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The Secret World
THIS IS ONE OF THE STRANGEST AND MOST FASCINATING FACTUAL BOOKS YOU WILL EVER READ TWO BOOKS IN ONE
* What is the great secret of this planet?
* What do we know of the secret already?
* Do we control our destiny?
* Does another race of being co-exist along side our own?
* Did man once live in the sea?
* Is there a HIDDEN source for all information -- an underground "hall of records?"
In the mid l940s Ray Palmer was the editor of a science fiction pulp magazine titled AMAZING STORIES. One day he received in the mail an unusual manuscrit from a PA iron worker by the name of Richard Shaver who claimed that he would hear voices coming from beneath the ground. Below our very feet he claimed existed an unseen world of strange demented beings who controlled surface and caused us to hear voices, go insane, kill each other, start wars ... and in general cause us to think and go mad. The Dero were supposed a race of beings who had been driven underground in the days of Atlantis and were now in charge of "beam rays" which they used on unsuspecting humans to create "unpure" thoughts and deads.
Palmer -- who later is said to have "created" the flying saucer mystery and for years edited FATE magazine -- published Shaver's "rants" in AMAZING STORIES and in the months ahead thousands of individuals wrote in saying they too heard voices and know of the existence of the cavern world and the Dero.
A few scholars in the occult and mystery sciences still remember the interest in the Shaver Mystery, though both Shaver and Palmer have since passed away. Just recently Inner Light Publications came across several cartons of this book which has long been thought to be out of print.
Here are Palmer's and Shaver's thoughts on the Inner Earth and the Cavern Dwellers without any outside editorial tampering. This volume is mainly recommended for students of the Inner Earth and those looking for historical material on these matters. It is best understood by those who have already read such books as SUBTERRANEAN WORLDS INSIDE EARTH by Timothy Beckley (avalable from Amazon). It is basicly a two volume set in one 8xll hardcover edition with many color plates and art, including those of Shaver's famous rock paintings (a hidden record which it is said was literally written by the ancients in stone). Books are new -- and have never been opened - but because of being packed away since the day they were printed -- the books are "aged" in tone and perfection. This is a MUST HAVE for those who have been searching for this volume for nearly a quarter of a century.
* What is the great secret of this planet?
* What do we know of the secret already?
* Do we control our destiny?
* Does another race of being co-exist along side our own?
* Did man once live in the sea?
* Is there a HIDDEN source for all information -- an underground "hall of records?"
In the mid l940s Ray Palmer was the editor of a science fiction pulp magazine titled AMAZING STORIES. One day he received in the mail an unusual manuscrit from a PA iron worker by the name of Richard Shaver who claimed that he would hear voices coming from beneath the ground. Below our very feet he claimed existed an unseen world of strange demented beings who controlled surface and caused us to hear voices, go insane, kill each other, start wars ... and in general cause us to think and go mad. The Dero were supposed a race of beings who had been driven underground in the days of Atlantis and were now in charge of "beam rays" which they used on unsuspecting humans to create "unpure" thoughts and deads.
Palmer -- who later is said to have "created" the flying saucer mystery and for years edited FATE magazine -- published Shaver's "rants" in AMAZING STORIES and in the months ahead thousands of individuals wrote in saying they too heard voices and know of the existence of the cavern world and the Dero.
A few scholars in the occult and mystery sciences still remember the interest in the Shaver Mystery, though both Shaver and Palmer have since passed away. Just recently Inner Light Publications came across several cartons of this book which has long been thought to be out of print.
Here are Palmer's and Shaver's thoughts on the Inner Earth and the Cavern Dwellers without any outside editorial tampering. This volume is mainly recommended for students of the Inner Earth and those looking for historical material on these matters. It is best understood by those who have already read such books as SUBTERRANEAN WORLDS INSIDE EARTH by Timothy Beckley (avalable from Amazon). It is basicly a two volume set in one 8xll hardcover edition with many color plates and art, including those of Shaver's famous rock paintings (a hidden record which it is said was literally written by the ancients in stone). Books are new -- and have never been opened - but because of being packed away since the day they were printed -- the books are "aged" in tone and perfection. This is a MUST HAVE for those who have been searching for this volume for nearly a quarter of a century.
150 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1975
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About the author
Raymond A. Palmer
377 books7 followersRaymond Arthur Palmer, also known as Raymond Alfred Palmer, and Ray Palmer.
He was the influential editor of Amazing Stories from 1938 through 1949, when he left publisher Ziff-Davis to publish and edit Fate Magazine, and eventually many other magazines and books through his own publishing houses, including Amherst Press and Palmer Publications. In addition to magazines such as Mystic, Search, and 'Flying Saucers," he published numerous spirtualist books, including Oahspe: A New Bible, as well as several books related to flying saucers, including "The Coming of the Saucers," co-written by Palmer with Kenneth Arnold. Palmer was also a prolific author of science fiction and fantasy stories, many of which were published under pseudonyms.
According to Bruce Lanier Wright, "Palmer was hit by a truck at age seven and suffered a broken back." An unsuccessful operation on Palmer's spine stunted his growth (he stood about four feet tall), and left him with a hunchback.
Palmer found refuge in science fiction, which he read voraciously. He rose through the ranks of science fiction fandom and is credited, along with Walter Dennis, with editing the first fanzine, The Comet, in May, 1930.
Ziff-Davis acquired Amazing Stories in 1938. The publisher sacked then editor T. O'Conor Sloane and, on the recommendation of popular author Ralph Milne Farley, offered the editorship to Palmer. In 1939, Palmer began a companion magazine to Amazing Stories titled Fantastic Adventures, which lasted until 1953.
When Ziff-Davis moved its magazine production from Chicago to New York City in 1949, Palmer resigned and, with Curtis Fuller, another Ziff-Davis editor who did not want to leave the Midwest, founded Clark Publishing Co.
As an editor, Palmer tended to favour adventurous, fast-moving space opera-type stories. His tenure at Amazing Stories was notable for his purchase of Isaac Asimov's first professional story, "Marooned Off Vesta".
Palmer was also known for his support of the long running and controversial Shaver Mystery stories, a series of stories by Richard S. Shaver. Palmer's support of the truth of Shaver's stories (which maintained that the world is dominated by insane inhabitants of the hollow earth), was controversial in the science fiction community. It is unclear whether Palmer believed the Shaver stories to be true, or if he was just using the stories to sell magazines.
Palmer began his own science fiction publishing ventures while working for Ziff-Davis, eventually leaving the company to form his own publishing house, Clark Publishing Company, which was responsible for the titles Imagination and Other Worlds, among others. None of these magazines achieved the success of Amazing Stories during the Palmer years, but Palmer published Space World magazine until his death.
In 1948, Palmer and Curtis Fuller co-founded Fate, which covered divination methods, Fortean events, belief in the survival of personality after death, predictive dreams, accounts of ghosts, mental telepathy, archaeology, flying saucer sightings, cryptozoology, alternative medicine, warnings of death, and other paranormal topics, many contributed by readers.
Curtis Fuller and his wife Mary took full control of Fate in 1955, when Palmer sold his interest in the venture. The magazine has continued in publication under a series of editors and publishers to the present day.
Another paranormal magazine Palmer created along the line of Fate was Mystic magazine, which after about two years of publication became Search magazine.
In the 1970s, Palmer also published Ray Palmer's News Letter which was combined into another of his publications called Forum in March 1975.
In the first issue of Fate, Palmer published Kenneth Arnold's report of "flying discs." Arnold's sighting marked the beginning of the modern UFO era, and his story propelled the fledgling Fate to national recognition. Through Fate, Palmer was instrumental in popularizing belief in fl
He was the influential editor of Amazing Stories from 1938 through 1949, when he left publisher Ziff-Davis to publish and edit Fate Magazine, and eventually many other magazines and books through his own publishing houses, including Amherst Press and Palmer Publications. In addition to magazines such as Mystic, Search, and 'Flying Saucers," he published numerous spirtualist books, including Oahspe: A New Bible, as well as several books related to flying saucers, including "The Coming of the Saucers," co-written by Palmer with Kenneth Arnold. Palmer was also a prolific author of science fiction and fantasy stories, many of which were published under pseudonyms.
According to Bruce Lanier Wright, "Palmer was hit by a truck at age seven and suffered a broken back." An unsuccessful operation on Palmer's spine stunted his growth (he stood about four feet tall), and left him with a hunchback.
Palmer found refuge in science fiction, which he read voraciously. He rose through the ranks of science fiction fandom and is credited, along with Walter Dennis, with editing the first fanzine, The Comet, in May, 1930.
Ziff-Davis acquired Amazing Stories in 1938. The publisher sacked then editor T. O'Conor Sloane and, on the recommendation of popular author Ralph Milne Farley, offered the editorship to Palmer. In 1939, Palmer began a companion magazine to Amazing Stories titled Fantastic Adventures, which lasted until 1953.
When Ziff-Davis moved its magazine production from Chicago to New York City in 1949, Palmer resigned and, with Curtis Fuller, another Ziff-Davis editor who did not want to leave the Midwest, founded Clark Publishing Co.
As an editor, Palmer tended to favour adventurous, fast-moving space opera-type stories. His tenure at Amazing Stories was notable for his purchase of Isaac Asimov's first professional story, "Marooned Off Vesta".
Palmer was also known for his support of the long running and controversial Shaver Mystery stories, a series of stories by Richard S. Shaver. Palmer's support of the truth of Shaver's stories (which maintained that the world is dominated by insane inhabitants of the hollow earth), was controversial in the science fiction community. It is unclear whether Palmer believed the Shaver stories to be true, or if he was just using the stories to sell magazines.
Palmer began his own science fiction publishing ventures while working for Ziff-Davis, eventually leaving the company to form his own publishing house, Clark Publishing Company, which was responsible for the titles Imagination and Other Worlds, among others. None of these magazines achieved the success of Amazing Stories during the Palmer years, but Palmer published Space World magazine until his death.
In 1948, Palmer and Curtis Fuller co-founded Fate, which covered divination methods, Fortean events, belief in the survival of personality after death, predictive dreams, accounts of ghosts, mental telepathy, archaeology, flying saucer sightings, cryptozoology, alternative medicine, warnings of death, and other paranormal topics, many contributed by readers.
Curtis Fuller and his wife Mary took full control of Fate in 1955, when Palmer sold his interest in the venture. The magazine has continued in publication under a series of editors and publishers to the present day.
Another paranormal magazine Palmer created along the line of Fate was Mystic magazine, which after about two years of publication became Search magazine.
In the 1970s, Palmer also published Ray Palmer's News Letter which was combined into another of his publications called Forum in March 1975.
In the first issue of Fate, Palmer published Kenneth Arnold's report of "flying discs." Arnold's sighting marked the beginning of the modern UFO era, and his story propelled the fledgling Fate to national recognition. Through Fate, Palmer was instrumental in popularizing belief in fl
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November 17, 2008
To people old enuf to've grown up in the era of magazines like "Science Wonder Stories", "True Gang Life", "Murder Mysteries", & especially "Amazing Stories" will probably remember the remarkable Ray Palmer as editor, writer, & publisher of some.. sensational stuff. Amongst the most sensational may've been Richard Shaver's claims that rocks are ancient books from a society more technologically advanced than our own & Shaver's claim that DERO (DEtrimental RObots) live in the Hollow Earth & menace surface dwellers. Whether Shaver really believed any of this I can't tell you. Nonetheless, he's attracted the attn of people like myself - & at least one magazine, "Shavertron", has been named in his honor.
Shaver made many paintings based around the "rock books" &, I must say, I rather like them. They're sortof a weird cross between 'Outsider Art', Cubism & Playboy. They're unique enuf to deserve far more attn than they get. While I don't find the 'science' in this bk to be particularly compelling, I love the eccentricity of it all. I've even used Shaver's work in 2 projects of my own: "The Sinnit-Nut Hollow Earth Symposium" & "Backwards Masking in Rocks". The latter borrows heavily from Shaver.
Shaver made many paintings based around the "rock books" &, I must say, I rather like them. They're sortof a weird cross between 'Outsider Art', Cubism & Playboy. They're unique enuf to deserve far more attn than they get. While I don't find the 'science' in this bk to be particularly compelling, I love the eccentricity of it all. I've even used Shaver's work in 2 projects of my own: "The Sinnit-Nut Hollow Earth Symposium" & "Backwards Masking in Rocks". The latter borrows heavily from Shaver.
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