Hallucinogens, consciousness, and the spirit of nature ralph metzner. Graham hancock has spent decades researching and writing some of the most ambitious and successful nonfiction investigations into ancient civilizations and wisdom. This is absolutely fascinating, graham and as always im full of gratitude that you take these journeys in the place of those of us who are still daunted by the prospect. The crystal tongue by madeleine daines 4th february 2020. Graham hancock is an explorer and journalist with a passion for sacred plants and ancient civilizations. He also explains that the novels premise, characters, and plot resulted from visions brought to him by ayahuasca. Graham hancock leads the charge in this collection of the latest thinking on consciousness with a particular focus on the use of psychedelics to open up. His quest takes him on a detective journey from the stunningly beautiful painted caves of prehistoric france, spain, and italy to rock shelters in the mountains.
This is the first book by graham hancock that ive read. Graham hancock wants to rewrite history and believes that all politicians should be required to drink ayahuasca ten times before taking office. Graham hancock is a british journalist and author of the bestselling books the sign and the seal, fingerprints of the gods, the war god series, supernatural, and his most. Why ayahuasca is beautiful graham hancock london real. Entangled uses all of hancock s skills and knowledge to propel a fantasy adventure like nothing else preceding it. Whether he was reporting the somaliethiopian war of 1977 from the front lines and giving the london sunday times a radically different take on the news story of the day, or exploring the wild frontiers of pakistan and afghanistan for his first book, journey through pakistan, published in 1982, or challenging the. Amazingly, this deeply channeled book paints a picture of the neanderthals as loving beings that has only in october of 2010 been confirmed by science. I still regard fingerprints of the gods as a good piece of work. His books have sold more than five million copies worldwide and have been translated into 27 languages. Graham hancock the dark side of ayahuasca this is a. Graham is one of the worlds leading experts on the. Mangino a reallife indiana jones, international, bestselling author, graham hancock, has traversed the planet investigating ancient mysteries, including the origin of humankind, archeological anomalies, and the realms of consciousness and beyond. Controversial bestselling author graham hancock has spent his life at the edge. At tedxwhitechapel on january, 20, graham hancock gave a passionately argued talk in which he described the transformative impact that ayahuasca containing the drug dmt had had on him and argued that responsible adult usage of such drugs was a fundamental right.
Returning to ayahuasca after three years away graham hancock. He is known for his pseudoscientific theories involving ancient civilisations, earth changes, stone monuments or megaliths, altered states of consciousness, ancient myths, and astronomical or astrological data from the past hancock s works propose a connection with a mother culture from which. Mar 19, 20 at tedxwhitechapel on january, 20, graham hancock gave a passionately argued talk in which he described the transformative impact that ayahuasca containing the drug dmt had had on him and argued that responsible adult usage of such drugs was a fundamental right. He also has a fantastic book going back further in time around 40,000 years called supernatural that explores the emergence of art and religion and what caused it. Psychedelics, consciousness, and the birth of civilization. As an aside he coauthored a book entirely on ancient egypt called keeper of genesis although i havent read it. A radical history of plants, drugs, and human evolution terence mckenna ayahuasca. British author and historian graham hancock is a man with a huge following but not acknowledged by academia.
Mar 23, 2019 graham hancock is a british journalist and author of the bestselling books the sign and the seal, fingerprints of the gods, the war god series, supernatural, and his most. This anthology is aimed at all those who are interested in the connection between consciousness, psychedelics, and the development of humankind. Graham is the author of the major international bestsellers the sign and the seal, fingerprints of the gods, and heavens mirror. Graham hancock is the author and coauthor of a number of bestselling investigations of historical mysteries, including the sign and the seal, the message of the sphinx, heavens mirror, the mars mystery, and underworld. Since taking the drug for his 2005 book supernatural, hancock has supported the concept that mindaltering substances give their users access to a spirit world. In my opening remarks i am remembering the illegal climb that santha and i made in the middle of the night a couple of years earlier described in. Travel to south america, the american southwest, outer space, inner space, and back in time to revisit pahnkes the good friday experiment, and explore the effects of ayahuasca and lsd. In supernatural graham hancock sets out to investigate this mysterious beforeandafter moment and to discover the truth about the influences that gave birth to the modern human mind. Meetings with the ancient teachers of mankind graham hancock food of the gods. In the divine spark, bestselling author graham hancock brings us a groundbreaking collection of the latest thinking on consciousness and psychedelics. Meetings with the ancient teachers of mankind could never be accused of pussyfooting around the revelations of his research, and he certainly postulates the heck out of the place of consciousness altering agents in the shamanic origins of religion and consciousness itself. Entangled uses all of hancocks skills and knowledge to propel a fantasy adventure like nothing else preceding it. Its effects can be extremely violent see grahams frank description below.
Hes an amazing speaker who i have had the priviledge of hearing speak at two conferences. From graham hancock, bestselling author of fingerprints of the gods, comes a mesmerizing book that takes us on a captivating underwater voyage to find the ruins of a lost civilization thats been hidden for thousands of years beneath the worlds oceans. Psychedelics, consciousness, and the birth of civilization ebook written by graham hancock. Ayahuasca ceremonies generally led by shamans have begun to make waves outside of the amazon, but the brew itself and dmt the active ingredient in ayahuasca. The talk was viewed more than,000 times on youtube. Dec 16, 2014 graham hancock has spent decades researching and writing some of the most ambitious and successful nonfiction investigations into ancient civilizations and wisdom. Graham hancock, secrets of the neanderthals whitley.
In this anthology, edited by bestselling author graham hancock, 22 writers discuss psychedelics and their myriad connections to consciousness. I couldnt wait to cut out a chunk of time and dive into this story graham hancock and lady ayahuasca created. New graham hancock interview w the human experience. Last night hancock appeared on the joe rogan experience to discuss the book, but i cant say that i was going to turn over three hours of my evening to listening to it. He was so gracious to spend an hour with me on a phone to talk about everything from his views on aliens, atlantis, ayahuasca and much more. Mangino a reallife indiana jones, international, bestselling author, graham hancock, has traversed the planet investigating ancient mysteries, including the origin of humankind, archeological anomalies, and the realms of. Graham hancock is one of the great adventurers, authors and visionaries of our time, and here he talks about his new book entangled, about life as it was lived 24,000 years ago. Due to or manifesting some agency above the forces of nature, outside of the ordinary operation of cause and effect. Graham hancock is the author of the major international bestsellers the sign and the seal, fingerprints of the gods, and heavens mirror. Returning to ayahuasca after three years away graham. A place to discuss graham hancock, daily news, articles and the. From march through june 2019, graham toured widely in the uk, the us and canada, speaking about the book.
Jan 01, 2010 in the acknowledgments for his novel entangled, graham hancock doesnt just thank his family and his editor, but also ayahuasca, the visionary brew used by amazonian shamans to make outofbody journeys into the realm of spirits. Graham hancock has even done firsthand research shamanic experiences, psychoactive substances, etc. Nov, 2014 graham hancock is an explorer and journalist with a passion for sacred plants and ancient civilizations. Graham hancocks new book, published 2019, is the new york times top 10 nonfiction bestseller america before. Ok it is flawed in places and graham has changed his views on the cause of the cataclysmic event at the end of the ice age, but it does still hold a place on the historical bookshelf. The evolution of modern humans has taken more than five million years but until less than 50,000 years ago we had no art, no religion, no sophisticated symbolism, no creative and innovative thinking, and quite possibly no language. Graham has been writing and speaking about this to audiences worldwide, including a controversial tedx talk on ayahuasca and dmt, which received over well over a million views on youtube.
Very well written and packed with so much information. This is a truly terrible story, but as one who has spoken often in favour of ayahuasca and the healing and heartcentred potential of the medicine i feel it is my responsibility to share this dark and dreadful news. First, though, to underline a point made by hancock and many others. Graham has been writing and speaking about this to audiences worldwide, including a controversial tedx talk on ayahuasca and dmt, which received over. Popular ayahuasca books meet your next favorite book. Dec 15, 2017 british author and historian graham hancock is a man with a huge following but not acknowledged by academia. Graham hancock audio books, best sellers, author bio. A real life indiana jones, international, bestselling author graham hancock has traversed the planet investigating ancient mysteries. Finally a good work of fiction on shamanism and the the other wider and largely unknown dimensions and the spirit molecules that permit access to that space. This is a timeslip novel, alternating between present day.
Bestselling author graham hancock has been writing and speaking about this to audiences worldwide, including a controversial tedx talk on ayahuasca and dmt, which some call the god molecule. His books have been translated into twenty languages and have sold more than four million copies around the world. Graham specialises in unconventional theories involving ancient civilisations, stone monuments and megaliths, astrological data from the past, and altered states of consciousness. While a friend said he was hard for her to follow i did not find that to be the case here. So we all have got to take some ayahuasca together while staring at the sunrise during the solstices and equinoxes, so we can red pill this simulation. His public lectures, radio and tv appearances, including two major tv series. Meetings with the ancient teachers of mankind by graham hancock 710pp, century. His quest takes him on a journey of adventure and detection from the stunningly beautiful painted caves of prehistoric france. Graham did shout ya out in the book as apparently we have evidence of of the yd impact in our soil. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the divine spark. Graham hancocks work on ancient history has matured greatly since the early 90s. Graham hancock at rythmia life advancement center costa rica. Play in new window download embed graham hancock is the author of the major international bestsellers the sign and the seal, fingerprints of the gods, and heavens mirror. His longstanding interest in hallucinogenic drugs more.
Ageing author tries ziplining for the first time after four ayahuasca sessions in costa rica. Graham hancock, the internationally bestselling author, has made it his lifes work to find outand in america before, he draws on the latest archaeological and dna evidence to bring his quest to a stunning conclusion. The case for dmt entities dont throw the machine elf out with the bong water by andrew r. Supernatural on apple books apple books apple apple. While his famed book, fingerprints of the gods, sold 9 million copies and the sequel, magicians of the gods, is already a bestseller, hancock himself remains scoffed at by mainline archaeologists. In the acknowledgments for his novel entangled, graham hancock doesnt just thank his family and his editor, but also ayahuasca, the visionary brew used by amazonian shamans to make outofbody journeys into the realm of spirits.