Darkness Over Tibet

by Theodore Illion

In this second reprint of the rare 1930s travel book by Illion, the German traveller continues through Tibet and is given the directions to a strange underground city. As stated in the original... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0932813143
• ISBN13: 9780932813145
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An Adventous Story of a Seeker

Theodore Illion's "Darkness Over Tibet" is a unique story narrating an extraordinary journey of a seeker. This rare book of its time consisted only roughly 200 pages and five chapters. It is easily and enjoyable read. It is an enthralling story that one just cannot put down. This book included a detailed account of the underground city in Tibet during the course of Illion's journey. He relates his experiences with his interactions with a number of individuals in the mentioned city. At first, he found there all is well and everything seems quite peaceful, but as it turned out later, nothing is as it seems. There is a known darkness and "unseen" darkness. This book reveals the "unseen" darkness where as the so-called "light" is actually the darkness in disguise. It is a book that must be read once and many times over as it is quite a remarkable story. It is not whether or not if this story was true. It is about what the story conveyed and the messages it revealed. It is a story of a journey with many perils, including the danger of losing one's very soul. With my humble opinion, I would strongly recommend this book.

Mysterious and thought provoking

After reading about this book on various different sites, I thought that I would get a copy and have at it. And I am glad that I did. This is the type of book, that for me is hard to put down. It carries within it's covers, mystery, intrigue, magic, and I think a lot of truth. It seems to show what is really going on behind some of the religious sects there are proliferating now in the world. Illion demonstrates that just because a group may seem to be aligned with the 'light', it is not always the case as one delves deeper into the hierarchy that ultimately runs the show. Joining blindly with a group without first learning all that there is to learn about them, can literally lead you down a path to oblivion. This book has a lot to offer to those who have an open mind.

Most interesting book

Some people have complained about the possibility that the story of the book might not be factual. I don't think that is so important as I think the author used the story of going to Tibet as a vehicle to bring out some important insights into the spiritual journey and the many pitfalls that lie ahead on the road. Most of what we hear these days are about how we just need to believe and think happy thoughts and then paradise will descend on a silver platter. This line of thinking is very common in the New Age movement. As he says: "It occasionally happens sincere people are struck with spiritual blindness and serve the cause of darkness while they honestly believe they serve the cause of light." Illion makes it quite clear that it is not a one-way road to paradise, but that there are many dangers on the path, which needs to be overcome. This is not unlike the story of the Parcival in the grail stories. Illion points out that it requires a lot of work on the self. For further reading Ouspensky's book "In search of the miraculous" can be recommended, along with "The secret History of the world" by Laura Knight-Jadczyk.

"True" may be irrelevant

I've read this book several times, each with a different feeling. The first time was with a kind of horrified wonder at being shown the purported "shadow side" of Tibet and its lamas. Then, after some time absorbing this disturbing concept, I read it again with special attention to the idea that life *is* darkness as well as light, and all beings strive upwards or sink downwards in the "currents of life". It certainly put paid to much New Age nonsense filling my head. The last time was with a respect for the author's illustration of the real complexity of the Universe in all it's beauty and horror even though it was likely a parable. Cliche to be sure, but how else to put it? Many have said it was all made up, even that Theodore Illion didn't exist as a verifiable person. In the end, it really didn't matter to me. The greatest truths often come by stories. The concept that all beings who wish to access "the rising current of life" must engage in a spiritual **struggle** against the weight of the world and their own inertia. This makes more sense to me than nearly all the religious books in the world. And that is a true gift.

A Breath of Fresh Air

I highly recommend this book to any seeker of truth. Not because I necessarily think that Illion actually traveled to Tibet and had the experiences he claims there, but because the ideas he is presenting go a long way toward explaining the Matrix Reality in which we live. It is also useful to compare Illion's descriptions to the work of Gurdjieff and Castaneda, as well as some of the deeper secrets of the Sufi orders. Another good comparison is with the ancient Gnostic texts.In short, nothing is as it seems and never has been. Illion has given us a peek behind the curtain where we see the man pulling the levers of our world - the smoke and mirrors show that underpins standard New Age teachings designed to lead humanity into a trap.Illion offers the astute reader an alternative to the Schwaller de Lubicz inspired shtick - the inspiration for the current "New Egyptology" and Occult Uniformitarian Synarchy - which is the underlying philosophy behind most New Age Vacumm Cleaner operations being propagated on the unsuspecting and gullible public at the present time. The interested reader might wish to have a look at Pincknett and Prince's book "The Stargate Conspiracy" for some clues, ...In short, what Illion proposes may not be so whacky at all considering the events of our history and the current state of the world. Answers are needed and the "God is in his heaven and all is right with the world" rant doesn't get it anymore.