IF THE PHARAOHS DIDNT BUILD THE SPHINX, WHO DID ? John Anthony West's revolutionary reinterpretation of the civilization of Egypt challenges all that has been accepted as dogma concerning Ancient Egypt. In this pioneering study. West documents that: * Hieroglyphs carry hermetic messages that convey the subtler realities of the Sacred Science of the Pharaohs * Egyptian science, medicine, mathematics, and astronomy were more sophisticated than most modern Egyptologists acknowledge * Egyptian knowledge of the universe was a legacy from a highly sophisticated civilization that flourished thousands of years before * The Great Sphinx represents geological proof that such a civilization existed This revised edition of a modern classic includes a new introduction linking Egyptian spiritual science with the perennial wisdom tradition and an appendix updating West's work in redating the Sphinx. Illustrated with over 140 photographs and line drawings. "The concept of an older Sphinx could herald the beginning of an exciting new era in the study of ancient Egypt." -Robert M. Schoch, geologist, in Omni "This mesmerizing treasure of scholarship stirs within the reader a profound realization of the spiritual, intellecual, and artistic possibilities for our future. An amazing contribution to knowledge." - Kathy Juline, Editor, Science of Mind "West's careful and meticulous exploration of Egyptian history, science, and symbol thankfully fails to demythologize Egypt. Rather, it immerses us ever more deeply into the true mystery of' lives lived consciously in Spirit." - Normandi Ellis, author of Awakening Osiris