Immanuel Velikovsky Quotes
Born: June 10, 1895
Immanuel Velikovsky, best known for his provocative theories in *Worlds in Collision*, was a thinker who challenged humanity’s place in a chaotic cosmos. Yet beneath his scientific audacity lay a profound philosophy of mindfulness and peace. He argued that ancient cataclysms shaped our collective psyche, urging a humble reconciliation with nature’s forces. His legacy is one of intellectual courage—a call to find serenity amid upheaval. Velikovsky’s quotes resonate because they bridge the vastness of the universe with the quiet resilience of the human spirit. He reminds us that peace is not the absence of turmoil, but the wisdom to navigate it with grace.
Immanuel Velikovsky Quotes (6)
"When I was a child of six or seven my father would show me the chapter in the prophet Isaiah where the name Immanuel is found; more than once he spoke to me of the faith he put in me."
— Immanuel Velikovsky"On the day I was born, or possibly on one of the following days, my father went on a walk in the forested hills and thought of a name for me. His first son was called Daniel, and Samuel in memory of one of his forefathers."
— Immanuel Velikovsky"My first name - I have no middle name - was chosen by my father, as he told me, on that solitary walk in the forested hills. He selected it from a verse of the seventh chapter of Isaiah; there was no Immanuel among our ancestors known to him."
— Immanuel Velikovsky"My father felt that his world of ideas was too liberal for traditional rabbinical teachings, and he looked for a chance to find a way in life."
— Immanuel Velikovsky"My earliest memory is dreamlike: in a small orchard or garden I am carried on the arm, I believe, of my father; there was a group of grown-ups, my mother among them, and the group was slowly walking in the orchard, it seems toward the house."
— Immanuel Velikovsky"It is difficult to describe in short the enthusiasm and devotion provoked by and given to my research. We lived almost in poverty. I used pencils, two for a nickel, and could not buy a fountain pen, when I lost mine."
— Immanuel Velikovsky