The Sirius Mystery
New Scientific Evidence of Alien Contact 5,000 Years Ago
- Pages: 464
- Book Size: 6 x 9
- ISBN-13: 9780892817504
- Imprint: Destiny Books
- On Sale Date: October 1, 1998
- Format: Paperback Book
- Illustrations: 136 b&w illustrations
• Updated with 140 pages of new scientific evidence that solidifies the hypothesis that the KGB, CIA, and NASA attempted to suppress
• An awe-inspiring work of research that calls for a profound reappraisal of our role in the universe
• Over 10,000 copies sold in its first two months of release in Britain
Publication of The Sirius Mystery in 1976 set the world abuzz with talk of an extraterrestrial origin to human civilization and triggered a 15-year persecution campaign against Robert Temple by the KGB, CIA, NASA, and other government agencies. Undaunted, however, Temple is back, with 140 pages of new scientific evidence that makes his hypothesis more compelling than ever.
Many authors have speculated on the subject of extraterrestrial contact, but never before has such detailed evidence been presented. Temple applies his in-depth knowledge of ancient history, mythology, Pythagorean physics, chaos theory, and Greek, to a close examination of the measurements of the Great Pyramid of Giza, which was built to align directly with the star Sirius. He concludes that the alien civilization of Sirius and our own civilization are part of the same harmonic system, and are destined to function and resonate together. His findings warrant a profound reappraisal of our role in the universe.
The Sirius Mystery
New Scientific Evidence of Alien Contact 5,000 Years Ago
Acknowledgments
Author's Note
1 The Sirius Mystery Today
What is the Mystery
Part One
The Sirius Question is posed
2 The Knowledge of the Dragon
Part Two
The Sirius Question is Rephrased
3 A Fairytale
4 The Sacred Fifty
5 The Hounds of Hell
6 The Oracle Centres
7 Origins of the Dogon
8 The Rising of 'Serpent's Tooth'
Part Three
Beyond the Mystery
9 A Fable
Appendices
I 'A Sudanese Sirius System', By M. Griaule and G. Dieterlen
II The Moons of the Planets, the Planets around Stars, and Revolutions and Rotations of Bodies in Space - Described by the Neoplatonic Philosopher Proclus
III The Surviving Fragment of Berossus, in English Translation
IV Why Sixty Years?
V The Meaning of the E at Delphi
VI Why the Hittites were at Hebron in Palestine
VII The Dogon Stages of Initiation
VIII A Note about Freemasonry
Bibliography
Notes to the Plates
Index
John Michell, author of Secrets of the Stones and A Traveler's Key to Sacred England
"The Sirius Mystery argues with some sophistication the likelihood that superior beings from Sirius visited earth between 7,000 and 10,000 years ago. . . . Temple unleashes a torrent of arcane information . . . a swirl of genuine astronomical mysteries, anthropological dates, and the tricky cross-currents of comparative mythology."
Time Magazine
"A fascinating book because the nugget of mystery Temple has mined and polished is from a pure vein. . . . The Sirius Mystery should be taken seriously."
Nature Magazine
"Von Daniken and Velikovsky followers should have a good time with this book, which is buttressed by some impressive looking scholarly apparatus."
Publishers Weekly
"Before dismissing Mr. Temple's theme as fantasy or science fiction one should read his well-documented book and examine his case without prejudice."
"The mind not only bends but warps."
Kirkus
"The mind boggles....Robert Temple is cautious. He has intellectual integrity...(his) massive research into the ancient mythologies of numerous civilizations and cultures one can only regard with awe."
Sunday Times (London)