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If you have never thought of the Earth as a giant piece of machinery, grinding away throughout the days, years, and millennia as it continues its journey across the heavens, then that perspective might just change once you have read Fingerprints of the Gods. And, certainly, once you have digested Graham Hancock’s masterpiece and considered the implications of a possible malfunction of that machine – you might think of it as a “slipped gear” effect – you could easily find yourself losing sleep at night. For the big question left unanswered by this rather long book is as profound as it is troubling.

The core concept of the book is Hancock’s discussion of precession; what he calls the “machinery of Heaven”. It is a detailed treatise on the Earth’s axis of rotation and the “wobble” of our planet that is scientific fact. This is key to understanding planetary cycles of the past and what the author believes may happen in the not-too-distant future. The striking analogy of the planet as a giant, perpetually grinding machine is clear in these chapters.

Though Hancock does not endorse the idea directly, he presents convincing evidence for a future orldwide cataclysmic event that staggers the imagination in its horror and destructive potential. Many mainstream historians and traditional scientists will take issue with this work. Along the path leading to his frightening conclusions, the author builds the case for ancient civilizations that were technologically and scientifically advanced, addresses the Mayan calendar system, and postulates that “near-total destructions of mankind” have occurred, not once, but several times in the planet’s long history and, because they are part of a regular cycle, are likely to occur again.

Make no mistake about it. The reader will not come away with a safe, contented feeling after finishing Fingerprints of the Gods. It is not a “happy” book. And to be sure, the text is somewhat laborious. But for those interested in this and related subjects, it may prove to be one of the most interesting reads of their life. This publication is not new - it has been around since 1995 and is often considered the “bible” of many who are interested in ancient civilizations that are not mentioned in conventional histories.

From an intriguing ancient Egyptian-Mesoamerican connection to biblical tie-ins to theories of past civilization-ending events to what it all may portend for our future – it is all there in Fingerprints of the Gods. It is a serious work of history and scientific non-fiction that any student of the past – as it relates to the future - should find fascinating.

Cody Wamsley

Phoenix MUFON

This book is subtitled "Compelling Evidence for UFOs and Extraterrestrial Encounters in Art & Texts Since Ancient Times", and it certainly is that. If you like books with pictures, you will love this one, for, while it contains some fascinating text, it's really the many pictures that make this book so impressive and so much fun. It is the premise of the book that in order to fully appraise the UFO phenomenon, one needs to travel back through time to the distant past and examine the clues and evidence left behind by the artists who experienced them first-hand or were contemporaries of those who did.

Contained in this book are over 150 images of works of art spanning the ages that provide unmistakable proof of the existence of UFOs. Who or what these things are still remains to be seen, and this book doesn't attempt to answer those questions, but merely shines a light on them. UFOs and related phenomenon have a real history of their own that is woven among and just below the surface of the history that we are all famliar with. It is so pervasive that it covers nearly all time periods, all cultures and all of the inhabited continents of the Earth. In this book, Matthew Hurley presents much of that history in visual form. Beginning with ufology today, the author takes the reader on a visual tour of historical events, creation stories, prehistoric artists, UFOs in western religious art, historical UFO accounts, out of place artifacts and UFOs in early photography. Unless you've already seen this book, you won't believe your eyes (and I dare any skeptic to explain the strange object depicted on page 94!). As you can probably tell, I really love this book and I think it should be part of the library of anyone who cares about the accurate and unvarnished presentation of human history, whether they believe in UFOs or not.

I ordered this book from the website www.ufoartwork.com for $35 and received it in a week. You can get it at Amazon, but it's $59.78 there. Also, there is a short documentary on YouTube entitled "UFO's In Ancient Art" that includes a few of the images from the book. Check that out and then buy the book.

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Cody Wamsley Phoenix MUFON

Cody Wamsley

Phoenix MUFON