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Earth Chronicles #2
Le astronavi del Sinai
Il giardino dell'Eden, il Paradiso terrestre, l'aldilà dei Faraoni, la Fontana della giovinezza; secondo l'autore il mondo è pieno di miti sul dono dell'immortalità, memoria ancestrale di un luogo dal quale si accedeva alle astronavi orbitanti - o addiritura al pianeta di origine - degli extraterrestri che colonizzarono la Terra in epoca anti-diluviana. La ricostruzione delle avventure di quanti, da Gilgamesh a Ponce de Leon, partirono in cerca dell'immortalità.
381 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1980
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Zecharia Sitchin
192 books779 followersSitchin was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and was raised in Palestine. He acquired knowledge of modern and ancient Hebrew, other Semitic and European languages, the Torah, and the history and archeology of the Near East.
He was one of the few scholars able to read and interpret ancient Sumerian and Akkadian clay tablets.
Sitchin graduated from the London School of Economics, University of London, majoring in economic history.
A journalist and editor in Israel for many years. His books have been widely translated, converted to braille for the blind, and featured on radio and television.
He was one of the few scholars able to read and interpret ancient Sumerian and Akkadian clay tablets.
Sitchin graduated from the London School of Economics, University of London, majoring in economic history.
A journalist and editor in Israel for many years. His books have been widely translated, converted to braille for the blind, and featured on radio and television.
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September 2, 2011
"The Stairway to Heaven" is Zecharia Sitchin's follow-up to "The Twelfth Planet." Though a few chapters are difficult to read through, mostly because they are packed with data and facts rather than eloquent storytelling, this book is just as illuminating as its predecessor. Having previously established the main idea of an extraterrestrial species cultivating human society and technology on Earth, Sitchin is free to delve into specifics such as the origin of the Egyptian pyramids and their purpose in ancient times. Chalk full of depictions of Egyptian hieroglyphics, this book compares ancient Egypt's own historical claims with those of its Sumerian counterparts in an enlightening fashion. Prepare your mind for an inevitable stretch of imagination because no preconditioning can prepare you for the ride Sitchin wants to bring you along on. Definitely a "should" read.
October 14, 2014
I know there are problems with some of Sitchen's work, but he was a pioneer in this field, and these books are very fascinating. He can jump to conclusions too quickly, and some his translations of Sumerian texts seem a bit shoehorned into his own pre-existing theories (a lot like orthodox researchers!), we need this kind of outlandish imagination. One can be incorrect about something from being to credulous, but one can just as easily be incorrect from being too skeptical.
October 12, 2017
The quest for immortality has a place in the myths and legends in nearly all the cultures of the world, is this a natural human longing or is it the result of the “gods” living among men for millennia? Zecharia Sitchin looks to answer the question through Sumerian, Egyptian, Biblical, and extra-Biblical texts and Middle Eastern stories and legends from Gilgamesh to Alexander the Great in his book The Stairway to Heaven.
The search for Paradise where the Tree of Life—or the Fountain of Youth or any other means to bring eternal youth or life—across cultures begins Sitchin’s second book in his Earth Chronicles series. Then he turns to those who claimed immortal ancestors which lead to recounting the tale of Gilgamesh and the afterlife journey of the Pharaohs to their ancestor Ra. All this builds to why all these tales are similar in their descriptions of locations to find the place where immortality can be found, the answer Sitchin proposes is the post-Deluge location for the Annunaki spaceport on the central plain of the Sinai Peninsula. In setting out his theory, Sitchin details the monumental architecture around Egypt and the Levant that not even modern equipment can create and how archaeologists have misidentified through mistakes, or maybe outright fraud, on who built them amongst ancient human cultures when in fact they were built by the astronauts from Nibiru for their rocketships.
Following the post-Deluge founding of civilization at the end of The 12th Planet, Sitchin focused on how the Annunaki rebuilt their spacefaring abilities after the destruction of their Mission Control and Spaceport in Mesopotamia. To do this he highlights the near universal search for immortality by humans and how it alluded to the new Spaceport in the Sinai that lead to the “realm of the Gods”. Yet in doing this Sitchin reiterated the same thing over and over again for a good third of the book, bogging down the overall text and could have been condensed down but would have made this 308 page book much shorter. But Sitchin’s argument that the mathematical relationship between numerous ancient cities, monumental architecture, and high mountains across the Middle East as well as stretching towards Delphi in Greece towards the end is the most intriguing for any reader, even if you are skeptical on Sitchin’s theories.
The Stairway to Heaven is not as well written as its precursor or its successor—if my memory is correct—as Sitchin needed a transition book and needed to fill it out. While not as “good” as The 12th Planet, this book gives the reader information important in following up the previous book and “setting” the stage for The Wars of Gods and Men.
The search for Paradise where the Tree of Life—or the Fountain of Youth or any other means to bring eternal youth or life—across cultures begins Sitchin’s second book in his Earth Chronicles series. Then he turns to those who claimed immortal ancestors which lead to recounting the tale of Gilgamesh and the afterlife journey of the Pharaohs to their ancestor Ra. All this builds to why all these tales are similar in their descriptions of locations to find the place where immortality can be found, the answer Sitchin proposes is the post-Deluge location for the Annunaki spaceport on the central plain of the Sinai Peninsula. In setting out his theory, Sitchin details the monumental architecture around Egypt and the Levant that not even modern equipment can create and how archaeologists have misidentified through mistakes, or maybe outright fraud, on who built them amongst ancient human cultures when in fact they were built by the astronauts from Nibiru for their rocketships.
Following the post-Deluge founding of civilization at the end of The 12th Planet, Sitchin focused on how the Annunaki rebuilt their spacefaring abilities after the destruction of their Mission Control and Spaceport in Mesopotamia. To do this he highlights the near universal search for immortality by humans and how it alluded to the new Spaceport in the Sinai that lead to the “realm of the Gods”. Yet in doing this Sitchin reiterated the same thing over and over again for a good third of the book, bogging down the overall text and could have been condensed down but would have made this 308 page book much shorter. But Sitchin’s argument that the mathematical relationship between numerous ancient cities, monumental architecture, and high mountains across the Middle East as well as stretching towards Delphi in Greece towards the end is the most intriguing for any reader, even if you are skeptical on Sitchin’s theories.
The Stairway to Heaven is not as well written as its precursor or its successor—if my memory is correct—as Sitchin needed a transition book and needed to fill it out. While not as “good” as The 12th Planet, this book gives the reader information important in following up the previous book and “setting” the stage for The Wars of Gods and Men.
April 26, 2011
I rarely stop reading a book half-way through, but this is exactly what I have done with The Stairway to Heaven. This book is almost impossible to read, as the author grabs everything he can think of to support his thesis. This makes The Stairway to Heaven well nigh impossible to follow.
Here is an apt summation of how the book reads:
There was an inscription with a man walking, and floating in the sky was a circular object. Therefore it is incontrovertible that beings from another planet and visited the ancients...
..the staff that Moses had wasn't actually a staff, as it had light emitting from it. Therefore, it is impossible to ignore the fact that Moses had a teleportation device ...
...There is a reference to a mountain big and tall. Thus it is impossible to ignore this reference to a space ship .
You get the picture. The stretches of imagination to "prove" his theories aren't that bad, and could be pretty interesting if you read it as Science Fiction. Unfortunately the prose is so boring it will cause the strongest of individuals to weep like little girls to "please make the bad man stop."
Here is an apt summation of how the book reads:
There was an inscription with a man walking, and floating in the sky was a circular object. Therefore it is incontrovertible that beings from another planet and visited the ancients...
..the staff that Moses had wasn't actually a staff, as it had light emitting from it. Therefore, it is impossible to ignore the fact that Moses had a teleportation device ...
...There is a reference to a mountain big and tall. Thus it is impossible to ignore this reference to a space ship .
You get the picture. The stretches of imagination to "prove" his theories aren't that bad, and could be pretty interesting if you read it as Science Fiction. Unfortunately the prose is so boring it will cause the strongest of individuals to weep like little girls to "please make the bad man stop."
February 18, 2025
I really enjoyed the first book. I am convinced that we are not alone in the universe. Not sure aliens build the pyramids. There are some sound evidence that history as cut and dried as we know it. In fact there is recent evidence the mainstream doesn’t want to accept evidence that the dates of many ancient ruins are much older that previously believed. This book retells some of theories which has been used as the foundation for the Ancient Aliens TV show. It may not be rehashed as I’m sure the ideas were revolutionary when first published but its not as strong. Really is kind of history with the inclusion of Aliens. I’m going to try the next one, but the first book was much stronger in this theory of history.
June 9, 2013
Great read for a person with an open mind, very mythic and imaginative theories.
June 28, 2022
Didnt keep me as interested as the 1st book did.
October 12, 2024
I love how the author recaps and how each book of this series is tied together in a way that you don't have to read them in order. Points out a lot of alignment with the Egyptian religion and the bible. Love the dyagrams and how he takes you along this journey of "truth".
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July 28, 2011The quest for immortality is a quest that has dominated the mid of man since time immemorial. Ponce De Leon searched in vain for it. He heard legend of it from the local natives. His search covered almost all of the islands and even part of Florida but he never found it.
In the Koran there is legend of Moses meeting a servant and being told to follow an underground river so as to meet his spirit guide. He is is given a dead fish and is told that when the fish jumps to life he is to follow that fish into the river. Of course the fish come to life but they miss it before they are aware that it jumps into the river.
Alexander had a similar quest but he himself ended up there only to be turned back by two men in feathered suits eerily reminiscent of Seraphim who guard the entrance to the Garden of Eden. Alexander was the famous Macedonian conqueror. As he was about to conquer Persia which at that time was seen as a pressing matter, Alexander chose to Conquer Egypt and then go further south. Legend has it that the Oasis of Siwa was of some importance to him. It was there that he met Queen Candace and she showed him through the tunnels to a place where Enoch was and a couple of other people were hanging out. These were the Gods. This was Alexanders ticket to immortality. Something only granted by the Gods called Annunaki in Sumerian and Nephilim in Hebrew.
Enoch was a pretty important guy in the over all scheme of things. He was taken alive to heaven and turned into Metatron. Before he died he was given an advance tour of the after life. Enoch had to travel through a treacherous desert land. First he was taken through a series of tunnels until he finally arrived at a Mountain. The Mountain took him up to the heavens. In the heaven he was taken to the throne of God. The process of going there is almost the same as what the Egyptians had to go through to get to their after life.
There are a few differences however. Like in the Greek Myths the Pharoah had to cross a lake and pay a ferryman to take him to the other side. Once there he traveled a desert land that was filled with peril. Then he went through a tunnel system on a barge and was escorted by being dressed in feathers who looked a lot like Seraphim. Finally he was taken to the mountain which lead him into heaven.
Alexander himself never achieved immortality he died after conquering lands all the way to India. If he was not to achieve immortality what right did he have to meet the Gods. According to legend there is some doubt as to weather Alexander was Philips true son. AMMON a God of Egypt or one of his priests came to Macedonia and while in Macedonia he supposedly seduced Phillip's wife. Back in those days the Gods used to couple with mortals. The big question who was Ammon.
According to Egyptian Legend their Gods came from across the seas from another land. Linguistic evidence seems to point to their origin as being Mesopotamia. As the legend goes Egypt was flooded. Ptah came by in a boat and dried up the flood and built damns. I believe he coupled with Nuit and gave birth to Isis, Osiris and Set. Isis and Osiris were lovers and rulers of Egypt. Seth was jealous and killed Osiris . It was up to Isis to revive him. Later on Horus would do battle with Seth. Seth gets killed but Horus's eye gets knocked out. In any case at one point Ra had control over Egypt. When he lost it Ammon took control from the City of Thebes.
THe book goes on to examine various legends from the Canaanites and Sumerians i norder to piece together the mystery. If anyone knows the Gods were not Gods but aliens from the Planet Nabiru which has an elliptical orbit around our sun. It comes into our solar system once every 3,600 years. They need gold to sustain their atmosphere and hence they genetically engineered a race of slaves to run it for them, That race is the human race. They blended their genes with some indigenous ape and whammo there was man. Maan was almost wiped out by the flood. Fortunately for us Enki was on our side.
The secret to immortality is being invited but the Gods to their space port and eating some off their food and drink. Once you have dined you live forever with the gods. Question where were the space ports located. The author examines Canaanite myth to tell us that supposedly it existed in Baalbeck the Cedar Forest of Lebanon. Another one was located in the Sinai Desert.
Whether you believe the author's premise of alien intelligence creating life on our planet you have to admit one thing. The Ancients were more advanced then we give them credit for and the people earnestly believed these myths. Any student of thenear east will enjoy reading these books as Zeharia Sitchin shows how they all come together.
In the Koran there is legend of Moses meeting a servant and being told to follow an underground river so as to meet his spirit guide. He is is given a dead fish and is told that when the fish jumps to life he is to follow that fish into the river. Of course the fish come to life but they miss it before they are aware that it jumps into the river.
Alexander had a similar quest but he himself ended up there only to be turned back by two men in feathered suits eerily reminiscent of Seraphim who guard the entrance to the Garden of Eden. Alexander was the famous Macedonian conqueror. As he was about to conquer Persia which at that time was seen as a pressing matter, Alexander chose to Conquer Egypt and then go further south. Legend has it that the Oasis of Siwa was of some importance to him. It was there that he met Queen Candace and she showed him through the tunnels to a place where Enoch was and a couple of other people were hanging out. These were the Gods. This was Alexanders ticket to immortality. Something only granted by the Gods called Annunaki in Sumerian and Nephilim in Hebrew.
Enoch was a pretty important guy in the over all scheme of things. He was taken alive to heaven and turned into Metatron. Before he died he was given an advance tour of the after life. Enoch had to travel through a treacherous desert land. First he was taken through a series of tunnels until he finally arrived at a Mountain. The Mountain took him up to the heavens. In the heaven he was taken to the throne of God. The process of going there is almost the same as what the Egyptians had to go through to get to their after life.
There are a few differences however. Like in the Greek Myths the Pharoah had to cross a lake and pay a ferryman to take him to the other side. Once there he traveled a desert land that was filled with peril. Then he went through a tunnel system on a barge and was escorted by being dressed in feathers who looked a lot like Seraphim. Finally he was taken to the mountain which lead him into heaven.
Alexander himself never achieved immortality he died after conquering lands all the way to India. If he was not to achieve immortality what right did he have to meet the Gods. According to legend there is some doubt as to weather Alexander was Philips true son. AMMON a God of Egypt or one of his priests came to Macedonia and while in Macedonia he supposedly seduced Phillip's wife. Back in those days the Gods used to couple with mortals. The big question who was Ammon.
According to Egyptian Legend their Gods came from across the seas from another land. Linguistic evidence seems to point to their origin as being Mesopotamia. As the legend goes Egypt was flooded. Ptah came by in a boat and dried up the flood and built damns. I believe he coupled with Nuit and gave birth to Isis, Osiris and Set. Isis and Osiris were lovers and rulers of Egypt. Seth was jealous and killed Osiris . It was up to Isis to revive him. Later on Horus would do battle with Seth. Seth gets killed but Horus's eye gets knocked out. In any case at one point Ra had control over Egypt. When he lost it Ammon took control from the City of Thebes.
THe book goes on to examine various legends from the Canaanites and Sumerians i norder to piece together the mystery. If anyone knows the Gods were not Gods but aliens from the Planet Nabiru which has an elliptical orbit around our sun. It comes into our solar system once every 3,600 years. They need gold to sustain their atmosphere and hence they genetically engineered a race of slaves to run it for them, That race is the human race. They blended their genes with some indigenous ape and whammo there was man. Maan was almost wiped out by the flood. Fortunately for us Enki was on our side.
The secret to immortality is being invited but the Gods to their space port and eating some off their food and drink. Once you have dined you live forever with the gods. Question where were the space ports located. The author examines Canaanite myth to tell us that supposedly it existed in Baalbeck the Cedar Forest of Lebanon. Another one was located in the Sinai Desert.
Whether you believe the author's premise of alien intelligence creating life on our planet you have to admit one thing. The Ancients were more advanced then we give them credit for and the people earnestly believed these myths. Any student of thenear east will enjoy reading these books as Zeharia Sitchin shows how they all come together.
June 11, 2016
I am giving The Stairway to Heaven 3.5 stars because while I enjoyed the hypothesis put out there by Sitchin I felt that the book was unnecessarily dragging on. There were some interesting points that were made especially on why mankind especially in the ancient world really looked for immortality but at the same time I felt that the author was adding details that were not needed.
All in all, the book was interesting but far too stretched out in the ideas. However, in some of those outstretched facts there are some things that show the reasoning behind why the modern Egyptologists view things the way they do.
I wouldn't say don't read the book but be willing to have the time to read this book.
All in all, the book was interesting but far too stretched out in the ideas. However, in some of those outstretched facts there are some things that show the reasoning behind why the modern Egyptologists view things the way they do.
I wouldn't say don't read the book but be willing to have the time to read this book.
July 8, 2015
This book continues with mainly the post deluge occupation by the "gods". If you can Wade through the first part of the book it starts to get a bit more interesting once it starts talking about Egypt. He does give an interesting analysis of the Exodus route and how it ties in to the holy places. Also his chapters on the fraud perpetrated upon the great pyramids is very interesting though at times it seemed like it went on for to long. One of greatest faults was the fact that the information which was presented in the 12th Planet was now here presented as essentially fact instead of theory. I believe this hurts the presentation. Further his lack of sources and particularly his quotations from the bible are sometimes questionable, he could of at least gave us chapter and verse let alone version used, it would of helped. But overall a fair book, not nearly as interesting as his first but will continue with the third to see how he progresses his theory.
February 9, 2020
“Life of Searching”
I am thankful there are others like me searching for the truth of creation, of words and places for the store houses of the wind; for “God”.
#AncientAliens has made a fortune off of #Sitchen’s life work. I could help them continue, I only wish I had been able to spend time with him. Oh the conversations we could have.
This is my second reading of the wonderful set of The Earth Chronicles, just an Enjoyable work for the well read in Ancient World Literature, extensive bibliographic compilations. For someone just starting their search Sitchen’s work could be used as a syllabus.
Excellent presentation of the stories and Sitchen’s attention to detail is appreciated. The more you read the more questions you have, the more you realize we know nothing. So perhaps we should just live like it is recommend to Job, but is that part of our DNA....
The Earth Chronicles Book 2 #StairwaytoHeaven
I am thankful there are others like me searching for the truth of creation, of words and places for the store houses of the wind; for “God”.
#AncientAliens has made a fortune off of #Sitchen’s life work. I could help them continue, I only wish I had been able to spend time with him. Oh the conversations we could have.
This is my second reading of the wonderful set of The Earth Chronicles, just an Enjoyable work for the well read in Ancient World Literature, extensive bibliographic compilations. For someone just starting their search Sitchen’s work could be used as a syllabus.
Excellent presentation of the stories and Sitchen’s attention to detail is appreciated. The more you read the more questions you have, the more you realize we know nothing. So perhaps we should just live like it is recommend to Job, but is that part of our DNA....
The Earth Chronicles Book 2 #StairwaytoHeaven
November 1, 2013
When I read The 12th Planet, it became my bible. It was the start to the answers I've always seeked. Sitchin's 2nd book in the Earth Chronicles did not let up. It only engaged me further and strengthened my ideas. Love it!!!!
March 3, 2015
Zecharia interprets ancient Sumerian and Akkadian clay tablets - certainly makes you think about where we may have truly originated from, Leaves you with so many questions! The book 2 in the Earth Chronicles. Even though I question his ideas, I certainly do not deny that they could be true.
September 9, 2008
You don't realize how similar different ancient beliefs are ex) Egyptian and Greek... he deals with a lot from these two cultures in this book.
June 25, 2015
Great book
Awesome makes much sense and connects the dots with many ancient oddities can't wait to read the next book in this series
Awesome makes much sense and connects the dots with many ancient oddities can't wait to read the next book in this series
December 11, 2020
Very interesting reading on the pre-flood age.
November 19, 2025
I love the ridiculousness of this series
May 26, 2022
DWUNASTA PLANETA
Książka stara, a ja jakoś nigdy wcześniej się nią nie zainteresowałam, choć nazwisko autora sławne. A szkoda, bo książka ciekawa. Mnóstwo informacji na temat życia starożytnych Sumerów i późniejszych cywilizacji. Autor dowodzi, że tak naprawdę wszystko, co kiedykolwiek zostało wymyślone na świecie, ma swoje źródła w Sumerze. Metalurgia, chirurgia, architektura, wykorzystanie ropy, parlament, system lecznictwa, edukacji i sądownictwa, religia, muzyka i poezja, zaawansowane rolnictwo, system kanałów nawadniających, transport morski i lądowy i to z użyciem koła... Na szczególną uwagę niewątpliwie zasługuje pismo. To dzięki glinianym tabliczkom możemy poznać szczegóły niezwykle bogatego życia, które wiódł ten starożytny lud.
Jak to się stało, że nastąpił tak gwałtowny rozwój umysłu ludzkiego, i to tylko w jednym rejonie świata? Wszystkie pozostałe cywilizacje nie dokonały niczego wielkiego, poza kalkowaniem myśli sumeryjskiej. Istnieją olbrzymie podobieństwa w filozofii, zwyczajach, a przede wszystkim w religiach, które powstały po epoce sumeryjskiej. W tym, oczywiście, religia chrześcijańska. Zagłębiając się w losy bogów, których przygody opisane zostały na tabliczkach, trzeba stwierdzić, że Biblia, to tylko skromny notesik, taka kieszonkowa ściągawka. Pierwszym, który przeniósł wierzenia na tereny Palestyny był Abraham. A nie zapominajmy, że pochodził on z Ur i był poniekąd spadkobiercą Sumerów. Te rzeczy, które w Biblii są niezgodne, wyjaśniają tabliczki. Na przykład swoistą niekonsekwencję Boga w jego poczynaniach. Chce karać, ale ratuje. A może to dlatego, że nie był to jeden bóg, tylko wielu z nich, i że ze sobą rywalizowali?
Kim byli zapomniani bogowie? Sitchin twierdzi, że byli to Anunaki i że wcale nie byli bogami, ale przedstawicielami obcej cywilizacji, którzy przybyli z planety, dotychczas nieodkrytej przez współczesnych astronomów. Planeta Nibiru była zabłąkanym intruzem, który dawno temu wtargnął do Układu Słonecznego i narobił ogromnego zamieszania, a ślady tego oglądamy do dziś. Jestem pod wrażeniem opisu tych zamierzchłych wydarzeń. Nibiru został wessany przez słoneczną grawitację i tak sobie odwiedza pobliże Ziemi raz na 3600 lat, dokonując wtedy tragicznych spustoszeń w postaci gigantycznych trzęsień, zaburzeń pogody, ogromnych fal, itp. Biblijny potop nie był niczym innym, niż właśnie naturalną katastrofą (dające do myślenia wyjaśnienie potopu w książce). W przyszłości czekają nas następne i każda z nich może zetrzeć życie z powierzchni globu, a przynajmniej znacząco cofnąć je w rozwoju. Uważamy Ziemię za planetę przyjazną życiu. Ale czy powinniśmy? Planeta nazywana była kilkoma imionami, m.in. Pan, co kojarzy się z biblijnym imieniem Jehowy. Czy Biblia nie mówi czasem o gniewie Pana...?
Oficjalna nauka nie potrafi wyjaśnić wielu rzeczy, np. tajemniczych starozytnych przedmiotów, czy niezwykłej wiedzy współczesnych buszmenów. To, co oni wiedzą już od tysiącleci, astronomowie odkrywają z pomocą specjalistycznych przyrządów. Czy człowiek odkrył tę wiedzę sam, czy ktoś mu pomógł? A może homo sapiens, to wynik eksperymentów genetycznych przybyszów z Nibiru? A Anunaki, to nie bogowie, ale wysoko rozwinięta rasa władców?
Książka z całą pewnością warta przeczytania. Naukowcy całkiem niedawno stwierdzili, że prawdopodobnie istnieje jakieś ciało niebieskie, które zaburza grawitację nawet tych największych planet naszego Układu. Czyżby Nibiru? Jeszcze trochę musimy poczekać, żeby się przekonać, ale chyba nam się nie śpieszy do odwiedzin takich gości...
SCHODY DO NIEBA
Druga część Kronik Ziemi.
Tym razem dużo wiadomości o innej starożytnej cywilizacji i jej tajemnicach, czyli wybieramy się do Egiptu. Autor przedstawia egipskich bogów, rytuały, a raczej podróże pośmiertne faraonów, tajemnice piramid, hieroglifów i ich znaczeń. Spojrzymy w oczy Sfinksa i zobaczymy, co kryje on między swoimi łapami. Poszukamy też źródła życia, czy też fontanny nieśmiertelności. Bardzo dokładnie omówiony został mit o Gilgameszu, który jest prototypem wielu opowieści biblijnych. Spróbujemy odkryć, która góra naprawdę była miejscem, gdzie Mojżesz otrzymał 10 Przykazań, a przy okazji będziemy mogli zastanowić się, czy to był Bóg, czy może raczej przybysze z innej planety, którzy założyli sobie państwo w ziemi egipskiej, a ludność podporządkowali do spełniania własnych potrzeb i zachcianek. Poznamy zadziwiającą geometrię układu najważniejszych punktów położenia miast i świątyń na terenach dzisiejszego Egiptu, Libanu, Turcji i innych krajów. Dowiemy się, komu tak naprawdę poświęcona była gigantyczna świątynia Jowisza w Libanie i czy Jowisz, to Iowa, a Iowa to Jehowah...
Starożytnej przygody i ciąg dalszy...
Książka stara, a ja jakoś nigdy wcześniej się nią nie zainteresowałam, choć nazwisko autora sławne. A szkoda, bo książka ciekawa. Mnóstwo informacji na temat życia starożytnych Sumerów i późniejszych cywilizacji. Autor dowodzi, że tak naprawdę wszystko, co kiedykolwiek zostało wymyślone na świecie, ma swoje źródła w Sumerze. Metalurgia, chirurgia, architektura, wykorzystanie ropy, parlament, system lecznictwa, edukacji i sądownictwa, religia, muzyka i poezja, zaawansowane rolnictwo, system kanałów nawadniających, transport morski i lądowy i to z użyciem koła... Na szczególną uwagę niewątpliwie zasługuje pismo. To dzięki glinianym tabliczkom możemy poznać szczegóły niezwykle bogatego życia, które wiódł ten starożytny lud.
Jak to się stało, że nastąpił tak gwałtowny rozwój umysłu ludzkiego, i to tylko w jednym rejonie świata? Wszystkie pozostałe cywilizacje nie dokonały niczego wielkiego, poza kalkowaniem myśli sumeryjskiej. Istnieją olbrzymie podobieństwa w filozofii, zwyczajach, a przede wszystkim w religiach, które powstały po epoce sumeryjskiej. W tym, oczywiście, religia chrześcijańska. Zagłębiając się w losy bogów, których przygody opisane zostały na tabliczkach, trzeba stwierdzić, że Biblia, to tylko skromny notesik, taka kieszonkowa ściągawka. Pierwszym, który przeniósł wierzenia na tereny Palestyny był Abraham. A nie zapominajmy, że pochodził on z Ur i był poniekąd spadkobiercą Sumerów. Te rzeczy, które w Biblii są niezgodne, wyjaśniają tabliczki. Na przykład swoistą niekonsekwencję Boga w jego poczynaniach. Chce karać, ale ratuje. A może to dlatego, że nie był to jeden bóg, tylko wielu z nich, i że ze sobą rywalizowali?
Kim byli zapomniani bogowie? Sitchin twierdzi, że byli to Anunaki i że wcale nie byli bogami, ale przedstawicielami obcej cywilizacji, którzy przybyli z planety, dotychczas nieodkrytej przez współczesnych astronomów. Planeta Nibiru była zabłąkanym intruzem, który dawno temu wtargnął do Układu Słonecznego i narobił ogromnego zamieszania, a ślady tego oglądamy do dziś. Jestem pod wrażeniem opisu tych zamierzchłych wydarzeń. Nibiru został wessany przez słoneczną grawitację i tak sobie odwiedza pobliże Ziemi raz na 3600 lat, dokonując wtedy tragicznych spustoszeń w postaci gigantycznych trzęsień, zaburzeń pogody, ogromnych fal, itp. Biblijny potop nie był niczym innym, niż właśnie naturalną katastrofą (dające do myślenia wyjaśnienie potopu w książce). W przyszłości czekają nas następne i każda z nich może zetrzeć życie z powierzchni globu, a przynajmniej znacząco cofnąć je w rozwoju. Uważamy Ziemię za planetę przyjazną życiu. Ale czy powinniśmy? Planeta nazywana była kilkoma imionami, m.in. Pan, co kojarzy się z biblijnym imieniem Jehowy. Czy Biblia nie mówi czasem o gniewie Pana...?
Oficjalna nauka nie potrafi wyjaśnić wielu rzeczy, np. tajemniczych starozytnych przedmiotów, czy niezwykłej wiedzy współczesnych buszmenów. To, co oni wiedzą już od tysiącleci, astronomowie odkrywają z pomocą specjalistycznych przyrządów. Czy człowiek odkrył tę wiedzę sam, czy ktoś mu pomógł? A może homo sapiens, to wynik eksperymentów genetycznych przybyszów z Nibiru? A Anunaki, to nie bogowie, ale wysoko rozwinięta rasa władców?
Książka z całą pewnością warta przeczytania. Naukowcy całkiem niedawno stwierdzili, że prawdopodobnie istnieje jakieś ciało niebieskie, które zaburza grawitację nawet tych największych planet naszego Układu. Czyżby Nibiru? Jeszcze trochę musimy poczekać, żeby się przekonać, ale chyba nam się nie śpieszy do odwiedzin takich gości...
SCHODY DO NIEBA
Druga część Kronik Ziemi.
Tym razem dużo wiadomości o innej starożytnej cywilizacji i jej tajemnicach, czyli wybieramy się do Egiptu. Autor przedstawia egipskich bogów, rytuały, a raczej podróże pośmiertne faraonów, tajemnice piramid, hieroglifów i ich znaczeń. Spojrzymy w oczy Sfinksa i zobaczymy, co kryje on między swoimi łapami. Poszukamy też źródła życia, czy też fontanny nieśmiertelności. Bardzo dokładnie omówiony został mit o Gilgameszu, który jest prototypem wielu opowieści biblijnych. Spróbujemy odkryć, która góra naprawdę była miejscem, gdzie Mojżesz otrzymał 10 Przykazań, a przy okazji będziemy mogli zastanowić się, czy to był Bóg, czy może raczej przybysze z innej planety, którzy założyli sobie państwo w ziemi egipskiej, a ludność podporządkowali do spełniania własnych potrzeb i zachcianek. Poznamy zadziwiającą geometrię układu najważniejszych punktów położenia miast i świątyń na terenach dzisiejszego Egiptu, Libanu, Turcji i innych krajów. Dowiemy się, komu tak naprawdę poświęcona była gigantyczna świątynia Jowisza w Libanie i czy Jowisz, to Iowa, a Iowa to Jehowah...
Starożytnej przygody i ciąg dalszy...
October 14, 2023
The Search for Immortality
Surprisingly, this book about the ancient history of Man begins at a comparatively late date in history, the 16th century. We are taken to the time that Spain was exploring the New World. This exploration was undertaken for various reasons such as wealth, territory, and the spreading of the Christian faith, but the book focuses on one reason in particular: The search for the Fountain of Youth.
The impetus for this search stemmed from an earlier time. During the Middle Ages a tale about Alexander the Great circulated around Europe. This tale involved Alexander's own quest for immortality. The book looks at Alexander's trip to Egypt where he successfully sought to be acknowledged the son of the Egyptian god Ammon. This rank would allow Alexander the right of the Egyptian Pharaohs, the right to become an immortal after death.
I did not find this a very auspicious beginning for the book, this wild historical roller coaster. Several chapters in I'm wondering where Sitchin is taking this.
The answer, it turns out, is Egypt.
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
The book starts to catch my attention as it discusses the funeral rites of the Egyptian pharaohs. The details of these rites come from hieroglyphic writings from the walls of the pyramids of two pharaohs of the Old Kingdom. These writings are known as the Pyramid Texts and they detail a ritual of immense complexity. The ritual is meant to usher a pharaoh to a life of immortality with the gods.
What strikes me most in this part of the book are the images. The actual wall art and hieroglyphics from the pyramids are shown. I'm looking at these Pyramid Text and I'm thinking this is exactly the kind of image that will be made when a relatively primitive culture is attempting to explain the technology of an advanced culture. And this is the point that Sitchin is making here, that these ancient death ritual of Egypt is based on the pre-space flight process of the Annunaki.
The pictures are fascinating. Ancient Egyptians cannot conceive of a mobile ramp or platform, no such thing in ancient Egypt, so they draw a barge pulled by gods. They cannot conceive of an automated doorway so they draw a rope and pulley system operated manually by gods. The Egyptians are trying to explain an advanced technology using technology and objects that are familiar to them. What emerges from the walls of the pyramids is a whimsical, quaint, and weird depiction of a trip to space.
It is also somewhat sad. The ancient Egyptians, left on their own by the Annunaki have taken to considering a flight protocol as sacred; and to further equate a space flight as a path ot immortality. These clueless, primitive hicks have built a religion and belief system on a simple flight manual. Depressing.
Further Evidence of Ancient Astronauts
Having taken us from Egypt to space through the flight of the pharaoh's soul or ka to the heavens, Sitchin gives us a tour of some space-related relics. The first one is artwork from th tomb of Huy, a viceroy of Egypt. It very clearly shows a two-stage rocket, first stage below ground, second stage above ground. The first stage is shaped very much like NASA's rocket command module. Of course, this is once again the Egyptians trying to explain advanced technology from the vantage point of their own technology and culture so beside the rocket are leopard skin hangings and he whole picture has a profusion of wildlife and flaura. And let's not forget the idiot rocket workshippers.
Going back to the command module motif, we are shown a stone sculpture of a triangular compartment with rounded edges looking very much like a command module complete with hatchway and an Annunki looking out. Quite striking, unfortunately Sitchin does not give us much detail on this one.
Even more interesting is an object found in the tomb of a prince from Egypt's First Dynasty. It looks like a precision-cast flywheel. It is made of stone too soft for machine-use so it is surmised it might be some kind of design model. This looks like an engine part from our own era and it is from Egypt's First Dynasty!
Run Through of Previous Material
What follow next is a beefy recap of "The 12th Planet". Sitchin once again details how the ancient cities have been discovered by the modern age, how the solar system was formed by the arrival of Nibiru, as well as the ancient Sumerian gods. The detail that is new here to me is that Ishtar's original territory is identified as the Indus Valley area.
Gilgamesh
The Gilgamesh part of this book elicited a groan from me because didn't Sitchin also go through this in "The 12th Planet"? Yes, and no. The Gilgamesh story here is a bit more detailed. The main point that was made is that Gilgamesh made two journeys in his attempt to be allowed to fly to space and become immortal. Two attempts to two different places. The story is retold because Sitchin will now point to where those two places are.
The first place is referred to as "The Landing Place" and Sitchin identifies it as Baalbek in Lebanon, known as Heliopolis during Roman times. Underneath all the temples and buildings built by the Romans and other cultures is a platform made of stones so large that the platform survived the Deluge. The stones typically weigh a thousand tonnes.
Omphalos
Have you ever read "The Lord of the Rings"? In that work of fiction there are seven palantirs, most of which are lost. Palantirs are crystal balls that can communicate with each other. In the world of Tolkein's Middle Earth such a thing would be revered and it would give big strategic advantages. It turns out that in ancient times they also had dome-like objects that also allowed for long-distance communication known as omphalos. Unlike in Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings", we don't have a working omphalos. What we do have are models in stone as well as depictions in art. These omphalos were located in key sites and have also become awe-inspiring objects during their time.
The Place of the Rockets
Going back to Gilgamesh, his second journey involved going to the "Place of the Rockets". By Sitchin's analysis this would be somewhere in the Sinai peninsula. Where exactly depends partly on the proper identification of Mt. Sinai. Because of the Bible, the name of Mt. Sinai is far-famed but what I didn't know is there is no mountain today called Mt. Sinai. There are various contenders for the name and Sitchin takes us on a detailed account of the quest to find this important mountain. To this day there is no unanimous agreement but Sitchin leans towards a mountain in the northern part of the Sinai peninsula.
The Post-Diluvial Spaceport
All these has been leading up to Sitchin's identification of a post-Diluvial Annunaki spaceport. Doing the mapping and triangulations he did in "The 12th Planet" Sitchin identifies this spaceport as being in the Sinia peninsula with command center being Jerusalem.
The main difference between this spaceport and the older one is that all the pertinent points and markers in the old spaceport where natural features of Earth. For this spaceport one feature had to be constructed by the Annunaki's themselves - the Pyramids of Giza.
The Pyramids of Giza
There are many pyramids in Egypt but only three are Annunaki made - the three pyramids of Giza. If one looks up what these pyramids looked like during the time they functioned as space beacons for the Annunaki, the image is quite breathtaking. They have a very sci-fi vibe, these bright white edifices against the desert backdrop.
Fraudsters in Egypt
Of course, according to Herodotus and modern-day Egyptology the Pyramids of Giza, and the Sphinx, where made by the Pharaoh's. The part of the book where Sitchin debunks this traditional view of the pyramids is a very interesting read. It describes how the view of the Giza pyramid being the work of the pharaoh Cheops is largely the work of heiroglyphic forgery wherein some unscrupulous adventurers in the 19th century began writing heiroglyphs inside the largest Giza pyramid - specifically writing the cartouche of Cheop, effectively identifying him as a the builder.
The point is made that the Giza pyramids existed before the pharaohs and that the pyramids they made are pale imitations of the three originals. These pyramids being part of a spaceport system used by the Annunaki.
Impressions of the Read
I was worried about the start of this book because it seemed to be all over the place but it very quickly regained focus and revealed how it fit in with the first book of the series. This is largely about the post-Diluvial spaceport of the Annunaki. It is also about the pyramids of Egypt and its place in ancient astronaut theory.
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Surprisingly, this book about the ancient history of Man begins at a comparatively late date in history, the 16th century. We are taken to the time that Spain was exploring the New World. This exploration was undertaken for various reasons such as wealth, territory, and the spreading of the Christian faith, but the book focuses on one reason in particular: The search for the Fountain of Youth.
The impetus for this search stemmed from an earlier time. During the Middle Ages a tale about Alexander the Great circulated around Europe. This tale involved Alexander's own quest for immortality. The book looks at Alexander's trip to Egypt where he successfully sought to be acknowledged the son of the Egyptian god Ammon. This rank would allow Alexander the right of the Egyptian Pharaohs, the right to become an immortal after death.
I did not find this a very auspicious beginning for the book, this wild historical roller coaster. Several chapters in I'm wondering where Sitchin is taking this.
The answer, it turns out, is Egypt.
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
The book starts to catch my attention as it discusses the funeral rites of the Egyptian pharaohs. The details of these rites come from hieroglyphic writings from the walls of the pyramids of two pharaohs of the Old Kingdom. These writings are known as the Pyramid Texts and they detail a ritual of immense complexity. The ritual is meant to usher a pharaoh to a life of immortality with the gods.
What strikes me most in this part of the book are the images. The actual wall art and hieroglyphics from the pyramids are shown. I'm looking at these Pyramid Text and I'm thinking this is exactly the kind of image that will be made when a relatively primitive culture is attempting to explain the technology of an advanced culture. And this is the point that Sitchin is making here, that these ancient death ritual of Egypt is based on the pre-space flight process of the Annunaki.
The pictures are fascinating. Ancient Egyptians cannot conceive of a mobile ramp or platform, no such thing in ancient Egypt, so they draw a barge pulled by gods. They cannot conceive of an automated doorway so they draw a rope and pulley system operated manually by gods. The Egyptians are trying to explain an advanced technology using technology and objects that are familiar to them. What emerges from the walls of the pyramids is a whimsical, quaint, and weird depiction of a trip to space.
It is also somewhat sad. The ancient Egyptians, left on their own by the Annunaki have taken to considering a flight protocol as sacred; and to further equate a space flight as a path ot immortality. These clueless, primitive hicks have built a religion and belief system on a simple flight manual. Depressing.
Further Evidence of Ancient Astronauts
Having taken us from Egypt to space through the flight of the pharaoh's soul or ka to the heavens, Sitchin gives us a tour of some space-related relics. The first one is artwork from th tomb of Huy, a viceroy of Egypt. It very clearly shows a two-stage rocket, first stage below ground, second stage above ground. The first stage is shaped very much like NASA's rocket command module. Of course, this is once again the Egyptians trying to explain advanced technology from the vantage point of their own technology and culture so beside the rocket are leopard skin hangings and he whole picture has a profusion of wildlife and flaura. And let's not forget the idiot rocket workshippers.
Going back to the command module motif, we are shown a stone sculpture of a triangular compartment with rounded edges looking very much like a command module complete with hatchway and an Annunki looking out. Quite striking, unfortunately Sitchin does not give us much detail on this one.
Even more interesting is an object found in the tomb of a prince from Egypt's First Dynasty. It looks like a precision-cast flywheel. It is made of stone too soft for machine-use so it is surmised it might be some kind of design model. This looks like an engine part from our own era and it is from Egypt's First Dynasty!
Run Through of Previous Material
What follow next is a beefy recap of "The 12th Planet". Sitchin once again details how the ancient cities have been discovered by the modern age, how the solar system was formed by the arrival of Nibiru, as well as the ancient Sumerian gods. The detail that is new here to me is that Ishtar's original territory is identified as the Indus Valley area.
Gilgamesh
The Gilgamesh part of this book elicited a groan from me because didn't Sitchin also go through this in "The 12th Planet"? Yes, and no. The Gilgamesh story here is a bit more detailed. The main point that was made is that Gilgamesh made two journeys in his attempt to be allowed to fly to space and become immortal. Two attempts to two different places. The story is retold because Sitchin will now point to where those two places are.
The first place is referred to as "The Landing Place" and Sitchin identifies it as Baalbek in Lebanon, known as Heliopolis during Roman times. Underneath all the temples and buildings built by the Romans and other cultures is a platform made of stones so large that the platform survived the Deluge. The stones typically weigh a thousand tonnes.
Omphalos
Have you ever read "The Lord of the Rings"? In that work of fiction there are seven palantirs, most of which are lost. Palantirs are crystal balls that can communicate with each other. In the world of Tolkein's Middle Earth such a thing would be revered and it would give big strategic advantages. It turns out that in ancient times they also had dome-like objects that also allowed for long-distance communication known as omphalos. Unlike in Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings", we don't have a working omphalos. What we do have are models in stone as well as depictions in art. These omphalos were located in key sites and have also become awe-inspiring objects during their time.
The Place of the Rockets
Going back to Gilgamesh, his second journey involved going to the "Place of the Rockets". By Sitchin's analysis this would be somewhere in the Sinai peninsula. Where exactly depends partly on the proper identification of Mt. Sinai. Because of the Bible, the name of Mt. Sinai is far-famed but what I didn't know is there is no mountain today called Mt. Sinai. There are various contenders for the name and Sitchin takes us on a detailed account of the quest to find this important mountain. To this day there is no unanimous agreement but Sitchin leans towards a mountain in the northern part of the Sinai peninsula.
The Post-Diluvial Spaceport
All these has been leading up to Sitchin's identification of a post-Diluvial Annunaki spaceport. Doing the mapping and triangulations he did in "The 12th Planet" Sitchin identifies this spaceport as being in the Sinia peninsula with command center being Jerusalem.
The main difference between this spaceport and the older one is that all the pertinent points and markers in the old spaceport where natural features of Earth. For this spaceport one feature had to be constructed by the Annunaki's themselves - the Pyramids of Giza.
The Pyramids of Giza
There are many pyramids in Egypt but only three are Annunaki made - the three pyramids of Giza. If one looks up what these pyramids looked like during the time they functioned as space beacons for the Annunaki, the image is quite breathtaking. They have a very sci-fi vibe, these bright white edifices against the desert backdrop.
Fraudsters in Egypt
Of course, according to Herodotus and modern-day Egyptology the Pyramids of Giza, and the Sphinx, where made by the Pharaoh's. The part of the book where Sitchin debunks this traditional view of the pyramids is a very interesting read. It describes how the view of the Giza pyramid being the work of the pharaoh Cheops is largely the work of heiroglyphic forgery wherein some unscrupulous adventurers in the 19th century began writing heiroglyphs inside the largest Giza pyramid - specifically writing the cartouche of Cheop, effectively identifying him as a the builder.
The point is made that the Giza pyramids existed before the pharaohs and that the pyramids they made are pale imitations of the three originals. These pyramids being part of a spaceport system used by the Annunaki.
Impressions of the Read
I was worried about the start of this book because it seemed to be all over the place but it very quickly regained focus and revealed how it fit in with the first book of the series. This is largely about the post-Diluvial spaceport of the Annunaki. It is also about the pyramids of Egypt and its place in ancient astronaut theory.
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June 3, 2020
Efsane veya mitoloji dediğimiz olaylar farklı kültürlerde benzer şekilde görülmektedir. Demirden bir dağ ile kısılıp kalmak; Ergenekon olarak Türkler'de var, Moğollar'da da var. Veya Musa'nın Kızıldeniz'i ikiye yarmasına benzer Büyük İskender de demirler döktürerek nehri yarmıştır. Büyük İskender'in, Peygamberimiz'in miracı benzeri, atıyla giderken bir ruh tarafından havaya kaldırılarak ışıldayan bir çadır önüne getirilmesi hikayesi vardır. Bir çok efsanede gençlik iksiri veya hayat suyu pınarı vardır. Fernando ve Isabelle'in Kolomb'u Amerika'yı keşfetmesi için görevlendirmesinin altında yatan önemli sebeplerinden birisi de budur. Daha öncesinde Haçlı Seferleri'nin hedeflerinden birisi de budur. Daha da öncesinde Büyük İskender'in ölümsüzlük pınarını arayışı vardır. Persleri yendikten sonra daha doğuya gitmesi beklenilirken, rotasını şaşırtıcı bir şekilde Mısır'ın güneyine çevirmiştir. Aradıkları hep ölümsüzlük pınarıdır.
Bütün tarihin Sümerlilerle başladığını biliyoruz artık. Ancak Sümerlilerin aniden ortaya nasıl çıktığını ve bu kadar engin bilgiye nasıl sahip olabildikleri şaşırtıcıdır. İçinde insan taşıyan roket çizimleri, 12 gezegenin varlığı (Sümerlilere göre Nibiru, Babillilere göre Marduk dahil) merkezde Güneş'in olması, 12 burç ve zodyak bilgileri o zamanlardan kalmadır. Mısır'da firavunların mumyalanıp ölümden sonra tanrıların yanına çıkacağı inanışı da o dönemden kalmadır. Bu kadim bilgilere nerden sahip olmuşlardır? Mısır, Gize'nin üç büyük piramidinin firavunlardan daha önce inşa edildiği ispatlanmaktadır. Tüm olay; bir iniş hattı için coğrafik nirengiler olarak Ağrı Dağı, Baalbek ve Piramitler ekseni ile Kudüs-Katrine Dağı eksenlerinin kullanılmasıdır. Piramitlerin önündeki Sfenks ise Kuzey - 30 dereceyi, kutsal yerlerin (Tibet'teki Lhasa kenti dahil) hizalanmasını işaret etmektedir. Büyük Tufan öncesi Sina'daki uzay limanı için Uçuş Kontrol Merkezi Kudüs'teydi.
Tanrıların tanrısı El'in esas çocukları üç erkek, bir kız evlattır; Baal (Efendi), Yam (Okyanus), Mot (Yok Edici) ve Anat (Cevap Veren). Mısır mitplojisindeki baba Kronos ve evlatları Zeus, Poseidon, Hades ve Hera'dır. Hera, Zeus'un aynı zamanda karısıdır. Baal'in lakabı "Bulutları Süren"dir ve bu İbran ilahı için Eski Ahit de bu lakabı kullanmaktadır.
Bütün tarihin Sümerlilerle başladığını biliyoruz artık. Ancak Sümerlilerin aniden ortaya nasıl çıktığını ve bu kadar engin bilgiye nasıl sahip olabildikleri şaşırtıcıdır. İçinde insan taşıyan roket çizimleri, 12 gezegenin varlığı (Sümerlilere göre Nibiru, Babillilere göre Marduk dahil) merkezde Güneş'in olması, 12 burç ve zodyak bilgileri o zamanlardan kalmadır. Mısır'da firavunların mumyalanıp ölümden sonra tanrıların yanına çıkacağı inanışı da o dönemden kalmadır. Bu kadim bilgilere nerden sahip olmuşlardır? Mısır, Gize'nin üç büyük piramidinin firavunlardan daha önce inşa edildiği ispatlanmaktadır. Tüm olay; bir iniş hattı için coğrafik nirengiler olarak Ağrı Dağı, Baalbek ve Piramitler ekseni ile Kudüs-Katrine Dağı eksenlerinin kullanılmasıdır. Piramitlerin önündeki Sfenks ise Kuzey - 30 dereceyi, kutsal yerlerin (Tibet'teki Lhasa kenti dahil) hizalanmasını işaret etmektedir. Büyük Tufan öncesi Sina'daki uzay limanı için Uçuş Kontrol Merkezi Kudüs'teydi.
Tanrıların tanrısı El'in esas çocukları üç erkek, bir kız evlattır; Baal (Efendi), Yam (Okyanus), Mot (Yok Edici) ve Anat (Cevap Veren). Mısır mitplojisindeki baba Kronos ve evlatları Zeus, Poseidon, Hades ve Hera'dır. Hera, Zeus'un aynı zamanda karısıdır. Baal'in lakabı "Bulutları Süren"dir ve bu İbran ilahı için Eski Ahit de bu lakabı kullanmaktadır.
May 27, 2023
The second book in the Earth Chronicle series advances the theories posited in 'The 12th Planet.' This book begins after the great deluge when the aliens left Earth and explores how mankind reacted to this. Sitchen, using ancient texts and myths again, poses that man wanted to become Gods and thus become immortal. This is a story as old as time and Sitchen supports his theories, as an alternative history, with tales concerning Alexander the Great, Gilgamesh, and the ancient Egyptians. Along the way, he covers alien spaceports, the building of the pyramids and more using a variety of sources.
Some of these claims may seem to be fantastical but Stichin supports his claims with a scholarly understanding of his subject and an abundance - it somewhat trying - amount of data. Some of his claims may seem to be forced or hurried even to the modern reader but I never felt that they were ill-conceived. I did, however, find, myself drowning in the data and dryness of the secondary tales concerning the Pyramids. This book read like an overly long college lecture at times even when the information was relevant to the ideas being presented.
That being said, the ideas being examined in this book were still compelling and plausible; if a little on the fantastic side. Sitchin still leans heavily on the mythologies of the world being fact and history, instead of being tales told when science is lacking. Sometimes, a myth is just an entertaining story. The story of Gilgamesh is a good example of this. IMO. But it is hard to put all of his theories aside since Sitchin seems to have thought them through so completely and is able to string together all his ideas so convincingly. There are few, if any, historians who would even acknowledge the similarities between events in the Bible and the world's Mythologies. This book does that and reveals the patterns and validity of the hypotheses. I did find myself buying more and more into his ideas as I read along despite some of the doubts I felt. This book has such a scholarly approach to its subject that I found it impossible to discredit any of its claims. In truth, I found the ideas presented here should have a place in the greater conversation about the history of man and the building of our societies.
Some of these claims may seem to be fantastical but Stichin supports his claims with a scholarly understanding of his subject and an abundance - it somewhat trying - amount of data. Some of his claims may seem to be forced or hurried even to the modern reader but I never felt that they were ill-conceived. I did, however, find, myself drowning in the data and dryness of the secondary tales concerning the Pyramids. This book read like an overly long college lecture at times even when the information was relevant to the ideas being presented.
That being said, the ideas being examined in this book were still compelling and plausible; if a little on the fantastic side. Sitchin still leans heavily on the mythologies of the world being fact and history, instead of being tales told when science is lacking. Sometimes, a myth is just an entertaining story. The story of Gilgamesh is a good example of this. IMO. But it is hard to put all of his theories aside since Sitchin seems to have thought them through so completely and is able to string together all his ideas so convincingly. There are few, if any, historians who would even acknowledge the similarities between events in the Bible and the world's Mythologies. This book does that and reveals the patterns and validity of the hypotheses. I did find myself buying more and more into his ideas as I read along despite some of the doubts I felt. This book has such a scholarly approach to its subject that I found it impossible to discredit any of its claims. In truth, I found the ideas presented here should have a place in the greater conversation about the history of man and the building of our societies.
May 6, 2025
„Scări către cer”, a doua carte din seria „Cronicile Pământului” de Zecharia Sitchin, este o continuare fascinantă a explorării sale îndrăznețe în originile civilizației umane și influența presupusei rase extraterestre Anunnaki. Această lucrare captivantă aprofundează misterele miturilor antice, conectând legendele despre ascensiunea către ceruri cu posibile intervenții tehnologice ale unor vizitatori din stele. Cu un stil narativ vibrant și o documentare impresionantă, Sitchin transformă istoria într-o poveste cosmică care te ține cu sufletul la gură.Cartea se concentrează pe ideea că „scările către cer” din mitologiile lumii – de la scara lui Iacob din Biblie la ziguratele mesopotamiene și piramidele egiptene – reprezintă mai mult decât simboluri spirituale. Sitchin sugerează că acestea ar fi fost structuri fizice sau tehnologii folosite de Anunnaki pentru a facilita legătura dintre Pământ și cer, posibil chiar pentru călătorii spațiale. Analizând texte sumeriene, egiptene și biblice, autorul construiește o ipoteză fascinantă: aceste monumente antice ar fi avut un rol practic în interacțiunea cu „zeii” extratereștri.Punctul forte al cărții este talentul lui Sitchin de a face legături neașteptate între culturi și epoci. De exemplu, el explorează paralelisme între miturile sumeriene despre zeul Enki și poveștile egiptene despre Osiris, sugerând o origine comună influențată de Anunnaki. Capitolul dedicat piramidelor din Giza, pe care Sitchin le interpretează ca posibile balize sau platforme tehnologice, este deosebit de captivant, combinând speculații științifice cu detalii arheologice. Stilul său este accesibil, dar păstrează o aură de erudiție, ceea ce face lectura plăcută atât pentru novici, cât și pentru cei familiarizați cu teoriile sale.
December 22, 2021
A existat o vreme, spun scripturile, când nemurirea era la îndemâna tuturor oamenilor.
Era Vârsta de Aur a omenirii, când Omul trăia alături de Creatorul său în Grădina Edenului - omul îngrijind-o, Dumnezeu plimbându-se în răcoarea serii.
Şi a făcut Domnul Dumnezeu să răsară din pământ tot soiul de pomi, plăcuţi la vedere şi cu roade bune de mâncat; iar în mijlocul raiului era pomul vieţii şi pomul cunoştinţei binelui şi răului. Şi din Eden ieşea un râu care uda raiul, iar de acolo se împărţea în patru braţe. Numele unuia este Fison. Numele râului al doilea este Gihon... Numele râului al treilea este Tigru... iar râul al patrulea este Eufratul.
Adam şi Eva aveau voie să mănânce din orice fruct - cu excepţia celui al pomului cunoaşterii. Dar, o dată ce au fâcut-o, ispitiţi de şarpe, Dumnezeu a început să fie preocupat de nemurirea lor:
Şi a zis Domnul Dumnezeu: „Iată Adam s-a făcut ca unul dintre Noi, cunoscând binele şi răul. Şi acum nu cumva să-şi întindă mâna şi să ia roade din pomul vieţii, să mănânce şi să trăiască în veci!... ”
De aceea l-a scos Domnul Dumnezeu din Grădina Edenului.
Aşa a fost omul alungat din locul unde nemurirea se afla la îndemâna sa. Deşi împiedicat să ajungă la ea, niciodată nu a încetat să şi-o amintească, să tânjească după ea şi să încerce s-o atingă.
De la alungarea din Paradis, eroii au mers pană la capătul pământului în căutarea nemuririi; câtorva aleşi le-a fost permisă, iar oamenii simpli cred că au şansa s-o atingă. De-a lungul veacurilor, această căutare a fost privilegiul indivizilor, dar pe la începutul mileniului ea devenise o întreprindere a regatelor puternice.
Era Vârsta de Aur a omenirii, când Omul trăia alături de Creatorul său în Grădina Edenului - omul îngrijind-o, Dumnezeu plimbându-se în răcoarea serii.
Şi a făcut Domnul Dumnezeu să răsară din pământ tot soiul de pomi, plăcuţi la vedere şi cu roade bune de mâncat; iar în mijlocul raiului era pomul vieţii şi pomul cunoştinţei binelui şi răului. Şi din Eden ieşea un râu care uda raiul, iar de acolo se împărţea în patru braţe. Numele unuia este Fison. Numele râului al doilea este Gihon... Numele râului al treilea este Tigru... iar râul al patrulea este Eufratul.
Adam şi Eva aveau voie să mănânce din orice fruct - cu excepţia celui al pomului cunoaşterii. Dar, o dată ce au fâcut-o, ispitiţi de şarpe, Dumnezeu a început să fie preocupat de nemurirea lor:
Şi a zis Domnul Dumnezeu: „Iată Adam s-a făcut ca unul dintre Noi, cunoscând binele şi răul. Şi acum nu cumva să-şi întindă mâna şi să ia roade din pomul vieţii, să mănânce şi să trăiască în veci!... ”
De aceea l-a scos Domnul Dumnezeu din Grădina Edenului.
Aşa a fost omul alungat din locul unde nemurirea se afla la îndemâna sa. Deşi împiedicat să ajungă la ea, niciodată nu a încetat să şi-o amintească, să tânjească după ea şi să încerce s-o atingă.
De la alungarea din Paradis, eroii au mers pană la capătul pământului în căutarea nemuririi; câtorva aleşi le-a fost permisă, iar oamenii simpli cred că au şansa s-o atingă. De-a lungul veacurilor, această căutare a fost privilegiul indivizilor, dar pe la începutul mileniului ea devenise o întreprindere a regatelor puternice.
July 5, 2020
I suppose that the central problem was that I anticipated much of this read, and I was met with some kind of a sour disappointment, which seemed to grow when I gave this book a second shot.
In this book, which is the second one in the Earth Chronicles series, Sitchin tries to present some combinations of ancient archeological discoveries, texts, and artifacts to reveal some sort of forgery on which the domain of Egyptology is founded. Essentially speaking, he was attempting to answer some of the most important questions investigated concerning religion and the afterlife. In the process, he connects a lot of stories and ideas, explicating some common ground on which all mythology stands.
Personally, the only parts of the book I found to be useful were the ones that taught me a lot about Egyptian mythology and other Anunnaki Gods, which is something I didn't find as easily in other books. This sprouts from the fact that Sitchin is a prominent scholar in this field, and he has done very thorough research to simplify these concepts. However, everything else sounded like some crazy conspiracy theory book, and it was very repulsive at numerous points. Nothing really made any sense, and no concrete idea (more of an ancient conspiracy theory) presented was built on decisive evidence. Truly, a lot of inconsistent ideas were very horrid and disappointing.
Had it not been for the highly informative discussions about Egyptian mythology and other ancient traditions, I think this book wouldn't have been readable. All in all, an illuminating yet a very unsatisfying read.
In this book, which is the second one in the Earth Chronicles series, Sitchin tries to present some combinations of ancient archeological discoveries, texts, and artifacts to reveal some sort of forgery on which the domain of Egyptology is founded. Essentially speaking, he was attempting to answer some of the most important questions investigated concerning religion and the afterlife. In the process, he connects a lot of stories and ideas, explicating some common ground on which all mythology stands.
Personally, the only parts of the book I found to be useful were the ones that taught me a lot about Egyptian mythology and other Anunnaki Gods, which is something I didn't find as easily in other books. This sprouts from the fact that Sitchin is a prominent scholar in this field, and he has done very thorough research to simplify these concepts. However, everything else sounded like some crazy conspiracy theory book, and it was very repulsive at numerous points. Nothing really made any sense, and no concrete idea (more of an ancient conspiracy theory) presented was built on decisive evidence. Truly, a lot of inconsistent ideas were very horrid and disappointing.
Had it not been for the highly informative discussions about Egyptian mythology and other ancient traditions, I think this book wouldn't have been readable. All in all, an illuminating yet a very unsatisfying read.
October 11, 2017
Sitchin’s The Stairway to Heaven, the second book in the revolutionary Earth Chronicle series is a bit slower than the first book, The Twelfth Planet. The bulk of the book involves Ancient Egypt, the lives of the Pharaohs, the fountain of youth, and human attempts to ascend like the gods to the heavens in search of immortality such as the Sumerian King Gilgamesh and Alexander the Great. I gave it a 3 due to the fact that the first eleven chapters dragged on, not as riveting and captivating as the first book. The last three chapters in my opinion make up the entire book. In these last three Sitchin shows with documentary evidence how the Anunnaki/Nefilim established their mission control center and spaceport here on earth. Stichin displays how the Anunnaki utilize the thirtieth parallel, the pyramids, Mt. Umm Shumar, Mt. Ararat, the Great Sphinx, and Jerusalem to establish their landing grid from the heavens and back. Regardless of my rating I still thoroughly enjoyed the book, just not as intense as the Twelfth Planet.
I recommend reading this book with an open-mind and let go of any tendencies to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses (confirmation bias).
I recommend reading this book with an open-mind and let go of any tendencies to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses (confirmation bias).
October 28, 2024
Ancient Alien Theorists say 'YES' this is where you can get detailed information regarding the origins of Humankind. This is book 2 of Z.S's series on the subject. Book 1 delved into the 12th Planet of the Annunaki and this book examines stories and folklore regarding the Deluge/Flood from many different accounts throughout history and also the builders of the pyramids. Did the Egyptian Pharoah's build them or are they much older than Archaeologists claim? Were the credit for building them assigned to the wrong individuals? Z.S thinks the hieroglyphs were forged by British Archaeologists that first entered the Giza Pyramids. Nowadays the Egyptian authorities are very strict when it comes to their history but back in the 1800's it was every Tom, Dick and Howard who broke in to tombs and stole artifacts to take back to England. A great read whether or not you ascribe to Mr. Sitchin's theories.
December 12, 2025
I didn't find his second book as engaging as The 12th Planet, but his ontology remains the same, i.e. that the gods of the Sumerians and Babylonians came to earth from another planet. This book focuses on the Siani peninsula and the Egyptian civilization, including the path of the Israelites Exodus, Egyptian pharaohs, the pyramids, and the sphinx. While his conclusions are more supposition than proof of extraterrestrial gods, his detailed research exposes long-held misconceptions and in the case of the great pyramid, outright forgery on the part of a ninetieth-century Englishman.
June 24, 2021
A tad long winded, but some interesting stories, myths and legends. Some items I knew about with the Ancient Alien theories, some from my other studies, but many interesting ideas and thoughts, though I think the book could have been a little shorter. Good for those interested in Ancient Egypt, ancient religions, and ancient middle east, along with those in the AA theory. Suitable for older teens and adults.
August 16, 2023
I thought this book was a repeat of, The 12th Planet. Not only did it repeat but it was not written as smoothly. It just did not flow. I am currently reading the 3rd book of the series. I was reluctant because of my disappointment with Stairway. Thankfully the 3rd of the series, Of Wars of Gods and Man, is much better and new information. I would recommend after reading book 1 to skip to book 3.
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