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NARRATOR: The Three
Jewels of Buddhism...

JONATHAN YOUNG: Something's
trying to get our attention,

try to tell us something.

NARRATOR: The Hindu Trimurti...

KATHLEEN MCGOWAN: We see it
going back, very, very far

into the earliest
aspects of human history.

NARRATOR: And the Holy
Trinity of Christianity...

JEFFREY MISHLOVE: The number
represents a portal, a gateway

into another realm.

NARRATOR: Throughout
human history the number

three has always had
a unique significance.

But why?

GIORGIO TSUOKALOS: No
matter what ancient culture

you look at, the highest
ones always came as threes.

NARRATOR: What is it
about the number three,

that makes it play such a big
role in religion, architecture,

and even the occult?

And could there be an
extraterrestrial connection?

[suspenseful music]

DAVID CHILDRESS: Once we
understand this power of three,

we ourselves will become
like our creators, the gods.

[suspenseful music]

NARRATOR: Millions of
people around the world

believe we have been visited in the past

by extraterrestrial beings.

What if it were true?

Did ancient aliens really
help to shape our history?

And if so, might the
secrets of the universe

be revealed by examining the
incredible power of three?

[suspenseful music]

[eerie music]

Newgrange, Ireland... The walls
of this 5,000 year old passage

tomb are decorated with
mysterious designs made up

of three connected spirals.

Yunnan Province, China.

Three 1,100-year-old Buddhist
temples known as the Three.

Pagodas form a triangle fought
to protect the population from

natural disasters.

Ancient Greece... according to myth,

the destiny of gods and men is controlled

by all-powerful beings
known as the Three Fates.

Various cultures across the world

have long shared a belief that
the number three represents

something sacred, mystical, even divine.

[suspenseful music]

All human beings understand numbers.

All of us live in a physical universe

where things come in different numbers.

And so different cultures will
highlight different numbers

as particularly important,
ritualized them, and make

them culturally important.

[suspenseful music]

We see widespread use of the number three

in European traditions, but also, we

see it in selected traditions
around the world too.

These number traditions can
become very, very powerful

and connect cultures together.

[suspenseful music]

NARRATOR: The unique
reverence for the number three

dates back thousands of years,
and can still be found today

in art, architecture,
mythology, literature, science,

and religion.

But why?

What is it about this number
that has continued to hold

such significance for mankind?

[suspenseful music]

If you think of our lives,
we have a past, a present,

and a future.

Our story falls neatly into three.

Throughout folklore and mythology,

we find the number three.

Something about three is
trying to get our attention,

trying to tell us something.

The number three comes up many,

many times in Judeo-Christian scriptures.

Jonah is in the belly of
the whale for three days.

In Genesis, the waters are
separated from the earth

after three days.

And the New Testament, Jesus
in the tomb for three days.

There's just a special
significance there.

[suspenseful music]

KATHLEEN MCGOWAN: We see the
number three in sacred texts.

And why is that?

Is there something within us
that is hardwired to understand

that three is a sacred number.

And where does this come from?

[suspenseful music]

NARRATOR: The Giza
Plateau, Egypt...

Three Great Pyramids line the
desert just outside of Cairo.

Constructed more than 4,000 years ago,

this unique trio of monuments is
arguably the most recognizable

in all the world.

The pyramids also employ
the most magnificent use

of triangles in architecture.

JEFFREY MISHLOVE: You
had in ancient Egypt

what we might think of
as a Masonic tradition.

There were the builders themselves,

who embodied the knowledge of
geometry, the knowledge of tool

making, and how to put
buildings together.

And especially, how to create buildings

that were themselves, the vehicles

for initiating or inducing
higher consciousness.

[suspenseful music]

ROBERT SCHOCH: The
Giza pyramids are

very interesting in that you
have three major pyramids.

Their sides are triangles.

Think of the triangle, the
simplest most perfect geometric

form.

[bells]

NICK POPE: The
ancients were certainly

intrigued by geometry,
indeed sacred geometry.

And certainly, a triangle is
one of those basic archetypal

shapes that it perhaps is hardwired

into the human consciousness,
and this may find expression

in monuments, such as the pyramids.

MARIE D. JONES: You've got that
progress towards perfection,

towards the top of the triangle.

It's a very upward-directed,
higher-directed shape.

And I think we kind of get
that on a subconscious level.

JEFFREY MISHLOVE: So there is a
sense in which the number three

in the form of the triangle,
in the form of the apex

of the pyramid represents
a portal, a gateway

into another realm.

You might say it's a realm of the gods.

NARRATOR: Do the
three pyramids of Giza

really represent some sort
of portal to a divine realm?

Perhaps, more clues about the
sacred nature of the triangle

can be found by examining
the work of one of the most

celebrated mathematicians of all time.

Samos, Greece.

Sixth century, BC.

Greek mathematician and
philosopher Pythagoras

introduces his famous theorem.

A2+b2=c2.

The formula explains the
mathematical relationship

between the three sides
of right triangles.

And some believe it was
originally based on the design

of the Egyptian pyramids.

[suspenseful music]

JEFFREY MISHLOVE: Pythagoras
lived 2,500 years ago.

It is said that he studied with
the great teachers of Egypt,

and he brought the wisdom
of Egypt back to Greece.

That in effect was the
birth of Greek philosophy.

RICHARD RADER:
Pythagoras and for a lot

of ancient philosophers, mathematics

was a kind of more precise description

of the supernatural.

They're coming to terms with man's place

on this earth and one of the ways you

do that is by measurements, and
measurements have to develop.

And when they develop,
they develop more complex

mathematics.

And Pythagoras is one of
the very early philosophers

to develop this stuff.

WILLIAM HENRY: Pythagoras taught
that everything in the universe

has a three-part structure.

And every problem in the universe

can be reduced
diagrammatically to a triangle.

To Pythagoras and his
followers, the triangle

represented ascension,
and the triangle itself,

and the number three was the
key to all the hidden mysteries.

[suspenseful music]

DAVID CHILDRESS:
In Carnac, France

there are thousands of
megalithic standing stones

that are over 6,000 years
old, and many of them

are in the form of a right triangle,

or a Pythagorean triangle.

And they were built
many thousands of years

before Pythagoras.

[eerie music]

These same geometric relationships

of the right triangle
have also been found

at Avebury and Stonehenge.

And you have to ask yourself,
does the Pythagorean triangle

represent some kind of special
extraterrestrial geometry?

A geometry of threes?

[eerie music]

GIORGIO A. TSOUKOLAS: The bottom
line is that a2+b2=c2 applies

to the entire universe.

And so, for Pythagoras to
come up with this, of course,

is extraordinary, but
he was not the first.

PHILIP COPPENS: So, we know that
Pythagoras got this information

from ancient Egypt, and the
ancient Egyptians themselves

say that this was
knowledge from the gods.

So, what we have is a situation
whereby the ancient Egyptians

got this information from
a non-human intelligence

from an extraterrestrial
source, preserved it in secret

for thousands of years.

And Pythagoras is really the first one

to take it outside of
Egypt, and basically

begin to speak to the world
about what it is, what

the ancient Egyptians knew
about this divine information.

[suspenseful music]

NARRATOR: Did Pythagoras really
get his knowledge of geometry,

and its profound
connection to the universe

from an otherworldly source?

Pythagorean triangle may
contain wisdom that we still

haven't understood in terms of how

physical, terrestrial geometry connects

to extraterrestrial domains
that may coexist with our own.

NARRATOR: Did extra terrestrial
visitors provide early humans

with advanced mathematical information?

Information that would help
them unlock the secrets

of the universe.

And if so, why?

And what is the secret
of the number three?

Is it a code?

Or could it be a gateway to communication

with mankind's alien ancestors?

Ancient astronaut theorists
believe further evidence can

be found by examining a
mysterious artifact, one that

could very well change the world.

[suspenseful music]

Cambridge University, England... here,

in the library of this
800-year-old institution

are the research papers
of Sir Isaac Newton.

One of the most influential
scientists of the 17th century,

Newton introduced what became the basis

of all modern physics...

The Three Laws Of Motion.

MICHAEL DENNIN:
One of the things

I think we often forget
about people like Newton,

he was also very much into alchemy,

and he was very much a mystic himself.

In mystical circles and in alchemy,

three is considered a powerful number.

So it was natural for people to
try and write things in threes,

and break it down into
threes, and use that principle

to communicate information.

TOK THOMPSON: Alchemy was a hope
of early magicians or chemists.

The idea was that maybe if
they could just figure out

how to combine different
materials, together

they could wind up with
something precious.

There was a long-standing interest in it,

and a lot of the sort of
early scientific developments.

And even ideas of chemistry
came from this practice.

NARRATOR: Included
among Newton's writings

on philosophy, astronomy, and mathematics

is a cryptic translation
of an ancient document that

has fascinated alchemists for centuries.

[suspenseful music]

An emerald tablet,
carved on green crystal.

The tablet is believed to be one
of several that contained not

only information on the
practice of alchemy,

but the secrets of the universe.

But although it is referenced by Newton

and written about in
numerous other ancient texts,

the existence of the
so-called emerald tablets

is largely thought to be a myth.

ROBERT SCHOCH: The
emerald tablet or tablets

contained perhaps the most
fundamental ancient wisdom.

The ancient wisdom of transmutation,

the secrets of longevity,
the secrets of the cosmos.

And there are many different legends

about this tablet or tablets.

Some people say that they were
found in the Great Pyramid

thousands of years ago.

ANDREW COLLINS: The so-called
emerald tablets had the secrets

of alchemy, and alchemy itself wasn't

just about the transmutation of
vise matter, into a pure state,

into gold.

But it was about the knowledge
of the secrets of the universe.

About how we, ourselves,
could transform ourself,

and become at one with
the universe as a whole.

DAVID WILCOCK: The emerald
tablet has a very interesting

phrase.

Three is the great mystery
come from the great one.

It says that three is
the great mystery that

unifies the universe.

It says that power, wisdom,
awareness all arises

from this interplay of three.

PHILIP COPPENS: What
we're being confronted

within the emerald tablets
is basically this notion

that if we take two substances,
we can make a third substance

out of this.

Three as such is always the
power of transformation.

It is the end result for the alchemists.

Basically saying, I took certain things

and I created something new.

And that is represented
by the third element.

The information was written
down, which basically details

that if anybody were to
possess this knowledge,

he would become a master of
life, a master over death,

an almost supernatural being
who could do anything at will.

NARRATOR: Were early scientists,
like Isaac Newton seeking

extraterrestrial knowledge?

And wants that knowledge based,
in part, on a unique power

inherent in the number three.

[suspenseful music]

Perhaps answers can be found by
taking a closer look at the man

many believed to be the author
of the emerald tablets, Hermes.

Trismegistus.

RICHARD RADER: Starting
in the 4th-century BC,

a character develops
called Hermes Trismegistus.

His name just means Hermes thrice great.

So, Hermes Trismegistus is the
Hellenistic Egyptian version

of the Greek Hermes, and he is associated

with the Egyptian god, Thoth.

[suspenseful music]

And so, for that reason, primarily, he

becomes associated with his
magical practices of theurgy,

which is doing the works of the
gods, influencing the world.

[eerie music]

JEFFREY MISHLOVE: At some point
as the Greeks moved into Egypt,

and the Romans moved into
Egypt there was an endeavor

to correlate the Egyptian traditions

with the Greek and Roman traditions.

So, you had this connection
between Thoth and Hermes.

And the idea in both cases is this

is the deity that is the messenger

or the link between our human realm,

and the higher realm of the gods.

[suspenseful music]

ROBERT SCHOCH: According
to some legends,

he was a reincarnation of Thoth,
the ancient scribe of Egypt.

The scribe of the gods.

He was an individual who brought
knowledge, who brought wisdom,

he would consider thrice
great, three times great.

[suspenseful music]

Hermes descended from the
sky in what was considered

to be a flying ship.

And we have the exact same story
in ancient Egypt with Thoth.

Also having descended from
the sky and his whole premise

was to teach the people
in scientific disciplines.

[suspenseful music]

NARRATOR: Was
Hermes Trismegistus

really the reincarnation
of the Egyptian god Thoth?

And if so, did he serve
as a messenger between man

and the gods, as the
ancient Greeks believed?

Or might he have been, as
ancient astronaut theorists

contend, an extraterrestrial being.

One who brought mankind the
knowledge of the universe

in the form of emerald tablets.

DAVID WILCOCK: The emerald
tablets are a fascinating body

of knowledge.

It gives rise to the idea
that many different systems,

whether we're dealing
with physics systems,

or systems of consciousness,
systems of philosophy,

systems of religion will
always be underlined

by this prevalence of the number three.

DAVID CHILDRESS: You have to ask
yourself is the emerald tablet

some kind of extraterrestrial knowledge

that's been handed down to us?

So maybe the key to immortality is

written in the emerald
tablet in a code of threes.

NARRATOR: Did extra terrestrial
messengers really give mankind

the secrets of the universe
as ancient astronaut theorists

suggest?

And is one of the keys to
rediscovering that knowledge

related to the number three?

Perhaps another clue can be found

by examining a mysterious
gland, inside the human brain.

Washington DC April 2013.

We have a chance to improve
the lives of not just millions

but billions of people on this planet,

through the research that's done.

NARRATOR: US President
Barack Obama,

unveils an ambitious
government-funded research

project designed to map the human brain.

Titled, The Brain Initiative, the program

promises to shed new light
on how human beings learn,

think, remember, and create.

So there are many things
that science still does not

understand about how
the human brain works.

There is 100 billion neurons in the brain

and then there's about 100,000
trillion connections possible.

If we can understand it, we
can crack the neural code.

It'll unlock a lot of answers
to understanding things

like disease and how to cure them

and it really is the final
frontier of human anatomy.

NARRATOR: Just how the human
brain functions has remained

a mystery that has puzzled
mankind for thousands of years.

But according to many ancient
cultures and religions,

the workings of the brain
are not the mere workings

of a human organ, but are
linked to something much more

profound, something of
extraterrestrial origin.

Lidder valley, Northern India.

Here, on a snow covered mountain
in the heart of the Himalayas

lies the Amarnath cave.

Every summer, thousands of Hindus

make the treacherous journey
through the steep terrain

to witness the formation
of a massive vertical ice

stalagmite, thought to represent
Lord Shiva, one of the most

powerful gods of Hinduism.

According to mythology,
it was in this cave

that Shiva revealed
the secrets of creation

to his goddess wife Parvati.

There are three great divine energies

in the Hindu imagination
involved in the creation story.

Brahma actually creates things.

This is the great god Brahma
brings things into being.

Vishnu maintains reality,
and Shiva destroys.

Now Shiva, is just as
important as the other two

divine energies.

In fact, the Trinity would not
exist without the destruction.

You cannot have renewal, you
cannot have continued growth

without the destructive energy.

NARRATOR: In Hinduism, Shiva is
often pictured with a trident

the prongs representing his
three fundamental powers; Will,

action, and knowledge.

He is also often illustrated
as having a third eye

in the middle of his forehead.

But why?

In the iconography, he is clearly

depicted with a vertical third eye right

in the middle of his forehead.

With that eye, he can see
things, he has a clairvoyance.

When his eye opens, it also
radiates a lot of energy

through that eye.

And then when that is opened up and then

everything becomes clear.

And then of course the universe
is yours, because then you

are able to communicate
with with everyone else

because then you are in part
with the cosmic frequency.

In the spiritual beliefs
of many cultures, including

ancient India, including
many parts of Asia

there is a third eye that is located

in the middle of the
forehead, generally, right

between the two eyes and that
is a center of spiritual power.

And in some cases, it is thought
to have supernatural powers.

NARRATOR: In the
principles of Freemasonry,

there is a consistent
and recurring notion

that two sides or pillars can only

find a balance by the addition
of a third center structure.

This center structure
is often represented

as a mystical or third eye.

But why?

Is it meant to represent
that of an all-seeing god,

or does it suggest
something quite different,

something perhaps that can even be

found within the human brain?

TOK THOMPSON: This
is represented

in many mystical traditions
that this is somehow

the mystical eye.

There have been many
different theories about this.

But one of the more interesting ones

is that some people said it
referred to the pineal gland,

which is a light sensitive
organ that is actually somewhere

in here.

NARRATOR: Part of the endocrine
system, the pineal gland

is no larger than a grain of rice

and is shaped like a pine cone.

Though it is located deep
in the center of the brain,

between the two hemispheres, it appears

to share some characteristics
with the human eye.

The function of the pineal gland

is mainly to release a hormone
called melatonin, which

controls the sleep wake cycles.

So because it's light sensitive it's

sometimes called the third eye.

And it's had some mystical
implications as well

because it's this
asymmetrical structure that's

right in the center of the brain.

NARRATOR: Is it possible
that ancient man

was aware of the existence
of the pineal gland?

And if so, were they also
aware of its special function

within the brain?

From the earliest stages in human history

across a broad spectrum of cultures,

this idea of the pineal gland,
being a mystery, gland that

is somehow related to enlightenment,

or a mystical experience is
something that we see widely.

Our two eyes are bodily eyes
allow us to see around us.

The third eye allows
us to see beyond that.

It allows us to see things
that we would not normally see.

NARRATOR: Is it possible that
a so-called third eye really

exists?

A part of the human brain that
allows human beings to connect

directly to something beyond themselves?

Even beyond this planet.

Throughout history the third eye

has also been attributed
for allowing you to travel

to different dimensions, or
astral traveling, and all

those different things.

So now my question is, how
did these stories begin?

Is it possible to astral travel?

Is it possible to go places
with your mind alone?

MIKE BARA: The concept
of the third eye

is supposedly our doorway
to connecting with

not only our higher
selves, but other higher

spirits and possibly even
to otherworldly entities.

Like extraterrestrial entities.

The pineal gland acts as
a hyper-dimensional gateway.

It is a functioning
stargate within your brain.

The pineal gland appears to
create some type of bridge

or wormhole inside your head.

Extraterrestrials may
already understand this.

It's a basic aspect of human physiology.

We have a stargate built in.

DAVID CHILDRESS: And you have to
wonder then if we were created

possibly by extraterrestrials.

And they know that we
have this third eye.

That part of their mission is
to influence us and cultivate us

to the point where we are
able to utilize this third eye

that we've been given.

NARRATOR: Could an actual
part of the human brain

really help to explain
why mankind functions so

differently from other
lifeforms on our planet?

Could this tiny gland offer a key

to understanding why human
beings create art, music,

and literature?

Why we bury our dead?

And devote time to
contemplating our own existence.

Perhaps the answers can
be found in the stories

of divine figures appearing
across the ancient world,

in powerful groups of three.

Henan province, Central China.

Here, along the shores of the Yi River,

a 1,352 ancient caves known
as the Longmen Grottoes.

Dating back to for 493 AD, they
contain the most spectacular

collection of Buddhist
cave art in the world.

One of the largest of the
over 100,000 stone statues

at the site is at the
Amitabha Buddha, or the Buddha

of infinite light.

He is flanked on either
side by his two assistants

and collectively they are
known as the Three Saints

of the West.

For some reason, the sacred mysteries

are often presented as threefold.

In Mahayana Buddhism, the three guides

are Amitabha the Buddha of infinite light

and his two companions, one
representing wisdom and one

compassion.

It is significant that
throughout the ancient world

gods and leaders would
often appear in threesomes.

For some reason, the triad shows up

as a divine powerful principle.

Something about three is telling
us some important information

about wholeness.

NARRATOR: Triads, trios,
trinities, why have cultures

all over the world envision
their divine leaders

and mythic heroes in
power structures of three?

Perhaps an answer can
be found by examining

the stories of the three
Saints and the celestial realm

of the Amitabha Buddha known
as the Western Pure Land.

DOMINIC STEAVU: In a
former life Amitabha Buddha

was believed to have been a
king, who renounced his kingdom

through a series of vows.

And these vows were vows to
create a pure Buddha land.

The Western Pure Land was
thought to be actually real.

And to exist outside of
the normal confines of time

and space.

Amitabha Buddha will
come to your deathbed

and personally escort you
to this Western paradise.

The Buddha Amitabha have two
assistants, two Bodhisattvas.

The idea is that if you see three

it gives you a feeling that
there's plenty of help coming.

JONATHAN YOUNG: The
last moments of life

are very important in
this form of Buddhism.

These guiding figures are prime
examples of the power of three

manifesting a sacred teaching,
helping one to a greater

level of consciousness.

NARRATOR: Is the
Western Pure Land really

a state of enlightenment as
mainstream scholars believe?

Or might these three saints be guiding

the deceased to a divine, perhaps even

extraterrestrial realm?

Ancient astronaut theorists believe

the answers can be found
in the descriptions

of this spiritual paradise.

DAVID WILCOCK: The
Amitabha Buddha

believed that this was a
literal place peopled with gods

and goddesses that would give
you knowledge and information.

And in this place, every
one appears to be golden

and you have the ability to see anything

in the universe, the ability
to travel anywhere on Earth

that you want.

Is this really just a myth,
or is the Amitabha Buddha

an example of an extraterrestrial

who visited earth and was
able to achieve some higher

grade of evolution while he was here,

and then help others
achieve that as well.

NARRATOR: Might the Amitabha
Buddha actually have

been an otherworldly visitor.

And if so, might the three
saints of Pure Land Buddhism

not just guide the dead to an afterlife.

But physically change them
into higher functioning beings,

beings with extraterrestrial
capabilities.

Ancient astronaut theorists say yes.

And believe further proof
can be found in the story

of another mythic trio.

One that undertook an epic journey,

not to a divine land after
death but towards a divine life

here on planet Earth.

Cologne Germany, for centuries
a steady stream of visitors

have gathered inside
this Gothic cathedral

to view a golden sarcophagus
thought to contain

the bones of the biblical
magi, also known as the three

wise men.

While the journey of the three wise men

is one of the most popular
and best known of the stories,

concerning the birth of Jesus Christ,

little is actually known about
these mysterious figures.

SABINA MAGLIOCCO:
According to the gospels,

the three kings or the three
wise men came from the east.

At the time that the
gospels were being written

that was an area of the world
which for Westerners was

considered to be the source
of all magic and mysticism.

ADRIAN GILBERT: Magi were
the ancient priesthood

of Persia or Iran as
we tend to call it now.

And they go way back to 3,000
BC probably or even more.

The Magi were particularly
interested in the stars.

They were looking at
the different influences

that these different stars and
planets had at given times.

And that was part and
parcel of their tradition.

JONATHAN YOUNG: The three wise
men traveled thousands of miles

to what we call the Holy land.

And then they found Bethlehem
apparently without a map.

They were astronomers, it
says they followed a star.

NARRATOR: But did the three
wise men actually exist?

Or did the story of their journey to

visit the infant Jesus have
other even more otherworldly

origins?

REV. MICHAEL J.S. CARTER: The
star we are told leads them,

so the star is moving and it's flying

and it's intelligently guided
because it's leading them

to a destination.

And it hovers over the
manger where Jesus is laid.

It shines a light down to
illuminate the manger where

Jesus is laid.

So you have to wonder
whether possibly the three magi

themselves were
extraterrestrial gods or perhaps

the star of Bethlehem
itself was some kind

of extraterrestrial spaceship
that was guiding the three

magi.

NARRATOR: Were the three wise
men astral travelers guided

by otherworldly technology, or
is their presence in the story

of Jesus really some sort of
code, one intended to connect

Jesus with other mythic
stories and religions

in which the number three
has profound significance?

There are those who believe
that an answer can be found

by examining the three
gifts that each of the Magi

reportedly brought to the Son of God.

Gold, representing the physical
and material needs of the child

during his lifetime.

Frankincense, an ancient aromatic resin,

which when burned is thought to
be effective in mind expansion

and enlightenment.

And myrrh, an oil often
associated with death

and embalming representing the afterlife.

But why three gifts and
why only those three?

Perhaps the answers can be found written

into the ancient biological
language that is as old as life

itself.

A language containing a code of threes.

There is a theory that
the key to unlocking

the power of the number
three lies in the mystery

of the holy trinity.

That the notion of three
divine persons in one god

refers to the three states of being.

God the father, the
intellectual or ethical self.

God the son, the physical
and actual self and God

the Holy Spirit the emotional
or aspirational self.

Past, present, and future.

God and man as one.

Qasr El Yahud, Israel.

Here, tens of thousands of Christians

make their way to what is believed

to be the site of Christ
baptism in the river Jordan.

It was also here that
according to scripture,

God revealed himself as being made up

of three divine persons.

God the father, God the son
and God the Holy Spirit.

Otherwise known as the Holy trinity.

In the story of Jesus' baptism,

Jesus is standing in the Jordan River

and we're told that the heavens open up.

And the Holy Spirit in the form
of a dove descends upon Jesus.

And the voice of God booms
out of heaven and says,

this is my son whom I love
and in whom I am well pleased.

So in that scene all
three parts of the Trinity

are represented there...
Father, son and Holy Spirit.

What makes it a mathematical conundrum

is how can you be one in three?

So it is a mystery.

And some people don't even
question it because it

is a matter of faith.

And so, maybe in that image,
we could make the argument

that there is a trinity within
each and every one of us.

NARRATOR: Could the
trium nature of God,

as described in the New Testament

also exist in all of mankind?

And if so, does this suggest
that the power of three

might somehow connect
humanity with divine,

or as some would believe
extra terrestrial forces?

Ancient astronaut theorists believe

the answers can be found
not only in the Bible

but encoded within the genetic
blueprint of the human body.

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Huntington New York, 1966.

Scientists announced one of
the greatest breakthroughs

of modern science.

They have successfully
deciphered the genetic code.

After years of research, they discover

that the universal structure of DNA

consists of a series of three
molecule combinations known

as codons or triplets.

You had this DNA sequence
and it codes for ultimately

the proteins in your body.

And the question was, how
does it code for that?

Does each individual base
pair represent something?

Is it two at a time that
represents something?

Is it a sequence of 10?

And it turns out that is very
clear it comes in clusters

of three.

Essentially the number three
is the key to our DNA language.

And this was revolutionary for its time

because the ancient alien
theory has always suggested

that the ultimate proof of
extraterrestrial tampering

in our past will not come in
the form of a crashed spaceship

or some type of tools,
but the actual proof will

come from within our own DNA.

This may in fact be a
universal manifestation

of the power of three.

In time, I believe, we will find out

that DNA is written into the
background of the universe

itself.

It is assembled by the basic
laws of quantum physics.

And the underlying power of three

is an essential tool in seeing the hand

of the divine architect at work
and making us who we are today.

WILLIAM HENRY: The number
three is the key to unlocking

the ancient mysteries.

We see threes everywhere,
and it's a possible pointer

to the idea that the three is the guiding

principle of the universe and
manifests even in our DNA.

DAVID CHILDRESS: So we can see
here how this power of three

is pervasive all through the universe,

including in our own DNA.

And is it possible that its
extraterrestrials who've

encoded this within us?

And that once we understand,
this power of three,

we ourselves will become
like our creators the gods.

NARRATOR: Does the physical
expression of a power of three

found within our own DNA really prove

an extraterrestrial design for mankind?

A design whose meaning we
are only just beginning

to comprehend.

Or could the answer lie in a
combination of all the trios

and trinities embedded
throughout the mythical and

religious world?

Perhaps the answer will lead us back

to mankind's place of origin.

And the ultimate proof that
our origins lie not on Earth

but out of this world.

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