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From Ashes To Angels [Paperback]

Andrew Collins
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Sep 1 2001
Provides convincing evidence that angels, demons, and fallen angels were flesh-and-blood members of a giant race predating humanity, spoken of in the Bible as the Nephilim.

* Indicates that the earthly paradise of Eden was a realm in the mountains of Kurdistan.

* By the author of Gateway to Atlantis.

Our mythology describes how beings of great beauty and intelligence, who served as messengers of gods, fell from grace through pride. These angels, also known as Watchers, are spoken of in the Bible and other religious texts as lusting after human women, who lay with them and gave birth to giant offspring called the Nephilim. These religious sources also record how these beings revealed forbidden arts and sciences to humanity--transgressions that led to their destruction in the Great Flood.

Andrew Collins reveals that these angels, demons, and fallen angels were flesh-and-blood members of a race predating our own. He offers evidence that they lived in Egypt (prior to the ancient Egyptians), where they built the Sphinx and other megalithic monuments, before leaving the region for what is now eastern Turkey following the cataclysms that accompanied the last Ice Age. Here they lived in isolation before gradually establishing contact with the developing human societies of the Mesopotamian plains below. Humanity regarded these angels--described as tall, white-haired beings with viperlike faces and burning eyes--as gods and their realm the paradise wherein grew the tree of knowledge. Andrew Collins demonstrates how the legends behind the fall of the Watchers echo the faded memory of actual historical events and that the legacy they have left humanity is one we can afford to ignore only at our own peril.


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A fascinating piece of research which does much to bring the biblical world of Eden back into the historical spotlight. -- David Rohl, Egyptologist and author of A Test of Time

A magnificently researched work; its starling conclusions will undoubtedly reverberate over the coming decades. -- Nigel Jackson, author of The Horned Piper

An exciting and original intellectual quest . . . important new facts concerning the mysterious origins of human civilization. -- Graham Hancock, author of Fingerprints of the Gods

Reading books like this one can be as much fun as reading Conan Doyle or Agatha Christie. -- Barbara Ardinger, Whole Life Times, May 2002

About the Author

Andrew Collins has spent more than twenty years investigating the relationship between paranormal phenomena, ancient sites, and the human mind. He is also the widely heralded author of Gods of Eden and Gateway to Atlantis. He lives in England.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent explanation of a believable thesis Aug 10 2003
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Author Collins takes a curiosity I've long shared -- the comment on the "Sons of God" and the "Daughters of Men" in the Book of Genesis and explodes it into a mystery ten thousand years old and spanning most of Central Asia and ancient Egypt. The very real evidence surrounding the truth of the Nephilim and their sires, whom Collins deems "Watchers," a name etymologically derived, is revealed through archaeological evidence and oral tradition. Collins tracks his elusive quarry to the peaks of Kurdistan, then onward through Asia Minor and thence possibly to Egypt...though I will not give away his excellent reasoning in this review. This book is well worth the read -- it is exciting, thought-provoking, and stunning in its scope and detail.

Furthermore, I feel that I must comment upon the previous (below) reviews here at Amazon: First, Collins is not a religious writer, and his investigation uncovers a very real -- very HUMAN -- origin for "angelic" myths throughout Asian folklore (from which Judaic-Christian-Islamic tradition derives). Thus, it is not fair to dismiss Collins' work simply because it does not adhere to Biblical belief of angels as metaphysical beings. Second, to the reviewer's point that the Nephilim were "evil" and brutal and thus uncivilized, human nature is often both brutal *and* civilized. One can be both advanced -- and thus capable of transmitting culture to less-developed societies -- and yet capable of exploiting those societies as well. And third, more of a nitpick: one reviewer stated that Collins' proposed Watcher culture was located in Khazakhstan, whereas it was located in Kurdistan (modern northeastern Turkiye, northern Syria, and northwestern Iraq).

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4.0 out of 5 stars I'm still trying to get through it April 24 2002
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I would rate this book a five on information and a one on its structure. I'm reading it now for the second time, and having just as much trouble as the first. There is just so much in here, and too much is, I think, rendered in the main text rather than being subjugated as footnotes. The result is a loss of integrity due to these diversions in the text which, at least on my part, leads to confusion.Too many tangents! There is just so much in this book, so many interesting ideas and conceptions and a wealth of history that despite the difficulty I am pursuing it with vigor and writing my own chapter summaries and marginal notes. I would most certainly recommend this book to those interested in this subject, but be warned that it is hard-going. If the authors happen to read this review I would ask them to please, please, write chapter summaries as does Graham Phillips!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars From the Ashes of Angels...and other Races. Feb 27 2002
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Overall, this is a well researched book. I suppose one might call this genre "investigative mythology". I particularly found memorable his assertion that St. Augustine thought the Book of Enoch was too old and thus should be excluded from canonical texts. What kept this book from getting a fifth star were several weaknesses. For example, the author's next-to-last chapter was essentially a non-academic emotional diatribe against organized religion. Additionally, his conjecture about the findings of large malformed human skulls being proof of another and superior race is essentially that, merely conjecture. Modern DNA analysis might sort out whether these are congenital malformations as a result of incestuous inbreeding or a subspecies of Homo sapiens. However, his efforts at bringing together various and disparate mythologies into a cohesive hypothesis about a lost and oft maligned race is quite entertaining and provocative. Still, I highly recommed it for your home library.
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5.0 out of 5 stars i now have to go by his other books. hope they are as good.
i cant say enough about this book. i trusted his documentation and his work seemed to be done very carefully and in a very scientifically controlled manner in terms of not making... Read more
Published on Aug 20 2003 by "skiddlez"
1.0 out of 5 stars Hopeless....
After the first five chapters, I have decided this is an absolutely hopeless affair. The author capriciously lifts fragments from ancient texts to prove his very far-flung... Read more
Published on Aug 16 2003
3.0 out of 5 stars Watchers As Human Benefactors
While this book is an interesting read, most of this author's conclusions are either flawed or completely wrong. The watchers were neither human nor harbingers of civilization. Read more
Published on July 14 2003
2.0 out of 5 stars An unbiased opinion
I wanted to give this book one star, but, I think the huge amount of research employed merits it at least two. Read more
Published on Jun 18 2003 by D. HEFFERNAN
4.0 out of 5 stars Very worthwhile but I'll stick with Sitchin..
For those familiar with the explorations of alternative archaelogists the word "nephilim" should be no new acquaintance. Read more
Published on Jun 3 2003 by Takis Tz.
3.0 out of 5 stars A Slight Disappointment
In the massive information database we have today, there is really too much conjecture.

I found this book satisfying in that it delivers on one promise: it brings out information... Read more

Published on Feb 14 2003 by David Blalock
4.0 out of 5 stars Looking for books
I have not as of yet read any of these books but in looking at and reading the synopsis on some of them this makes me very much want to do so, so with that I would like to ask if... Read more
Published on Aug 18 2002 by Dean
5.0 out of 5 stars Angel Encounters
This Book is among the best 10 books written of all time in my opinion. Why? Because not only is the thesis of evidence step by step made carefuly by author Andrew Collins that... Read more
Published on July 2 2002 by Erol Asya
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommend this book for the opened minded
This is a "super read". I have a very vast library that spans forty-four years. This includes, but is not limited to various books on subjects of "occult sciences, ancient cultural... Read more
Published on April 30 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing Speculations
From the Ashes of Angels is Andrew Collins' attempt to explain the mysterious references to giants and angels in Genesis. Read more
Published on Feb 20 2002 by John D. Cofield
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