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Slave Species of God

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I found this book to be an excellent summary of many other writings out there on this topic. If you want to read a single book on the subject rather than many, this is a good starting point. I began reading and, considering his lack of academic background, thought that it was well-researched. However, when I got to the topics of conversation that I am more well-versed, I noticed that Tellinger made sweeping generalizations that caused me to question the accuracy of previous chapters. A lot of his "research" is simply in quoting others that have speculated on these topics or even looking up a few websites. Don't get me wrong, I recommend the book - but do not simply accept everything in here as "the truth". Do more reading, do more reserach. Consider it a good starting point.

Intelligently written and well-researched "Slave Species of God" asks us to look at ourselves through a new set of glasses. What if the gods were here, what if they created us in their image (but not quite in their image, more precisely a genetic watered-down slave version of them)? What then? What does that make us? What does that make them? Why do they need to be worshipped? Were they loving gods or cosmic control freaks?

These are some of the questions this book poses and attempts to answer in a new way, free from the religious constraints of our conditioning.

"Slave Species of God" had me muttering to myself "Those Bastards!" in reference to Enlil(Yahweh) and the rest of the gods for what they have done.

After having read the book I still don't know if the Sumerian gods were the ones who created us or the ones who built the Pyramids, or where they are now and in what form. I wish I knew. The book does offer a fresh and, I suspect, a truer look at our past, our mythologies, and us. Time will tell.

The only criticism I have of this otherwise excellent book is the author's suspicion of all spirituality. While exposing the World religions for what they are, Mr. Tellinger does not make clear distinction between religion and other means towards Enlightenment. It does seem that there were some gods who taught the new human species spirituality and essentially a way out, but he does not elaborate enough on this.

Hi All,
I just have finished reading Michael Tellinger book: Slave Species of god.

When I started the book I was very excited by the expected content and by the relatively high energy and humoristic style. However, more I have red, less I was enthusiastic.

The main weak point of this book, is that it is not 300 pages longer then it should be (as one commentator already said), but about 400. The book is 550 pages, so you can do your math.

The second week point comes from the fact that the author wants to play the expert in everything- from genetics, to astronomy, to religions, to sociology, etc.

If you know nothing about these fields, you'll not know more by the end (example - when he's trying to explain how much of the human genome is used...He got me completely confused).

If you know something, then you'll see that he stretches his logic over the limits, just to prove his points.
In several occasions he gets lost in explanations and he's repeating him self over and over again, with the promise that he'll explain everything by the end. The end is coming after about 400 pages, so you can start reading just this part...

Overall the subject is interesting and you'll be left with something, but you need a lot of patience.
I think there are better books out there on this subject; this is why I gave it only 2 points.

Besides all the forementioned literary demerits of this book, the sad reality about this alien DNA genre is that it debilitates man's ability to have faith in himself. When you're on your deathbed, when your wife has left you or a trusted business partner swindles you, when your child dies or a hurricane hits ... when the wheel of life turns, as it invariably will mind you, if your belief is that an alien race created you as a worthless slave, well, you're not going to be doing so good. There are plenty of books out there that show that Enoch got his strength from God, knowledge that confirms what man's heart ever whispers: our origins are divine and our DNA sacred. Still, I have to give credit where credit is due and acknowledge that on reading this book, feeling anger and fear creep into my veins like a virus, these conclusions set like the hardest stone and will always hold firm. Therefore I rate it highly.

When I read this book, I felt it made so much sense. So much more sense than the rubbish we have been taught is our history. All of the pieces fit together much more logically. I could not put this book down, it is the most powerful book I have ever read and I highly recommend it to those who seek the truth, or the best version of the truth we currently have. The proof is in the stones and our own DNA.

Writes Tellinger: "The time has come to accept ... that we are not the pinnacle of civilisation that we are only now emerging from the cradle of knowledge. We need to face the facts of our genetically modified origins. God had nothing to do with it, but the many gods of our distant past were the true masterminds of it all."
Indeed, continues Tellinger, there were no aliens involved, since we are the aliens.
Dismiss this theory as the mental machinations of a crank at your peril. You'd be dismissing respected scholars, authors, and researchers.
Tellinger has ridden the wave of information since it first swelled in the 1970s when eminent scholars became attracted to the Sumerian translations of clay tablets gathering dust in the basements of many museums in the world.
Erich von Daniken popularised the whole concept of 'extra-terrestrial activity' on Earth in prehistoric times in the 1960s with his bestseller Chariots of the Gods, which probed the many unexplained phenomena of our past. Many other investigative writers and scholars followed, in particular Zecharia Sitchen, who pushed the newly deciphered Sumerian cuneiform text to the greatest heights in his nine books that investigate the content of the Sumerian tablets and the eroded truth behind them. Sitchen is arguably the world's leading translator of the Sumerian language and his evidence is compelling.
Tellinger's offering has been meticulously researched with nearly four pages of bibliographical reference. In questioning the anomalies of our existence, Tellinger examines our DNA and its control over our physical and mental capabilities.
He studies the human cell in depth and marvels that such a perfect organism eventually dies, while it should realistically exists forever. He explores the issues of slavery, human settlements on Mars, cloning, and our obsession with gold from the earliest times
Tellinger says he embarked on this "somewhat righteous" bashing of the sciences because he had developed the urge to share the information he had absorbed over 20 years. He says he hopes it will motivate others to do their own scratching and
discover new evidence buried beneath millennia of disinformation.
This multi-talented South African reckons that our level in the 21st century must be close to that of the Annunaki astronauts when they first arrived on Earth. He believes
that in 100 years or so we will be ready to absorb the full truth of our ancestry and the authentic origins of the human race.
"The evidence will be more compelling, the fearful grip of religious dogma will be more fragmented and people will be searching for real answers rather than the mumblings of conservative power mongers," he writes.
His 542-page treatise on our origins is fascinating and accessible as it provides fresh, new answers in the 21st century. It's a riveting read, a book you'll refer back to again and again.

Caroline Hurry
Freelance journalist

I have been on a quest to discover our origins for decades and Slave Species made it simpler to understand than Sitchin's many works. All due respect was given to Sitchin thoughout this book, and rightly so. After reading this book, so many things fell in place for me: gold and its prominance throughout history, slavery which continues to this day underground and overground with the minimum wage (or less in some countries), the Right of Kings; the desecration of the Iraqi museums and libraries to disappear ancient manuscripts; the relunctance of the Catholic Church to reveal the third secret of Fatima; the general dumbing down of my country's citizens and, mostly, the perpetual war that has engulfed this planet.

I did not want this orgasmic 5 STAR book to end because there was so much more I wanted to learn. It was not long enough for me. My negative would be the inclusion of the world religions which I skimmed. Since I was "carried away" by this book, I was surprised at the negative reviews. How different we all are!

Jenika
***** plus

Tellinger is a well-read amateur who attempts to explain the mystery of our origins. I must warn you that he is a left-winger who wonders why we are not all equal. He is chagrined that society values the brilliant scientist over the beggar who is thinking about robbing someone. To my mind, the scientist has a lot more to offer society than someone who is taking out more than they are putting back in. Society begins to decline if there are too many people who cannot take care of themselves. Tellinger longs for the day when we can manipulate our genes so that we will be comfortable living under a sharing and caring communist system. He is hoping that the genes of racism, greed, and violence will be eliminated from our genome. A reader may get a little queasy reading about how much he loves Nelson Mandela and George Soros, even though South Africa is worse off under black communist rule than the former white Apartheid rule. He also thinks that we can ¨turn on¨ our junk DNA and become smarter. He thinks that the Annunaki people who came from Niburu created us as a dumbed-down and mortal slave species to mine gold to help preserve Niburu's atmosphere. This is why we are so fascinated by gold. Supposedly, as authors like Zechariah Sitchin claim, the story of the Annunaki is written in the Sumerian tablets. I thought the strongest chapter was The Story of Humankind which covers what is revealed in the Sumerian tablets directly. Sitchin's interpretations are highly controversial though.

I thought the book was about 300 pages too long. Tellinger even gives us an unnecessary encyclopedia of various gods from different religions. Tellinger tries to prove that the Bible is actually a document that shows how the Annunaki ¨gods¨ have manipulated humanity. Except for a couple points, I did not find his evidence that convincing. One point is that the serpent in the Garden of Eden is actually an Annunaki being called Enki, who is the creator and helper of mankind while another called Enlil is the oppressive god who wants to keep us down. Then there is the story of the Tower of Babel in which the Elohim or gods state that they must put a stop to the building of the tower because it will empower their slave species too much. In reality, neither Enki or Enlil are explicitly mentioned in the Bible. But they are mentioned in the Sumerian tablets.

Tellinger asserts that white Europeans are hybrids between the slave species and the Annunaki from Mars who are called Nephilim in the Bible. This could explain the technological advantage that whites have had over other races.

Even though the book is quirky and longwinded, I would recommend reading the strongest chapter. Tellinger makes thoughtful comments throughout the book and it is not a dry read. By the way, Tellinger misinterprets one of his sources called [...]. This site is a parody of Christianity and its beliefs. It is not a true Christian site, as Tellinger claims.

Where do I start? There are so many things wrong with this book that I am currenty forcing my way through it, often skipping more than 60% of each chapter.

There are so many things wrong with this book that I will only list a few of the most obvious:

1) These ideas are unoriginal. Zecharia Sitchin pioneered ancient astronaut theory and remains the most educated scholar in this field as he is fluent in semite, sumerian, hittite, akkadian and other ancient languages required to understand and decipher these scriptures meaningfully and still my favorite scholar in this field. Tellinger did nothing but cite passages through sitchin's earth chronical series.

2) After citing Sitchin's work in mainly one paragraph(and some of laurence gardner) Tellinger begins to fill the remainder of the chapter(some 20+ pages) with his personal, irrelevant ramblings and beliefs instead of facts or evidence, which causes the reader/audience to completely lose interest, retention and even the desire to continue on with the chapter or any after.

3) Ego. The nonsense preaching of his personal and religious beliefs instead of presenting the recent facts or evidence that would equip the reader/audience to defend themselves against outdated myths accepted by academia.

4) This book is more of an autobiography than a anthropological history lesson. Tellinger insists on reminding the reader/audience of his childhood in south africa and it's splendors, attractions, and recreations. He constantly rambles into his upbringing, and his quality of life and other others during his days of south africa along with everything else that has absolutely nothing to do with the title of the book.

If you are looking for a good read in ancient origins, I would defintely suggest the earth chronicles by Zecharia Sitchen. Sitchin gets straight to the point and has over sixty years of research behind him.

I advise you save your money and invest it in a more serious source instead of this garbage.

This book is almost a complete rip-off of Zechariah Sitchin's writings, and what is original is just plain wrong. The human body, for example, has trillions of cells, not billions, and the human brain's storage capacity is estimated at 10^15 bits and not 10^14.

Anyhow, what Sitchin claims is in the Sumerian tablets is not supported by real Sumerian scholars, leading one to question Sitchin's credentials as a Sumerian scholar. And if you know anything about astronomy and spaceflight, you know the logistics of Nibaru as a planet with humanlike beings who spend 99% of their time in the darkness of trans-Plutonian space just doesn't make sense. The physics of space travel just don't work the way Sitchin thinks they do, either.

I lost interest in this book when I realized how derivative and inaccurate it was. There are clearly some mysteries going on with regard to the origin of the human species, and it's quite plausible (even likely) that extraterrestrial intervention was involved, but as with Sitchin's writings this book fails to illuminate and only further muddies the waters. Look elsewhere, Seeker.