Whisperers
The Secret History of the Spirit World
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Publisher Description
"From the hair-raising to the eyebrow-raising, this is a scintillating account of meetings with spirits through history" (Mark Booth, New York Times–bestselling author).
It may seem incredible, but as bestselling novelist and occult expert J.H. Brennan reveals in this eye-opening new history, there is a wealth of evidence to suggest that the disembodied voices of spirits may have subtly directed the course of human events. In Whisperers, Brennan explores how the "spirit world"—whether we believe in it or not—has influenced our own since the dawn of civilization. With a novelist's flair and a scholar's keen eye, Brennan details the supernatural affinities of world leaders from King Nebuchadnezzar to Adolf Hitler, showing how the decisions and policies of each have been shaped by their supernatural beliefs and encounters. Brennan also examines the impact of visions, from shamanism in native cultures to prophets such as Joan of Arc. Chronicling millennia of contact between the spirit world and our own, Whisperers presents an entirely new and different way to look at history.
"Prolific Irish author and lecturer Brennan's lifelong fascination with psychic phenomena fuels this comprehensive analysis of potential supernatural influences on history. . . . Certain hokum for skeptics, but the more open-minded will savor this chillingly convincing testimonial." —Kirkus Reviews
"J.H. Brennan is an expert storyteller who paints an often terrifying picture of how human destiny has regularly been changed forever by individuals convinced they were in communication with intelligences from beyond. In Whisperers, Brennan has created a unique and timely history of spirit voices that is both brilliant and utterly chilling." —Andrew Donkin, coauthor of Illegal
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this dreary and mind-numbing expanded and revised version of his Master's thesis, novelist Bren-nan (Faerie Wars series) offers the unremarkable thesis that since ancient times people have communi-cated with the spirit world and have sought guidance from that world. Surveying history from ancient Egypt to modern Germany, Brennan recounts case after case of a culture's deep belief in the power of spirit figures to affect the well-being of humans; he traces the rise of mediators -- prophets, shamans, witch doctors who then communicated with these spirits on behalf of others. Brennan concludes that the development of such whisperers follows Darwinian evolutionary principles, so that some "primi-tive human was born with a genetic mutation that allowed him or her to hear a voice or perhaps see a figure that others could not;" these humans proved so valuable to the survival of society, that they evolved into an elite group. Brennan uses an outdated argument science debunks the spiritual in an attempt to establish that the world of spirits is real, and ironically can use only empirical evidence to demonstrate the reality of that world.
