The Sirius Mystery: New Scientific Evidence for Alien Contact 5,000 Years Ago
by Robert Temple

The Sirius Star System: the large star is Sirius A, the tiny dot to A's lower right is Sirius B. This gives you a sense of differential size of the two stars. This is a rare photograph, taken by Dr. Irving W. Lendenblad of the US Naval Observatory. The spikes on Sirius A are the result of the hexagon used on the front of the telescope, necessary to group the light from A to points allowing for B to shine through (see the further notes on this in Robert Temple's The Sirius Mystery. )

About the author
Robert Temple is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, the Egyptian Exploration Society, the Royal Historical Society, the Institute of Classical Studies, and the Institute of Historical Research. He is the author of nine books, including Conversations with Eternity and The Genius of China.  Most recently he and his wife, Olivia, published The Complete Fables of Aesop to international acclaim. He lives in London. 

Introduction by Laura Lee
The best evidence yet making the case for visitation of ETs in ancient times is the Dogon Tribe of Africa, whose secret traditions center around the star system Sirius. How did they know that there are three stars (Sirius A, B, and C), two of which are invisible and only recently detected by modern astronomers? How did the Dogon know that one of those stars is small and extremely heavy, and other accurate details? Robert Temple's detective work reveals the Dogon's connection to ancient Sumeria and Egypt. And how to explain the description of water-loving, amphibious beings from Sirius in the earliest myths of not only Sumer, Egypt, the Dogon, but also Greece and China? I've long contemplated the merits of Atlantis vs. ancient astronauts. So has Temple. He argues that the water erosion of the Sphinx need not necessarily be explained by the wetter climate of 10,000 years ago, but by the ancient hydraulic system that feeds the Giza Plateau --- perhaps a moat once surrounded the Sphinx, which he argues, looks more doglike than catlike.  Temple's stories of the various efforts at suppression of his work are also fascinating.

Book Description (from the publisher)
Convincing evidence that the Egyptian, Sumerian, and Dogon civilizations were founded by aliens from the Sirius star system who are now ready to return. * 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. * Revised and Expanded Edition of the Bestseller.

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. Drawing equally on his astounding knowledge of ancient history, mythology, Pythagorean physics, chaos theory, and Greek, and using measurements of the Great Pyramid of Giza--built to align directly with the star Sirius--Temple concludes that the alien civilization of Sirius and our own civilization are part of the same harmonic system, destined to function and resonate together. His findings are sure to bring a profound reappraisal of our role in the universe.

Table of Contents

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

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