Is the existence of civilization on Earth a result of contact from inhabitants of a planet in the sysyem of the star Sirius prior to 3000 BC? There are tribal cultures in present-day Africa whos most sacred and secret traditions are based on this theory. Central to their cosmology is a body of knowledge concerning the system of the star Sirius that is accurate in detail, including specific information only recently accesible to modern science. The author traces the traditions of the Dogon and three related tribes back 5000 years to the ancient Mediterranean cultures of Egypt and Sumer. He shows a knowledge dependent on physics and astrophysics, which they claimed was imported to them by visitors from Sirius.
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A hugely impressive, deeply researched, and very detailed study of the beliefs and knowledge of the Dogon tribe of West Africa by a great polymath. Essential reading for anyone interested in the possibility of alien contact, it will also interest those who study ancient knowledge and prehistory. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
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Essential reading for anyone who thinks about the origins of man and myth.
27 May 2009
By Peter Buckley
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I have finally read 'The Sirius Mystery' after many years of reading about it secondhand. It appears most authors either love or loathe Robert Temple's theory. Although like the majority of readers, I will take a lot of convincing about alien contact, the effort of the author in trying to make sense of the beliefs of the Dogon in the light of better known Egyptian, Sumerian and Greek myth is impressive to say the least. I found myself checking sources and alternative explanations, reaching the conclusion that Robert Temple is a careful and honest scholar. Read the book and see for yourself!
PS..A comment passed on by Michael Palin was good: "How many people are there in an average Dogon Family? Five: Two adults, two children and a French Anthropologist!"
PS..A comment passed on by Michael Palin was good: "How many people are there in an average Dogon Family? Five: Two adults, two children and a French Anthropologist!"
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I liked some bits...looking at the spinx as a fresh view.
Most of the rest is a fantastic example of bad science.
Tons of information, but not usually related to the main theory.
Leaps of thought that owe more to wish than logic.
Bizzare comments like "it would obviously be sensible intergalactic ettiquette".
Yet more unrelated information to wade through and give the illusion of depth to the opinion.
No thought given at all to other possibilities. Such as coincidence, or the fact that any archeological picture is less than the whole picture...this point undermines the whole thesis because the rapid rise of the civilisation and the in depth knowledge could be due to this fact.
Most of the rest is a fantastic example of bad science.
Tons of information, but not usually related to the main theory.
Leaps of thought that owe more to wish than logic.
Bizzare comments like "it would obviously be sensible intergalactic ettiquette".
Yet more unrelated information to wade through and give the illusion of depth to the opinion.
No thought given at all to other possibilities. Such as coincidence, or the fact that any archeological picture is less than the whole picture...this point undermines the whole thesis because the rapid rise of the civilisation and the in depth knowledge could be due to this fact.
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Sirius Mystery
One thing you cannot take away from Robert Temple and that is his extraordinary attention to his research which on the face is pretty meticulous, That said his book is padded out... Read more
Published 15 months ago by M. L. Shannon
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Exciting key to Mankind's ancestry, if a little long-winded
The facts which Robert Temple analyzes are amazing and should be known to all - the survival of correct astronomical information in a primitive tribe that concerns bodies invisible... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Michael
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The Sirius mystery: Please give us a break!!!
Contrary to what the title might suggest, this book is not
entirely about scientific evidence on an ancient Alien Contact
as the other reviewers might make you believe,... Read more
entirely about scientific evidence on an ancient Alien Contact
as the other reviewers might make you believe,... Read more
Published on 6 May 2003 by Achaean
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A clear and concise presentation of fact
Temple's book is a detailed and well-documented presentation of research results. He deals with a delicate and almost heretical topic in the eyes of many of his colleagues in a... Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2000
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A marvelous and fascinating Read of possible human origin
If one takes the time to reason the immaculent impossibility that evolution could have achieved something as complex as the human speicies in such an apparent short space of time,... Read more
Published on 17 Feb 1999
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A masterpiece!!
The book itself is let's say an opulent spume of knowledge!! Mr. Temple deftly wrote his masterpiece and that is why I guess it looks so fecund for those of you who are voracious... Read more
Published on 6 April 1998
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