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An in-depth investigation of the ancient structures at Karahan Tepe, its builders, and its cosmic shamanic purpose
• Examines the intricate carvings, chambers, and structures, revealing the site's acoustical properties, shamanic symbolism, and astronomical alignments
• Reveals how Karahan Tepe was used by shamans to connect with the Milky Way's Galactic bulge in its role as the head of the cosmic serpent
• Explains how the site's builders, who created the world's first post-Ice Age civilization, are remembered in myth and legend as the Watchers and Nephilim of Jewish religious tradition and as the Anunnaki gods of Sumerian mythology
Considered the most important archaeological discovery of the 21st century, Karahan Tepe is an enormous complex of stone structures in southeastern Turkey covering an estimated ten acres. Built more than 11,000 years ago, Karahan Tepe contains some of the oldest monumental architecture anywhere on Earth, including human and animal statues, ubiquitous snake carvings, T-shaped pillars, and interconnecting underground enclosures with stone columns carved directly from the bedrock.
Chronicling his explorations of Karahan Tepe, Andrew Collins presents the first in-depth investigation of the discoveries at the site: who built it, its astronomical alignments, and its cosmological connections. He examines the intricate carvings and architectural features, including a newly discovered statue of a giant human figure. Explaining how the site functioned as a shamanic oracle center, Collins shows how its rock-cut structures were used to connect with the Milky Way's Galactic Bulge and stars of Scorpius in their role as the head and active spirit of a perceived cosmic serpent. He traces this serpent motif throughout history, identifying it with the biblical serpent of Eden, the kundalini of Vedic tradition, and the black snake of the Yezidis. He demonstrates how the belief in the existence of the Milky Way serpent among the inhabitants of Karahan Tepe went on to influence the foundation of the Gnostic Ophite mysteries suppressed by the Christian Church. He also shows how the founders of Karahan Tepe were recalled in Hebrew myth and legend as the Watchers and Nephilim and in Sumerian and Babylonian mythology as the Anunnaki.
Sharing a wealth of evidence, Collins confirms that Karahan Tepe and its sister site of Göbekli Tepe belonged to the world's first post-Ice Age civilization, which today bears the enigmatic name of Taş Tepeler.
Contents
FOREWORD In Quest of a Supercivilization
By Hugh Newman
Acknowledgments
PREFACE The Coming of the Serpent
Part 1
DISCOVERIES AND REVELATIONS
1 The Great Discovery
2 Karahan Tepe—The Bedrock Enclosures
3 Structure AA—The Pit Shrine
4 It Began with Göbekli Tepe
5 Hill of the Dark Lord
6 The Birth of Taş Tepeler
Part 2
SOUND AND RITUAL
7 The Mysteries of the Great Ellipse
8 Aligning with the Stars
9 The Place of Emergence
Part 3
STARS AND SNAKES
10 Mad Englishmen
11 Descending into Snake Holes
12 Half Moons and Rock Temples
13 Realm of the Snake Mother
Part 4
THE SUN AND THE SERPENT
14 Celestial Synchronization
15 The Scorpionic Gateway
16 The Cosmic Snake Charmer
Part 5
THE SKY MAP
17 Pillar 43—Part One: The Vulture and the Scorpion
18 Pillar 43—Part Two: The Hole in the Sky
19 Pillar 43—Part Three: The Fox and the Snake
Part 6
THE COSMOS
20 The Milky Way Serpent
21 Riding the Snake
22 The Shining Serpent
23 Oracular Communication
24 The Star Worshippers of Harran
Part 7
GNOSIS
25 The Mystery of the Alabaster Bowl
26 The Road to Rusafa
27 Followers of the Serpent
28 Raising of the Kundalini
29 Cities of the Serpent
30 The Serpent Within
31 Lord of the Signs
Part 8
THE ETERNAL RETURN
32 At the Center of It All
33 The Galactic Merry-Go-Round
34 Maya Cosmogenesis
35 In the Realm of Adam
36 Identifying Eve
37 The Greatest Confirmation
APPENDIX Secrets of Karahan Tepe:
The Discovery of a Stunning Winter
Solstice Alignment
By Hugh Newman and JJ Ainsworth
Notes
Bibliography
Index
