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The Shining Ones: The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed | 
 enlarge | Author: Philip Gardiner
Publisher: William Ernst Publishing Ltd.
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1232778
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 306
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 1904126006
Dewey Decimal Number: 133
EAN: 9781904126003
ASIN: 1904126006
Publication Date: July 31, 2004
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A prose book. The story of The Shining Ones is the real history of mankind. Every twist and turn on the pathway of human evolution was put there deliberately by this secret priesthood for a mysterious and extremely long-term goal. On our journey to uncover the Shining Ones we will learn that history, as we know it, is a lie. History is, as Justice Holmes said, "what the people who won say it is." It has been warped over vast periods of time to fit with each generation's idea of what is fact and what is truth. Our belief systems, whether religious, scientific or political, have been manipulated by a secret and deadly group of individuals who have a history going back thousands of years. They have a name, they have a power base and they have a secret, locked away within their initiated few, which has major implications for the future of mankind. We will discover the secret and reveal it. Once we decipher the Shining Ones' clues, we will see how the mysteries of the ancient and not so ancient world can now be solved, from megalithic standing stones, the Holy Grail and alchemy to the truth behind religion and our present political systems. We must forget the false interpretations of myth and religion we have heard so many times, and know them for what they really are: the secret language of the Shining Ones.
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 Absolute Excrement October 17, 2006
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is probably one of the poorest books I have ever read, fiction or non-fiction. The book's title suggests that it is a text on the Illuminati phenomenon, a subject crying out for serious academic study and research. However it turns out I was in for a half baked mish-mash of 'factual' tidbits and irrelevant pictures which combined to create a book in which absolutely nothing of any significance whatsoever is discussed, or put forward. I struggled to find a single logical, rational chain of thought in any chapter - there is not even a single coherent paragraph. I have studied Buddhism, Sufism and Hinduism for several years and I find many of Gardiner's comparisons ill informed if not downright preposterous, indicating he knows little about that which he has chosen to disseminate unto the masses. If you are interested in such matters and wish to part with your money buy David Icke's 'and the Truth Shall set you free.' Sensationalist it might be, but at least there's some sort of coherent argument. If you wish to save your money read the infamous Nesta Webster's 'Secret Societies' availabe online in .pdf format for free.
The shining ones I think not, and if a 0 was available this book gets 0 April 28, 2006
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
It's a very long time since I read a book that inspired utter contempt in me as did this one. In terms of it's content this is not the great secret of all time revealed. It is the contemplations of the playschool mind. But maybe Mr Gardiner is well aware of that and has an agenda in writing this book and foisting this his image of profound ideas upon us. To me this tract seemed to be an apology for very very failed religions. In this book he gives us the usual suspects to salvation and tells us they were the Shining ones, but no where does he offer any proof or serious ideas as to how they are the shining ones bringing mankind out of it's morass and into a better state of being. The shining ones are the old failed slave god religions of the past, whose dreadful hangover still poisons the world. He treats all these Old god ideas as literal truths and that's it. Well excuse me. In saying there was a literal Jesus,Mohammed,Buddha etc. What good does that do anyone. He doesn't explore their teachings or much else. It is just presented as fact that the teachings of these ideas is good and they were the shining ones directing and "Helping humanity". Evidence to how these religions have helped anyone over the last few thousand years is very evident from history and to his blindness Mr Gardiner can't seem to see that. In all these Religious doctrines it was never the mainstream that helped or had any notion of a possible real idea as to where humanity is at and where it might go. It has always been the mavericks who took on these creeds and made something of them. Not in a literal sense but in a magical and psychological sense. Mr Gardiner in his investigation fails to see this and propagates these tired old religions and their founders as the shining ones, there to help and guide us all to some far off utopia. In the mainstream of religious thought don't take this book as being of any help to you. For the Christians look to the Gnostic's, for the Muslims look to the Sufi's. For the Hindu's look to the Tantrics. For the Buddhist's look to the Bon sect. Here the real investigations into religious thought and enlightenment took place and never in the conservative and literalist religious creeds. Again I hated this book and was very sorry I bought it. The next time I'll trust my intuition and read the toilet paper as I do and where it and this book should go. On saying that I did like the look of this book and any credit should go to the publisher " Radikal Phase" for that. Just a shame about the content which to me was utter drivel.
 Nice work December 11, 2005
9 out of 15 found this review helpful
This book is subtle. Often I believe it to be too subtle for some. Many call the codes childish, well then, they do not understand. I have been involved in the arcane wisdom traditions of the globe for decades and I understand ciphers. Gardiner has woven the ******* cipher into this text so beautifully that if it were made into a tapestry it would be hung in the Louvre. The surface story, for those who do not comprehend such inticiacies is also well done. No index is a shame, but the book makes up for this in class.!
I suggest if people like this book they also buy his new on, Gnosis: The Secret of Solomon's Temple Revealed - this also has a beautiful code, but hidden rather better this time in rich translated code. Nice work Gardiner!
 no revelation September 19, 2005
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
The books discusses interesting concepts but only touches on them and not reveals any major secrets of life. Quite disappointing after reading many books on the subject.
 Incoherent presentation of an age-old tradition April 14, 2005
19 out of 23 found this review helpful
While dealing with an immensely interesting subject, the author in my view is rambling. It's nice to have a marketing guy looking at religion through the ages, but unfortunately his presentation and deeper grasp of the myriad texts he quotes never merge into a meaningful whole. There's a lot of guesswork and baseless statements in there that are presented as fact, and in many ways his rambling, know-it-all presentation reminds me of James Churchward -- just without the charm of English of yesteryear. Visually, we're dealing with a large amount of small paragraphs (reflecting incoherent jumps in content) and pages that are disturbed by ill-chosen pictures and images that often have no relevance -- they're just there, not to underline a point or prove something. This release could definitely have done with some serious editing -- and I don't think the author would have to worry about the secret hand of the Shining Ones in this regard, because he's really telling you nothing new.
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