▲ The Dogon People
An ethnic group living in West Africa, in the Niger River region of the Republic of Mali, around the Bandiagara Escarpment.
They are the Dogon people.
Until French ethnologists first brought them to the outside world's attention in the 1930s, they had long maintained little contact with the outside world, preserving their unique culture, beliefs, and view of the universe.
And today,
the reason the Dogon people have attracted worldwide attention
is
“they possessed advanced knowledge of the universe before it was proven by science.”
This is what sets them apart.
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▲ The “Sirius Myth” passed down by the Dogon
Since ancient times, the Dogon people have
passed down special accounts of Sirius.
They called Sirius A
“Sigui Tolo,”
and said that beside it
was a tiny star invisible to the naked eye
called “Po Tolo.”
To their astonishment, “Po Tolo”
matches the characteristics of “Sirius B,” which cannot be seen with the naked eye.
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▲ Astonishing knowledge that matches science
The Dogon people
describe Po Tolo as follows:
・A very small star
・Extremely dense
・Orbiting Sigui Tolo in an elliptical orbit
・Completing an orbit roughly every 50 years
These facts match what astronomy has established today:
Sirius B is a “white dwarf,” the remnant of a star that has reached the end of its life
And that it orbits Sirius A in an elliptical orbit, completing one revolution roughly every 50 years
is in complete agreement with modern astronomical observations.
They also
・Sirius A is larger than the Sun
・Sirius B is about the size of Earth
These claims, too, are said to have been passed down since ancient times.
Why did the Dogon people, who had neither telescopes nor scientific observation tools,
know of its existence since ancient times?
According to tradition, they learned everything from a particular life-form.
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▲ The being from the heavens: the Nommo
In the Dogon people's Sirius myth,
a life-form called
“Nommo”
appears.
Nommo descended to Earth in the distant past
and was a being that came from “Sirius B”
・Astronomy
・Mathematics
・Science
・Knowledge of civilization
It is said that Nommo imparted these to the Dogon people.
And they are described as
a species with the appearance of fish or aquatic creatures
.
It is astonishing that they are said to have imparted advanced knowledge, but what is especially noteworthy is
“an appearance like fish or aquatic creatures”
In other words, their connection to “water”
As we saw in our previous discussion of the connection between Egypt and Sirius, Sirius was a bringer of water.
Here, too, the key term “water” appears.
The tradition that the Dogon people possessed advanced astronomical knowledge, especially specialized knowledge of Sirius,
and received it from beings who came from Sirius B serves as evidence that this account is true.
Furthermore, as with Egypt, the connection to “water”
reveals a certain consistency.
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▲ The continuing “Sirius worship”
Even today,
many Dogon rituals and ceremonies
are conducted with “Sirius” as their point of reference.
In other words, for the Dogon people, Sirius
is not merely a “star,”
but can be considered a source of civilization, knowledge, and spirituality.
And,the “Siriusian traits” espoused by Kinji-datsu
also show
many points of similarity.
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▲ Sirius number “25”
Within the connection between the Dogon people and Sirius, a certain number emerges
“Sirius number 25”
Today,
the population of the Republic of Mali is 25 million
and the Dogon population is estimated at 250,000.
To a degree that seems beyond coincidence,
the number “25” mysteriously appears among things deeply connected to Sirius.
At Kinji-datsu,
we see this match not as mere coincidence
but as one of the “keys”
indicating a deep connection with Sirius.