiritual teaching it deals directly with integration of polarities. It does not lead to what we clearly know as some of the blatant flaws in the monastic twisting of spiritual teachings. Suppressed sexual expression will come out in forms that often prey on those who can do least about it.

There are many, many other reasons to not believe what is in this book. The author clearly was in or around Peru based on many of the things he says. Secret sacred brotherhoods and the like, may sell books, but in reality such things do not last the test of time. Just for the fact that they would be largely unknown once the founding generation ages and dies any such brotherhood (that is a general prejudicial phrase) becomes extinct.

Apart from the previous points (and there are many more), the book ends up just being boring. I do not hear the voice of an expert in this matter. You can quote Lord such and such as much as you want. The test of any authentic wisdom is put into words like this 'Does it grow corn'? In this book I hear alot of I know this and such. But I do not hear real wisdom from telling tales of Earth's supposed history on how some brotherhood is going to help us out.

If you want real wisdom of the Andes there are two sources that are worth your time:
Gate of Paradise: Secrets of Andean Shamanism
Andean Awakening: An Inca Guide to Mystical Peru

I plan on going to Machu Pichu this spring- this is a great book to read up on the history and lore of the Andes.

I had ordered this book because my original one had been lent out and never returned. The information in the book was more than excellent - although possibly very esoteric to some. This information, although published years ago, is still very relevant to what is going on today. We as ordinary humans are very unaware of the truth around us!


However, the book that I ordered through Amazon was supposed to be in very good condition. It wasn't. The cover was bent and faded and the pages yellowed and brittle. It was acceptable though, as I wanted the book for content. My dealings with Amazon have been excellent.

"Secret of the Andes" was first released under the pseudonym Brother Philip (channeled through author, George Hunt Williamson -- Secret Places of the Lion, Road in the Sky) in 1961. Considered a Classic and one of the most remarkable metaphysical documents of the 20th century, "Secret of the Andes" contains messages from the Brotherhood hidden high in the Andes Mountains. There, ancient truths and knowledge from highly-evolved cultures have been stored for thousands of years. From the monastery of the Seven Rays comes important words for our time. This edition contains exclusive meditational illuminations from David Singer, and a section on the Markawasi (Marcahuasi) Stone Forest near Lima, (see: Markawasi: Peru's Inexplicable Stone Forest, by Kathy Doore).