Mankind`s earliest traditions speak of the arrival of certain souls, not of this earth, who appear as `radiant beings from heaven` and who come to assist mankind in its struggle to develop its divine birthright. These self-sacrificing guardians of the human race have figured prominently in the wide panorama of human history, reincarnating again and again to accomplish this purpose. Secret Places of the Lion reveals how these `great ones` and `wanderers` have helped mankind for thousands of years and have hidden priceless accounts of the secret history of the planet in tombs, caverns, temple ruins, and catacombs. These records show how the voyagers from the stars bestow wisdom and truth upon humanity at certain times when we are ready to receive it. The voyagers then withdraw for a time to see how this new-found knowledge is used. This explains the rises and plateaus that have emerged in our cultural history -- a history, the author argues, far older than previously imagined. Among the mysteries the author explains in this book are the facts behind the existence of Lemuria and Atlantis, the truth behind biblical events such as the Exodus across the Red Sea and the transmission of the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mt. Sinai, and whether or not some of the `gods` of antiquity were in reality extraterrestrial visitors.