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Some readers may be familiar with the correlation between the pyramids of Egypt's Giza Plateau and the stars of Orion. Beginning in 1100 A.D. on the Arizona desert, the Hopi constructed a similar pattern of villages that mirrors all the major stars in the constellation.

My book The Orion Zone explores the sky-ground relationship in the American Southwest and its astounding global significance. This useful guidebook is packed with diagrams, maps, sky charts, and photos of ruins and rock art. It essentially decodes many of the ancient mysteries of the Pueblo Indian world.

By analyzing geodetic alignments of ancestral Hopi ruins in conjunction with astronomical computer programs, I see myself as part of an ideological movement currently transforming conventional paradigms of human history.

The Sky-Ground Correlation Theory

The Orion Correlation projected on the high desert of Arizona is verified by both archaeological evidence and ceremonial or mythological lore of the Hopi Indians. In the research process I came to some startling conclusions:

—The Hisatsinom, or the ancient Hopi (formerly called the Anasazi), used the template of the constellation Orion to determine the locations of their stone villages during an extended migration lasting over two centuries.
—The time period for the creation of this template ranged from about 1050 to 1300 AD.
—The Hopi god of earth and death called Masau'u spiritually mandated this "terrestrial Orion" to closely mirror its celestial counterpart. We can easily see how prehistoric "star cities" correspond to every major star in the constellation.

Left, Orion constellation as laid out on the Arizona desert; right, Orion reversed 180° from its appearance in the sky.

—The star pattern by its specific orientation on the land also encodes various sunrise and sunset points of both summer and winter solstices.
—A central flux of ley line energy additionally occurs in the spine of the terrestrial Orion along a series of ancient pueblo sites and geoglyphs ranging from southwestern Colorado to the mouth of the Colorado River. This indicates a functional Earth-Chakra system. (Please go to Maps page.)
—The overall pattern is similar to the Giza Orion Correlation that forms part of an ancient global network.

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What people are saying about The Orion Zone

“The correlation Mr. David makes between the Hopi and Egyptian 'sky view' is most interesting.” -Robert Bauval, co-author of The Orion Mystery and The Message of the Sphinx

“The Orion Zone is an extensively researched study of archaeological evidence, historical accounts, and the oral traditions of the Hopi peoples of the American Southwest. Readers interested in astro-archaeology or in pre-Columbian America will find a great deal of thought-provoking material here, along with citations for further study.” -Mysteries Magazine

"Gary David's work is a treasure of enormous importance. He draws us deep into the mystery of Arizona and deeper still into the lost secrets of ancient cosmology. The truth behind the myths and symbols he's uncovering has the power to unify us, just as the Hopi prophesied." -William Henry, investigative mythologist, author, co-host of Whitley Strieber's "Dreamland" radio show

“The Orion Zone is unique, intellectually invigorating, fresh, speculative in the best sense and engaging in its presentation. Gary David writes from the head and heart about a subject he knows well-- the Hopi, their beliefs, and their cosmology . . . a truly insightful read.” -Gary Osborn co-author of The Serpent Grail and The Shining Ones

“Gary has made a marvelous and insightful contribution to the history of the Hopi Indians with his ongoing research in Arizona... His work is unique and shows the pre-Columbian cross-cultural knowledge, that was shared by the peoples of the world in prehistory, was extant in Arizona with the Hopi.” -Crichton E M Miller,author of The Golden Thread of Time

"In my view, Gary David is undeniably one of the greatest writers with absolute authority to spread the richness of the Hopi culture." -César Reyes, editor of Antiguos Astronautas

“I have examined the Arizona-Orion ground-sky relationship, and I must say that I find this work intriguing. It is worth pursuing to the very end.” -Andrew Collins, author of From the Ashes of Angels and Gods of Eden

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