REAR COVER:"How is it possible for the ancient traditions of an African tribe to contain detailed data on the star Sirius which modern astronomers have only just discovered?The most secret and sacred traditions of the Dogon tribe in West Africa maintain that the existence of civiisation on earth is a result of contact from inhabitants of a planet in the system of the star Sirius, in approximately 3,000 BC. Central to their cosmology is a body of knowledge concerning the system of the star Sirius that is astounding in its accuracy of details including specific information only recently accessible to modern science.Many authors have speculated on the subject of extraterrestrial contact in ancient times, but never before has such detailed evidence been presented."The exoteric message: "The question which this book poses is: Has Earth in the past been visited by intelligent beings from the region of the star Sirius?" -- p.61Michael A. Hoffman II: 'Secret Societies and Psychological Warfare'(1992):"In the Hermetic-masonic tradition the secret identity of Satan is the force represented in occult lore as emanating from the star Sirius, the so-called dog star, Canis major. In the secret tradition of the Freemasons, Sirius is overwhelmingly identified with a single primary attribute, the bringing of civilization to earth."