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Problem viewing email? [Click here to view it online](. [Ancient Origins]( [Ancient Origins Books] [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Mysteries of John the Baptist: His Legacy in Gnosticism, Paganism, and Freemasonry [The Mysteries of John the Baptist: His Legacy in Gnosticism, Paganism, and Freemasonry]( The search for the real historical person known as John the Baptist and the traditions that began with him. Few Freemasons today understand why the most significant date in the Masonic calendar is June 24th--the Feast of the Birth of St. John the Baptist and the traditional date for appointing Grand Masters. Nor do many of them know that Masons used to be known as “St. John’s Men” or that John the Baptist was fundamental to the original Masonic philosophy of personal transformation... [Buy Now]( Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design [Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design]( When Charles Darwin finished The Origin of Species, he thought that he had explained every clue, but one. Though his theory could explain many facts, Darwin knew that there was a significant event in the history of life that his theory did not explain. During this event, the “Cambrian explosion,” many animals suddenly appeared in the fossil record without apparent ancestors in earlier layers of rock. In Darwin’s Doubt, Stephen C. Meyer tells the story of the mystery surrounding this explosion of animal life—a mystery that has intensified, not only because the expected ancestors of these animals have not been found, but because scientists have learned more about what it takes to construct an animal... [Buy Now]( The Mystery of Skara Brae: Neolithic Scotland and the Origins of Ancient Egypt [The Mystery of Skara Brae: Neolithic Scotland and the Origins of Ancient Egypt]( In 3200 BC, Orkney Island off the coast of Northern Scotland was home to a small farming village called Skara Brae. For reasons unknown, after nearly six centuries of continuous habitation, the village was abandoned around 2600 BC and its stone structures covered over--perhaps deliberately, like the structures at Gobekli Tepe. Although now well-excavated, very little is known about the peaceful people who lived at Skara Brae or their origins. Who were they and where did they go?... [Buy Now]( [Ancient Origins Premium]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( A Twist in Time: How The Rope Age Made Mankind [A Twist in Time: How The Rope Age Made Mankind]( Prehistoric people had a one-night stand with stone and enjoyed a long and faithful marriage with rope. Early humans pulled themselves upright along the evolutionary path and from rope-crafts hatched the modern sciences of measuring, geometry and engineering. Without rope The Great Pyramids of Egypt, Stonehenge and St. Paul's Cathedral could never have been built and we would exist in an unsymmetrical, two dimensional reality.... [Buy Now]( The Invisible History of the Rosicrucians: The World's Most Mysterious Secret Society [The Invisible History of the Rosicrucians: The World's Most Mysterious Secret Society]( For nearly 400 years, incredible myths and stories have been woven around the “invisible” Brothers of the Rose Cross, the Rosicrucians. It is said that they possessed the secret of man and God, that they could turn lead into gold, that they governed Europe in secret, that theirs was the true philosophy of Freemasonry, and that they could save--or destroy--the world. In The Invisible History of the Rosicrucians, Tobias Churton, a “perfected” Knight of the Rose Croix and the Pelican (18th degree, Ancient and Accepted Rite), presents the first definitive historical and philosophical view of this mysterious brotherhood... [Buy Now]( The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions [The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions]( Militant atheism is on the rise. In recent years Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens have produced a steady stream of best-selling books denigrating religious belief. These authors are merely the leading edge of a larger movement that includes much of the scientific community. In response, mathematician David Berlinski, himself a secular Jew, delivers a biting defense of religious thought. The Devil's Delusion is a brilliant, incisive, and funny book that explores the limits of science and the pretensions of those who insist it is the ultimate touchstone for understanding our world. [Buy Now]( Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry [Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry]( Its mysterious symbols and rituals had been used in secret for centuries before Freemasonry revealed itself in London in 1717. Once known, Freemasonry spread throughout the world and attracted kings, emperors, and statesmen to take its sacred oaths. It also attracted great revolutionaries such as George Washington and Sam Houston in America, Juarez in Mexico, Garibaldi in Italy, and Bolivar in South America. It was outlawed over the centuries by Hitler, Mussolini, and the Ayatollah Khomeini. But where had this powerful organization come from?... [Buy Now]( Last week top picks [Black Sea Gods: Chronicles of Fu Xi]( The fish have disappeared from the sea. The animals have vanished from the land... [Buy Now]( [Phi-Neter: The Power of the Egyptian Gods]( Phi-Neter, means ‘Power of the Gods’. In hieroglyphs this is represented by the... [Buy Now]( [The Divine Magician: The Disappearance of Religion and the Discovery of Faith]( In this mind-bending exploration of traditional Christianity... [Buy Now]( You Might Like [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [www.Ancient-Origins.net]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus]( [Linkedin]( Copyright [©] 2017 [Ancient Origins](- [Stella Novus Limited](, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter list. If you do not wish to receive our newsletter emails in the future, please [unsubscribe](here. Stella Novus Limited - Ancient Origins. Blair House, Upper O'Connell Street, Ennis, Clare, V95FD1V, Ireland.