Erickson is the coauthor of
Atlantis in America: Navigators of the Ancient World
(with Professor Ivar Zapp of the University of Costa Rica). As an
anthropologist he has published several important works in oral
traditions of pre-Columbian Mesoamericans including the highly acclaimed
Maria Sabina: Her Life & Chants (Ross-Erikson, 1981). "For
authenticity this oral autobiography of 80-year-old Mazatec Shaman
Maria Sabina puts
Castaneda's Don Juan
to shame." - Los
Angeles Times.
Professors Zapp and Erickson believe that in Atlantis In America
(AUP, 1998) they present evidence of
stone structures
that reenact myths of destruction and foundation.
Colin Wilson, author of the world-wide bestseller
The Outsider
commented, "Groundbreaking.
Remarkable. Manna
from heaven!" Colin and his coauthor Rand Flem-Ath devoted most of
Chapter Six of their recent The Atlantis Blueprint (Delacorte,
2001) to Prof. Zapp, myself, and the spheres of
Costa Rica.
Andrew Collins, author of
Gateway to
Atlantis (Atlantis In
Cuba) and From the Ashes of Angels wrote, "...(Atlantis In
America) is a cornucopia of new ideas regarding the origins of
Mesoamerican civilization and the Atlantean tradition. Its clues on
ancient navigation could provide vital keys in understanding
trans-oceanic contact prior to the Age of Columbus."