The Gods of Eden by William Bramley Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Gods of Eden
Book Review: Flawed but Wonderful
Summary: 5 Stars
A lot of the negative comments made about this book are accurate. In it there are many quantum leaps made between historical facts uncovered and the conclusions he draws. Also, some of the facts themselves seem to have gleaned from less than reputable sources.Additionally, I have my own objection. First Bramley establishes how the ancient Sumerians believed that the earth was populated by spaceman-like beings (therefore it must be true, right?). He continues to expound about various "brotherhood" organizations that have existed ever since, most of which are responsible for undermining the well being of non-brotherhood individuals and keeping us in the dark about our true origins. What he never establishes is WHY the brotherhood organizations continue to act as they do. How does their ongoing secret attack upon the rest of us continue to serve the spacemen masters who, as Bramley states, created us as a slave race? This is no nit-picky question. Remaining unanswered, it kind of nullifies the value of many of Bramley's hypothoses.
HOWEVER - I rate this book five stars! This book did more to unsettle my mental status quo than any book I've ever read. There is tremendous value in that. And much of what he says makes such good sense. Take the case of Jehovah. The old testament God, Jehovah, comes off as more as a bratty, violent superbeing than an all-loving, all-knowing creator of all things. Why? And why was Jehovah so hell bent on having people worship no other god than himself? He didn't say he was the only god - he just said people shouldn't worship other gods. Because Jehovah was only one of many. I completely believe Bramley on this.
Many of the points he brings up are provoking and insightful - such as his account of the development of monetary systems - even if you don't agree with the broader framework he places these issues in. This book shook me up for a few weeks. How many books can do that? I loved this book!
Book Review: Food for Consipracy Theorists
Summary: 2 Stars
I read this book about seven years ago when I had voracious appetite for the works of Joseph Campbell and Carl Sagan. I thought this book would help me understand some of the dragons of eden and the history mythology. It did neither. In fact the book is nothing more than a large canvas on which conspiracy theorists can spread their full course picnic. Bramley certianly writes well and paints and interesting picture of a "brotherhood". But his is nothing more than rehashed, old and tired conspiracy stuff that quite frankly is boring and stiff in its theme. I think Karl Marx and the class struggles of the 19th century are more accurate decriptions of alien races and subjugated classes, but nothing more than the emperors new clothes dressed up in alien abductions, crop circles and ancient brotherhoods from another world - silly!. There's more to learn and write about then this junk. SorryBook Review: Fractured History
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm half way through the book but don't know that I'll ever finish it. The author's premise is that religion and secret societies were created by aliens (referred to as Custodians) to control and manipulate the human population that they had created. He fails to show exactly what all this manipulation gets for the E.T.s. Because of the poor scholarship regarding Christianity in particular, I am uneasy about what he has to say on everything else, including the UFO sightings. And finding the UFO sightings is like finding needles in a haystack - too few and far between. An abridged version with less historical commentary would have been better.Book Review: God Of Eden
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this book. It was suggested to me by a dear friend. He had studied Theology for 40 yrs. He told me it would open my eyes to some of the possibilities in the world. Thanks Teak, where ever you are now. I miss you and will find you again someday.Book Review: Gods of Eden
Summary: 4 Stars
Very interesting ideas to consider. A different view of the stories and interpretations many of us have grown up with and been exposed to, whether classified as scripture or history or 'information'. Well worth reading.