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Intervention: How Humanity from the Future Has Changed Its Own Past
As Alan Butler demonstrates in this extraordinary book, many key events in the history of our world--from the creation of the Moon to the evolution of human beings--came about through the intervention of humans from the future. Based on rigorous science, Butler's theory reveals the changes made by these time travelers, as well as the markers they left behind to prepare us for the most spectacular revelation of our first contact with our future selves, an event that will occur within the lifetime of most people alive today.
272 pages, Hardcover
First published September 9, 2012
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Alan Butler
60 books27 followersAlan Butler is an established author, historian, and researcher with a career spanning several decades. His work primarily focuses on uncovering historical mysteries, especially those related to ancient civilizations, astronomy, astrology, and comparative religion. Early in his career, Butler worked as an engineer, a background he credits with shaping his meticulous approach to historical inquiry. Over time, he transitioned to writing and researching full-time, exploring topics such as the Knights Templar, goddess worship, Freemasonry, and the role of astronomy in ancient societies.
Butler has co-authored several influential books with Christopher Knight, including Civilization One, which examines ancient measuring systems, and Who Built the Moon?, which delves into the Moon's unique characteristics and its connection to Earth's history. His solo works include The Knights Templar: Their History and Myths Revealed, The Virgin and the Pentacle, and Sheep, a unique exploration of the cultural significance of sheep throughout history.
Apart from writing, Butler has written plays for BBC Radio and participated in television documentaries. He lives in Northern England with his wife, where he continues his research and writing on historical enigmas. Butler is also a noted speaker at seminars and events focused on ancient studies and esoteric topics.
Butler has co-authored several influential books with Christopher Knight, including Civilization One, which examines ancient measuring systems, and Who Built the Moon?, which delves into the Moon's unique characteristics and its connection to Earth's history. His solo works include The Knights Templar: Their History and Myths Revealed, The Virgin and the Pentacle, and Sheep, a unique exploration of the cultural significance of sheep throughout history.
Apart from writing, Butler has written plays for BBC Radio and participated in television documentaries. He lives in Northern England with his wife, where he continues his research and writing on historical enigmas. Butler is also a noted speaker at seminars and events focused on ancient studies and esoteric topics.
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December 17, 2012
Book Info: Genre: Non-fiction; alternate thoughts
Reading Level: Adult
Recommended for: Those who are curious about different ideas behind what we’re told, those who don’t care to accept common “truths”
Trigger Warnings: 9/11 is mentioned and a few conspiracy theories surrounding it are expanded on. If you have a trigger for 9/11, be aware of that.
Disclosure: I received an e-book ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Synopsis: As Alan Butler demonstrates in this extraordinary book, many key events in the history of our world—from the creation of the Moon to the evolution of human beings—came about through the intervention of humans from the future. Based on rigorous science, Butler's theory reveals the changes made by these time travelers, as well as the markers they left behind to prepare us for the most spectacular revelation of all: our first contact with our future selves, an event that will occur within the lifetime of most people alive today.
My Thoughts: I have read a few other books (one by Alan Butler The Knights Templar Revealed , and other, similar books by other authors: Fingerprints of the Gods by Robert Hancock and The Message of the Sphinx by Robert Bauval—where formatting allows links and there are reviews, clicking on the book title will take you to the review) that were along this same lines and found them very interesting and fun to read, so when I stumbled across this on NetGalley, I knew I had to read it. I find alternate theories as to our past and present to be fascinating; plus I just enjoy thinking about things from a different point of view.
And I also enjoyed this book, a great deal. The ideas espoused in it are absolutely fascinating, as Butler claims that we, ourselves (or humans from the future) are responsible for the evolution and development of our own world. He provides a number of very interesting proofs of this theory, and it really makes a lot of sense in many ways. He says that people cannot simply go to any time in the past and jump into the timeline, but can only go into times where they were already a part of the timeline—it’s hard to explain, so you’ll just have to read it for more details—but it made me wonder if there were possibly elements of reincarnation involved; that is to say, that if a person’s past incarnation were involved in a specific timeline, if a person could sort of hitch hike on that person in order to experience what happens. Butler also has theories about so-called implants that he addresses that are very interesting. Obviously not everyone will find this as interesting as I did, but if you’re interested in hearing about different theories of human evolution and development, you should definitely check out Butler’s books. I have at least one more in my personal library, and a number more on my wishlist, which I’ll read eventually. Recommended.
Reading Level: Adult
Recommended for: Those who are curious about different ideas behind what we’re told, those who don’t care to accept common “truths”
Trigger Warnings: 9/11 is mentioned and a few conspiracy theories surrounding it are expanded on. If you have a trigger for 9/11, be aware of that.
Disclosure: I received an e-book ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Synopsis: As Alan Butler demonstrates in this extraordinary book, many key events in the history of our world—from the creation of the Moon to the evolution of human beings—came about through the intervention of humans from the future. Based on rigorous science, Butler's theory reveals the changes made by these time travelers, as well as the markers they left behind to prepare us for the most spectacular revelation of all: our first contact with our future selves, an event that will occur within the lifetime of most people alive today.
My Thoughts: I have read a few other books (one by Alan Butler The Knights Templar Revealed , and other, similar books by other authors: Fingerprints of the Gods by Robert Hancock and The Message of the Sphinx by Robert Bauval—where formatting allows links and there are reviews, clicking on the book title will take you to the review) that were along this same lines and found them very interesting and fun to read, so when I stumbled across this on NetGalley, I knew I had to read it. I find alternate theories as to our past and present to be fascinating; plus I just enjoy thinking about things from a different point of view.
And I also enjoyed this book, a great deal. The ideas espoused in it are absolutely fascinating, as Butler claims that we, ourselves (or humans from the future) are responsible for the evolution and development of our own world. He provides a number of very interesting proofs of this theory, and it really makes a lot of sense in many ways. He says that people cannot simply go to any time in the past and jump into the timeline, but can only go into times where they were already a part of the timeline—it’s hard to explain, so you’ll just have to read it for more details—but it made me wonder if there were possibly elements of reincarnation involved; that is to say, that if a person’s past incarnation were involved in a specific timeline, if a person could sort of hitch hike on that person in order to experience what happens. Butler also has theories about so-called implants that he addresses that are very interesting. Obviously not everyone will find this as interesting as I did, but if you’re interested in hearing about different theories of human evolution and development, you should definitely check out Butler’s books. I have at least one more in my personal library, and a number more on my wishlist, which I’ll read eventually. Recommended.
December 8, 2012
I received this book from the publisher through NetGalley. It started off alright, I was always skeptical, but at least it made sense. When I first saw the book on NetGalley, I thought it was science fiction. When I saw this as non-fiction my curiosity got the best of me. At first most of the book was conjecture, pointing to curiosities in ancient history that defy modern thinking. This kept me interested as it went through the history of many of the world's wonders. I continued to follow through the explanation of DNA but started falling away when he glossed over the physics of time travel. This is the very crux of his argument and all he can do is point to a fringe scientist who has a theory similar to the dream he had to explain time travel. Honestly, this point needed to be strongest, this is the so called proof. Theoretical or not, he just breezes through an explanation with charts, graphs, or mathematical equations to back it up. From there his hubris catches up with him. He is abducted by humans in the future and is left with a tiny communication device that needs to be removed. From there he begins to place himself in the timeline of human interaction with future humans. After that I skimmed the rest. I can't believe such a book could be published. All that came from it was a longing for X-Files to return to TV.
August 14, 2019
interesting.
didn't convince me completely of the theories, but did give me some new ideas to kick around in my head.
didn't convince me completely of the theories, but did give me some new ideas to kick around in my head.
January 9, 2013
This was a fascinating book. I was initially intrigued by the premises, the idea that humanity from the future is somehow influencing the events of the present. That’s actually a lot simpler than the actual hypothesis of the book, but it’s a decent generalization. The book is intelligent and certainly gives the reader a lot to think about.
Butler starts with some of history’s greatest mysteries. Monuments that could not have possibly been built with the technology held at the time. Things in history that currently have no substantial explanation. One of my favorite chapters dealt with a UFO sighting that took place over the course of several weeks outside a military outpost. The prevalent explanation at the moment is aliens came to our tiny planet and made the necessary adjustments in earth’s history and then just left, leaving nothing behind. Butler disagrees with this theory for the most pressing reason of that it would take far too long for any alien species to get here. The nearest star is simply too far away to make interstellar travel practical. No intelligent species would make such a long journey to our planet to help out our budding system of humans and just leave. It simply wouldn’t be practical for a species to make that type of investment and take away no gain. Humans from the future, on the other hand, they have a legitimate interest to be concerned with the past of their own selves.
Butler also explains how to get around the time paradox, how visitors would only be able to access a certain point that they had already visited in the past. He also says how it’s quite possible that people from the future have inserted communication devices inside people of the past who seemed to have had an advanced intellect for their time. For instance, think of all the things Da Vinci could have done if he had not been constrained by the technological limitations of his own era. At this point, however, he starts to fall victim to his own ego and thinks he is the most important thing to happen in the time-space continuum. You would almost think he was responsible for the time travel that allows his theory to be true.
There was one other aspect of the book I did not enjoy, however. Towards the end, Butler seems to constantly make a point of telling readers that some of the theories he is expressing are explained in further detail in one of his other books. By the end of this book, almost all of his other books have been mentioned as further reading at least once. While I appreciate the effort to provide additional material for the readers, at times it feels like the last third of the book is nothing more than a shameless plug for all his other books. Yes, it’s wonderful that he’s done such extensive research into these subjects. But I’m not reading those books. I’m reading this book. Please stop wasting space in this book trying to get me to read your other books. Focusing more on the present book will make more inclined to read your other books.
Butler starts with some of history’s greatest mysteries. Monuments that could not have possibly been built with the technology held at the time. Things in history that currently have no substantial explanation. One of my favorite chapters dealt with a UFO sighting that took place over the course of several weeks outside a military outpost. The prevalent explanation at the moment is aliens came to our tiny planet and made the necessary adjustments in earth’s history and then just left, leaving nothing behind. Butler disagrees with this theory for the most pressing reason of that it would take far too long for any alien species to get here. The nearest star is simply too far away to make interstellar travel practical. No intelligent species would make such a long journey to our planet to help out our budding system of humans and just leave. It simply wouldn’t be practical for a species to make that type of investment and take away no gain. Humans from the future, on the other hand, they have a legitimate interest to be concerned with the past of their own selves.
Butler also explains how to get around the time paradox, how visitors would only be able to access a certain point that they had already visited in the past. He also says how it’s quite possible that people from the future have inserted communication devices inside people of the past who seemed to have had an advanced intellect for their time. For instance, think of all the things Da Vinci could have done if he had not been constrained by the technological limitations of his own era. At this point, however, he starts to fall victim to his own ego and thinks he is the most important thing to happen in the time-space continuum. You would almost think he was responsible for the time travel that allows his theory to be true.
There was one other aspect of the book I did not enjoy, however. Towards the end, Butler seems to constantly make a point of telling readers that some of the theories he is expressing are explained in further detail in one of his other books. By the end of this book, almost all of his other books have been mentioned as further reading at least once. While I appreciate the effort to provide additional material for the readers, at times it feels like the last third of the book is nothing more than a shameless plug for all his other books. Yes, it’s wonderful that he’s done such extensive research into these subjects. But I’m not reading those books. I’m reading this book. Please stop wasting space in this book trying to get me to read your other books. Focusing more on the present book will make more inclined to read your other books.
February 11, 2017
What a fascinating premise! Time is circular; we can time travel (with certain restrictions) and that we influence the past.
Sounds crazy? Perhaps , until you really get into it and listen to his arguments. A novel approach based on the megalithic system of measurement.
The section on our moon is absolutely fascinating ; it opens your eyes to so-called coincidences and really drives his theory home.
Sounds crazy? Perhaps , until you really get into it and listen to his arguments. A novel approach based on the megalithic system of measurement.
The section on our moon is absolutely fascinating ; it opens your eyes to so-called coincidences and really drives his theory home.
April 25, 2016
One and a half stars, rounded down.
I now quote from the most holy of texts, the great Wikipedia:
The author has built a house of cards on a foundation of coincidence, failure to understand natural processes, and the underestimation ancient peoples.
I picked this up because the conspiracy/lost history genre is always a rich source of RPG ideas and while the pickings were slim (basically replace most books "It was Aliens!1!!1!" with "It was Time Travelers!!1!!!1!") I was able to harvest one or two of the author's fantasies for future gaming potential so it wasn't a complete waste of time to read.
I now quote from the most holy of texts, the great Wikipedia:
Apophenia /æpoʊˈfiːniə/ is the human tendency to perceive meaningful patterns within random data.
The author has built a house of cards on a foundation of coincidence, failure to understand natural processes, and the underestimation ancient peoples.
I picked this up because the conspiracy/lost history genre is always a rich source of RPG ideas and while the pickings were slim (basically replace most books "It was Aliens!1!!1!" with "It was Time Travelers!!1!!!1!") I was able to harvest one or two of the author's fantasies for future gaming potential so it wasn't a complete waste of time to read.
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