The Ascension Mysteries: Revealing the Cosmic Battle Between Good and Evil

by David Wilcock

From the New York Times bestselling author of Awakening in the Dream comes a book that will take readers on a surprising and enthralling journey through the history of the universe, exploring the great cosmic battle surrounding our own ascension. David Wilcock’s previous New York Times bestsellers, The Source Field Investigations and The Synchronicity Key, used cutting-edge alternative science to reveal oft-hidden truths about our universe. In The Ascension Mysteries, David takes us on a gripping personal journey that describes the secret cosmic battle between positive and negative happening every day, hidden in both the traumas of our own lives and the world’s headlines.   Through his contact with a positive higher intelligence behind the UFO phenomenon, groundbreaking scientific information, and data from high-ranking government whistle-blowers, David reveals that the earth is now on the front lines of a battle that has been raging between positive and negative extraterrestrials for hundreds of thousands of years. The Ascension Mysteries explores the towering personal obstacles David overcame to unlock the great secrets of our universe and looks ahead to what this battle means for each of us personally. By unifying ancient texts from a variety of religions with scientific data and insider testimony, David presents a stunning conclusion—that Earth is on the verge of a massive cosmic event that will transform matter, energy, consciousness, and biological life as we now know it and will utterly defeat the great villains of our time.

Genres: Nonfiction, Spirituality, Metaphysics, Paranormal, Aliens, Science, Philosophy

516 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 30, 2016

About the author

Lecturer, Author, and Filmmaker

David Wilcock co-authored the non-fiction book The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce? in 2004. Wilcock has appeared on several radio programs, including semi-regular appearances on Coast to Coast AM, and he had a role in the Syfy documentary 2012. He is a proponent of the theory that a large segment of humanity will undergo ascension in the year 2012. He also appeared in several episodes of the History Channel series Ancient Aliens.
Wilcock graduated from the State University of New York at New Paltz with a BA in Psychology.
Wilcock is the author of the 2011 non-fiction book The Source Field Investigations, which debuted at #18 on the The New York Times Best Seller list on September 11th, 2011

Reviews

[Terence · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ah, what to rate this book. On the one hand, I had a ball reading it. Definitely, four stars' worth of enjoyment.

On the other hand, this poorly organized, poorly written mish-mash of pseudo-science and delusions makes me wonder what my library could possibly have been thinking when they purchased this book.

If you want some mindless entertainment from the pen of an author who clearly has trouble separating fact from fiction (and has a bit of a martyr complex too), then I recommend this book wholeheartedly. You can have hours of fun reading about the cosmic wars between Good and Evil, and how David is one of the primary warriors in the fight (on the Good side, of course).

If your tolerance for this sort of garbage is low, then avoid this book.

Fun Fact: Did you know that if you think about a question really, really hard, the answer will come to you in an intuitive epiphany. Sans research. Sans data. If only I had known back in high school and college. All those wasted hours researching papers and studying for tests!

[Belinda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book. I couldn't put it down, brilliant and enlightening. I love the way David told his life story at the beginning moving into the disclosure information. He has made this information very easy to understand even for someone who is new to this phenomena. David Wilcock's bravery and discipline, the way he tells the tale, is inspiring. The book is a BEST SELLER!

[Connie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Skip the first ten chapters David Wilcock takes us through his childhood. The rest of the book was interesting, on the strange side, but interesting.

[Dina · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you want to jump to interesting stuff go to chapter 14. The first half is just those weird ramblings about author's childhood. The second half seems like someone decided to prepare delicious dinner, then just gave up, and mixed it all. No organization, facts and fiction thrown together....wild hypotheses about "good" aliens and "bad" aliens fighting for humanity's fate. So, I wasn't impressed.

[Zy Marquiez · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Ascension Mysteries by David Wilcock is an interesting dissertation into the possibilities that the Universe may yield in the future. Wilcock's foray into the fiercely phenomenal is an unbounded approach into what he believes wholeheartedly to be taking place in the world at this time.

The book features a collation of data points, some of which come from verifiable sources, and some of which come from alleged whistleblowers, that merges in its core into what Wilcock has repeatedly called the ascension process.

Incidentally, the first half of the book felt more like having a salad, and the second part of the book was where the meat and potatoes was at. As a connoisseur of data, the second part was far more interesting than the first, and am definitely highly appreciative of the countless sources Wilcock uses where applicable.

As a forewarning, some chapter titles - mostly particularly in the first half of the book - are a bit of a misnomer because they make the chapters seem like they were going to be vastly more interesting than they actually were. This is coming from someone who knows how interesting Wilcock's work has been in the past. The subject matters within the first half of the book often went in personal directions, which in a sense was a bit of a letdown considering the possibilities the chapter's name featured. That's a subjective point of view, so your mileage may vary.

In the nascent stage of The Ascension Mysteries, the author begins questioning much of what we've been taught in public schooling, which quite admittedly not only paints history in a different light, but is downright obscure when one delves deeply into that matter.

In any case, Wilcock proceeds to lay the foundation for his work with an analysis of the structure of the Universe, which he has termed "The Source Field". He uses references such as the work of Dr. Hans Jenny and Dr. Luc Montagnier to buttress this theory.

The author follows up touching lightly upon Disclosure Project which took place in 2001 and featured reputable people that claim to have access to data considering UFOs and cover ups that would boggle the mind and these individuals were also willing to testify before congress.

Thereafter, saliently noted by the author are the myriad issues we as a society face with the constant bombardment of what the Cabal wishes to infuse the populace regarding Illuminati Symbolism in pop culture & media, while also venturing into his personal background into relation to how he grew to find this information.

Noted within the confines of the book are also references to Carlos Castaneda and how his findings dovetail with alternative realities. Wilcock also notes how his dreams helped lay the foundation of much of what he knows while also how Big Pharma played a roll into the health deterioration of his mother. The author gives mention to the many instances of personal synchronicities that took place in his life.

From there the author speaks at length about personnel events that revolve around ESP, and how that has helped manifest much of what we know of regarding his work today. In fact, a great portion of the first half of the book is interweaved with personal anecdotes regarding the journey that he has gone through.

Noted also by the author is his delving into LSD as well as his foray into Lucid Dreaming travels spawned in large part by the work of Dr. Stephen LaBerge's PhD Lucid Dreaming book. With this, Wilcock gives us how those two events also played a roll into his understanding of reality as he saw it at the time and as he sees it now.

Promptly soon after, the author then touches upon NASA and many of the issues regarding the information they have covered up at the time, and some of which they still cover up today. Mentioned with the factors of NASA's duplicitious dealings are whistleblower testimony from personnel who were privy to information about Moon missions and such, which definitely leave the reader knowing something is amyss within the halls of NASA.

Covering the work of Maurice Chatelain, who was the director of communications for the Apollo missions, Wilcock also shows how his findings of the "Constant of Nineveh" couple into the book. Wilcock also covers how the Constant of Nineveh interweaves into the Solar system, how precession helps bring ascension about, and how ancient history is littered with references to a possible ascension according to his understanding.

Curiously, Wilcock makes mention of the Breakaway Civilization, but he never mentions that it was Richard Dolan who coined the term in his magnum opus series UFOs & The National Security State. Given how much Wilcock talks about Secret Space Programs, you would figure he would give a proper nod to the idea's creator, since it couples perfectly with Secret Space Program, especially since he's one of the most credible in UFOlogy.

Be that as it may, Wilcock then sets his cross hairs on NASA by giving it a much more in-depth look later in the book that covers a much more thorough approach than earlier on.

Other notable topics include stargates, Ancient Civilizations, moon bases, moon anomalies across the solar system, unofficial disclosure, underground bases, insider testimony, the fight against the cabal, and much more.

One of the strongest strengths of the book is also its greatest weakness some will argue, and that is his heavy reliability on insider testimony. Knowing this, it's definitely an area to keep note of. Some aspects of the book are much stronger than others, but the totality of data points sets the stage for possibilities in intricate ways.

Secondly, the main 'con' of the book - as mentioned previously - is that a lot of the first half of the book is filled with personal info that could have been summarized a lot more efficiently and not so verbose, thus allowing for the book to have even more tangible information. While the information Wilcock provides regarding his family and his past is important to understand all the early process in relation to Wilcock's background, he could have just stacked more evidence for himself instead.

Ironically, a great part of the book felt like reading a journal. That's okay, since it's part of Wilcock's approach but given the topic at hand it would have been nice for his book to be structured in a way that was as ironclad as possible rather than overly anecdotal in a few areas. That's just an opinion though. Given that Wilcock features many references where applicable, some would argue that he's already given us ample evidence for his many arguments.

Whether or not people agree with Wilcock's thesis of ascension is up to them. With all the evidence he provides where applicable, it at least gives people something to ponder about regarding the many topics covered and their inherent implications.

[John M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you've never read any of Mr. Wilcock's books before, this is NOT the one to start with. But it is essential. It fills in the background of Mr. Wilcock's lifelong journey to help the Human race, and being such a personal story, keeps the reader going page after page. As always, the author's style is richly jammed pack with information, so that the book feels longer than it is, and the writing is accessible to everyone, as it should be, considering the depth and significance of Mr. Wilcock's message. Although the title is misleading--anyone looking for the answers to any "mysteries" might be disappointed--I highly recommend this book.

[Christopher Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not much that is new here, but it was refreshing to read about David's journey. That made it more personal, and therefore more relevant.

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars because I couldn't put it down .
4 stars because there was a lot of autobiographical detail that I wanted to skim through.
4.5 for me .

[Leah Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinating. Bizarre but fascinating nonetheless.

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book could have benefited from a lot of editing.

I didn't realize that this book would be mostly autobiography/ memoir which is not my favourite genre to read. There's a lot of oversharing. Some of it ties into the subject matter but some doesn't. I skipped through some of the memoir portions.

There's some interesting info in here and interesting photos included toward the end of the book.

[Carmel Attard · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author believes that humanity will soon ‘ascend’ to a superior spiritual ability when “all the planets would arrange [align] into a perfect straight line,” which happens “at least once every 6.2 million years.” (p.263) He writes, “A fantastic event was going to occur on Earth, which would transform the world in a remarkably positive way and give us superpowers.” (p.48) “The sun would release a great surge of energy at the end of the [26,000-year] cycle. This energetic surge … would trigger a mass ascension event on earth.” (p.262) “We will instantaneously transition into a Star Trek age, with spaceships, teleportation, time-travel, antigravity, free energy, materializers, and super-advanced healing technologies.” (p.353)
Unfortunately, I can’t say much for the author’s scientific endorsements:
(1) Galactic Civilizations
He introduces his book by proposing there are many planets inhabited by intelligent life in our galaxy and many more in the universe. He writes, “There are about a billion Earths in our galaxy alone. If we then assume that only 1 percent of those watery worlds have developed some form of life, then every grain of sand on Earth represents an inhabited Earth-like planet in the universe. Let’s assume that a mere 1% of those inhabited planets have life that has evolved into an intelligent civilization. … When we apply this same logic to the Milky Way, we have 100,000 intelligent civilizations. … With these numbers, the idea that we are alone becomes utterly ridiculous.” (p.6)
These numbers look like reasonable assumptions to the average reader, but I must disagree.
(a) In his book ‘Signature in the Cell’ (p.212), philosopher of science Stephen C. Meyer calculates the odds against a single modest (150 amino acids long) functional protein emerging abiotically by chance alone to be 10^164 (1 followed by 164 zeros). And in his book ‘Return of the God Hypothesis’ (p.272/892), Meyer adds, “Even if every event in the entire history of the universe … were devoted to producing combinations of amino acids … the number of combinations thus produced would still represent only a tiny portion—less than one out of a trillion trillion [10^24]—of the total number of possible amino-acid combinations corresponding to a functional protein.”
(b) In his book ‘The Design Inference’ (p.209), mathematician William Dembski calculates the universe’s ‘total probabilistic resources’ at 10^150 (1 followed by 150 zeros): and so, 10^164÷10^150 = 10^(164-150) = 10^24 (1 followed by 24 zeros), as Meyer contends above.
(c) Finally, according to Meyer’s ‘Signature in the Cell’ (p.213), a minimum of 250 functionally dependent proteins are required to produce the simplest (bacterial) living cell (for evolution to kick in) giving the odds against producing a living cell abiotically by chance alone as (10^164)^250 = 10^(164x250) = 10^41000 (1 followed by 41,000 zeros)—a far cry from 10^24 (the number of stars in the universe).
(2) Cosmic Seed
The author denies the ‘Big Bang Theory’; he writes, “The Big Bang is still an unproven assumption.” (p.8) This statement is unscrupulously false: the Big Bang Theory is a legit ‘scientific theory,’ not an ‘unproven assumption’ or even a ‘hypothesis.’ We have several pieces of corroborating evidence: (a) an expanding universe, (b) the cosmic microwave background radiation, and (c) the percentage of light elements (hydrogen & helium) in the universe.
Instead, he proposes that the entire universe emerged from a single particle; he writes, “There is no space, no matter, no energy, and no time … only ‘distortions’ of this one single point. … If we zoom into the quantum level deeply enough we will find a single ‘particle’ that is making the entire universe—including all space and all time.” (p.8) The ‘Amplituhedron Hypothesis’ is a mathematical construct/model devoid of reality: there is no tangible scientific evidence supporting it, as is the case in the Big Bang Theory.
(3) Mind over Matter?
The author believes that, “The laws of physics respond directly to our thoughts and beliefs. If enough of us believe we can fly, we may authorize the laws of physics to allow that to start happening on a large-scale level.” (p.192) I’m sorry, but I’m more of a down-to-earth scientist.
(4) Extraterrestrials
Consequently, the author contends that, according to so-called insiders’ accounts, many extraterrestrials (ETs) have visited our Earth in the past; indeed more than forty (p.315) ET species are currently secretly roaming the world. Good ETs and bad ETs are continually warring each other (pp.17-18); he writes, “A cosmic battle between good and evil … has been going on for at least 500,000 years.” (p.361) He claims all are humanoids: insectoid (like ants, grasshoppers or preying-mantises) fish-like (like sturgeons or jellyfish), and reptilian; the latter “are the biggest troublemakers.” (pp.344-45) “Our collective concept of the Devil has been influenced by [them].” (p.432) He adds, “Every type of life we see on Earth has evolved into intelligent hominid forms on various planets.” (p.344)
Their prime directive is not to openly reveal themselves (p.19) He claims they have bases on the Moon and Mars (p.16) and are responsible for huge towers on the Moon (p.278), pyramids on Mars, and sculpting the colossal, supposed ‘Face on Mars’ (p.242).
However, the author never claims to have seen any of them himself. Unfortunately, hearsay is not really acceptable evidence in a court of law! He writes, “Jacob [an ‘insider’] said there are approximately five to six thousand intelligent civilizations within a thousand light-year radius from our solar system. He claimed to have seen more than four hundred different types of extraterrestrials at about a total of two hundred different off-planet sites. He said some of these ETs were human or humanlike, whereas others were only ‘hominid,’ meaning they had a head, a face, and a body with arms and legs that walked upright, but could otherwise look very different. Every type of life we see on Earth has evolved into intelligent hominid forms on various planets.” (pp.343-44)
We’ve hardly any evidence for macroevolution in the fossil record or from the laboratory, nor for humanoid evolution for that matter. All we have is questionable evidence for the latter: a single skeleton, ten-odd skulls, one jaw, and a load of imagination. Much less evidence have we for the evolution of intelligence—practically nothing.
However, in all fairness, the author also aptly writes, “Microbial life [on Earth] showed up almost immediately after the water appeared, which is impossible to explain by Charles Darwin’s theory of random mutation. … [This] ultimately reveals that we live in a divine cosmos, programmed to make biological life.” (p.381)
I shall leave it for the author to tell the reader the details of his dreams, drug-trips, and the many insiders’ accounts—sounding much like science fiction—a lot of which, I must admit, makes interesting reading; for example:
Space-Time Travel
The author claims there are ‘portals’ near our solar system (p.393) that allow instantaneous intergalactic travel to other planets as well as into the past (p.306). He writes, “This was done through the use of the portal system in what some have called the ‘cosmic web’—the sequence of plasma tubes that interlink all neighboring stars together.” (p.343) However, “When they sent people into our future, they would hit a bizarre energetic barrier. … Suddenly their consciousness would become greatly expanded and depersonalized. They would feel as if they had merged with the galaxy and had access to omniscient intelligence. Time seemed to melt into infinity.” (p.307)
New World Order
The author contends that a ‘Cabal’ (an evil elite), consisting of the Illuminati, Satanists (p.32) and possibly Freemasons (p.62), are subversively trying to rule the Earth, who “believe they are the direct bloodline descendants of ancient extraterrestrial human visitors to Earth [the ‘Ancient builder Race’]. … They were an extraterrestrial refugee group who crash-landed here 55,000 years ago.” (p.32)
They want to reduce the world population extremely (p.339), using nuclear weapons, thus enabling them to easily control the world (p.91). The author writes, “Our military, our Shadow government, is deeply involved in extraterrestrial operations. The Cabal’s plan was to have a full scale nuclear war.” (p.328) “A vast system of underground bases had been built for our ‘leaders’ to survive a nuclear war, while everyone else died out on the surface.” (p.91) “Modern nuclear weapons were not designed to create any lasting radiation.” (p.329) That way the survivors can take over the world after a short delay.
They operate through “denial … about the world we [are] really living in, and the negative groups that [are] controlling it.” (p.213) Both the government (p.212) and the media are in cahoots with them, too, “lying to us and covering up the truth.” (p.214) “Most people are taught to laugh about conspiracy theories and ridicule anyone who is a believer.” (p.354) The Cabal threaten with extreme torture and death of one’s entire family tree if one doesn’t take the fall for them whenever any of their plots is exposed (p.129).
On the other hand, however, there are good ETs undermining their malicious intent: the author writes, “Missiles and entire nuclear facilities have consistently been powered down by UFOs that appeared.” (p.331) He believes, “Unseen spiritual forces are guiding us.” (p.43)
Withholding Information
The author claims, “The Cabal has been deliberately withholding [Star-Trek-age] technology from us, and did not want to reveal it until they had brought our planet to its knees. They had no intention of allowing this technology to lead to an era of peace and prosperity.” (p.353) “A great deal of information is being released through fiction. That way, if ever anyone tried to come forward, they could simply be accused of borrowing ideas.” (p.311)
To build his case, the author makes multiple references to songs and movies I’m unfamiliar with, as well as his two previous books, which I haven’t read. The book is therefore not very convincing to readers (like me) not keenly interested in aliens and UFOs.
God
Unlike most modern scientists, the author seems to believe in God: he mentions “omniscient intelligence” (p.307), the “Oneness” (p.373) and the “Infinite Creator,” which he also calls “intelligent infinity” (pp.374,377). He writes, “This is the pure white light of the One Infinite Creator.” (p.377)
The Vatican
The author doesn’t seem to like the Vatican too much; he accuses it of hording crucial information (p.391). He also contends aliens with elongated skulls (which they hide under miters) currently live in the Vatican (p.443).
The Bible
The author seems biased against Christianity” (pp.453,460) yet, in many instances, he endorses his hypotheses by referencing the Bible. For example he identifies our ‘ascension’ with Christ’s Second Coming (p.450), the giant aliens with the Nephilim (p.440), and the defeated rogue ETs with the fallen angels (pp.435-38). He writes, “I had just started reading the Bible and was dazzled by the prophecies I had found.” (p.470) Personally, I hardly ever found any transpired prophecies in the Bible.
Reincarnation
The author believes in reincarnation; in his book The Synchronicity Key, he “discusses how reincarnation was the hidden secret of Christianity.” (p.270) Indeed he believes history repeats itself through multi-incarnation (p.375). In his comparison of Hannibal to Hitler, I fail to see history repeating itself, nor does the American Empire look anything like the Roman Empire; moreover, most people (if not everybody) don’t recall having existed prior to their birth.
Conclusion
The author’s message is a noble one, and he genuinely seems to believe in it; especially if, as he claims, he wrote this book despite death threats by the ‘Cabal’ (pp.259,354,447). But, is his expectation of an extraordinary spiritual ‘ascension’ of humanity based on reality or dreams, drug-induced hallucinations, and wishful thinking?
No ascension happened in 2012, as the author had predicted. He tries to explain why, but he isn’t very convincing; we’ve even gone past his extreme margin-of-error date, 2023 (p.471).
In no way do I mean to ridicule the author, nor do I want to be in denial, but his failed ‘prophecy’ seriously undermines the credibility of the whole book. Still, I think it’s prudent and wise to keep an open mind to what he writes.

[Melissa Applegate · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book should really be re-titled as it has very little to do with ascension. The first half of the book is a long, painful, and very detailed recollection by the author of various people who bullied him during his adolescence. The second half of the book details accounts from various insiders who report that different races of ET’s have inhabited Earth, inner Earth, our moon, and Mars in both the past and the present. Some are good ETs while others are bad, and they have been warring with one another throughout our solar system for hundreds of thousands of years. The negative ETs are seemingly in rapport with people who have great money and power (such as the “Cabal”) to give them technology and tools to further enhance their control. The positive ETs tend to contact individuals who are of good character and exhibit personality traits such as forgiveness, acceptance, patience, and love.

From there, the book spirals into all sorts of fantastic claims including a) the moon is actually a large, driveable spacecraft with up to 10,000 floors full of rooms, buildings, elevators, control centers, power systems, military equipment, and commercial equipment; b) There is a secret transportation system in which you can travel to off-planet locations in a device that looks like the inside of a train. You can sit in seats if you like, but almost as soon as you get in and the doors close, you will be at your destination and the doors will open; c) There are two massive underground caverns in Antarctica that hold huge, highly populated cities of reptilian ETs called Draco. The number of Draco in our solar system is comparable to Earth’s own visible population of 7 billion people. The Draco feed off the energy of fear, sadness, depression, selfishness, narcissism, anger, hatred, and jealousy. They are utterly dependent upon this energy for their survival. This negative energy is called “loosh,” a word directly associated with Lucifer. Hence there is a saying, “Give Lucius his loosh.” The Dracos control the “Cabal" and presumable the Cable controls much of the human population.

I don’t know if David Wilcock’s claims are true, partially true, or a complete delusion. He seems to be sincere and well-intentioned. What I do know is that this book is not helpful for learning about or developing practices for the purpose of ascension. A better book might be, "Rainbow Body and Resurrection: Spiritual Attainment, the Dissolution of the Material Body, and the Case of Khenpo A Chö" by Francis V. Tiso.

[Tia Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm sure for super fans of Wilcock's the first 10 chapters are an interesting journey into how he's arrived where he is today. For me, it was far too much information and felt like more of a need to be "seen" and perhaps recognized by others as having it rough. It was counter intuitive to the title of the book and moments were haphazardly referenced in later chapters (it felt like) to justify why he took you down that road to begin with.

Either way, it didn't resonate with me and the amount of detail nearly sent me packing before getting toward the end of the book.

There are interesting theories proposed in this book and even if you don't agree with them (I surely don't agree with them all), it will help open your mind. You may not like what David has to say and you may have your personal opinions about him from his various shows, books and conference talks but I'd hope that by reading this book (after Chapter 10) you'll ask yourself "could any of this be true?" And take the ride on the implications of that hypothesis if it were proven to be so.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

My mom was into this stuff in the '70's. My dad called it "ooga booga", and it's been lovingly called that ever since. This is not a book that you randomly pick up. It's one of those books that If you are into it, you will relate to it. I find this stuff fascinating.
I'd like to meet the author, I'd like to see his eyes.

[Aengus · Rating 1 out of 5]

"The Ascension Mysteries" is a wildly entertaining, provocative, steaming pile of . . . OK, let's start again.
"The Ascension mysteries" is an ungainly mashup of New Age pablum, crazed conspiracy theory, and hilariously oversharing "coming of age as an obese stoner/self-described genius" memoir. Wilcox begins the book by describing his childhood in Schenectady (I should have stopped there). He has psychic experiences, is bullied frrequently, and turns to Mallomars and weed for self medication. He veers from cringeworthy depictions of crying jags, and public humiliations to bragging ad nauseum about his test scores, and how he got put in smart kids class. He writes some crappy heavy metal lyrics, which he claims predicted the 9/11 tragedy in advance. He moves on to describing his discovery of an intergalactic war between the forces of good and evil. He has been chosen by the good aliens to spread a message of peace and love. Oh, yeah, the good aliens are against gun control, because they believe this a tool of the Illuminati/Bilderberg/Luciferian bloc allied with the bad aliens.
He backs up his belief system with a smorgasbord of fringe science mixed with reports from "the Insiders"-scientists and military men who have worked on top secret programs. He can't tell us their true identities-he might be putting their lives in danger! Secret bases on the moon, and real Stargates located under Area 51 are a couple of the more "plausible" stories he tries to foist on the reader. Straight batshit crazy.

[Bee · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lucid and fascinating presentation -- these days it can be difficult to navigate the overload of information available to us. David Wilcock has taken the time to sort through vast amounts of material to present a concise narrative of the truth that surrounds us, but is mostly kept cleverly hidden. (Indeed, it is his passion.) In this uplifting book, Wilcock bravely shares his own awakening journey with his readers, ultimately gifting us with hope and peace. The many questions you've had lurking just beneath your consciousness will be answered with kind, brutal honesty, and your eyes and your heart will continue to be opened. Read the book and decide for yourself! (As for reviews complaining about the biographical info, I'll just say that I was personally humbled that Wilcock put himself in the vulnerable position of so honestly revealing himself, which seems to give even more credibility to his life's work.)

[Gayle Bohl · Rating 1 out of 5]

And here we go again, OMG, this book is horrible!! For over half the book he goes on and on about himself, his upbringing, all the drugs he took and how messed up his life was. I'm absolutely amazed at how clear his memories are considering the mass amount of drugs he took on a regular basis. I got sick and tired of reading about his drug laden life, it really tainted how I felt about the entire book. I will not be reading anymore of the garbage he puts out. I used to really enjoy watching him on TV, but now honestly, I can't take him seriously. There are so many authors that are writing about the same subjects that I would recommend a hard pass and put your money to good use elsewhere.

[Don · Rating 4 out of 5]

David does not shrink from writing about what the closed minded in our society are too scared to even contemplate and discuss. His extensive research is impressive.

[Devin · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is pure and utter garbage. If you believe this you aren't woke, you're gullible.

[Ann · Rating 1 out of 5]

Poorly written

[Felicia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Couldn't get into this book, I'm all for different ideas but to me this was just crazy jibber jabber

[David J. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Move over Ron L. Hubbard. A new religion is being founded. While there may very well be intelligent beings visiting Earth, David has introduced a familiar strain of religion with forgiveness, love, being nice, and meditation. The reward? An ascension from the third density to the fourth, whatever that means, which requires the reader to do more research. Unfortunately, this ascension, like the coming of the Christ or Madhi, keeps being pushed later into the future because the alleged benevolent aliens 1) operate by a silly rule of needing permission from world leaders to interact with humans, and 2) there just aren't enough "believers" ready to ascend to make the whole process worthwhile. And, of course, we have the Luciferian Cabal to blame for all of the ills pervading this world.

David uses so-called "insiders" who allegedly risk life-and-death in exposing incredible secrets. The problem is that David uses modern mythology regarding the solar system as well as television and movies from the past 50 years as examples of his "truth." He explains the similarities as being "leaks" from the benevolent aliens as humankind is slowly indoctrinated to a more rewarding future.

The first half of this book is autobiographical and highlights only two points: 1) David had very permissive parents who were more interested in themselves than guiding a wayward teenager. 2) His high school traumas were no different than my earlier generation, which highlights just how far society and the school system has allowed teenagers to grow up in a zoo with uncontrolled emotional outbursts caused by the natural transformation of the child to the adult.

Bottom line: watch a youtube video vice wasting money on this book.

[Regina · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Even though this is the latest Wilcock book, I would recommend reading it first. It gives a lot of background on David and he gives his autobiography from the ascension perspective. Some people would find this arrogant or that he just wants to talk about himself. I took it a different way. I saw that he was trying to show all of the amazing synchronicities that he experienced throughout his life that he ignored and how far down he had to go to get to the point where he would listen to his guides and start on his intended path in life. Is this the only time I want to read about David's struggles? Maybe. Unless it is relevant to helping guide me on my own path.

I would like to see David begin to direct people starting out on how to meditate, fuel my mind and body, open myself to positivity and assist in the healing work that needs to be done. He has laid the path for why we should join him. Now I'd like some practical advice on how to join the 'fight'.

[Shoshi Herscu · Rating 5 out of 5]

I currently read this book and I must say that even though I'm quite familiar with David Wilcock materials, there were still things that I didn't know. Amazing information he obtained from whistleblowers and insiders in the secret space programs and others.
It was a shock for me to discover that David Wilcock barely survived his childhood and teens. He suffered so much bullying and pain as a result of what he experienced at home that he became addicted to certain substances.
I'm so glad that he managed to recover and that he's still with us sharing this amazingly eye-opening information about secret space programs, colonies on Mars and the moon, giants who roamed earth... and perhaps still exist somewhere, the mysteries of Antarctica, and the potential of experiencing what he calls ascension or solar flash that will shift human consciousness in our lifetime.
Excellent book that I warmly recommend reading.

[Glory Dey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good book based on extensive research done on the Ancient Astronaut Theory. I love this book, this is in alignment with many books, articles, research done by many historians & scientists exposing the presence of Illuminati, Secret Organizations, Different Alien Races present since antiquity in Universe. Many have had close relationships with humanity, responsible for various genetic manipulations & cross breeding of human races. It is true that there are both good & evil extra-terrestrials, a constant battle between opposing forces. Humanity has been kept under ignorance of many ancient esoteric wisdom by these negative Organizations and Political Governments which are their puppets. The Age of Awakening is come and all facts are now being exposed! There are many such books which are worth reading, we learn fascinating knowledge about our Ancient Origins! Good book must read!

[R.A. Cabral · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ascension Mysteries, David Wilcock's latest work, posits that humankind is transitioning to a new dimension, one of ascension--for those who are worthy and experienced. He spends the first half of the book detailing his personal journey and how he became one of the most highly rated speakers and writers in this niche of New Ageism.
He formulates his theories based on fellow cosmic explorers Graham Hancock and Richard C. Hoagland, along with numerous whistle blowers, or Insiders, as Wilcock calls his sources.
This work incorporates many of Wilcock's topics covered in his Gaia.tv program "Cosmic Disclosure," including the Secret Space Program, ancient monuments and secret bases on our moon and Mars, and ancient civilizations--all leading toward a cosmic culmination of Ascension. Once you get past the mundane personal introduction, this story soars. Literally.

[Derek L. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book to be very enlightening and intriguing. At first, I thought I was reading a book about the ills of using psychodelics, but it became abundantly clear that I wasn't as I read the last several chapters of the book. I will admit I thought this book was going to be nothing more than some dude who did drugs, telling people the trite phrase, "Stay in school, don't do drugs, achieve Nirvana."

Eh, I was somewhat correct in my initial reaction.

Wilcock's book is a great example of weaving memoir into his topics of Ascension and the possibility of aliens. I found he has another book coming out in the middle of this year and I intend on reading that.

I'm giving the book 4 out of 5 because the drug thing made me a bit uncomfortable, but after finishing the book, I know why he included it. Which leads me to the following assertion that mature adults don't need trigger warnings. If you can't handle something, buy a candy bar. Just stop making people miserable simply because you didn't like something that "offended" you.

[Duh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would not have been able to appreciate the contents of this book 3 years ago. However - I've experienced and witnessed enough over the past 3 years to enable me to see the relevance of what David Wilcock has shared. Not stunned at what he claims and more convinced that reality is NOT what we've been trained to believe AND adding to what Madonna said in her hit song; we are also living in a spiritual world. The battle for the planet and the human race has been raging for centuries and longer. We are now seeing some difficult truths revealed as the fake-props are being disclosed. The Golden Age is nearly upon us and when ALL will be judged by their love for others. It's time to begin caring about others and less about our own personal power and prosperity. Cheers to all -

[arvell · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of the first books i read before my spiritual journey it opened my mind to alot of possibilities that the society deems impossible and laughable, in that bit its an awesome book but i dont like the intention of the author, its quite narcissistically written nearly 60% of the book is just about the author himself and him questioning whether he is an "extraterrestrial soul" because his interest in ufos which puts me off.
I cant tell if all the things mentioned in this book is reliable but it provides a positive message to not trust anything and everything the society affirms, and spirituality is the way to emancipate all of our sufferings

[Katarína · Rating 4 out of 5]

“I hope to see you there.” FOR REAL!!!
I have to agree with the sentiment of other reviewers that perhaps it’s best to skip the first 200 pages or at least part of it. The author goes into detail about his childhood that included a LOT of bullying an later drug abuse. I personally wanted to read it all but at some point it was such a downer that I skipped right into main action. A lot of cool theories have been discussed—some went a little over my head—but overall a great, exciting read. Sometimes I couldn’t believe that a mainstream publisher published it but I believe the people of light are everywhere.