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The Cosmic War Before History: Echoes of a Galactic Conflict!

Sitchin described a rebellion among the Anunnaki that resulted in two primary factions: those loyal to Enki, the scientist and benefactor of humanity, and those under the control of Enlil, the authoritarian ruler.

By The Secret History Of The WorldPublished 6 months ago 6 min read

The War That Time Forgot

Long before the rise of human civilization, even before the first cities of Sumer or the towering pyramids of Egypt, Earth may have been the battleground for an Epic galactic war, one that has reverberated through the myths of our ancestors, shaped the landscape of planets, and possibly left behind mysterious ruins that defy explanation. Could Earth have once been a staging ground or a casualty of a high-tech war fought by beings far more advanced than us?

This idea, often dismissed by conventional historians, is rooted in ancient texts, forbidden archaeology, and the controversial theories of scholars like Zecharia Sitchin, who argued that the Sumerian gods were not deities at all but rather extraterrestrial visitors engaged in a cosmic power struggle.

Zecharia Sitchin and the Anunnaki Civil War

In his work, The Earth Chronicles, Sitchin introduced the world to the Anunnaki, a race of advanced beings from the planet Nibiru, which follows a long elliptical orbit around our sun. According to the Sumerian texts he translated, these beings arrived on Earth over 400,000 years ago in search of gold to save their atmosphere. However, what began as a colonization mission eventually fractured into internal warfare.

Sitchin described a rebellion among the Anunnaki that resulted in two primary factions: those loyal to Enki, the scientist and benefactor of humanity, and those under the control of Enlil, the authoritarian ruler. This division sparked what he termed "the first wars of gods on Earth."

Yet, the conflict was not confined to Earth. It mirrored a broader cosmic war, one involving battles in the heavens, advanced weaponry capable of altering landscapes, and the annihilation of cities. The "Weapons of Terror" mentioned in Sumerian texts might not simply be poetic metaphors but literal accounts of nuclear or energy-based warfare. Cities such as Sodom and Gomorrah, according to Sitchin, were not destroyed by divine wrath but rather by tactical strikes in an interstellar war.

The Mahabharata: A Vedic Witness to Ancient Warfare

Thousands of miles from Sumer, another ancient text supports the idea of high-tech warfare in antiquity. The Mahabharata, an epic from India, recounts a devastating conflict between celestial factions, the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Within its poetic language lie descriptions of weapons and battles that resemble modern warfare or science fiction.

"A single projectile charged with all the power of the universe. An incandescent column of smoke and flame, as bright as ten thousand suns, rose in all its splendor..." (Mahabharata, Drona Parva).

The Brahmastra, a weapon described in the text, caused destruction so complete that it "wiped out generations." Birds fell from the sky, and people's hair and nails fell out, strikingly similar to the effects of radiation. The Mahabharata even refers to flying machines called Vimanas, and battles that took place in the sky using beams of light and sonic energy.

Some researchers believe these accounts are not merely symbolic or exaggerated myths, but rather a form of historical memory, a record of ancient wars that utilized advanced energy weapons, spacecraft, and tactics hinting at interplanetary origins.

Planetary Scars and Evidence of Cosmic War

If Earth and its surroundings were once part of a war zone, we would expect to find physical evidence, not just in historical texts, but in scars etched into planetary bodies.

1. Mars: The Broken Planet

Mars exhibits signs of significant planetary trauma. The Valles Marineris, a canyon system stretching over 4,000 kilometers, dwarfs Earth's Grand Canyon and seems to have been formed by explosive internal forces. On the opposite side of Mars lies the Tharsis Bulge, a massive volcanic region. Some researchers, such as Dr. John Brandenburg, have suggested that the red hue of Mars could result from an ancient nuclear war. He points to elevated levels of xenon-129 in its atmosphere, similar to what is found in the aftermath of nuclear detonations on Earth.

2. The Asteroid Belt: Remains of a Planet Destroyed?

Between Mars and Jupiter lies the Asteroid Belt, a field of rocky debris. Could this have once been a planet, perhaps "Tiamat," as proposed by Sitchin, that was destroyed in a cosmic battle? The ancient Babylonian myth of the Enuma Elish describes Marduk battling Tiamat and shattering her body to create the heavens and Earth. Might this myth encode the tale of a planetary body destroyed by advanced technology?

3. Lunar Anomalies

Even our Moon may contain echoes of this ancient war. Photos from NASA missions reveal deep craters with flat bottoms and raised rims, suggesting impacts from high-energy weapons rather than natural collisions. Apollo astronauts reported strange phenomena, including glowing lights and unexplained objects tracking their movements. Some theorize that the Moon may be an artificial body, perhaps a remnant or observation station left behind from the time of the war.

Ruins and Artifacts: Traces of the Past

If this cosmic war reached Earth, where are the ruins? Some possible candidates include:

- Mohenjo-Daro, in Pakistan, where archaeologists have found bodies lying in the streets as if they were struck down suddenly. The area displays signs of intense heat and radiation.

- Puma Punku, in Bolivia, where massive stone blocks weighing hundreds of tons appear to have been scattered as if blasted apart.

- Ba'albek, in Lebanon, whose megalithic foundations seem designed to support unimaginable weight, perhaps that of a spacecraft?

These sites may not merely be religious or ceremonial centers. They could have served as starports, defensive positions, or even cities caught in the crossfire of ancient wars.

Mythic Parallels Around the World

Nearly every ancient culture speaks of a war in the heavens. The Greeks told of the Titanomachy, where the Olympians overthrew the Titans in a thunderous conflict across the sky. The Norse mythology describes Ragnarök, a final battle of the gods that employs fiery weapons and destructive storms. In Mesoamerican myth, the Aztecs believed in a succession of world ages that were destroyed by divine cataclysms.

Even the biblical narrative contains echoes of these themes. The Book of Revelation speaks of a war in heaven, with Michael and his angels fighting against the Dragon. Ezekiel's vision of a flying "wheel within a wheel" and the destruction of cities by fire from heaven may hint at the same ancient story.

Could all these myths be fragmented memories of a real, global, perhaps interstellar, conflict passed down through generations? It is up to us, the curious and open-minded, to consider these alternative and controversial explanations for ancient myths and planetary anomalies.

A Shattered Legacy and the Human Role

Why would Earth be involved in such a cosmic war? Some suggest that humanity itself was created or genetically manipulated by one faction in the conflict. According to Sitchin's interpretation, humans were engineered by Enki as a slave race, but also as a potential ally in the power struggle among the Anunnaki.

Others speculate that the human soul or spirit was a valuable commodity, caught in a battle between those who wished to uplift consciousness and those who sought to enslave it. From this viewpoint, the war was not just technological; it was spiritual.

Perhaps what we call "evolution" was guided, accelerated, or interrupted by this ancient conflict. The sudden leaps in human intelligence, language, and societal development could be traces of interference by cosmic actors long gone.

The War Behind the Scenes

The evidence is still circumstantial, scattered, and often buried beneath layers of myth and skepticism. However, when the pieces are assembled, the ancient texts, the planetary anomalies, and the mysterious ruins, a picture begins to form. This picture suggests that our world was once touched by forces far beyond our understanding: a war not of men, but of gods, or beings so advanced that they seemed like gods.

Whether this cosmic war was real, symbolic, or something in between, its shadow lingers in our stories, our landscapes, and perhaps within our very DNA. To uncover this forgotten past is not just to solve an archaeological puzzle; it is to reclaim our place in a galactic saga that is far from over.

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The Secret History Of The World

I have spent the last twenty years studying and learning about ancient history, religion, and mythology. I have a huge interest in this field and the paranormal. I do run a YouTube channel

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