chariots of the gods episode?

[deep thought]

i know throughout the series they touch on a vast number of ancient flying crafts. but in my humble opinion i feel they only do it briefly when they do. i know of the book Chariots of the Gods. have not had the pleasure to read it yet though. but i thought it would be cool to have a whole episode dedicated to that subject alone. thoughts?

[Moon]

Erich von Daniken is heavily featured in the show for the most part. They have not done a single episode based on his major bestseller, but they have touched on it in several themes.

I do think they should do a two hour episode on his contributions and show what he is up to now. They should do that with most of the researchers out there.

[deep thought]

that would be an awesome watch. i must admit i dont own the book but have caught pretty much most references to ancient flying machines on the show. the vimanas, pillar of cloud and fire, disks that attacked alexanders army, so on and so forth. are there any that you know of that are less well known. i thought there was a thread somewehre about it but i cant seem to find it. thanks again

[Ace Rimmer]

Do yourself a big favor and read the book sometime. That book is what got the world thinking along the lines of Ancient Astronauts/Aliens.

[deep thought]

i plan on giving it a go at some point. busy point in my life. it is on "the list" though

combined posts

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5069&p=39628&hilit=ancient+flying+machines#p39628

here is the link to the other thread about different ancient flying machines. called vehicles of the gods

[Enlightened Q]

I do feel that items of interest dealing with ancient flying crafts have been recovered and concealed buy governmental institutions but the doctrine as well as practices testify there was a form of rapid transit. Most historical accounts are taken under a victors observation in which the winner gets to write history. This may seem viable to linked warring tribes that concur neighboring continents but is doesn't account to how civilizations around the world could have the exact same practices, teachings or religious deities. It seems to me there must have been some form of transportation other than reed boats to accomplish this since most point to the skies for there answers. It was funny for me to read years ago that that when they did the autopsies on Egypt's Mummies they found Cocoa in their systems which to me would have been a great ice breaker to a countries leader. If it was a mass trade rout item it would have been raved by all and depicted on the hieroglyphics as such. Why was gold a focal point of many and used as a status symbol for idols representing God's?

[deep thought]

i also see some of these similarities you speak of. as far as their practices and gods, ect. they probably were not able to understand each other fully and completely because of language and cultural barriers. but they must have got some sort of grasp on the concept they were trying to convey. be it religious or maybe just a philosophical teaching. but anybody who seems to have a better grasp as far as whats going on, on the planet and throughout the universe, other peoples are going to look up to them.

but yes there had to be a much better way for some people to travel the world besides boats made for water. and yes i think that probably would have been a great ice breaker for ancient cultures to develop any type of relationship. be it trade or just stopping thru. i wouldnt take the people who brought huge sacks of exotic spices and herbs as hostile so i would probably welcome them with open arms too. or perhaps it was the egyptians that traveled the world?

[Enlightened Q]

I feel at one point when looking at artifacts from around the world from the same time period that we were once of like mind. The indigenous societies like in South America didn't hold gold to a high trade standard until they were influenced by outsiders much later. I see this as a kind of pollution to their mind set because they substituted a core belief or practice for greed. I've also talked to Missionaries about the historical practices of many such cultures but they simply passed them off as being barbaric Pagan worship. Much like the inquisition, I see this as extreme action taken to hide factual evidence to hide information from the general public dealing with our origin and our age of enlightenment. It seems we continue to mask our history in the public school system with the same thought process.

[deep thought]

I feel at one point when looking at artifacts from around the world from the same time period that we were once of like mind. The indigenous societies like in South America didn't hold gold to a high trade standard until they were influenced by outsiders much later. I see this as a kind of pollution to their mind set because they substituted a core belief or practice for greed. I've also talked to Missionaries about the historical practices of many such cultures but they simply passed them off as being barbaric Pagan worship. Much like the inquisition, I see this as extreme action taken to hide factual evidence to hide information from the general public dealing with our origin and our age of enlightenment. It seems we continue to mask our history in the public school system with the same thought process.

to me thats what some of these mainstream religions boil down to. greed. its a lot easier to downplay to call someone else's religion when you have bigger guns or more people to back you up i.e. the inquisition. and thats what i feel some of these mainstream religions are doing right now. basically pushing their thoughts and views on things onto other people. whether "they " want to acknowledge it or not its true. what type of people show up at your house on the weekend wanting to talk about something. what type of people spend who knows how much money broadcasting themselves on tv. giving their own personal views, mostly to people who are looking for something to give their life meaning. not all are greedy though. but it only takes a couple to make the majority look bad.

[Ace Rimmer]

I feel at one point when looking at artifacts from around the world from the same time period that we were once of like mind. The indigenous societies like in South America didn't hold gold to a high trade standard until they were influenced by outsiders much later. I see this as a kind of pollution to their mind set because they substituted a core belief or practice for greed. I've also talked to Missionaries about the historical practices of many such cultures but they simply passed them off as being barbaric Pagan worship. Much like the inquisition, I see this as extreme action taken to hide factual evidence to hide information from the general public dealing with our origin and our age of enlightenment. It seems we continue to mask our history in the public school system with the same thought process.

to me thats what some of these mainstream religions boil down to. greed. its a lot easier to downplay to call someone else's religion when you have bigger guns or more people to back you up i.e. the inquisition. and thats what i feel some of these mainstream religions are doing right now. basically pushing their thoughts and views on things onto other people. whether "they " want to acknowledge it or not its true. what type of people show up at your house on the weekend wanting to talk about something. what type of people spend who knows how much money broadcasting themselves on tv. giving their own personal views, mostly to people who are looking for something to give their life meaning. not all are greedy though. but it only takes a couple to make the majority look bad.

I feel we are pretty much screwed in this country, when our official motto is..In God We Trust. This certainly excludes a large segment of the population. That is not my motto, or my Modus operandi . Then again there is a lot of stuff that goes on in this country I don't subscribe to!

[Moon]

They only did that because Fundamentalist Christians actually get off their butts and vote. Can't say the same for the others out there who are now complaining about the most Draconian laws being passed out there on women's reproduction choices. They stayed home and look who now runs the roost.

[deep thought]

They only did that because Fundamentalist Christians actually get off their butts and vote. Can't say the same for the others out there who are now complaining about the most Draconian laws being passed out there on women's reproduction choices. They stayed home and look who now runs the roost.

i hear that. the people, who these issues are being passed for, are not turning out. people dont look at the big picture. they are not going to care until it directly affects them. and then they will wish they said their piece.

This certainly excludes a large segment of the population. That is not my motto, or my Modus operandi . Then again there is a lot of stuff that goes on in this country I don't subscribe to!

me as well. i used to have a lot of complaints about this country. then i think about how my life would have been if i were born in the middle east or africa or china or russia. im not saying we are perfect. i think every nation has something to work on. until we can all work together to move forward together, we wont be able to move forward as a whole civilization. to me it seems every country is only worried about themselves, in terms of progression. i think it would be fruitless getting the whole wide world to look at something the same with so many different ideas and opinions and religions.

[Ace Rimmer]

Yeah as much as I hate some of the crappola going on in this country, I feel fortunate to live here. I live in my own little world.

[VincentMcConnell]

I need to find this book, personally. I haven't read Von Daniken's books, when he really brought the AA theory to public light. A Chariots episode would be really cool. My personal favorite chariot of the gods is Apollo and his flaming chariot of fire that he uses to fly through the skies. Vishnu riding the metal body of Garuda through the skies of India is awesome, too. Really sounds like some kind of jet or space plane to me.
What comes to mind is the Delta-Glider in Orbiter 2010.

[Brynn511]

I would really enjoy a "Chariots of the Gods" episode. I read the book when I was a teenager but couldn't wrap my head around it. I remember thinking it was fiction (I wasn't the brightest crayon in the box back then.) I am going to look for it again.

"So long and thanks for all the fish!"
Brynn511

[Essence]

i know throughout the series they touch on a vast number of ancient flying crafts. but in my humble opinion i feel they only do it briefly when they do. i know of the book Chariots of the Gods. have not had the pleasure to read it yet though. but i thought it would be cool to have a whole episode dedicated to that subject alone. thoughts?

you should check out this book!
vaimanika shastra

i think you might enjoy it if you want to learn some more about flying crafts in ancient texts.

[Zeppelin1969]

i know throughout the series they touch on a vast number of ancient flying crafts. but in my humble opinion i feel they only do it briefly when they do. i know of the book Chariots of the Gods. have not had the pleasure to read it yet though. but i thought it would be cool to have a whole episode dedicated to that subject alone. thoughts?

you should check out this book!
vaimanika shastra

i think you might enjoy it if you want to learn some more about flying crafts in ancient texts.

Thanks Essence. I think I'll give a look into that. Chariots Of The Gods was simply the title of Von Daniken's book. It didn't actually touch on the subject that much either. I wish that book was 10 times longer so he could have went more indepth into each subject. I would also like to see an AA episode dedicated to the subject, if we ever see a new one again