Title: The Ankh: African Origin of Electromagnetism

ISBN: 1-886433-12-7

It behooves the African anthropologist to use every scientific discipline that modern technology has to offer, in the tradition of Chiekh Anta Diop, to acquire the correct perspective on African high culture and civilization. Now is the time for Africans to wrestle Egyptology from the clutches of the distorters of our civilization, by a more forceful and public attack on their lies.We must expose to the light of truth, every falsification and every claim of a European or Asian origin of Kemit and re-establish the link with our ancestors for the sake of our children.

'Ankh - African Origin of Electromagnetism' by Nur Ankh Amen is a twin-part account of the authors' belief that;

Coming into this book from the perspective of someone who is fascinated by the possible occult properties of the Ankh I was keen to discover just what secrets the author reveals. However just a short way into it I was beginning to become completely confused as to the actual remit of this publication. Is it a book exploring the hidden roots of Egypt or about the power of the Ankh? Sadly, the title is of no help in this regard and the publishers should be shot for allowing the statement 'African Origin of Electromagnetism', to be put to print. Africa, or any other nation, of course, has no monopoly on electromagnetism. It is a universal principle.

Now then, with that major gripe over we can take a closer look at the actual content of this work.

Each page is generously illustrated wi tb both black and white photographs as well as line drawings. They inevitably draw upon Egyptian sources but this adds a strong air of antiquity to the symbol. In tracing the roots of the symbol way back the author also reveals Latin, medieval and Celtic modifications on the symbol.

I should add at this point that the books most redeeming feature is in its bold presentation. The high proportion of illustrations aid the reader in keeping up with some of the arguments presented and are a welcome distraction from the texts' sometimes labored and disjointed approach. I do have another major criticism though and that whilst basic electrical circuit diagrams are used throughout so many of them are simply not labeled. Whilst some technical readers might understand the symbols for coils, capacitors, diodes and batteries the strange collection of modern hieroglyphics will confuse most readers.

Was I convinced by the idea that the Ankh and the science of electromagnetics were once bed-fellows after reading this book? The answer has to be no. Its a pity that greater care was not taken to add some technical background to the work - perhaps even adding some test results, otherwise I might have said yes. I wanted to say yes but sadly nothing in this book convinced me.

If a book ever needed re-writing then it is this one for whilst it is full of some remarkable ideas and some thought-provoking concepts it is disjointed and tries to cover too much ground in such a short space. I believe that the author would benefit from pruning out the dross and should he/she approach the subject again then they should stick to the science and leave the new-age suppositions and psuedo-egyptology firmly alone.

Should you buy it? I'd say yes for despite its short-comings it is a brave attempt at a very complex subject. Second-hand copies are always available on Amazon!