Erich von Däniken has been a lifelong student of ancient texts that reveal the presence of beings from other worlds who helped to found the origins of human civilization. As he unfolds the details of his life, we discover the impetus which set him upon this path and we gain deeper insights into his philosophy of the gods and why the extraterrestrials came here. He explains that our modern society is slowly becoming ready to accept that there are other forms of life in the universe, far in advance of our own civilization.