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From Atlantis to the Sphinx Paperback – July 1, 2004

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In this compelling book, Colin Wilson argues that thousands of years before ancient Egypt and Greece held sway, there was a great civilization whose ships traveled the world from China to Antarctica. Their advanced knowledge of science, mathematics, and astronomy was passed on to descendants who escaped to Egypt and South America.

From Atlantis to the Sphinx bases this assertion on a true fact: that archaeologists and geologists are at odds over the age of the Sphinx. Archaeologists claim that the Sphinx dates to classical dynastic Egypt, around 2,400 b.c. But some geologists claim that it could have been built as early as 7,000 to 10,500 b.c. The geologists' claim is based on the curious fact that the erosion of the Sphinx is more characteristic of water erosion than that of wind and sand.

Starting from the assumption that there was an advanced civilization in existence much earlier than previously thought, Wilson goes on to claim that it could very well be Atlantisnot a literal island that sank, but more of a great civilization that either declined naturally or experienced a great catastrophe, passing on only a fraction of its knowledge to other peoples. From Atlantis to the Sphinx delves into what might have been a completely different knowledge system from that of modern manone as alien to us as that of the Martians.

The book sets out to reconstruct that ancient knowledge in a fascinating exploration of the remote depths of history, a groundbreaking attempt to understand how these longforgotten peoples thought, felt, and communicated with the universe.

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July 1, 2004
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Colin Wilson has done it again! Yet another tour de force and a wonderful study on human perception that will be much talked about for years to come. --Robert G. Bauval, author of The Orion Mystery

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Colin Wilson was the author of more than eighty books ranging from fiction and plays to existential psychology, criminology, and the paranormal. Wilson lived in Cornwall, England. He passed away in December of 2013.

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Publisher : Weiser Books; Illustrated edition (July 1, 2004)
Language : English
Paperback : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 1578633060
ISBN-13 : 978-1578633067
Item Weight : 15.7 ounces
Dimensions : 6.32 x 1.06 x 8.94 inches

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Violet Bunny

FASCINATING!!

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2017

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I really loved this book & couldn't put it down! A fascinating review of very ancient (pre-) history; additionally, the author follows the evolutionary path of early humans & explains left-brain & right-brain function as it applies to the human mind. He also cites works by Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval, Charles Hapgood, & others with whom I am familiar (& whose books I enjoy).

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Jimmy Armstrong

It seems to be well researched.

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2020

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I used this book to educate myself on prehistoric civilizations.

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sherman houston

Good book very informative!

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2014

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It's all i expected: the knowledge within should be common place and part of our daily discussions. I will say it is somewhat dry but that's to be expected from people who spend their lives researching truth. This one i highly reccommend and will sit promenantly in my personal library.

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Steve DeLuca

Thought-provoking

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2006

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This book was an unexpectedly compelling treatment of many varied aspects of what it is to be a human being and what each of us may be capable of. Being an artist in a left-brained civilization, I was especially interested in the final third of the book, which deals with the differences in left- and right-brained living and what we may have all sacrificed in the name of modern civilization. This book is a lively read and merges many disciplines in a fascinating narrative.

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Teresa M. Handa

Search for ancient knowledge

Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2010

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The book was a wonderful study of antient civilizations, collection of archaeologist and geologists search for the beginning of civilization, knowledge and preseption of life. Wilson's argument for the existance of Atlantis or an advanced intellegent modern society who passed down remenants of their knowlege such as Geometry, intuition and technology dating as early as 7000 to 10500 b.c. Great read for people who enjoy esoteric writing.

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Robert J. PARTAIN

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2015

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Egberto Penido

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Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2017

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John B

It is so Colin Wilson

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2018

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Losing Colin Wilson (whom I never met) was like losing a friend with whom I had previously lost touch. This book takes me back to a time when I was much younger. Colin did a lot of hard work for us all. He helped us to go places in our minds and look into topics that may well have stayed closed books to us, without his hard work and clarity of thought and expression. The Sphinx and the Pyramids are the focal points in this journey through the history of our minds and the ways our predecessors thought. He struggles to keep a foothold in the no man’s land between academic orthodoxy and populist freedom of expression knowing, possibly better than most, how the denizens of both lands are suspicious of him. I’m not. He is who he is. He is unique. He is always worth reading, this book especially so.

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Cinglais

A fascinating read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2019

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Commendable because of the scope and range of the scholarship, the way he draws ideas across disciplines and attempts to forms a ghostly picture of the pre-historical past...
Downsides are some sloppy proof reading - in this area most importantly conciseness is paramount... 1300BC is very different to 13000BC and an icthyosaur was a dinosaur 'dolphin' rather than a crocodile... Also the lack of notes... He often mentions Graham Hancock whose books have copious detailed references
But a good general introduction with warmth and wit mixed with the erudition
CK '19

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Koriel Tannhauser

From Atlantis to the Sphinx

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2012

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There is no question that the author was influenced by the work of John Anthony West, Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval, Rand Flem-Ath, Robert Schoch, Charles Hapgood, Arthur Posnansky, Giorgio Santillana and Hertha Von Dechend, Alexander Thom, George Gurdjieff or even Schwaller de Lubicz. The book was first published in 1996 and if you are very familiar with the work of above mentioned authors (and also with the "The Atlantis Blueprint" which the author wrote together with Rand Flem-Ath and which was published in 2000), you can probably skip this book. I'm not saying here that the book is not interesting or bad (on the contrary) but in some cases there is no point of reading all that information again.

Starting from the detailed research related to the "Sphinx" the author argues that an advanced civilisation (or civilisations) existed in traditionally pre-historic times (in particular the Atlantean civilization). Sounds familiar? It is. But if you are new to this subject, this book offers a great "introduction" material to the above theory as it is discussing theories related to: Sphinx & Giza Pyramid complex and its relation to the Orion's Belt, ancient maps (usual suspect here: Oronteus Finaeus, Piri Reis and others - you can clearly see that the author is using Hancock's notes - of course with the Hancock's permission), Earth's shifting crust theory, Atlantis and Antarctica connection, Bimini Road, Aztecs, Palenque, Tiahuanaco, Nazca lines, "forbidden archaeology" and even Coral Castle (and Ed Leedskalnin).

Bear in mind that some of the conclusions are a bit questionable. For example in one of the chapters he is asking: if those ancient people were so skilled in geometry, how do they remember it all (since no stone or clay tablets inscribed with geometrical proposition have come to us from megalithic builders)? He is suggesting that they simply memorised that material. Possible? Yes, it is "possible", but even though the author is giving you reasons for that (based mostly on Frances Yate's book "The art of memory") , I would expect a little bit more here (a few additional different explanation/theories could be useful, not just one explanation that they memorised everything related to geometry -> it's too easy "way out" for me).

On the other hand his description of "Hamlet's Mill" by Giorgio Santillana and Hertha Von Dechend is correct: "one of the most puzzling and frustrating books even written on the problem of astronomy and ancient man". This actually did make me smile. Not sure about puzzling, but definitely it is "frustrating", as this is not a simple book to read, at least for me. Side note: the book is basically saying that at some point in the past the science integrated into different myths (from different cultures on different continents), that most of them are expressions of the same story and that all myths have one common origin in the celestial cosmology (and this knowledge is still decoded there - such as precession of equinoxes).

Even though it may seem like a slightly negative review - it is not. It is obvious that the author has done a great research and put a lot of various theories into one, easy to read book that also has 10 chapters, good Bibliography and Notes sections. The only other issue I have with the book is that it doesn't have a lot of photos or drawings (in fact I don't think that there are any drawings or charts at all), which is a shame, since a lot of material in the book could use some of those (not sure if I can take one star from that as I'm very familiar with that material anyway, but "new readers" please be aware of that fact). In over all, a good reading material if you are new to the subject, and slightly less engrossing if you are very familiar with it (but that's not the "book's fault", since it was published 15 years ago, and simply there is a lot of better books on the market now).

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Chepi

A Fascinating Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2013

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This book is partly a culmination of hundreds of years of study, records and wisdom and partly the author's conclusions from this wealth of fascinating information. Once again I am appalled by how much evidence is systematically 'hidden' or at least ignored by academics, historians and scientists when it simply doesn't fit their picture of the world. This, amongst many other books, is an opportunity to make up our own minds about a subject which clearly affects us all - what truly is our history, and why is so much evidence and information denied. Who is afraid and why?

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SnapWriter

Excellent. Start here.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2017

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This is the overview book to start with for the whole subject. Excellent.
Before you start jumping from book to book, start with the late Colin Wilson's book, and use as a launch point.

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