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The Stargate Conspiracy: The Truth about Extraterrestrial life and the Mysteries of Ancient Egypt

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I read this book and found it quite interesting, if at times a bit hard to keep straight due to the diversity of the materials provided. But I did find it useful as a portrayal of a group, or groups, of rather spooky "New Agers", in some type of common effort with maverick archeologists, Christian fundamentalists, intelligence-connected types, etc., whose agendas appear quite murky. The authors admit they do not quite know what these connections mean, but the connections do indeed seem to be there, and I found the account fascinating, if in the end still quite puzzling.

Other readers, as judged from the other reviews here, clearly have widely varying views on the value of the book, and so it evidently will not appear to everyone.

One shortcoming cited scornfully by a couple of earlier reviewers dealt with the lack of an index. I bought the original, hardcover British version of the book when in first appeared, and it had a 20-page index, which made the book much easier to use. The publishers of the US reprint evidently have a rather low opinion of American readers, and thus elected to delete the index, presumably in order to save a few cents per volume. This strikes me as despicable, and readers (or potential readers) should be aware that the actual authors of the book indeed included a very extensive index.

This book will offend many mainstream believers. Whilst it is indeed difficult to follow if you are not a big reader, the content is rich and attempting to expose some very relevent facts that would seemingly be ignored, particularly by the traditional school of Egyptologists. It also conveys information about the rather shocking methods employed by modern governments to control the general populous. There are also references to big names, such as Gene Roddenbury and Uri Geller. Books like this should not be taken too lightly, it is a serious attempt to show an untold side of an interesting story, it does not pass judgement or make wild claims it makes concluscions based on the facts and largely leaves it up to the reader to decide.

The title could be more appropriate and the content could be trimmed and formulated into a more versatile argument, much of the heavy fact detracts from the main point and on many occasions you will find yourself wondering what relevence a certain part has.

Overall.. A slow book, that may require two reads to gleen all the facts, but if you enjoy conspiracy and the search for the truth, this is well worth a look.

One might think they will find the truth about extraterrestrials and anienct egypt upon reading the front cover. You won't. You'll read a looooong boring and confusing story of the conspiracy that well-schooled people believe that aliens are going to land soon and change the world.

There are some interesting facts about the mysteries of ancient egypt which was the highlight of the book. I thought there'd be more of that. Most of the book is the conspiracy and many of the anecdotes of the conspiracy have a very loose connection to the point of the book. If these little stories were somewhat interesting this wouldn't be much of a problem but they are terribly drab. And after reading 200 pages of this with something interesting now and then, THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A CONCLUSION. They don't know what to draw from what they present. The cover of the book says The Truth About Extraterrestrial Life and the Mysteries of Ancient Egypt. The back cover asks the questions like "what does this mean for mankind? Why are they keeping this information to themselves?" as if they are going to answer them. But they don't. They merely restate these questions. I'm glad I skimmed the last 100 pages. This book is misleading in its intent. What a waste of time.

... 'The Stargate Conspiracy' is immaculately researched, and meticulously referenced. Not a single point is made within these pages that is not supported by a clearly specified and accessible reference. A well researched book does not need to make arguments and presumptions, Picknett and Prince merely draw the attention of the reader to a fascinating series of facts which allows any conclusions to be made independently and without emotive propaganda. Their approach as authors is down to earth and matter of fact, shedding scorn NOT on the great mysteries of life and the universe, but on the way in which they have been actively recruited, abusing the faith of well meaning people. A fascinating read, highly reccomended.

This book is extremely confusing at best. It is chocked full of endless, dull, hard to follow information. The context does not flow easily, leaving you lost and having to re-read paragraphs over and over again. It is very apparent early on that this material did not go through any type of professional proof reading. I have never seen a book with so many mis-spelled words and gramatically challenged content. The information in this book may somehow be interesting to some but I could not make it past the third chapter and I tried several times. Normally I do not like to leave negative feedback but if I can help someone save a little money I feel it's worth mentioning.

The book is a bit tough and I found myself re-reading parts of it on multiple occasions, but it's full of some really fascinating information and I deeply enjoyed the read. I especially liked the authors' methodology and very logical approach in the formulation of many of their arguments. It was so enthralling that it felt like a journey thru ancient Egypt into modern times. It also calls out a few popular blowhards who have made a nice living selling the idea that they have the answers to some of life's longest standing mysteries. It's true that you will not find a grand finale in this book, but it's not a fictional story... and the fact is that no one seems to truely know what the heck is going on. The authors stay true to their goal of relaying what they've found to the reader and it encourages you to think for yourself and come to your own conclusions, as we all should. I would recommend this book to a select few due to the nature of the subject matter... most scoff at anything that isn't widely accepted as fact by the supposed masses, and just can't accept that in all mans glory we still do not know why we are here, how we got here or even what exactly we are. I really wish I hadn't let my uncle borrow my copy... 2 years ago!

This book has way to much background on people and institutions. But, he does not really tie them together in a meaningful way. That is; he gives no proof to back up his conspiracy. Just because people lived during the same time and, had very similar ideas does not mean they were in a conspiracy. You need proof of a Conspiracy. This book has no proof. None.

This book is quite thought-provoking, even though it seems the authors are not quite sure what conclusions can be drawn from the web of connections they have uncovered. It would seem that there are a number of converging, overlapping agendas that involve promoting or facilitating theories about ancient gods, aliens, and a "New Age" era in which these alien or extradimensional entities reappear. Unfortunately, the authors have not been able to pin down the motives of the various writers, occultists, researchers, and government agents involved in this web. This is a fascinating story that helps readers recognize that things are generally not what they appear to be on the surface. This helps explore the dangers of belief-system manipulation and credulity. I personally suspect that some of the people discussed in the book are not intentionally participating in any "conspiracy," even though their research and theories may be promoted or facilitated by others with a manipulative agenda. Similarly, there are lots of channelers around who are too easily impressed by the phenomenon and by any entity that wishes to lead them on some deceptive path. Thus, the Stargate Conspiracy is at its core a story of gullibility and manipulation that can catch many in a web of intrigue.

As a starting point our authors examined the works of "alternative Egyptologists," like Robert Temple, author of The Sirius Mystery, Robert Bauval, co-author of Orion Mystery; and Graham Hancock, author of The Sign and the Seal. They came to realize that:
"After many months of researching and writing this book, we still admired those authors' energy and commitment, but as we stood back from their work, we have perceived a new and considerably larger pattern taking shape. Whether or not those authors are aware of it, their work forms an intrinsic part of what amounts to an orchestrated campaign." These Egyptologists draw on each others work and "present a carefully stage-managed message. Essentially, it proposes that the ancient gods were extraterrestrials - and they're back." The authors grew uncomfortable with that and after extensive digging started to see the Black Hand of conspiracy at work. The CIA was a big contender for attention.

In all likelihood the CIA has been involved in the murder, torture and enslavement of millions of people and is no better than the KGB wearing a media happy face. That does not mean the people cited in this book are bad people with bad motives just because they unknowingly did some research with some laundered grant money. The people here did not pull the trigger or wield the whip or even know there was a trigger to pull. As for the Council of Nine being the wispy evil man behind the curtain of all events, well this thesis is so tenuous and unconvincing that it is not even worth proposing.
The people being tarred by the brush of evil in this book are the people who started and ran Esalen, the groundbreaking researchers at SRI, an astronaut who has been bold enough to speak out on what he really saw on the other edge of the crater on the moon, the Russians who the authors conjecture may have freed their country of the yoke of dictatorship. To what end do these authors speak?
There are thousands of influential people and groups with their own narrow and convoluted agendas in this world and to try to tease out a thesis like this one by carefully picking, twisting and misrepresenting what the authors perceive as facts is more than a little fantastic. Just because the authors are disturbed or unsettled by what they choose to see does not confer universal reality on it. Many others would look on the same terrain and see nothing remarkable at all, such is the miracle of perception.
The authors research may present interesting asides and background, but nothing so conclusive as to warrant snide condemnations. Their most diligent efforts appear the chapter on Synarchy (rule by secret society) which concludes "Secret Chiefs, Hidden Masters, initiates and higher beings from Sirius: all may appear to swirl around each other like individual bees, but their motivations - and their secrets - lie in their membership of the same hive. We can now see that apparently unconnected cults and esoteric groups share certain key figures and beliefs - surprisingly, even suspiciously, few, in fact. These are the ingredients in a heady mix now being expertly moulded into nothing less than a new religion for the twenty-first century by those with very much their own design in mind." This heady mix includes Crowley, Musaios, Bailey, Blavatsky, Puharich, Hurtak, Freemasonry, Cayce, Randall-Stevens, Schlemmer, and a host of others whose roots lie in such sources which at one point the authors called "almost mindless New Age pap." In a critique of Strieber the authors remind us "Were the aliens playing a cruel joke on him?...Remember that Colin Wilson called such beings 'the crooks and conmen of the spirit world', while Uri Geller called the Nine 'a civilization of clowns'."
"Control of the masses is ultimately what this is about. The idea that powerful and incredibly advanced beings will come to snatch us from the brink of disaster and make the world a better place for the future is, of course, enormously attractive. It sounds too good to be true....Now only hope of salvation is to await the return of the gods to rectify the situation....
The end result is a population of willing victims, brainwashed into believing they are little better than worms, at the mercy of God or space beings, without means of salvation except through them - or, of course, their human agents....The enormous potential of space gods or UFO cults should not be underestimated."

No doubt the authors feel that they have performed a public service by revealing what they seemingly discovered on their quest to find the real meaning of the endtimes and its relation, if any, to Egyptology.
The authors may be perfectly correct and onto something big and this may be entertaining to niche readers, but they certainly haven't proven anything in their presentation and they haven't been very polite in the process. I wouldn't bet any money on a UFO cult backed by the CIA taking over the US anytime soon.

Things may even be much worse than they imagine. For all we know there is already a well-populated black budget US base on Mars. For all we know there are hidden forces at work a order of magnitude more complex and devious than those proposed here. For all we know this third density existence is so illusory and draconian that we are little more than puppets akin to the pods in the Matrix. Who are we to know and how are we to know? without disclosure we are flying blind and that is not terribly likely anytime soon. Red pills are hard to come by. There are lots of theories possible, pick one at your own risk and be sure to have a sense of humor when you do.
A disappointing book with chapter notes, a bibliography and no index.
[Nine note: Bill Hamilton tells us that ET races are interested in numerology and have a great fondness for the number nine. Given this, in all probability there are dozens, hundreds, who know how many councils of nine with very different functions and agendas.]

I cannot recommend a book on esoteric subjects more highly. I wasted a lot of time and money reading occult rubbish while researching for my film The Truth Is Out There (starring Dean Haglund, X-Files). This book could have helped me sort through the fog much faster. These authors are always well researched and when speculating they make it clear that that is what they are doing.