The Secret Vaults of Time: Psychic Archaeology and the Quest for Man's Beginnings (Studies in Consciousness) [Paperback]

Stephan A. Schwartz (Author)

Book Description

Series: Studies in Consciousness | Publication Date: August 2005

The Secrets Vaults of Time is a fascinating look at the best psychics and remote viewers of the 20th century, including Edgar Cayce and George McMullen, and their impressive contributions to science, in particular the advancement of archaeology. Schwartz uncovers never-before-detailed background on some of the most important digs of the past 100 years, including the recovery of Glastonbury Abbey—known as both the legendary Avalon of King Arthur and the birthplace of Christianity in England. The 12th title in Hampton Roads’ Studies in Consciousness line, The Secrets Vaults of Time was originally published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1978 (ISBN 0448127172) and hailed by Publishers Weekly as "compelling and cogent . . .new evidence that the thinking and writing on things psychic has attained a maturity that commands the most serious attention." Stephan Schwartz is the former research director of the Mobius Society, as well as a founder and past president of the Society of the Anthropology of Consciousness.

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A classic. Schwartz is a fine storyteller... easy-to-follow deliberations on the art and science of psychic functioning. -- Traditional Yoga Studies Interactive, November 4, 2005

Must Read Rating: Five Stars -- Today's Books Book Register, December 2005

About the Author

Stephan A. Schwartz is an internationally known researcher in the field of extraordinary human functioning. He is the former Research Director of the Mobius Society, editor of Subtle Energies, and a founder and past-president of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness. His work has been widely reported in print and electronic media, including programs such as NOVA. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company (August 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571744312
• ISBN-13: 978-1571744319
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,493,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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55 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating book with compelling evidence for psi effects, May 17, 2005

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This review is from: The Secret Vaults of Time: Psychic Archaeology and the Quest for Man's Beginnings (v. 1) (Paperback)

Stephan Schwartz has been involved in discovering, refining, teaching, and using remote viewing techniques for many years. In The Secret Vaults of Time he entertainingly documents the way psi techniques, such as remote viewing and similar psychic talents, have been used for the last hundred years or so in the field of archaeology. He reveals the stories of a number of people who have used such methods to guide their archaeological explorations with astonishing success, but for obvious reasons have sometimes kept to themselves the fact that their initial guidance came from psi methods rather than established traditionally scientific approaches. Even if you are not particularly interested in archaeology (and especially if you are), you should enjoy the book. Clearly Schwartz carried out a great deal of painstaking research for this book, sometimes seeking out relatively obscure references (including in some cases unpublished personal notes from researchers). For anyone looking for clues about whether psi effects represent a hard reality supportable by experiment or whether they are simply fantasy dreamed up by those who wish it were true, this book is an excellent resource. There is a great deal of concrete evidence presented that something "real" is going on here, even if it falls beyond the current mainstream scientific paradigms. A mind sufficiently open to look honestly at the evidence is really the only pre-requisite; from that point you can draw your own conclusions about the validity of these ideas. For me, this book is rather compelling. However, those people who already know with certainty that such things do not exist, regardless of any evidence (which they may safely ignore because it can only be lies or deception), need not bother with this one. For the rest of us, I highly recommend the book, the first in Schwartz's "Engineering of Psi" series. In my opinion writing is excellent and the material is fascinating.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Psychic archaeology stranger than fiction, February 2, 2006

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Saul-paul F. Sirag (Eugene, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Secret Vaults of Time: Psychic Archaeology and the Quest for Man's Beginnings (Studies in Consciousness) (Paperback)

The Secret Vaults of Time, by Stephan A. Schwarz

Review by Saul Paul Sirag

The subtitle of this book is "Psychic Archeology and the Quest for Man's Beginnings." It is good news that this book, originally published in 1978, has been republished by Hampton Roads in 2005. It describes in detail six episodes of the use of psychic information to answer the archaeologist's most pressing questions: where to dig, what one is likely to find, and even what it means. The accounts range from Glastonbury Abbey in England to Indian village sites in Canada, as well as Scotland, France, Poland, Egypt, and Mexico. Both the archaeologists and the psychics are presented as real characters-quite colorful characters-in stories that are stranger than fiction. The last three chapters constitute an essay on the philosophical and scientific implications of this breakthrough work. Two appendices provide practical advice for the use of psychics as team members in archaeology. This well illustrated book is a delight to read - and ponder!

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic for sure, April 30, 2006

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John Sacks "John" (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Secret Vaults of Time: Psychic Archaeology and the Quest for Man's Beginnings (Studies in Consciousness) (Paperback)

Stephan Schwartz has written one of the classics in the field of consciousness research. This book should be in the collection of everyone serious about understanding psychic functioning. The book is beautifully written, and the arguments its makes are very compelling. The first chapters tell the stories of some extraordinary people who have used their psychic abilities to locate archaeological sites. The later chapters give the reader a context in which to consider this information. I found it a rare pleasure.