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The Sirius Mystery: New Scientific Evidence of Alien Contact 5,000 Years Ago
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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.
DESCRIPTION:
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 930
EAN: 9780892817504
ISBN: 089281750X
Label: Destiny Books
Manufacturer: Destiny Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 464
Publication Date: 1998-10-01
Publisher: Destiny Books
Release Date: 1998-10-01
Studio: Destiny Books
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Summary: a promising start but....
Comment: the sirius mystery begins as a truly interesting search for answers to the seemingly unexplainable scenario of how an african people can have known for thousands of years very specific information about our solar system as well as the sirius star system. however, while it has a great start, the argument quickly loses its focus as it goes off on long tangents and spends chapter after chapter discussing minor details rather than deal with the heart of the subject. temple's "evidence" frequently stretches the facts very thin and often seems irrevelant. throughout the book, the author is also very self-promoting which detracts from the ideas he proposes. so overall while it had a very promising start and the topic is one for further examination, this book is not a worthwhile read.
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Summary: Behold the African
Comment: There is a fascinating interpretation of history going on in the West today. Basically it goes like, 'if you can't understand past events with the knowledge you have today, you have 2 options: 1. If you you are an academic, pretend like it doesn't matter. 2. If you are mystic, call on the aliens. This is especially true when the group of people who happen to possesses this unexplainable knowledge are people of African descent. Had this been a Greek mystery, we would be ravaging our minds to understand what they were thinking when they came up with an idea of an invisible star.
We have for long thought the shackles of racism are only relegated to those who are at the receiving end. This unfortunate misunderstanding is played out time and time again in the prejudices the West holds towards the East, especially of Africans. In an effort to minimize the Africans' vast contribution to civilization and the history of human kind, Western scholars have been pursuing a systemic repression of anything African from human history. Just regarding the Dogon legend, various interpretations can be heard. Of course there is 'the aliens gave them that knowledge', 'the Westerners who themselves have not the knowledge to start with gave it to them and the Dogon's implemented it into their millennia old mysticism' (this is even a more baffling form of denial because the Dogon were saying there is yet a 3rd Sirius, and the West did not come to know this until the mid 90s), 'the skies were different a few millennia ago', etc. This has lead us to nowhere but where we are today; a world where we feel divorced from nature and humanity itself.
The alien story: why did the African's fail to understand the nature of the aliens as much they understood the idea of an invisible star that appears to have no 'obvious' benefit to them? Why didn't they ask the aliens for some other useful information than some stars they can't even see? Or are they so backward that that the only thing they can understand is a couple of invisible stars that ride along with the brightest star in the sky? Why don't these aliens tell the Westerns of today such magnificent stories instead of just drawing some 'meaningless' crop circles?
The Westerns told the Africans story: Why can't we find documentation of Western knowledge of these invisible stars, before the Westerns came into contact with the Africans? It is obvious the West is obsessed in tracking its footsteps, may be fearing the same thing they are doing to the contribution of Africans.
The skies were different back then story: Why haven't other humans who existed at the same time seen the same things the Africans have been seeing in the skies?
One of certain ways of assuring defeat is underestimating the abilities of your perceived adversary. This adversary can be a historical inconvenience like the Africans. The West only underestimates these resilient beings at its own peril. Not many human races have shown such formidable resilience after the suffering these people have endured in the last 500 years. This reviewer thinks, these destitute Africans may have the last laugh.
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Summary: Groundbreaking....30 years ago
Comment: Some of the more critical reviews of this book have stated that the information in it is not really new. The point is that The Sirius Mystery was originally published in 1976, over 30 years ago. It was new then. In fact, the book caused quite a stir, especially in Europe, where Temple's explanation of the cosmology of the Dogon tribe was well received.
At the time the Sirius Mystery came out, I was deeply into the tabloidish Erich Von Daniken and I found Temple's writing too intellectual, too scholarly for my liking...so I merely skimmed over it. Since those heady days, and having read just about everything else I could get hold of, I have long since drifted away from the alien astronaut thesis. So re-reading the Sirius mystery now leaves me a little flat.
I would caution readers that the writing style is a little difficult, but there are some real gems inside, so it is definitely worth persevering. Certainly, none of Temple's critics have been able to discredit his research or refute his conclusions. I give it only 3 stars because his conclusions are too forced to sit comfortably with my own sense of logic.
Mark Gibbs
Author, The Virgin and The Priest
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Summary: Weak to begin with, Temple ruins all credibility by bashing scientists
Comment: After reading Walter Cruttenden's Lost Star of Myth and Time, I became very interested in similar topics, and have been reading quite a bit on them lately. I was very disappointed by The Sirius Mystery. The title is deceptive- the information in the book isn't new, it's all info that's been discussed before. Many of the claims were weak, and many of the theories require taking huge leaps to get from A to B. There were some very interesting and intriguing points, but not enough to make up for the rest of the book. At best, Temple shows that ancient people were more advanced in astronomy than we give them credit for. In addition, this book is incredibly dry and dull, and not very well written. I'm a college student, and I've had a better time reading incredibly boring text books on topics I have absolutely no interest in.
If the actual content of the book wasn't poor enough, a very bitter Temple destroys any minute credibility he had by resorting to name-calling of scientists he believes have wronged him. He talks about how arrogant mainstream scientists are in their beliefs, yet goes on to say, "...she taunted her more pompous colleagues about not being able to keep up with [me], which of course made them hate me." Are you *kidding* me? He can't even let the dead rest and while talking about a (deceased) scientist, he says, "That is how petty and pathetic he was." And the icing on the cake to all of this bitterness and insult-slinging was definitely, "It is truly amazing how people can become obsessed with enmity to the exclusion of productive work." Maybe Robert Temple should listen to himself on that one. If he wants respect from the science community, maybe he should try giving *them* a little bit. I'm surprised the publishing company actually printed this.
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Summary: Not what I expected.......in a bad way
Comment: I read the first 100 pages of the book and couldn't take it anymore. His goal is to confuse the reader by mentioning them names of numerous gods and goddess from all kinds of different ancient civilizations it was hard to keep track of them. Show me more physical evidence of contact with an alien civilization. All Temple does is expand on other peoples work for evidence, he does not go to the actual sights himself to investigate, if you are interested in ancient history conspiracys I would say read any of Graham Hancock's books, way more thorough, the writing was way more organized and entertaining. And he goes to the actual historical sights for his investigations.
You know this is a hard book to read and understand when the author has to put summaries at the end of the chapter, to help you try and understand what he was writing!
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