Synopses & Reviews
The first English translation and examination of secret Japanese writings dating from the paleolithic to classical eras andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andbull; Examines four suppressed and secret texts to discover the deeper truths beneath Japanese mythology andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andbull; Introduces evidence of ancient civilizations in Japan, the sacred geometry of primitive times, and claims of a non-Earthly origin of the Emperors andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andbull; Explores how these texts convey the sacred spiritual science of Japanandrsquo;s Golden Age with parallels in ancient India, Europe, and Egypt andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;In Japan there are roughly two dozen secret manuscripts originally dating back to the paleolithic era, the age of heroes and gods, that have been handed down by the ruling families for centuries. Rejected by orthodox Japanese scholars and never before translated into English, these documents speak of primeval alphabets, lost languages, forgotten technologies, and the sacred spiritual science. Some even refer to UFOs, Atlantis, and Jesus coming to Japan. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Translating directly from the original Japanese, Avery Morrow explores four of these manuscripts in full as well as reviewing the key stories of the other Golden Age chronicles. In the andlt;Iandgt;Kujiki andlt;/Iandgt;manuscript Morrow uncovers the secret symbolism of a Buddhist saint and the origin of a modern prophecy of apocalypse. In the andlt;Iandgt;Hotsuma Tsutayeandlt;/Iandgt; manuscript he reveals the exploits of a noble tribe who defeated a million-strong army without violence. In the Takenouchi Documents he shows us how the first Japanese emperor came from another world and ruled at a time when Atlantis and Mu still existed. And in the Katakamuna Documents the author unveils the sacred geometries of the universe from the symbolic songs of the 10,000-year-old Ashiya tribe. He also discusses the lost scripts known as the Kamiyo Moji and the magic spiritual science that underlies all of these texts, which enabled initiates to ascend to higher emotional states and increase their life force. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Taking a spiritual approach andagrave; la Julius Evola to these andldquo;parahistoricalandrdquo; chronicles, Morrow shows how they access a higher order of knowledge and demonstrate direct parallels to many ancient texts of India, Europe, and Egypt.
Review
andldquo;Avery Morrowandrsquo;s book does more than reveal an unsuspected lineage of Japanese esotericism; it gives us a new term for a genre long known in the West--andlsquo;parahistory.andrsquo; Using the Traditionalists Renandeacute; Guandeacute;non and Julius Evola as reference points, Morrow shows that parahistorical texts, whether ancient, pseudo-ancient, or modern, draw on a common fund of memory, or imagination. For anyone interested in the New Archaeology or the debate over Atlantis and other prehistoric high cultures, this work of inspired scholarship is essential reading.andrdquo;
About the Author
Avery Morrowandrsquo;s research on the basis of Asian folk traditions has been published in several academic journals. His interest in parahistory brought him to Japan, where for three years he researched various documents, taught English, visited sacred sites, and worked as a translator and assistant to renowned Shintoist Shinandrsquo;ichi Nakaya.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;Acknowledgments andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Introduction: A Romance in a Fog andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;1andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Passport to Parahistory: Ancient Japanandrsquo;s Mysteries andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;2andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Prince Shand#333;tokuandrsquo;s Lost Classic: Sendai Kuji Hongi Taiseikyand#333; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;3andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Finneganandrsquo;s Waka: The Hotsuma Tsutaye and Woshite Corpus andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;4andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; andlt;/Bandgt;Japanese Atlantis, Christ, and Pyramids: The Takenouchi Documents andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;5andlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Ancient Science for Modern Mystics: The Katakamuna Documents andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Conclusion: Parahistory and the Grey Gentlemen andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Appendix A Time Line of Japanese Parahistories andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Appendix B Time Line of Western Parahistories andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Notes andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Glossary of Japanese Terms andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Bibliography andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Index andlt;/Bandgt;