Andrew Collins
| Andrew Collins | |
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| File:Andrew Collins (writer) at Harran in 2013.jpgAndrew Collins (writer) at Harran in 2013.jpg Andrew Collins at Harran in southeast Turkey September 2013. | |
| Born | 25 January 1957 Bedford, England, UK |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | British |
| 💼 Occupation | Author |
| Known for | Author, The Black Alchemist, The Cygnus Mystery, Beneath the Pyramids, Göbekli Tepe: Genesis of the Gods, Screen appearance in Ancient Aliens, Co-organizer of the Origins Conference |
| 🌐 Website | andrewcollins |
Andrew Collins (born 25 January 1957) is a writer and researcher from Britain, whose writings, speeches and television appearances focus commonly on areas of fringe science, pseudoarchaeology, archaeoastronomy and alternative history. According to Graham Hancock: "He is the author of more than a dozen books that challenge the way we perceive the past."[1]
A central theme of Collins's books is that the Watchers and Nephilim of Enochian literature, as well as the biblical “fallen” angels and Anunnaki of Mesopotamian mythology, are memories of a human elite group that helped forge the foundations of civilization in Anatolia and the Near East. He asserts that this same region, particularly eastern Turkey, was the site of the biblical Garden of Eden and terrestrial Paradise.[2][3]
Works[edit]
Prior to 1996 his most successful works concentrated on what he calls psychic questing. This is the art of using proposed psychic information to investigate unsolved mysteries and find hidden artifacts.[4] Methods of psychic questing involve to some extent those practiced in Psychic archaeology.
Since 1996 his books, with one exception, have investigated ancient and more modern mysteries, with recurring themes including archaeology, astronomy, shamanism, ancient cosmologies, altered states of consciousness, and the Cygnus (constellation).
During the years 2010-2014 Collins appeared in 17 episodes of History Channel's television series Ancient Aliens.[5]
Collins's treatment on the origins of the Watchers and Nephilim of the land of Eden being human angels was also a major inspiration for the trilogy of books Grigori Trilogy by dark fantasy writer Storm Constantine[original research?][6][7][8]
Cygnus vs Orion at Giza[edit]
Collins's book The Cygnus Mystery, examines the idea that ancient societies around the world, from the Palaeolithic cave artists of Lascaux in France to the Pyramid Builders of Egypt and builders of Göbekli Tepe saw the constellation of Cygnus, the celestial swan, as an entrance to a sky world seen as the land of the dead. He proposed that the three pyramids of Giza were laid out to reflect the astronomical positions of the three “wing” stars of Cygnus. This idea was met with considerable opposition from Robert Bauval who in 1993 had proposed that the same three pyramids reflected the astronomical positions of the three “belt” stars of Orion - an idea commonly known as the “Orion Correlation theory.”[9] In response to Collins’ proposed Cygnus-Giza Correlation, Bauval published an online article pointing out that the ancient Egyptians had no interest in the Cygnus constellation, and so claiming that its stars reflected the positions of the three main pyramids at Giza was meaningless.[10] Collins responded to these criticisms by showing that Cygnus was indeed known to the ancient Egyptians, having been seen as the womb of the sky goddess Nut.[11]
Bibliography[edit]
- Collins, Andrew (1988). The Black Alchemist. Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK: ABC Books. ISBN 978-0099165514. Search this book on
- Collins, Andrew (1991). The Seventh Sword. London: Century. ISBN 9780712646871. Search this book on
- Collins, Andrew (1992). The Circlemakers: A Revolutionary New Vision of the Crop Circle Enigm. Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK: ABC Books. ISBN 9780950802459. Search this book on
- Collins, Andrew (1993). The Second Coming. London: Century. ISBN 9780712655989. Search this book on
- Collins, Andrew (1995). Alien Energy: UFOs, Ritual Landscapes & The Human Mind. Leigh-on-Sea: ABC Books. ISBN 9780940829374. Search this book on
- Collins, Andrew (1996). From the Ashes of Angels. Rochester, VM: Bear & Co. ISBN 9781879181724. Search this book on
- Collins, Andrew (1998). Gods of Eden: Egypt's Lost Legacy and the Genesis of Civilisatio. London: Headline. ISBN 9780747275046. Search this book on
- Collins, Andrew (2000). Gateway to Atlantis. London: Headline. ISBN 9780747222804. Search this book on
- Collins, Andrew (2002). Tutankhamun: The Exodus Conspiracy (co-authored with Chris Ogilvie Herald). London: Virgin. ISBN 9781852279721. Search this book on
- Collins, Andrew (2004). Twenty-first Century Grail. London: Virgin. ISBN 9781852271398. Search this book on
- Collins, Andrew (2006). The Cygnus Mystery. London: Watkins. ISBN 9781842931936. Search this book on
- Andrew, Collins (2009). Beneath the Pyramids. Virgina Beach, VA: 4th Dimension Press. ISBN 9780876045718. Search this book on
- Collins, Andrew (2012). LightQuest: Your Guide to Seeing and Interacting with UFOs, Mystery Lights and Plasma Intelligences. Memphis, TN: Eagle Wing Books. ISBN 9780940829497. Search this book on
- Collins, Andrew (2014). Göbekli Tepe: Genesis of the Gods. Rochester, VM: Bear & Co. ISBN 9781591431428. Search this book on
References[edit]
- ↑ Graham, Hancock. "About Andrew Collins". Graham Hancock Official Website. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ↑ Collins, Andrew (1996). From the Ashes of Angels. London: Penguin. ISBN 9781879181724. Search this book on
- ↑ "Fortean Times Book Reviews: Nick Pope Lies, Andrew Collins Thinks Nephilim Built Gobekli Tepe". Jason Colavito.
- ↑ "Psychic Questing What is Psychic Questing?". Supernatural Magazine.
- ↑ "Ancient Aliens (2009– ) Full Cast & Crew". IMDB. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ↑ Constantine, Storm (1995). Stalking Tender Prey. London: Penguin Creed. ISBN 0965834549. Search this book on
- ↑ Constantine, Storm (1996). Scenting Hallowed Blood. London: Signet. ISBN 0965834557. Search this book on
- ↑ Constantine, Storm (1998). Stealing Sacred Fire. London: Penguin Creed. ISBN 0965834565. Search this book on
- ↑ Bauval, Robert (1995). The Orion Mystery: Unlocking the Secrets of the Pyramids. London: Heinemann. ISBN 978-0517884546. Search this book on
- ↑ Bauval, Robert. "The Circumpolar Constellations in Ancient Egypt". The Official Robert Bauval Website. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ↑ "Cygnus vs Orion at Giza - A Response to Robert Bauval Queries by Andrew Collins". Cygnus vs Orion at Giza - A Response to Robert Bauval Queries by Andrew Collins.
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