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No one ever said Atlantis could rise without making waves.

Eyebrow Raising

Thank you for sending me the first issues of Atlantis Rising. You have certainly launched a fine magazine.

I was pleased to read Len Kasten's article Hollywood and the Star Gods with its extensive review of my writings, and especially my book The Stairway to Heaven. Unintentionally, the way the article was written (by dealing first with the movie Stargate), the impression might be given that the movie preceded my writings. That, in fact, is not so, and many who have seen the movie were struck by its uncanny similarity to my writings. Indeed, the pivotal point of the movie, the true age of the Great Pyramid and the forgery of Khufu's (Cheops's) name therein, were unabashedly take from The Stairway to Heaven.

Later on in the article Len Kasten refers to the book The Orion Mystery and reports with regret that Sitchin never mentions Bauval (the author of this book), and Bauval never mentioned Sitchin. Why I never mentioned Bauval is simple: my book, having been published in 1980, preceded his by fourteen years; why he has not mentioned me is an interesting question; it came up when he and his co-writer invited me to dinner during their visit to New York a year ago, but since it was a private affair, I cannot share the eyebrow-raising answer with your readers.

Zecharia Sitchin

New York, NY

After reading about The Five Books Of Zecharia I am a convert to your fine publication. I found Zecharia Sitchen's Earth Chronicles a few years back, devoured all five and then passed them on to a like-minded lover of obscure works. Perhaps this fine commentary will help to invoke The Hundredth Monkey phenomenon and cause at least a few to reconsider modern man's rather sudden appearance on earth, Adam and Eve being only the tip of the iceberg!

Ellen M. Levin

Lakewood, N.J.

Search for Meaning

Thank you for the very interesting article, The Search for Meaning In the Dead Sea Scrolls in the #3 issue of Atlantis Rising.

Lewis's idea that questions whether the traditions of East and West have a common origin in Eastern mystical experience, is positively answered by the Eastern mystical meditative statements in the Qumran Essene manuscripts and the Gnostic codices found near the ancient town of Chenoboskion; Nag-Hammadi is the modern town nearby (A book by Hermes to Tat is within the Chenoboskin Library). See Dr. Francis Potter's book, The Lost Years of Jesus Revealed (Chapter 5: Light on The Education of Jesus). The Alexandrian Branch of Essenes was called The Therapeutic. According to Dr. Potter it is very likely they exchanged books with the Qumran Essenes. Hermes was an Atlantean king, who built the Sphinx and Hall of Records.

As to Lewis's idea that Jewish Zealots revered the Essene Scrolls, as adherents to Qumranian; scholar Millar Burrows stated, Possibly some members of the community joined the Zealots in the last decades before the destruction of the temple. Any closer connection than that, however, can hardly be postulated. The community of the Dead Sea Scrolls was quite certainly much older than the movement inaugurated by Zadok and Judas. St. Epiphanius (A.D. 360) wrote Christians were called essenes before those who believed in Christ were called Christians. St. Eusebius: The Writings of ancient men who were the founders of the sect referred to by Philo, may very well have been the gospels and the epistles which were not yet written.

Scholar Milik explained that the basic identity of the sect and the Essenes is now accepted. The discussions now going on deal with the origins of the sect, the foreign influences manifest in it, and its influence on the New Testament. The origins for the Essene Qumranians obviously trace back to the Egyptian, Alexandrian/Therapeutae, who in turn trace back to the Hermetic Atlantean adept and Eastern Mystic School traditions.

Michael Wales

Palm Beach, Fla.

I read your article The Search for Meaning in the Dead Sea Scrolls with considerable interest. Yes, the speculations are probably going to shortly explode. My guess, though, is that the fuse will probably be Barbara Thiering's book Jesus And The Riddle Of The Dead Sea Scrolls (1993). Do not, in this regard, mistake aura for the message itself.

Greg Hoffman

Crosbyton, TX

Thinking Human Being

I was particularly interested in your interview with Peter Tompkins. His recognition of the tremendous work done by Col. Leadbeater and Mrs. Besant in the discovery of subatomic particles increases my admiration of him as a thinking human being. I have been fascinated by their book, Occult chemistry for years and have wondered why it hasn't made an impact especially on the scientific world. I am teaching the principles to my students and hope that eventually someone will be inspired to develop their perception and continue this marvelous work.

Your magazine is quite impressive and I wish you great success.

Elizabeth M. Werner

Carmel, CA

Thank you for your generous coverage of my Rock Lake story in the latest Atlantis Rising....best luck with your splendid magazine!

Frank Joseph

Publisher, The Ancient American

Colfax, WI

Synchronicity Galore

The magazine is just wonderful. ...I had just finished Serpent in the Sky when the first complimentary copy came and it was perfect timing. Deja vu all over again. Synchronicity galore.

I'm passing the word...It is a publication whose time has come.

Jean Kartsonis

Adrian, MO

Thank you for sending me another copy of Atlantis Rising. I can't find if I subscribed or not so I'm including $19.95. I can't afford to pass up a deal like yours on a technicality.

Very Catchy name too!

Kathryn A. Seal

Tucson, AZ

This is more like it, fellas!!! You sent me a complimentary copy of issue #1 and I wasn't that impressed, though I thought to myself how nice it would be if you'd really make a go of it. Your hard work is quite evident and I am grateful. I've always cruised the outer fringe and have asked questions no one could answer.....that could only mean that all of you are as crazy as I am. Welcome to my world, bi-monthly, of course.

Patricia DeLitz

Racine, WI

Cannot resist any longer. Have had the first and second issues sitting on the table staring at me. Then I received issue three yesterday and read it yesterday. I could not put it down. As you know, it is great. Don't know where you got my address but am very happy you did and have sent the three copies to me. My subscription is enclosed.

Have been reading The Serpent In the Sky, The Orion Mystery and am waiting for The Sirius Mystery.

Doris Hurt

Twain Harte, CA

Thank goodness you've arrived!

I've always been fascinated with ancient history and prehistoric civilization but I get so fed up with generic views of history. Your magazine really hits the spot for me!

I must also add that your magazine does more than just put out new information, but it also gives us readers and history buffs a place to exchange ideas and information.

I am very interested in anything unusual in regards to sound and music.

Well in the Sphinx video by John A. West they mention the resonant quality of large stones, blocks, obelisks, etc. and how they might have levitated them with sound.

The video also includes a short interview with acoustical engineer Thomas Danley who demonstrates a few experiments using sound levitation.

Anyway, I called Mr. Danley on the phone to ask if he'd published any papers on his experiments and if I could buy a copy.

He was very friendly and talkative and agreed to send copies of his papers. However, I never got them. Since then I've written cards and letters about three times with no results.

I don't want to be a pest about it. Would you please consider doing a magazine article?

Slyvia Daily

New Mexico

It's on the list of things we hope to get to before long. ED

You've put together a unique magazine that I've thoroughly enjoyed reading. I can't say I believe in a lot of the things your articles represent, but they do raise some interesting issues that shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.

Claudine Swenson

Layton, UT

The Narns are on Babylon 5 not Battlestar Galactica. The Warriors of the Colonial Federation and the Battlestar Galactica never met a Narn in their lives...Get with the program.

John Varnas

North Aurora, IL

Oops. The mistake was the editor's. Apologies to dedicated space cadets throughout the universe. ED

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