Supernatural: Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind Kindle Edition

For all you book readers out there who want something good that will blow your mind, I would HIGHLY reccomend this gem. If you want a more in-depth understanding of the supernatural, how it applies to us as humans, and how it all works and functions from a practical and also a theoretical point of view, this is the book for you. Graham Hancock (the author) has always been a respectable and revolutionary archaeologist & investigator and is considered a pioneer in the realm of pre-history, archaeology, archaeoastronomy, anthropology, ancient religions & mythology and their origins, the occult, etc. All the hidden knowledge and information about human life on this planet and its origins can all be found in his books. I've always been a skeptical type of person, but all of his work is backed up with a solid foundation of evidence necessary to support it. Every single chapter of every one of his books that I've read was a mindblowing experience, I'll leave it at that.

This book was recommended to me by one of the most educated and interesting friends I know - also educated in Western medicine.I would have been resistant to ideas of fairies, aliens and machine elves, had I not experienced similar beings myself, during ayahuasca ceremonies in Peru with Shipibo shamans.This book pushes the boundaries of biophysics, neuroscience and ethnobotany, and opens new ideas for research in psychedelic science. The connections between DMT and DNA make this book worth reading alone.Read this, if you have an open mind, or are curious about our place in the physical and non-physical universes.

Such an interesting book! Graham Hancock isn't afraid to go against mainstream thinking, making his research a little more exciting! And he puts himself right in the middle of his research which gives him some credibility others often don't have and don't have the courage to gain.He's got me asking questions for myself and I think that should always be the point.I do regret though, that he didn't narrate this himself. He did an excellent job recording Magicians of the Gods (another steller book!)

Hancock certainly is compelling - and he has done his research! Often times I found his claims, outrageous as they are, kind of abrupt and even flimsy, but every single time as I kept reading, the following pages connected dots and drew parallels and he backed up his claims with fascinating research and supporting arguments from others, sometimes with altogether distinct points of view but dissecting the same evidence. By the 350th page, the evidence, no matter how circumstantial, has really piled up in front of you. His theories are fleshed out and fascinating, but of course, even if never proven, or proven wrong, it is a mystical experience just to read this book and digest these ideas. A lot of what he postulates reminds me of Carl Sagan, Carl Jung, Terrence McKenna, and Joseph Campbell. Rooted in science, but branching out into mysticism and symbolism. Consciousness delving deeper into consciousness than our current paradigm requires. Graham Hancock has even done first-hand research – shamanic experiences, psychoactive substances, etc. – and created a wonderfully thought-provoking piece of work with this book.

This kindlebook that is Supernatural Meetings With the Ancient Teachers of Mankind by Graham Hancock marries themes of mysticism type of experiences with some of the author’s life travels. Some of the features of this kindlebook include: details on the author’s explanation of shamanic portals, details and sketching/drawings of some of the author’s mystical/spiritual experiences that he has written about for including some of the colors and designs he encounters, the author’s discussion on how his mystical experiences also connect to some research he has taking part in that pertains to the ancient cave systems of south-western Europe, and more.

Initially, I was a little discouraged and disappointed because it started out at what seemed like a diary of someone's experimentation with taking drugs. As I continued I realized it was just a launching point for a much deeper about a discussion about reality and the realm of spiritual existence. A well researched book (like all other Graham Hancock's books). I'm glad I continued reading on. Very thought-provoking and insightful. I like Mr. Hancock's honesty and "telling it like it is". A very courageous author!

Supernatural has perhaps the most revolutionary theory yet visited by Graham Hancock, essentially that Shaman trances, and altered states of consciousness are not just a mere trick of the mind, but are the alteration of the mind's power's of perception, enabling us to glimpse normally invisible spirit worlds.Graham Hancock must have known he would be going up against a very prejudicial and rigid scientific establishment, and has in turn buttressed his work with first class scholarship. The work covers several areas, which point toward a conclusion that the commonalities found in altered states leave little room for pure coincidence. This includes the ancient cave art found in Europe and Africa, the accounts of what is commonly believed to be Alien Abductions, other societal encounters of the spirit world, the nature of the activating catalyst DMT, and the evidence of shamanistic ritual and beginnings in various different religions. Hancock has also provided his recollections of his own experimentation with altered state inducing drugs, which are included at both the beginning and the end.Graham Hancock has delivered an excellent theory, solid, compelling evidence, first class research, a first class effort, but unfortunately, rather poorly edited. The section on caves seems to last too long, and although Hancock has worked hard in his research, one feels he could have made his point with fewer examples, similarly with the chapter on alien abductions.The work includes some interesting insights into the nature of DNA, and the possible supernatural origin of DNA, and pieces together as a comprehensive whole. Supernatural is by no means an easy read, and completing it can seem like a task at some points, but for anyone interested in research into spirituality, altered states, or shaman culture, Supernatural is well worth a read.

The cave painting section goes on for far too long in my opinion. Just keep pushing through it does end eventually and the book starts to become more interesting.Don't get me wrong at first I found the cave paintings fascinating but when it goes on and the same ideas are repeated for hundreds of pages regarding different cave sites... I really had to force myself to get through it. And then it is all summed up in a very nice and scientific way which I can agree with when presented with all of the evidence.And then it becomes really interesting and weird.It had it's ups and downs.

I found it excruciatingly boring.Might be ok for some who enjoy an argument .we have no junk DNA.we were 12 strand DNA beings and.able to commune on any level of consciousness.When we were dismantled,did we have to resort to using mind altering plants to connect with our spirit.There is no other,. we are all one.Try reading Patricia Cori's latest book for a real view of what we are and where humanity is going

It’s always a pleasure to read Graham Hancock’s work and this title is no exception. It is amusing, entertaining, flows naturally, is factual and also incredibly inspirational, being the fact that he is one of the few people who actually engages in self-experimentation to gain facts that support his hypotheses, very much in the same sort of vain as C.G Jung, though whether Jung used Hallucinogens to get his visions, is disputed, it adds a gravity of authenticity to the work.Though secondary sources through scholars and scientists are always referred to when they are necessary to reinforce his findings which add an incredible amount of credibility to what he is suggesting, it is his own visions and experiences I find the most compelling.There are a several different, but ultimately entwined, subjects addressed in this book, the primary one being that hallucinogenic consumption (as well as self-induced trance states) is responsible for the rock art of ancient humans. This book, backed by scholars and scientists easily pushes this particular hypothesis beyond reasonable doubt for me. The next is whether organised religion was founded through the visions received during these trance states and gave birth to the way modern man operates. Again with a lot of evidence and agreement from the experts this too seems entirely likely and I find it almost astonishing that people have only just started to piece this together now. It seems pretty straightforward.Though there are several more ideas that are knocking about in the novel, my favourite, and perhaps the most infeasible (solely because it would be impossible to prove these with current technology) of his hypotheses is that the entities found in these trance states are in fact organisms, or guides on a different plane of existence that runs alongside ours but just out of reach in our usual conscious states. Though it seems unlikely at a glance, the more you look into it the more you find that it is entirely feasible, if not, possible, for this to occur.Masterfully he combines psychological/scientific studies from DMT testing, Alien Abductions, Ayahuasca and even the old stories of Fairies and Elves as well as DNA coding to form an impressive speculation that all of these entities are in fact the same and can be accessed through DMT’s effect upon, not just on humans, but many more animals and why we would be hardwired to react to this in the first place in evolutionary terms.I could talk about this for an exceptionally long time and entirely analyse the book from cover to cover as mentioned before, that would be an entire novel in itself. But as he so constantly does in all of his factual titles, it pushes what you think you know about a subject to the limits and beyond in an enjoyable and always coherent way. It also makes you wonder about exactly what your dreams are and how, just maybe, all those characters and people you’ve met in your dreams, could be the entities that you meet under a DMT trip. (That’s my speculation by the way, not the author’s I would like to point out.)It is a brilliant novel with plenty of facts for the scientists in us but it never gets tedious for the readers in us. The theories placed beyond doubt, backed by evidence and driven by speculation, (Graham constantly reiterates that they ARE speculations that cannot be proved at this point) are enjoyable and in a strangely straight-forward way, make a lot of sense. If you like to think out of the box, with regards to self-experimentation, pushing the boundaries of your consciousness, spirituality or knowledge, or just want to know about prehistoric cave paintings, some folklore, alien abduction accounts and speculation upon where religion sprang from, this is definitely the book for you.Five stars from me.

I really like Graham Hancock, but for me this is one hard book to get through. It starts off well and I found his descriptions of taking Ayahuasca really interesting. After his Ayahuasca stories he then moves onto cave paintings and his descriptions on this subject become so, so boring and repetitive that I just had to stop reading for fear of throwing up! Reading what seems like the same text over and over again made feel like I was stuck on a fair ground ride and I just wanted to get off. Sorry Graham, love what you do, but I couldn't get through this one.