The Shining Ones: The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed [Paperback]

Philip Gardiner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 29, 2003

A prose book. The story of The Shining Ones is the real history of mankind. Every twist and turn on the pathway of human evolution was put there deliberately by this secret priesthood for a mysterious and extremely long-term goal. On our journey to uncover the Shining Ones we will learn that history, as we know it, is a lie. History is, as Justice Holmes said, "what the people who won say it is." It has been warped over vast periods of time to fit with each generation's idea of what is fact and what is truth. Our belief systems, whether religious, scientific or political, have been manipulated by a secret and deadly group of individuals who have a history going back thousands of years. They have a name, they have a power base and they have a secret, locked away within their initiated few, which has major implications for the future of mankind. We will discover the secret and reveal it. Once we decipher the Shining Ones' clues, we will see how the mysteries of the ancient and not so ancient world can now be solved, from megalithic standing stones, the Holy Grail and alchemy to the truth behind religion and our present political systems. We must forget the false interpretations of myth and religion we have heard so many times, and know them for what they really are: the secret language of the Shining Ones.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Just when you thought you had heard the latest conspiracy theory, another one crops up. Or at least that's what I thought until I read the amazing new book by Philip Gardiner called The Shining Ones. Thoroughly expecting to be greeted by a barrage of government hating men in black UFO nonsense I was remarkably surprised. Not only is this a truly massive project of historical research it is also a world changing and insightful work from a relatively unknown author. The book stakes it's claim on having uncovered the world's most powerful and ancient secret society. It is with huge claims like this that most of us, who have some knowledge of the conspiracy world, get that familiar sinking feeling. Surely, if the secret was so great and those in power so powerful, then such secrets would not be allowed to be printed. That is where I came across my first problem. This book has been published by a brand new publishing company, strategically set up to print books that other publishing companies are too scared to publish. Not only that the author himself is a co-founder and director of the publishing company. Immediate respect, putting his money where his mouth is. So what about the book? Does it stand up to it's claim? In a word, and a surprising one, yes! It may start out a little slow, it may go on about backing up it's claim with science and some startling ideas about strange phenomena, but it does get to the point fairly quickly, and what a point! I have read just about every book there is, I have searched the conspiracy websites, but never before have I found such evidence placed before me in such a balanced and well researched format. This book has, without doubt, entirely changed my entire outlook on world history. Unless something else, equally as strong, comes along soon then I shall firmly believe for the rest of my life that there was and probably is a secret brotherhood of men calling themselves, quite blatantly, The Shining Ones. They have, without doubt in my mind, merged into our history, moulded it and set it on a self fulfilling future. If I have any complaints about the book at all, it is simply that I wanted to know more. The author claims that simply for the purposes of length that he must end his story just after Mohammed, promising a follow up book to bring us up to date. I wish he would hurry the process along and let us have the next instalment..." -- Ernest Scott.

About the Author

Philip Gardiner in Sept 2005 released The Serpent Grail to international acclaim and interest. Following this he will be giving tours across the world through powerplaces.com, as well as lectures and conferences. Then he will release Gate of God, Axis: The Greatest Heresy and Ark: The Truth

Product Details

• Paperback: 306 pages
• Publisher: William Ernst Publishing Ltd. (August 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1904126006
• ISBN-13: 978-1904126003
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,078,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Philip Gardiner is the international best selling author of "The Shining Ones", "The Serpent Grail", "Gnosis, the Secret of Solomon's Temple Revealed" and "Proof: Does God Exist" to name a few. He has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs worldwide and is often referred to as the "next Graham Hancock". He has infiltrated various secret societies and been initiated into Orders many people had thought were long forgotten. Committed to his mission to uncover the real history of mankind and the unraveling of manipulative propaganda, he has come up against many obstacles and yet in his books and DVD's consistently uncovers vital information and provides insights into the mysteries
of the ancients and the nature of reality. He lives in the heart of Robin Hood country in the UK and travels the world on a personal quest to uncover the truth. Philip began his writing career with a book entitled, "Proof: Does God Exist?" Published in 2002 and followed this up with his best selling "The Shining Ones: The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed", which became a top seller in the UK. For more information go to www.reality-entertainment.com/books.htm

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Incoherent presentation of an age-old tradition, April 14, 2005

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Philip Philipsen (Copenhagen, Denmark) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Shining Ones: The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed (Paperback)

While dealing with an immensely interesting subject, the author in my view is rambling. It's nice to have a marketing guy looking at religion through the ages, but unfortunately his presentation and deeper grasp of the myriad texts he quotes never merge into a meaningful whole. There's a lot of guesswork and baseless statements in there that are presented as fact, and in many ways his rambling, know-it-all presentation reminds me of James Churchward -- just without the charm of English of yesteryear. Visually, we're dealing with a large amount of small paragraphs (reflecting incoherent jumps in content) and pages that are disturbed by ill-chosen pictures and images that often have no relevance -- they're just there, not to underline a point or prove something. This release could definitely have done with some serious editing -- and I don't think the author would have to worry about the secret hand of the Shining Ones in this regard, because he's really telling you nothing new.

33 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good overview of the occult knowledge tradition, January 30, 2005

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Jed Shlackman (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Shining Ones: The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed (Paperback)

I purchased this book in its original UK release, intrigued by the topic and description from the publisher. Upon reading the book I found it to be a good overview of the topic, but somewhat superficial and incomplete at times, as it does make a solid general case about the tradition of shamanic knowledge being held and passed on via an initiatory power structure, without providing great depth of analysis. This is a complex topic that could cover several volumes of text without being fully examined, so this is a useful introductory study. For fuller examination of the topic I prefer books by David Icke, Jordan Maxwell, Acharya S, Malik Jabbar, and Michael Tsarion. In my view the Shining Ones is indeed an ancient tradition that goes into the midsts of time to ET colonization of Earth and the establishment of social control structures that witheld knowledge from the masses, extending to the present day "Illuminati" power structure that many authors and whistleblowers allude to.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars no revelation, September 18, 2005

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D. Rosenstein "Daniel Rockstone" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Shining Ones: The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed (Paperback)

The books discusses interesting concepts but only touches on them and not reveals any major secrets of life. Quite disappointing after reading many books on the subject.