Children of Atlantis

Archeologist Andres Paredes makes the discovery of his life when he finds a crystal skull in a cave at the bottom of Lake Titicaca. This propels him on a secret journey to open sacred portals closed for thousands of years.

Andres learns the skull originated in ancient Atlantis—and that it possesses magic powers capable of inducing trance states in which hidden truths are revealed.

The skull-induced stupor leads Andres deep into his own past and the story of ancient Atlantis, and soon he stumbles on a violent conflict between the Atlantean Temple of the Law of One and the dark, power-hungry Temple of the Sun. With the help of the skull and his expanding dream life, Andres attains new insight into the spiritual duality that defines both his own story and the story of civilizations past and present.

Will the light and truth he finds within be strong enough to overcome trauma and loss, or will darkness and destruction win in the end?

Robert R. Maldonado, PhD, is a healer, teacher, and retired military officer. He spent his career as a US Marine Corps helicopter pilot and with the elite Air Commandos of the Air Force Special Operations Command. Upon retirement, he taught elementary and middle school.

Maldonado holds certifications in energy medicine, healing touch, Barbara Brennan healing science, Reiki, shamanism, and is an ordained minister and Siddha in transcendental meditation. He is also a teacher of integral Chinese qigong and tai chi.

Maldonado holds a PhD in energy medicine from Akamai University where he is adjunct professor of complementary and alternative medicine. He is the author of Calling of the Heart: A journey in Self-Healing, which describes his personal experiences in transformation as a healer

He resides in Fairhope, Alabama, where he lives with his wife Ellen, cat Maggie, and dog Buddy and works as a writer, healer, and teacher.