Just a couple of months ago, we celebrated a momentous, historical event. I am certain that most of you remember all the news media and television outlets, reminding us all of what had taken place fifty years ago. Do you remember that glorious day in 1969, when three American Astronauts arrived to orbit the Moon; our moon, and released the Lunar Module (LM) that would touch down on the lunar surface?
“Houston. Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed!”
Neil Armstrong uttered those unforgettable words as the Lunar Module, Eagle, touched down on the surface of the Moon.
Then, the whole world was watching in anticipation, huddled around black-and-white TV sets, as the grainy, grey image flickered, as a ghostly, shadowy shape of an astronaut with an enormous backpack, tentatively stepped off the footpad of the LM, onto to the uncertain surface of the moon. Then, Neil said what is possibly the most famous phrase in human history…
“That’s one small step for [a]man, one giant leap for mankind.”
At 4:18 pm, EDT on July 20, 1969 and a cheer went up all around the world that might even have been heard by astronaut Michael Collins, still orbiting high above. For a brief moment, we, the people of Earth, a rather small, blue ball of dirt orbiting the Sun, in a little corner of an enormous galaxy among millions of other galaxies, almost lost in the vastness of the Cosmos, felt as one.
What an accomplishment it had been for that brilliant crew of astronauts, scientists, engineers, and technicians, now working tirelessly to accomplish this mission.
There were, of course, accolades, presidential visits, and parades around the world. The three astronauts were folk heroes. NASA, in the persona of Werner Von Braun, was already making plans for further goals in space exploration: Mars, Venus, and beyond. Dr. Von Braun stated, way back in 1969, “We could be on Mars in the next three to four years!” He was so certain of that goal that he had already drawn up plans for the rocket that could do the job. For whatever reason, others were not on the same page as the visionary Von Braun, as talks of plans for exploring Mars were put on hold.
That had indeed been, “One small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind!” (The indefinite article [a] was somehow muddled and never heard in the transmission but was recently found through sound analysis technology.) We (mankind) and Neil (man) had left our lonely little planet and traveled via an extraterrestrial flying vehicle, to set foot on an astronomical body in space, some 238,855 miles away. Quite an accomplishment, wouldn’t you say?
The real question is, was that the first time that an Eagle had landed on another celestial body?
Stories from the Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, and Babylon among others, are replete with the comings and goings of divine beings, between Heaven and Earth as well as flying to and fro, between their various residences around planet earth. These divine beings were often depicted in art and sculpture with wings attached to their backsides because the artists of ancient times couldn’t understand their method of transportation. At times, some of these divine beings were depicted with the head of an eagle, in addition to the feathered wings, and were often given the name Eagle Men. It makes one wonder if these Eagle Men might have communicated from their space ‘shuttles’ with their earthly command center and might have uttered such phrases as, “Eagle One here. We are on approach,” possibly followed by, “Command center, Eagle One has landed.”
As a matter of fact, early Akkadian, Sumerian and Old Testament texts leave little doubt that the people of that period firmly believed that what they saw happening in the skies, were, in fact, the gods of Heaven and Earth commuting from their Earthly stations, to their heavenly abode via celestial chariots or divine (at times black) birds. As these divine beings mingled with mere mortals (Earthlings), they could be observed changing attires, from their special flying garments to more earthly regal garments.
Their special “space” attires were apparently, regulation aeronautical or astronautical in design and description. For instance, Inanna/Ishtar, a well-known female deity, was known for numerous journeys to far-off lands, to visit her sister and brother, as well as flying to her special summer place, and was required to wear a PALA (Ruler’s) garment and six other very specific items. These were: 1) The SHU.GAR.RA helmet – Literally meaning, “That which makes go far into universe.” 2) “Measuring pendants,” on her ears. 3) Chains of small blue stones, around her neck. 4) “Twin “stones,” on her shoulders. 5) A golden cylinder, in her hands. 6) Straps, clasping her breasts, and 7) The PALA garment.
Unfortunately, except for the SHU.GAR.RA space helmet, for the rest of the required gear, I have found no explanation. However, when you take a look at the statue of the flying deity (Fig. 1) the seven parts of her flying attire appear to be functional and not decorative; especially the SHU.GA.RA or helmet with earphones [a]; the rectangular box attached to the back of the helmet [b]; the harness across her breasts and back (possibly some sort of safety harness) [c]; and the long tube dangling down her back [d], which might connect to some sort of rebreather apparatus, which may be the box at the back of her helmet. In ancient texts, we find Inanna’s explanation says that to visit the head god, Anu, in his celestial abode, she must wear this special attire.
The above description of Inanna may also indicate that she was not the one piloting the sky vehicle. The reason that I say that is, almost all of the Eagle Men are shown carrying a box dangling from their left hand (Fig. 2). These Eagle Men were, therefore, probably the rocket and shuttle (sky chamber) pilots. Today’s astronauts all carry an air-conditioning system box (Fig 3). Perhaps an earlier version of the same apparatus is what those Eagle Men or yore were carrying?
In his quest for eternal life, Gilgamesh, the king of the city of Uruk in Sumer, at about 2900 BC, set out to find the place where Eagle Men launched rockets that transported the numerous deities to and from their heavenly abode, as well as between various cities of ancient Sumer, to ask the god, Anu, how he could obtain immortality. If you’d like to know the whole story, you could read “The Epic of Gilgamesh” that was interpreted from ancient tablet fragments into current languages, including English.
Several authors have re-interpreted and re-written the Epic, making it sound more current, all the while ignoring the fact that there are several instances in this story of Gilgamesh and his companion Enkidu encountering adversaries, that sound quite technical.
Gilgamesh embarks on a quest for immortality, accompanied by his beastly friend Enkidu and together they have to get to the place in the Cedar mountains (in Lebanon) where deities like Anu catch flights at a location known as “Place where the Rising is Made,” or, “The Landing Place.” In other words, the “Cedar Spaceport of the Gods.” On their way, the two companions have several deadly encounters with at least two mechanical beasts with deadly rays and vicious, chopping appendages. At one point, as the two get close to the forest, they notice that a massive fence surrounds the tall cedar trees.
Now think about it. This happens some six thousand years ago. Why would anybody surround parts of a forest with a fence, unless they had something to hide, right? And, that’s not all. When Gilgamesh’s companion Enkidu goes ahead of him to “break open the gate,” he is struck down with a powerful force that puts him out of commission for seven days. Who in their right mind would have expected an electrified fence, around some trees, 6000 years ago? The two eventually make it to the spaceport and Gilgamesh gets his audience with Anu. However, while they’re waiting for Enkidu to recover, the two tough guys have a strange vision. Well, they’re not certain whether it was a vision, or not. Here is what was written of Gilgamesh’s telling, in Sumerian, about this vision, which was retold another half-dozen times in various other Near-Eastern languages, centuries afterward.
The vision that I saw was wholly awesome!
The Heavens shrieked; the earth boomed.
Though daylight was dawning, darkness came.
Lightning flashed; a flame shot up.
The clouds swelled; it rained death!
Then the glow vanished; the fire went out.
And all that had fallen was turned to ashes.
If you think about this short description of the event, what would you think it might have been that Gilgamesh and Enkidu had witnessed? The first thing that came to my mind was watching a rocket launch at Cape Kennedy. Keep in mind that these two observers had not seen any launches in person or on a TV screen! They are giving you their impressions of the vision, as best as they (or the actual scribe stamping the tablets) could come up with, with their 2900 BC sense and language. Following this experience, the two managed to encounter the guardian of the Landing Place, a mechanical monstrosity named Humbaba; sort of a Bulldozer/tank with slashing appendages and a death ray.
I read four versions of the “Epic of Gilgamesh” to get a true sense of what was going on, and of the four authors, only Zecharia Sitchin gave the words true meaning, with what I’d consider “21st Century eyes and mind.”
Now, to show you that flying deities didn’t just frequent the Near East, let’s fly across the Atlantic to observe “La Danza de Los Voladores” or the Dance of the Flyers, which memorializes the descent of the Aztec (Flying) Gods from their heavenly abode (Fig. 5). The five dancers climb up an 80 to 100-foot pole and attach themselves to a length of rope which allows them to fly around in a circle while lowering them to the ground, where they land on their feet. There are four flyers and the fifth member of the (astronaut) crew, guides the ropes, ensuring that no tangles happen and the Eagles land without injury. We watched this dance in 2003, near Chichen Itza. The Aztecs have been performing this acrobatic dance for several hundred years; possibly ever since they first observed their heavenly flying visitors.
Interestingly enough, there is a fresco on a rather large temple in Tulum on the Atlantic coast, which shows a deity descending from above, upside down (Fig. 6) that for some reason, the archeological intelligentsia decided to call the “Bee God.” Why? I have seen it up close, and this fellow appears to be guiding his descent while behind him, his feet are touching pedals. There are pipes and spring-like mechanical devices extending out from the seat of this flying vehicle. These accouterments are NOT organic. But, hey, those guys think they know better. Who am I to argue with them? Look at the illustration and you decide.
Let’s now take a short jaunt north and look at Native American traditions and the role of the majestic eagle. There are numerous tribes in North America, and there were many in centuries past, that have Eagle Clans. The eagle is considered by most tribes as a sacred bird, having supernatural powers because it can fly so high and move so freely between heaven and earth.
In some legends, the eagle is considered a messenger, carrying special communications between humans and the Creator God. Even to this day, many tribes at large gatherings or powwows will have performances of the Eagle Dance. There are numerous other examples of Native American tribes’ beliefs in close connections with the Creator and other deities who are described as having extraterrestrial traveling capabilities and even extradimensional credentials. In the Southwest for instance, especially in the Four-Corners area of the United States, there are numerous vestiges of ancient cliff dwellings with rather sophisticated planning and construction, indicating advance knowledge of architecture, mathematics, and astronomy. A multitude of petroglyphs can be found as well in these areas, with strange and puzzling depictions of humanoid visitors from the stars and perhaps even from other dimensions.
There is so much evidence out there—all around us throughout the world—that I believe proves Earth was visited by beings from out there in the cosmos.
I will keep digging for answers and try to connect the dots, to show you what those connections mean. Until then, keep checking the skies for those illusive flyers.
“Houston, the Eagle has landed! Over and out!”
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References: Great works by Zecharia Sitchin, who had the courage to look at ancient cuneiform tablets and re-interpreted those ancient tales with 20th century vision and thinking, to come up with more logical explanations for obvious high-tech engineering having created structures and extraterrestrial modes of transportation in our distant past; specifically The 12th Planet and Stairway to Heaven. The Annunaki Chronicles by Janet Sitchin, Zecharia Sitchin’s niece, who is following in her uncle’s footsteps. Three different versions of The Epic of Gilgamesh, one by Kent and Kevin Dixon, another by David Ferry and a third, by Herbert Mason. From the web: www.native-languages.org/legends, for information on the role of the Eagle in Indian lore.
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