Our Occulted History audiobook

Our Occulted History is an amazing book, and another home run by Jim Marrs. It's about time writers start documenting what we are not being taught in schools, after all, history is made by those who write it. Jim has been investigating the unexplained his entire career. What this book does not do is preach, or pick a dog in the race, it simply presents information and poses questions not asked or ignored because the data does not fit into the mainstream science matrix.Our public schools have omitted and modified history to such a degree that America has become completely dumbed-down by our "education system" which is not meant to educate us at all, but rather train us like Pavlov's dog. Our school system is nothing more than a Soviet-style polytechnic meant to keep us as ignorant and uninformed as possible, so those in power can keep it.Our Occulted History is about human civilization and how it may have originated with non-humans who visited earth eons ago. It discusses the solar system and the strange and counter-intuitive knowledge we have of the planets and their moons, it ponders how numerous ancient texts and tablets tell of visitors from the stars colonizing the earth, but does it in a well written and logical way.How many people can name the planets in order, let alone tell you anything about their moons and the strange and conflicting information observed since Galileo? If you're looking for something to make you think, to ask questions, and to look at another side of the world you've never been told, then this is an amazing read. It's well researched, well written, and highly entertaining, very hard to put down. It's formatted great for eBook as well. Giving Our Occulted History 5 stars was a no-brainer.

Taking a star off due to the fact that I apparently re-read a book I'd already read and semi-reviewed two years ago . . . and do not remember ever seeing before. Wow. I know I'm getting older, but this is kind of silly.

Jim Marrs succeeds again in presenting a highly readable, alternative take on conventional thinking. Rule By Secrecy remains, in my opinion, his best work, and one I frequently recommend, but his subsequent books all contribute to deeper understanding of possible realities that lie just beneath the surface of actual history. He never demands that you believe all the information he presents, but, rather invites you to research on your own and draw your own conclusions. Speculation on his part is clearly presented along with facts that have influenced his line of thinking. The door is open for the reader to accept or reject all or part of it.It's worth noting that the subtitle of the book in finished form is actually "Do the Elite Conceal Ancient Aliens?" rather than "Who or What is Trying to Control Our Lives?". This is an improved subtitle, but the question, ultimately remains unanswered. Having read his entire body of non-fiction work, and a good-sized smattering of his source material, there is little here that I haven't heard before. To his credit, Marrs presents it in a context that is unique to his work, and the no-nonsense, journalistic style makes it a fast, easy read if you have an interest in the material. However, one should not expect the subtitle's question to be answered conclusively by an author that seeks to raise awareness and stimulate thought and discussion rather than shove ideas down your throat, so to speak.Readers who have enjoyed Marrs' other works will, no doubt, find this one just as interesting, but the aforementioned Rule By Secrecy, as well as The Rise of the Fourth Reich and The Trillion Dollar Conspiracy by the same author, along with The Creature From Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin still serve as the best introductions to this type of material.

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Our Occulted History is a phenomenal venture into the beginnings of ancient history, into the beginnings of an alternative history.Jim Marrs, in this particular book, leaves no unturned, leaves no vault unchecked in his search for the origins of certain modern conspiracies.Taking an approach that’s as deep in scope, as it is wide in breadth, Marrs trenchantly makes known mountains of evidence beginning from ancient antiquity all the way to our modern times which forms a vastly different structure of history than what we as a society have been taught.Sampling research from heavyweight researchers such as Oxford educated Dr. Joseph P. Farrell, Zecharia Sitchin, Robert Bauval, Linda Moulton Howe, Philip Coppens, Robert Schoch, Michael Cremo, and many more, the author infuses the book with hundreds of verifiable data points. That in and of itself might not seem like much, but when viewed from a larger point of view all of these dots and how Marrs connects them show how all this seemingly disparate information interconnects seamlessly.Marrs covers wide-ranging subjects such as sacred geometry, the Sumerians, lost probes, the moon, forbidden archaeology, Tesla suppression, Coral Castle, Atlantis, the Dogon tribe, ancient civilizations of many types, Big Money, the Rothschilds, Rockefellers, Big Pharma, mainstream media, and dozens of others, to make a sound case that there is an occulted history to the human race, and its far more magnificent, and troubling than what most people could imagine.That shouldn’t be surprising given how interconnected the media is to the establishment.Speaking troublesomely about this lock-down information grid, Jim Keith notes in his landmark book Mass Control: Engineering Human Consciousness, citing the work of author G. William Domhoff in The Higher Circles:“The power elite have created and developed that wonderful field of public relations on an incredible scale. Some of the early practitioners of this art helped scrub up the images of the ‘Robber Barons’ families; others specialized in the corporate image and the corporate image and corporate conscience. Functionally speaking, the public relations departments of large corporations, in conjunction with the giant public relations firms that service many corporations, have become the early warning system of the upper class, picking up and countering the slightest remark or publication that makes funny lines on their sensitive radar. Thanks to them public opinion is well-monitored, with an assist of course from the alert social scientists in certain university institutes financed by the big corporations and foundations. wayward opinions, once detected, are duly corrected by a barrage of printed matter and public pronouncement…”[1]Keeping everything discussed in mind, Marrs offers us a veritable glimpse into the annals of ancient past. Admittedly, there is only so much an author can do, but Marrs more than pulled his weight.Whether or not the reader will agree with his thesis, that being that the elite are covering up evidence of ancient aliens since ancient times, is up to the reader. What can in fact be said without dispute is that humanity does in fact have an Occulted History and its implications are profoundly disturbing, even if Marrs main thesis is disagreed upon.__________________________________________________​Sources:[1] Jim Keith, Mass Control: Engineering Human Consciousness, pg. 36 citing Domhoff, G. William. The Higher Circles. New York: Vintage Books, 1970

I've read the reviews before i started it, and many people complained that it was jumbled together. True, Jim Marrs is putting a lot of information or as some would say "conspiracy theories" in one place, but it makes for intense and interesting read.There are lots of hypothesis there, the main one is that humans had been biologically engineered by extraterrestrial race mentioned in Sumerian tablets as The Annuaki. They created humans as basically slaves to help them mine the earth for (gold?) and finally some of them intermarried earthly women creating Egyptian blood lines...the book continues on, with the premise that perhaps the offsprings of those races still try to rule and manipulate humans via banking systems and wars. Far off i know but don't throw the baby with the bath waters.Remember we used to think we couldn't fly to the Moon and that earth was flat.

There are just too many unexplainable things happening around us. In this book the author unravels conventional beliefs and charges the reader with facts that are out of this world. This book is remarkably entertaining and insightful. I didn’t even mind the demanding tone in which the author practically forces the reader to acknowledge his train of thought and makes them believe in what he is talking about. Note: I received this ARC book from the author in exchange for an honest review.

excellent read

Absolutely fucking brilliant - I love how Jim Marrs writes about aliens, conspiracies and history and ties all three together in a very acoustic knot. This book will change the way you look at the world - and not just because it’s got a lot about aliens in it. Because this book scratches off the shiny sheen we see on the world to espies just a fraction of it’s dark underbelly, just enough to make you question absolutely everything. I love a book that can make you think and this is everything I want in a non-fiction book.

Outstanding research by one of my favorite authors. Jim Marrs explores many questions and topics: did extraterrestrials modify our DNA to create modern man? Why is the appearance of Homo sapiens at odds with Darwin's accepted theory of evolution?Were extraterrestrials responsible for creating the world's first complex civilization and did they teach us the secrets of writing, agriculture and animal husbandry?Why are such similar legends found among such far away civilizations? How could man know so much about the solar system when the tools they used in astronomy were so rudimentary?And, should the answer to even one of these questions be yes, are there individuals out there today who, hiding behind large corporations or governments, strive to maintain control over the human population as their alien ancestors did? Why are they so obsessed with their bloodline and why can so many influential people be traced back to only a handful of families? How are they controlling us? Perhaps by controlling the world's money supply? Or by feeding us poisonous food and water?This book was extremely well researched and asked a number of very interesting questions. Many will write it off as another conspiracy book without realizing that by using this very term they are depriving themselves of a greatest quality we posses as a species, to think for logically and independently.

Even if you are a fan of Jim Marrs and have read all of his books over the years like I have, OUR OCCULTED HISTORY is a must-have for the reading shelf. It's not a synopsis of all of his previous works, but it does offer topical chapters that cover many things from prior books. The book is easy to read, although the content sometimes make you want to crawl under a rock and stay there for a while. Marrs is perhaps one of the last true western journalists left. He's crusty and opinionated, for sure, but he never mixes facts with opinion. Any speculation is clearly spelled out as such and not intermingled with journalistic facts. I may not always agree with his conclusions, but I appreciate the work he puts into researching his topics and I always enjoy his books. If you have never read any of Jim Marrs' books, then I suggest starting with this one.

This book offers an interesting compendium of alternative history. Jim Marrs quotes other author's research and writing, he organizes it and summarises it well offering valuable insight. Why I don't buy into everything that is said, he does offer an interesting perspective that motivates you to look into the subject with more depth. Our history does offer a lot of question marks and this book's insight into some very plausible answers.It is very well written and researched, like all of Jim Marrs books.

This book by Jim Marrs is very interesting if you have an interest in ancient history. This book covers many topics under the umbrella of esoteric or "hidden knowledge" sort. There are a lot of statements and assumptions made, not all completely accurate, but much of it closer to the truth than what we currently have been led to believe. If you are new to this type of genre, buckle your seatbelts for some highly controversial revelations.

It was a lot of fun reading this book! I really felt I learned something new. This book is a true gem from the late & great Jim Marrs. I hadn't read anything in quite a while and I'm glad I chose this book. This book covers hidden history that even leads to current events. I highly recommend this book.

This book covers all the topics inside the occulted history of the world. From the Pyramids, Gods, aliens, government issues, and more. It is is a story of the global spiritual war. Very interesting read. Great book if you love mysteries and conspiracies.

Scary and depressing and perhaps too close to the truth.