• The Smoky God or A Voyage to the Inner World

  • Esoteric Classics: Occult Fiction
  • By: Willis George Emerson
  • Narrated by: Shea Taylor
  • Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (148 ratings)

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The Smoky God or A Voyage to the Inner World

By: Willis George Emerson
Narrated by: Shea Taylor
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The Smoky God is a classic tale from the genre of hollow Earth or subterranean literature. A once-favorite tale of Amazing Stories publisher Ray Palmer, The Smoky God is the (purportedly true) tale of two Norwegian fishermen Jens and Olaf Jansen, who sailed their fishing vessel into the inner Earth in the year 1829. While in the center of the Earth, they find an entire society and meet a race and of advanced giants. Eventually, the father and son leave, and Olaf tells his tale, many decades later.

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Another interesting "tale" of inner earth

I've read a number of old text and stories that, although separated by either distance or time sound oh so similar to some of the information shared here.
Whether you choose to believe this fantastical story or not, it is well written and narrated! A great read.

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A MUST READ FOR HOLLOW EARTH BELIEVERS!

This book makes one Truly think hard about the possibility that we as a people's may be being mislead about the geography of our planet by the few chosen elitists and or the military industrial complex currently in control of our world and the information we are fed that we very well may be sharing our planet with another civilization or civilizations unknown to us , thus keeping us in the dark in reference to the truth, the theory is plausible in essence,. Just think about what was going on in the mind's of those in the 1600's in correlation to what the majority of educated Individuals of that time thought to be factual! that if one sailied eastward via the seas there ship would fall off the face of the earth! this is now known to be ignorance, but is a valid example of what one conceived then to be factual was indeed total nonsense. Apply this scenario in reference to this theory and you would come to the same conclusion, it's total nonsense, but perhaps in a century or centuries from now this theory may come to light as being not only possible but truth. present day there are many unexplained cases that this theory would collaborate, such as where these U.A.P's
or drones being sighted and filmed by our military aircraft are originating from. One must take into consideration that the likelyhood of them originating from planets or solar systems/galaxies many light years away from earth is astronomically slight compared to the later theory that they indeed are originating from within the earth- seas itself deemed with the task of keeping an eye on humanity for the fact that we are still in our infancy in regards to the evolution of our intellect. Humanities traits are still that of Aggressiveness, greed, division and deceit coupled with a mindset that acts on impulse before thinking of the consequences of it's actions, this is a recipe for disaster especially when one takes into account that we are in possession of nuclear weapons of mass destruction and truly don't have the technology to address nor reverse the effects of an accidental release of nuclear materials or prevent a loose Cannon from destroying the planet on which we live by way of starting a domino effect of mutually assured destruction or M.A.D., in either case we are apparently ahead of ourselves in this scenario,,liken it to giving a five year old child a loaded gun and the results would be similar in fashion. In the end the outcome would surely be a horrific tragedy. Taking this into account if there likewise were of an advanced civilization living beneath a warlike people's which are conducting thousands of tests of a nuclear nature beneath the ground in proximity to where the populous of this civilization dwells would it not be alarmed by these actions due to the fact that not only can they damage or destroy and poison there civilizations living space but also the planet on which both coexist? Perhaps this is why since the ushering in of the nuclear age there has been numerous sightings of U.A.P's taking place at the sites of nuclear weapons tests and almost always in the vicinity our nuclear weapons bases throughout the world and also around many nuclear power plants, including our nuclear capable weapons systems platforms such as our carriers and strategic base's around the world.Add to the fact that a High ranking military officer of our time, (Admiral Byrd) claimed to have also visited the inner earth via his military aircraft unaware while attempting to be the first individual to fly over the poles not long after WWII and reported visiting a civilization very much like the one also visited by Jens O and met with the leader of this civilization which viewed him as a potential ambassador for the upper world to be given a message to pass unto the individuals in power at the time and that message was to stop conducting nuclear weapons tests and also to refrain from using nuclear power all together until we are evolved enough, intellectually and technologically to safely harness and respect this power source of this form and to only proceed then or consequences will arise whether it be from ourselves or from them if they feel threatened but he stated in his diarie upon his return with this message he delivered it to the commander and chief and as it was met with skepticism he also had the chance to speak with advisors to the powers that be,(The military industrial complex) and it was ultimately met with disdain and distrust which just made matters worse because now this testimony of admiral Byrd justified another threat all together instead of a warning to heed for our own good, but this is human nature, is it not? also not to mention the many recent expeditions only possible now due to advancements in technologies by major countries and military and scientific establishments from around the world and also prominent individuals being taken to the poles such as Buzz Aldrin,major scientific names and some world leaders and the secrecy that airs around them and whistle blowers from retired military officers that have witnessed remnants of civilizations in these remote areas that no man has set foot on in thousands of years that are in proximity to these said openings (under the melting glaciers) and also a handful of US soldiers when enroute to pass in proximity over the poles are said to have witnessed a no fly zone visually, and in audible form confirmed by U.S military authorities ordering said aircraft to deviate from flying over these restricted air space's at both poles, north and south but due to life threatening circumstances have deviated and flew over them because it constituted an emergency and testified that they saw a large expansive opening which when flown over caused there compasses and directional aviation equipment on there modern planes to go haywire and after touching back down to terra firma they were met by soldiers with unmarked BDU's and taken to be debriefed and sworn to secrecy, one must also ask themselves if this is in fact where entire species of fauna are disappearing and reappearing to and fro? especially in sequence with global warming occuring at a Much More rapid pace in this century! could this truly be were humanity was set in place after it's creation and then evicted or migrated from? could this be the true location of the garden of Eden? with the four rivers mentioned in the Bible being as so? and in the Bible it backs up many accounts in the days of Adam and eve witnessing trees of monumental heights with fruits the size of ones cranium! and how it was always warm with no need of raiment's Until they were evicted or migrated from eden, also until then they were said to be oblivious to the sun and night, which sounds as if they were used to the climate of the hollow earth and shocked by the climate of the outer earth and it's substantially different
atmosphere and weather patterns and lastly the factor of how long the people of this civilization lived, just as stated in the Bible 400-900+ years old and also the mentioning of men of giant stature as described in the Bible. Are these the men of renown, the heroes of old of great stature? did humankind originate from there and upon expulsion or migration recreate what they witnessed in the hollow earth unto the outer earth? as above so below! perhaps that's where that adage originated from! Food for thought to say the least But one must read this with an open mind and fill in the gaps and then come to their own conclusion. Pax tibi.

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Worth the time

Written in an older way of expressing oneself—totally enjoyed though I had to listen carefully. Great storyline which I don’t doubt as true due to how much knowledge that has been withheld from the average person. Opens up the mind and, if fantasy, good job.

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Short but I loved it!!!

Very interesting book. I always wanted to read this book. I was thrilled when I found it on Audible. Regardless of the run time it is worth getting.

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A wonderful and enticing story

I 100% believe in olaf’s experience. His story was a very nice listen. I feel bad for how he was treated by the outer world though.

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Outstanding Story!

I throughly enjoyed this story and listening to the reading of this wonderful work. The only true sadness I felt was hearing that the maps and other data had been turned over to the Smithsonian which means it will never be seen or heard of again.

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great story

I have over 100 titles to my credit here on audible and this is one of the better ones. I am very fond of the hollow or honeycombed earth so I may be biased but it's a great story regardless

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a must read if in to hollow earth theory.

a must read if in to hollow earth theory.
this and the coming race.

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Hard to follow

It was pretty boring and hard to follow what was happening. Don’t think I would recommend.

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