Erich von Däniken: Beyond the Legend

Are the gods and angels of the Old Testament really extraterrestrial beings? Erich von Däniken examines passages from the Bible to prove that the gods and angels of the Old Testament were really beings who descended from heaven to create life on Earth and shape human destiny. According to Däniken, the surviving scriptures have been mistranslated, all along. What we once called God and the angels, were really extraterrestrial beings conducting genetic tests and social engineering for their own benefits. What befell human civilization from these machinations was documented as accounts of the Ark of the Covenant and Ezekiel’s extraordinary journey in an alien spacecraft to a spaceport in another time

From crop circles to massive petroglyph formations, Erich von Däniken reveals the signs that suggest advanced beings have had a long-term presence upon Earth. In ancient times, when the gods walked among us, they left their mark scrawled upon the Earth. As these extraterrestrial beings scoured the barren landscapes for their needed resources, primitive human civilizations did their best to emulate the markings left behind from advanced technology. This may be the primordial cause for phenomenal sites such as the Nazca lines in Peru. As we traverse through modern times, could these gods still be leaving us signs of their existence through the widespread appearance of crop circles?

Ages ago, the gods not only walked among us, but as Erich von Däniken explains, they flew through the air, and beyond, in great flying machines. Whenever the gods descended from the sky, they brought advanced teachings in calendrics, mathematics and astronomy. Upon the site of such a landing, a temple was often built, topped with a depiction of a Vimana. When we examine similarities of temples found in India and Central America, we begin to see the extent of the extraterrestrials’ influence in ancient times. Perhaps these stories are not just mythological tales and allegories, but depictions of extraterrestrial beings interacting with ancient civilizations.

Is it possible that the great prophet, Enoch, was instructed by extraterrestrials with the engineering knowledge necessary to construct the great pyramids? Take an excursion through the great pyramid of Cheops with Erich von Däniken as he reveals mysteries hidden within its known chambers and begins unraveling secrets yet to be discovered. Were these pyramids built in a time predating the great floods? As new technologies explore never before seen details of the pyramid, new questions are pondered as to what is yet to be revealed. Perhaps, the lost library of Enoch remains hidden within a secret chamber inside the great pyramid.

Erich von Däniken invites us to take a new look at ancient scriptures like the Mahabharata and the Bible to gain a new understanding of divine intervention upon historic events, as extraterrestrial activity. Shifting our focus on biblical history will give us a new perspective of angels and gods; not as divine entities, but as beings from another world. When we apply what we know, today, of technology, space travel, and multi-dimensional reality, we will have a clearer view of the ancient world and the extraterrestrial influence upon human civilization. This becomes apparent as we analyze virgin births, the great flood and details from the Book of Enoch

Erich von Däniken explains that advanced extraterrestrial species helped ancient ancestral civilizations build stone monuments which tracked the periodic movements of the heavens. Remnants of these stone-age astronomical megaliths can be found with Stonehenge, the dolmen in French Britany and Gobekli Tepe, just to mention a few. Our forefathers in the stone age adored the night sky, but the little twinkling lights in the curtain of night were a profound mystery to them. As they found patterns in the movements of the stars and planets, they built monuments to track these arrangements. But they were not alone, as they had help from another world to construct and align massive stone structures.

Advanced extraterrestrial civilizations manipulated extant species on Earth. Erich von Däniken postulates that these were created to survive hostile off-world conditions. Ancient tales are fraught with strange mixed creatures such as the sphinx, minotaurs, centaurs and others which terrified burgeoning human civilizations. With our modern understanding of genetics, we know that the pairing of two distinct species to yield such results would not be possible. Perhaps the only plausible solution, if we accept that such creatures were real, is that they were the result of extraterrestrial genetic manipulation.

The alignment of ancient holy sites across Europe are intentionally placed along geometrically linked lines. Erich von Däniken postulates that this is an ancient message, distinguishable only to spacefaring civilizations. Due to the landscape and mountain ranges, the exact assignment of these megalithic monuments and holy temples would not be possible from a human’s earthbound perspective. Rather the placement of these sites can only be detected by civilizations able to achieve orbital flight. Thus, we have an ancient message from the old gods, communicating across generations of humanity, waiting for the day we are capable of receiving and understanding their message.

By examining sacred sites, sculptures and scriptures from the Mayan civilization, Erich von Däniken reveals that the ancient gods in the Mayan world were extraterrestrial humanoid beings. Primary among them is Quetzalcoatl/ Kukulkan who descended from the heavens to bring advanced teachings to humanity. Depictions of even more of these descended beings can be found all across Central America in the holy sites of Tikal, Chichen Itza and Tulum. The date of their original descent is encoded within the Mayan calendar which may be confirmed by the findings in an ancient tomb under the pyramid in Palenque.

Erich von Däniken guides us on a journey through ancient American sites where megalithic structures depict extraterrestrial beings interacting with cultures predating the Mayans and Incans. We will find reflections of a time when the gods descended from the sky and became mentors to burgeoning human civilizations. These can be found along the Street of the Dead in Teotihuacan and the pyramids in Tikal. Many explorers have sought a scientific explanation for these astonishing findings, but the enduring mystery of these sites forces us to accept that something extraordinary happened ages ago

Could evidence that the gods created humans in their own image be found all over the world.? We may be inclined to accept these gods and angels as spiritual beings, but we will see that they are bound to the physical realms, just as we are. Ages before the first human set foot upon the Earth, extraterrestrial civilizations planted their genetic seeds on a world rife with life. Over the course of pre-history, these beings returned to guide their progeny, forming viable cultures and advancing technology. Erich von Däniken offers proof of this contact, which can be found with cave drawings, sculptures, and textual references.

We have explored the world With Erich von Däniken, uncovering ancient tales and monuments dedicated to preserving the memory of a time when the gods roamed the Earth. We have come to know them as an extraterrestrial species occupying the physical realm, rather than spiritually-based gods. But what was the rationale of an advanced civilization visiting Earth in a time before civilizations arose? Perhaps our universe has the propensity to sprout life in the most unlikely of places, but the spread of intelligence may rely upon the intentional actions of a very old and benevolent species which has returned.

His works have influenced the minds of millions and reoriented our thinking upon the origin of human civilization. But who is the man beyond the myths and legends? Erich von Däniken introduces us to the man he was, before he wrote his seminal work, Chariots of the Gods. He guides us through the times when his works were decried by the critics and scientific discoveries are beginning to justify his conclusions. It is his ongoing drive to change the spirit of the times and the way we think about the world we live in that will continue to affect future generations.