Immanuel Velikovsky - Worlds in Collision

[limelady]

Immanuel Velikovsky was a respected Russian born psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, but was best known as the author of a number of controversial books reinterpreting the events of ancient history, in particular the US bestseller Worlds in Collision, published in 1950.

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His books use comparative mythology and ancient literary sources (including the Bible) to argue that Earth has suffered catastrophic close-contacts with other planets (principally Venus and Mars) in ancient times. Velikovsky argued that electromagnetic effects play an important role in celestial mechanics. He also proposed a revised chronology for ancient Egypt, Greece, Israel and other cultures of the ancient Near East. The revised chronology aimed at explaining the so-called "dark age" of the eastern Mediterranean (ca. 1100 – 750 BCE) and reconciling biblical history with mainstream archeology and Egyptian chronology.

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In general, Velikovsky's theories have been vigorously rejected or ignored by the academic community. Nonetheless, his books often sold well and gained an enthusiastic support in lay circles, often fuelled by claims of unfair treatment for Velikovsky by orthodox academia.

Velikovsky died in 1979, and sadly he never got the recognition for his work he deserved, but in recent years some of his most controversial theories have now proven to be right.

Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Velikovsky

There is an archive of Velikovsky's unpublished works here:
http://www.varchive.org

Youtube: Velikovsky: the Bonds of the Past

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[clozaril]

i have not yet read any of his books. he gets referenced now by many including michael tsarion and barbara hand clow.

there was much controversy over his worlds in collision book that some science magazines asked his publishers to withdraw or revise his book or they will never review any of the publishing houses books again !!!!

[limelady]

i have not yet read any of his books. he gets referenced now by many including michael tsarion and barbara hand clow.

there was much controversy over his worlds in collision book that some science magazines asked his publishers to withdraw or revise his book or they will never review any of the publishing houses books again !!!!

His work is fascinating cloz. Once you've read his work, you can then go on to google Earth and look at some of the areas he mentions that were the most badly hit when 'worlds collided'. Its amazing.....the evidence is all still there for all to see. :)

[clozaril]

really ? wow. actually someone at my workplace has a copy of one of his books, could be mankind in amnesia, some of his books are very expensive to buy 2nd hand (out of print etc)

i read barbara hand clows latest book catastrophobia and she quotes velikovsky a lot.