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UK television personality Andrew Collins provides new evidence showing that the earliest origins of human culture, religion, and technology derive from the lost world of the Denisovans.

Built at the end of the last ice age around 9600 BCE, Göbekli Tepe in southeast Turkey was designed to align with the constellation of the celestial swan, Cygnus--a fact confirmed by the discovery at the site of a tiny bone plaque carved with the three key stars of Cygnus. Remarkably, the three main pyramids at Giza in Egypt, including the Great Pyramid, align with the same three stars. But where did this ancient veneration of Cygnus come from?

Showing that Cygnus was once seen as a portal to the sky-world, Andrew Collins reveals how, at both sites, the attention toward this star group is linked with sound acoustics and the use of musical intervals “discovered” thousands of years later by the Greek mathematician Pythagoras. Collins traces these ideas as well as early advances in human technology and cosmology back to the Altai-Baikal region of Russian Siberia, where the cult of the swan flourished as much as 20,000 years ago. He shows how these concepts, including a complex numeric system based on long-term eclipse cycles, are derived from an extinct human population known as the Denisovans. Not only were they of exceptional size--the ancient giants of myth--but archaeological discoveries show that this previously unrecognized human population achieved an advanced level of culture, including the use of high-speed drilling techniques and the creation of musical instruments.

The author explains how the stars of Cygnus coincided with the turning point of the heavens at the moment the Denisovan legacy was handed to the first human societies in southern Siberia 45,000 years ago, catalyzing beliefs in swan ancestry and an understanding of Cygnus as the source of cosmic creation. Collins shows how the ancient belief in Cygnus as the source of creation can also be found in many other cultures around the world, further confirming the role played by the Denisovan legacy in the genesis of human civilization.

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The Cygnus Key is the new astronomical paradigm that shines light on the primal awakening of human consciousness, sparked by the discovery of precession cycles, sound acoustics, and number cosmology. Andrew Collins had already decoded the alignments to the Cygnus star system at Göbekli Tepe and the Giza pyramid complex in his book Göbekli Tepe: Genesis of the Gods. Now, going back even further to 45,000 years ago, he explores how our ancestors first discovered the Cygnus connection, the pathway of souls through the constellation of the swan. This brilliant book is the sign I’ve been waiting for! We are recovering from our species trauma from the great cataclysms 12,000 years ago. The Cygnus Key is a must-read for all students of ancient timelines, star alignments, and cosmology.” * Barbara Hand Clow, author of Awakening the Planetary Mind *
The Cygnus Key is a monumental work bringing numerous ancient mysteries into focus. It provides a lucid and well-reasoned understanding for readers who make the effort to digest it all. Starting with the amazing site of Göbekli Tepe, Collins leads the reader to Egypt and various other ancient civilizations. He shows how both Orion and Cygnus were key astronomical elements in the ancient world’s understanding of the soul’s journey to the stars and the probable source of these beliefs.” * Gregory L. Little, Ph.D. *
“A dynamic quest to discover the cosmology of our earliest ancestors and its relevance today. Collins takes us on a convincing journey following the lore of the constellation of Cygnus. From Göbekli Tepe to the pyramids of Egypt and the archaic myths of Greece, we are led to humanity’s ultimate psycho-spiritual roots in the Paleolithic world of Russian Siberia and the realm of the Denisovans. A triumph.” * Caroline Wise, editor of Finding Elen: The Quest for Elen of the Ways *

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface: Last of the Denisovans

PART ONE
GÖBEKLI TEPE

1 An Artist’s Work

2 Mystery of the North

3 Celestial Signs

4 The Enigma of Pillar 43

5 Scorpionic Gateway

6 Cult of the Leopard

PART TWO THE BIRTH OF EGYPT

7 The Lost Oasis

8 Egyptian Genesis

9 Mystery of the Helwan Point

10 Visions of Helwan

PART THREE SECRETS OF THE PYRAMIDS

11 A Grand Design at Giza

12 Orion versus Cygnus

13 Osiris Arisen

14 Starry Destiny

15 Womb of the Stars

PART FOUR COSMIC CODE

16 Giza Revelation

17 The Hidden Key

18 Cosmic Symmetry

19 Harmonic Convergence

20 Music of the Spheres

21 Secrets of the Gods

22 Celestial Swan Song

23 Sonic Temples

24 Shaping Sound

PART FIVE GENESIS POINT

25 The Road to Helwan

26 Division of the Two Lands

27 Who Stole Iwnw?

28 Place of the Bennu

29 The Mountain of Anu

30 Homeland of the Primeval Ones:
Part I--The Coming of the Shebtiw

31 Homeland of the Primeval Ones:
Part II--Memphite Origins

32 Homeland of the Primeval Ones:
Part III--A Certain Ratio

PART SIX
STARRY WISDOM

33 Bird on a Pole

34 Siberian Roots

35 The Land of Dawn

36 Counting Time

37 Revolution 432

38 Time Turned to Stone

39 The Cygnus Key

40 The Denisovan Legacy

41 Gateway of the Gods

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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      Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/06/2018
      ISBN13: 9781591432999, 978-1591432999
      ISBN10: 1591432995

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      UK television personality Andrew Collins provides new evidence showing that the earliest origins of human culture, religion, and technology derive from the lost world of the Denisovans.

      Built at the end of the last ice age around 9600 BCE, Göbekli Tepe in southeast Turkey was designed to align with the constellation of the celestial swan, Cygnus--a fact confirmed by the discovery at the site of a tiny bone plaque carved with the three key stars of Cygnus. Remarkably, the three main pyramids at Giza in Egypt, including the Great Pyramid, align with the same three stars. But where did this ancient veneration of Cygnus come from?

      Showing that Cygnus was once seen as a portal to the sky-world, Andrew Collins reveals how, at both sites, the attention toward this star group is linked with sound acoustics and the use of musical intervals “discovered” thousands of years later by the Greek mathematician Pythagoras. Collins traces these ideas as well as early advances in human technology and cosmology back to the Altai-Baikal region of Russian Siberia, where the cult of the swan flourished as much as 20,000 years ago. He shows how these concepts, including a complex numeric system based on long-term eclipse cycles, are derived from an extinct human population known as the Denisovans. Not only were they of exceptional size--the ancient giants of myth--but archaeological discoveries show that this previously unrecognized human population achieved an advanced level of culture, including the use of high-speed drilling techniques and the creation of musical instruments.

      The author explains how the stars of Cygnus coincided with the turning point of the heavens at the moment the Denisovan legacy was handed to the first human societies in southern Siberia 45,000 years ago, catalyzing beliefs in swan ancestry and an understanding of Cygnus as the source of cosmic creation. Collins shows how the ancient belief in Cygnus as the source of creation can also be found in many other cultures around the world, further confirming the role played by the Denisovan legacy in the genesis of human civilization.

      Trade Review
      The Cygnus Key is the new astronomical paradigm that shines light on the primal awakening of human consciousness, sparked by the discovery of precession cycles, sound acoustics, and number cosmology. Andrew Collins had already decoded the alignments to the Cygnus star system at Göbekli Tepe and the Giza pyramid complex in his book Göbekli Tepe: Genesis of the Gods. Now, going back even further to 45,000 years ago, he explores how our ancestors first discovered the Cygnus connection, the pathway of souls through the constellation of the swan. This brilliant book is the sign I’ve been waiting for! We are recovering from our species trauma from the great cataclysms 12,000 years ago. The Cygnus Key is a must-read for all students of ancient timelines, star alignments, and cosmology.” * Barbara Hand Clow, author of Awakening the Planetary Mind *
      The Cygnus Key is a monumental work bringing numerous ancient mysteries into focus. It provides a lucid and well-reasoned understanding for readers who make the effort to digest it all. Starting with the amazing site of Göbekli Tepe, Collins leads the reader to Egypt and various other ancient civilizations. He shows how both Orion and Cygnus were key astronomical elements in the ancient world’s understanding of the soul’s journey to the stars and the probable source of these beliefs.” * Gregory L. Little, Ph.D. *
      “A dynamic quest to discover the cosmology of our earliest ancestors and its relevance today. Collins takes us on a convincing journey following the lore of the constellation of Cygnus. From Göbekli Tepe to the pyramids of Egypt and the archaic myths of Greece, we are led to humanity’s ultimate psycho-spiritual roots in the Paleolithic world of Russian Siberia and the realm of the Denisovans. A triumph.” * Caroline Wise, editor of Finding Elen: The Quest for Elen of the Ways *

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments
      Preface: Last of the Denisovans

      PART ONE
      GÖBEKLI TEPE

      1 An Artist’s Work

      2 Mystery of the North

      3 Celestial Signs

      4 The Enigma of Pillar 43

      5 Scorpionic Gateway

      6 Cult of the Leopard

      PART TWO THE BIRTH OF EGYPT

      7 The Lost Oasis

      8 Egyptian Genesis

      9 Mystery of the Helwan Point

      10 Visions of Helwan

      PART THREE SECRETS OF THE PYRAMIDS

      11 A Grand Design at Giza

      12 Orion versus Cygnus

      13 Osiris Arisen

      14 Starry Destiny

      15 Womb of the Stars

      PART FOUR COSMIC CODE

      16 Giza Revelation

      17 The Hidden Key

      18 Cosmic Symmetry

      19 Harmonic Convergence

      20 Music of the Spheres

      21 Secrets of the Gods

      22 Celestial Swan Song

      23 Sonic Temples

      24 Shaping Sound

      PART FIVE GENESIS POINT

      25 The Road to Helwan

      26 Division of the Two Lands

      27 Who Stole Iwnw?

      28 Place of the Bennu

      29 The Mountain of Anu

      30 Homeland of the Primeval Ones:
      Part I--The Coming of the Shebtiw

      31 Homeland of the Primeval Ones:
      Part II--Memphite Origins

      32 Homeland of the Primeval Ones:
      Part III--A Certain Ratio

      PART SIX
      STARRY WISDOM

      33 Bird on a Pole

      34 Siberian Roots

      35 The Land of Dawn

      36 Counting Time

      37 Revolution 432

      38 Time Turned to Stone

      39 The Cygnus Key

      40 The Denisovan Legacy

      41 Gateway of the Gods

      Notes

      Bibliography

      Index

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