Cydonia: The Secret Chronicles of Mars

by David E. Flynn, Timothy Alberino (Foreword), Mark Flynn (Foreword)

“I completely know in the core of my being that there will always be another wonderful and awe-inspiring discovery of God’s power and glory waiting for me. Even though I live forever, they will never run out.” – David Flynn 1962-2012

In all his endeavors, David Flynn’s greatest desire was to find and reveal the truth in all things and to let others understand—as he did.

Since 1993, David’s research has been published and referenced by numerous researchers, best-selling authors, books, and magazines worldwide.

The first edition of The Secret Chronicles of Mars, published in the early 2000s, was a book ahead of its time. The questions answered in its pages are only now starting to be asked among those who struggle in today’s cacophony of information overload, demoralization, psychological manipulation, and Orwellian censorship. There is a new generation of readers primed and ready for the discernment of David Flynn’s work.

Questions answered in The Secret Chronicles of What is the meaning of The Great Cosmic Clock embodied in the Ouroboros, and the secret of the serpentine symbols?What is the nature of the “gods” who ruled the planets in the ages before Adam, and what does this mean for mankind?What is the distinctly Martian influence on human civilization from earliest times to the present?What is the true meaning behind the esoteric tenet, “As Above, So Below?”What is the Great Work of the Mystery School from its point of origin to its implementation by NASA?

Genres: Christian, Science Fiction

468 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

From 1993 until his untimely death in 2012, David Flynn posted original and ground-breaking research into ancient mysteries, "illuminated" fraternities, and Bible prophecy on his famous Watcher Website. David's research has been published and referenced by numerous best-selling authors, books, magazines and media around the world.

Also published as David Flynn

Reviews

[Dawn Harper · Rating 4 out of 5]

I normally read through a book at a fairly quick pace. However, this book is packed with so much information that it took me 6 months to read and digest what was being presented. The late David Flynn has performed high quality research on the topic of Mars and why this planet was so important to the first mystery schools of the earliest civilizations. Those same ideas, having been handed down through millenniums, are still being taught today in secret societies to those considered worthy of the secret knowledge. This research has helped me to understand our country's current obsession with exploring and tying to colonize the planet Mars. There are over 1,100 footnotes available to track down his sources for determining credibility and further research.

[Dominic De · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting

A lot of fascinating observations, but much of it is word association, observations, and correlations, without any clear chain of evidence. It may have a bunch of truth, but I need to continue triangulation with other more verifiable sources.

[Samuel Markoulis · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the wildest rides I’ve been on

[Anne Hamilton · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book with a wealth of information - fascinating, intriguing, interesting. But I felt it was like coming in on a conversation half way through; that I was missing all that went before and trying to pick up the thread of what people were talking about.

There were times when the coherence of the work was lacking.

[Aaron Kleinheksel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the book version of the meme of the feverish guy making connections between literally everything in the process of constructing an Ur-theory. For those familiar with Umberto Eco, this could be the non-fiction version of Foucault’s Pendulum.

That said, when this book is at its best it's difficult to put down. I really enjoyed the beginning and ending chapters, but the middle of the book dragged. It probably could have benefitted from a very OCD editor to cut down on redundancies and issues with subject matter flow.

The gist of this book is that ancient source material and modern science & astronomy are coming to agree that Mars and a now-destroyed 5th planet (Rahab) were populated with a pre-human angelic race who built an advanced civilization that was ultimately destroyed by God when it rebelled. There have been cyclical cataclysms on Earth as well and we are approaching once again the end of a cosmic age and approach another apocalyptic event as predicted in the Bible and many other ancient sources. If this sounds nuts, you have to understand that all of this theorycrafting is done using ancient mystery cults, astrology, occultic wisdom, the Bible, etc. etc. There is ALOT of astrological & astronomical material in this book. I tend to be bored by the study of the stars, so it didn't always engage me. David Flynn may be wrong, but he was highly intelligent and did the work as far as research goes.

If you're interested in UFOlogy, ante-diluvian study, ancient eschatological beliefs from around the world, mythology in general, and ancient mystery cults specifically, I highly recommend this book. If not, then move on.

[Peter A. Lio · Rating 2 out of 5]

I tried to like it

I really wanted to like this book, as the subject matter is right up my alley and I’m generally very open to unconventional ideas. Unfortunately, early on I encountered several issues: some apparent false cognates and factual inaccuracies that made it difficult for me to trust the foundation of the argument.

Once that confidence was shaken, the increasingly elaborate connections and conclusions became hard to follow in a meaningful way. I can appreciate the ambition and imagination here, but in the end it felt more speculative than persuasive.

[Lester Brent · Rating 5 out of 5]

clarity and completeness

Brings it all together in a direct, comprehensive way. The research leaves no gaps and no doubts. Conclusions rise above the mass of confusion of mythology. In some ways it is a hard read since there is so much information packed in here, and profound statements are interspersed throughout. The penultimate read for someone trying to make sense of man’s pursuit of hidden mysteries.

[Paul H. · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first half is a legitimately interesting (and learned) account of mythological pre-history, and finds some novel connections between differing traditions. The second half contains various falsifiable claims about alien pyramids on Mars etc. etc. and is thus not as useful, but I suppose has some value as unintentionally Pynchon-esque satirical literature.

[Frank Hogan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of information and well written, very enjoyable even as someone who doesn’t agree with the thesis of the book

[Steve Withers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good. Obviously tons of info, but it's difficult to read as there doesn't seem to be a thesis that is being tested here.