Monthly JMG Book Special!

[ecosophia]

As mentioned earlier, the folks at Llewellyn have obligingly given me a set of discount codes for my backlist, one per month, 20% off if you order it directly from the Llewellyn website. For the month of September, the book on sale is Atlantis: Ancient Legacy, Hidden Prophecy, my book on the Atlantis myth and the unexpected realities behind it. You can order a copy here; enter the discount code JMG0918 at checkout for the 20% off. 

While you're waiting for it to arrive, if you've got questions about the book, why, I'm the one to ask. ;-)

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

John--

If you don't mind me asking, how has your understanding of Atlantis and its myriad stories changed in the decade-plus since the book was written?

David, by the lake

[ecosophia]

If I were to rewrite Atlantis, I'd have a lot more to say about the evidence for high civilization and advanced technology in deep antiquity, and I'd be considerably less tentative about some of the conclusions I reached. All in all, the book as written has stood the test of time fairly well, but it could use a great deal of expansion; if it goes out of print and I have the chance to revise it for a different publisher, as has happened with quite a few of my earlier books, I suspect the resulting volume would be almost twice as long.

Evidence

[(Anonymous)]

Since you haven't written the new edition and may not for some time, is there anywhere you can point us in the mean time for evidence of high civilization and advanced technology in deep antiquity?

Re: Evidence

[ecosophia]

See below.

Atlantis

[(Anonymous)]

This is fascinating. I own a copy of your book and have read it, and I always thought it was the most rational and logical of any of the books in print on the subject. You mention "the evidence for high civilization and advanced technology in deep antiquity." Where can I find sources for this information, such as books, videos on U-Tube, etc.? I'd like to read more on the subject. Thanks! :)
Norma

Re: Atlantis

[ecosophia]

I'll post one answer to you both, if you don't mind. The most convincing book on the subject I know of, which focuses on a very narrow but stunningly revealing field -- ancient geographical knowledge -- is Charles Hapgood's book Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings. There are other works on related subjects, but I'll have to do some digging to find the references.