Confronted
with science and speculation, Jim Marrs is uniquely
able to blend both into new theories about the history
of humankind and of the history of Earth. These theories
can stretch the boundaries of previously held beliefs
into a completely new way of thinking. Moreover, thinking
is something that readers of “Our Occulted History”
will be compelled to do.
I’ve
always been open to alternate scenarios concerning how
we came to be on Earth and how humankind developed into
who or what we are now. Marrs gathered his information
from a variety of sources and seamlessly combined it
into blocks of manageable, discussion-worthy sections.
While I frequently found it daunting to try
and read a whole chapter in one sitting, these sections
allowed me to read and absorb the ideas put forth easily.
Presenting
science and mythology from ancient times through modern
days brings an unclear, mysterious past into focus.
Yes, conspiracy theories abound, and Marrs is at the
forefront of exploring them. However, this book makes
so much sense that it is hard to imagine the most doubting
of Thomases not stopping in his tracks to think twice
about the nature of reality on Earth and of the people
who reside here. Were we seeded here by intelligent
beings? Does this negate the theory of evolution? Where
does religion and God factor into all this? It’s
up to each of us to decide what we believe and what
we don’t. How spectacular that so much information
is packed into one well-researched book that is complete
with a chapter-by-chapter index of sources. |