Egypt: Child of Atlantis: A Radical Interpretation of the Origins of Civilization

by John Gordon

Reveals that Egyptian civilization is far older than commonly believed and that its sacred science was the legacy of the gods who founded Atlantis

• Explains the cosmological and astronomical underpinnings of Egyptian philosophy and how they gave structure to the entire society

• Explores the importance of the Precession of the Equinoxes in the initiatory nature of Egyptian life

This book asserts that the civilization of Egypt existed far longer than is commonly believed and was structured around forms of cosmic knowledge that involved astronomical and geographical competence that modern science has yet to attain. Building on evidence of the prehistoric existence of an ancient worldwide religious culture that extended all the way to Tibet and China, John Gordon traces the origins of Egyptian culture to the legendary lost continent of Atlantis. Based on an understanding of the Precession of the Equinoxes and its inextricable connection to human evolution and divine purpose, he concludes that the sacred science of the ancient Egyptians was the legacy left to them by “fallen star gods,” conscious divine beings who founded Atlantis.

Egyptologists contend that ancient Egypt was a civilization obsessed with death, that its greatest monuments were tombs, and that its history dates back only some 5,000 years. In contrast Gordon suggests this civilization to have been 50,000 years older. Furthermore, he contends that Egypt was originally not a society obsessed with death, but one that saw in life and death an initiatory transition. This idea was followed by the entire population, which was attuned to the form and nature of cosmic evolution at all levels of being, from the highest to the most mundane.

Genres: Egypt

304 pages, Paperback

First published May 18, 2004

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Reviews

[Julya Savina]

I can't really give this book any star rating. It was very dense to get through, and I can honestly say I didn't understand truly at least a third of it. While very interesting, the authors language is a bit difficult to understand. The construction of sentences seemed almost on purpose to be so abstract as to be its own rite of initiation into the mysteries of this book.
But overall, I am glad I read it and tried to understand as much as possible. If you appreciate the content matter I wholly recommend this book. It's interesting and challenging to the mainstream basic ideas that currently hold sway.

[Will Jeffries · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love reading about the Egypt-Atlantis Connection.

For more information on Egypt-Atlantis, check out William Henry's website at: http://www.williamhenry.net/

[Joshua Silverman · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a little dense and tough to get through, but I think it's worth it if you're interested in challenging our established notions of what we think are facts about ancient civilizations.

[Rob Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a good explanation of the ancient Egyptian religion and how important astronomy was to that culture. Some of it is written in kind of a confusing, excessively wordy way, and it does cover some stuff about recurring cataclysms, but doesn't actually say that much about Atlantis. For info about Atlantis and it's possible connection to Egypt, a couple of authors I might recommend over this one are Frank Joseph and Graham Hancock, but this book is OK as far as it goes.