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... is the first book of its kind in terms of truly going in-depth to examine the striking similarities between folklore, religion, mythic, "new age," fictional, and first-hand witness or historical accounts
of cryptid and reptilian figures.
Drawing from scientific facts, folklore and comparative mythology, and anecdotal sources, it is demonstrable that the structure of our planet, the history of our species, the underlying truths disguised as myths, legends, folklore, and "pop culture" imagery, are not quite what we have been led to believe. The Earth itself is much more stratified and complex in structure than we have realized,
and our species has perhaps experienced, through the ages, encounters and conflicts with "others," non-human intelligences or beings of various types who have seldom been our friends. Memories and accounts of these encounters have come down to us in the form of folklore and mythology, often viewed with superstitious terror or awe through the conditioned lenses of religions, religious interpretation or "folk traditions." Such encounters are continuing today.
"In the study of legends and scriptures one must of coarse be careful who to believe and who not to believe. But as a general principle I do believe that there is no smoke without a fire. Much of what Mike Mott has discovered in his exhaustive studies has never been put together in this form before." — Jan Lamprecht
"The invisible races are often presented in a homogenous, 'one size fits all' package that includes ghosts, ghouls and even extraterrestrials, although their true points of origin are normally obscured in a haze of confusion and speculation. However, one probable source is the subject of, 'Caverns, Cauldrons and Concealed Creatures,' a superbly researched and very accessible book by Wm. Michael
Mott, who ably demonstrates that the pits and crevasses hidden deep below the surface of planet Earth might just hold the answer to many of these puzzles." — Brian J. Allen
"Before the advent of Mike Mott's book, this type of information and understanding had to be pieced together. A true presentation of the nature of our planet's outer shell and a variety of creatures now exists in an organized way, with supporting evidence and observations, in the form of this book." — Dean Dominic De Lucia
Table of Contents
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Foreword by Brian J. Allen Foreword by Dean Dominic De Lucia Foreword by Jan Lamprecht Through a Glass, Darkly The Long Night of History
Part I: The Deep Dwellers Preface
Section 1: Mythical (Ancient Religious) Accounts 1. The East 2. The West 3. The New World
Section 2: Literary Excursions and Revelations Part One: European ~ Foundational Forms 1. Wagner 2. Dante Alighieri 3. Jules Verne ~ Faerie Lands Revisited 4. George MacDonald 5. J.R.R. Tolkien Part Two: North American ~ Caverns, Grottoes, & Eldritch Horrors 1.
A. Merritt 2. H.P. Lovecraft 3. Robert E. Howard ~ Hollow Moons, Hollow Worlds 4. Edgar Rice Burroughs ~ Perspectives
Section 3: Modern Fortean and Crytozoological Connections Part One: Cryptids and Mystery Creatures 1. Lake Monsters and Serpents 2. Hairy Humanoids 3. El Chupacabras and Other "Hybrid" Beings 4. Other Forms Part Two: Re-Invention, Paranoia, and Deception 1. The Degenerates Below 2. The Masks May Change, The Play's the Same 3. Into the Out of
Part II: Hidden Neighbors
1. Our Surface Farm, and Playground 2. The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same 3. Hamburgers for Hell, and Other Nasty Dishes 4. What in the World? 5. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow 6. The Farmers in the Delve
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Part III: Echoes of the World Cauldron
~ Legendary, Mythic and Religious Belief in Lands Beneath the Earth
Part IV: Demonseed - Changelings, Halflings, and Human Monsters
1. Preface 2. In Days of Yore 3. Unholy Liaisons 4. The Beast Within 5. Who, What, and From Where? Afterword
Part V: Earth, Mother of Mysteries
1. A Hidden Biosphere 2. Myth and Legend 3. Dragon Spouses 4. Water-Cattle 5. The Mohorovicic Discontinuity 6. The Ancient Enemy 7. Enoch 8. Aliens or Hybrids? 9. Cosmic Disinformation
Part VI: Entities, Electromagnetism, and EMPs
1. Ambassadors from Hell 2. Hairy, Hairy, Quite Contrary 3. The Problem of Density
Part VII: The Nephilim Giants
Part VIII: The Shape-Shifting Myth and Mystery
Part IX: A Cave Fable
Part X: The Deception of the Depths
~ Humanity and the Ocean of Secrecy 1. Our Mysterious Home 2. Where Dragons Roam 3. Water, Water, Everywhere 4. The Perpetual Rebellion
Bibliography - Non-fiction Sources Bibliography - Fiction Sources Images About the Author Shaver Rock Images ~ The Angry Twins ~ The Beauty Queen ~ The Incan King ~ The Wizard ~ The Whisperers ~ The Little Demon ~ The Face Cluster
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