Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2016-09-27
Books mentioned on #852 - John Anthony West
John Anthony West is an author, lecturer, guide and a proponent of Sphinx water erosion hypothesis in geology. http://www.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Hamlet's mill
Hamlet's Mill by Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend is an influential 1960s study by a respected historian of science that investigates how ancient mythologies encode sophisticated astronomical knowledge, particularly the precession of the equinoxes.
Discussed“this is an extraordinary but opaque book called Hamlet's Mill by Georgio Dan santiana and herto Von deant who were historians of science at MIT which is about as respectable as credentials can be”
Where to get it
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The Dead Saints Chronicles
The Dead Saints Chronicles by David Solomon is a compelling book that compiles accounts of near-the-death experiences and presents a unique spiritual journey through the Christian afterlife.
Recommended“it's called it's called the dead Saints Chronicles subtitle a a Zen Journey Through the Christian afterlife”
Where to get it
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DMT: The Spirit Molecule
DMT: The Spirit Molecule by Rick Strassman is a scientific and philosophical book detailing the author's groundbreaking, federally approved clinical trials investigating the effects of dimethyltryptamine on human volunteers at the University of New Mexico.
Discussed“what he has created by his book uh DMT The Spirit Molecule they did these clinical tests giving people DMT in a clinical setting and at the University of New Mexico”
Where to get it
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Magicians of the Gods
Magicians of the Gods by Graham Hancock is a fringe archaeological work that argues an advanced ice age civilization was destroyed by a global cataclysm caused by asteroid impacts, leaving survivors to pass on their knowledge to subsequent cultures.
Discussed“now that Graham Hancock has got a lot of traction on his work and his new book magicians of the Gods and Randall Carlson who's an expert on asteroidal impacts has sort of impacted his work as well”
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Forgotten Civilization
Discussed“that's his last book yeah that's a recent book the role of solar outbursts in our past and future forgotten civilization is the title”
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