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— Evolution or Intervention? — Continued from page 89 Endnotes 5. Jacobsen, T., The Sumerian King List, 1. Dunn, C., "Hi-tech Pharaohs?", Amateur Siena heen cited in von Daniken, a -yea sessional cycle ¢ Astronomy & Earth Sciences, issue two, igns of the Gods, Putnam's, New York, the 25,920-year precessional cycle and why Ly 980, pp. 201-2. they regarded it as important. 1995, and issue three, 1996 (two-part article). P . yes P 2. Ancient American, no. 17, 1997. 6. Alford, A.F., Gods of the New 3. Gould, S., Wonderful Life: The Burgess Millennium, Hodder & Stoughton, UK, 1997, and secret societies for two millennia, but, S#4/¢ and the Nature of History, Norton, New chapter II (first published by Eridu Books, ; ; . ’ s. York, 1989 (introductory comment). UK, 1996). as usual, the public is not in full possession 4. Dennett, D., Darwin's Dangerous Idea, 7. See, for example, Knight, C. and Lomas, of the facts. Penguin, 1995. R., The Hiram Key, Arrow, 1997, chapter 5. Instead of recognising the imminent era 5 ‘Diamond, J., The Rise and Fall of the Third About the Author: of Aquarius ke ty Jhrcineit watershed, Chimpanzee, Vintage, 1991, chapter 1, p.20. Alan F. Alford is a 36-year-old chartered we are mistakenly dismissing it as astolog- 6 This statement is credited to Charles accountant tumed author. Following his s arwin's partner, Alfred Wallace. i isi i j the millennium with which it approximate- 7, See, for example, Morgan, E., The Aquatic irst visit to the pyramids of Giza as a oe : 3 “ an 14-year-old, Alford has travelled exten- ly coincides. Many of us are thus sleep- Ape: A Theory of Human Evolution, . we in hi oo . . . “7 sively to more than 24 countries in his walking into the new era with a sense of Souvenir Press, London, 1982. est to solve the riddles of mankind's expectation that something is about to hap- 8. Jones, S., The Language of the Genes, qu . . 4 . Wee Suara : mysterious past. This article is extracted pen. Millions of people are convinced that Flamingo, 1993, chapter 4, p. 93. his book . we will shortly be witnessing the Second 9. Daily Mail, 29 January 1996. rom Nis Book, Gods of the New : ens . : _ 1 Millennium, which is the culmination of Coming of Christ, an invasion of aliens, or 10. ibid. the birth of a New World Order. LL. Atra-Hasis, cited in Heidel, A., The more than 10 years of research. However, the evidence from our past Cilgamesh Epic and Oe tt Note: Gods of the New Millennium has throws up another extraordinary possibili- Sty BO TESS, , » P. recently been republished by Hodder & . the ali na a 115. Due to a break in the tablets, it is some- A . ty: that the Anunnaki gods are about to times thought (incorrectly) that this act of cre- Stoughton and is available from book- This astronomical knowledge has been preserved within certain occult traditions return, either in a physical or political ati5n followed the Flood. shops in Australia, New Zealand, UK sense, and reassume the helm of the ship. 12. Genesis 2:7-8. and Canada. US customers can order As unbelievable as it might seem at first, 13, sitchin, Z., The Twelfth Planet, Avon by credit card via the World Wide Web, we may literally be about to meet our mak- Books, New York, 1976, chapter 8. http ://www.eridu.co.uk, or by tele- ers. 14. op. cit., chapter 14. phone/fax, +44 1543 370453. the 25,920-year precessional cycle and why they regarded it as important. This astronomical knowledge has been preserved within certain occult traditions and secret societies for two millennia, but, as usual, the public is not in full possession of the facts. Instead of recognising the imminent era of Aquarius as an astronomical watershed, we are mistakenly dismissing it as astrolog- ical bunkum and focusing our attention on the millennium with which it approximate- ly coincides. Many of us are thus sleep- walking into the new era with a sense of expectation that something is about to hap- pen. Millions of people are convinced that we will shortly be witnessing the Second Coming of Christ, an invasion of aliens, or the birth of a New World Order. However, the evidence from our past throws up another extraordinary possibili- ty: that the Anunnaki gods are about to return, either in a physical or political sense, and reassume the helm of the ship. As unbelievable as it might seem at first, we may literally be about to meet our mak- About the Author: Alan F. Alford is a 36-year-old chartered accountant turned author. Following his first visit to the pyramids of Giza as a 14-year-old, Alford has travelled exten- sively to more than 24 countries in his quest to solve the riddles of mankind's mysterious past. This article is extracted from his book, Gods of the New Millennium, which is the culmination of more than 10 years of research. Note: Gods of the New Millennium has recently been republished by Hodder & Stoughton and is available from book- shops in Australia, New Zealand, UK and Canada. US customers can order by credit card via the World Wide Web, http ://www.eridu.co.uk, or by tele- phone/fax, +44 1543 370453. ers. 90 + NEXUS AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1997