Primary Theme: Extraterrestrial Races
Additional Themes: Galactic Federation & Exopolitics
Sources: 4 transcripts, 2 speakers (Swaruu 9, Aneeka of Temmer)
Transcripts: 128, S-088, A-021, 138
Short Answer
The Andromedans described in the corpus operate entirely within our galaxy, the Milky Way. They are not from the Andromeda Galaxy (M31, approximately 2.5 million light-years away). Their name refers to the Andromeda constellation — a pattern of stars as seen from Earth, the individual stars of which are within our own galaxy.
The evidence for this is structural rather than stated in a single declarative sentence: the Andromedans build their ships near the Arcturian planet Pitoya in the Boötes region (128), they co-founded the Galactic Federation alongside Lyrians and Arcturians — all Milky Way civilisations (A-021), they constructed the Moon in the region now known as the Boötes Void with Arcturian engineers (S-088), they maintained bases and colonies in what is now India and Pakistan during the ancient contact period (138), and they have been present in this region of the galaxy for approximately 12,500 years with a large biosphere ship arriving to Earth orbit around 1952 (128).
Key Evidence
Their homeworld no longer exists — Swaruu explains that "several millions of years ago, during the primitive era of their spiritual evolution," they fought among themselves due to lack of ethics and morals, resulting in the destruction of their planet. They escaped on ships and have been entirely nomadic since, living on massive biosphere vessels. Their children are born, live, and die on these ships, with their own cycles of reincarnation aboard (128).
Because they have no planet, their name cannot derive from a home star system. The name "Andromedan" as used in the corpus refers to the region of space associated with the Andromeda constellation — the same naming convention used for Taygetans (from Taygeta in the Pleiades), Alfratans (from Alfrata orbiting Alpha Centauri), and Arcturians (from the Arcturus region in Boötes).
The Andromedans' closest operational relationship is with the three Arcturian races. Their ships are constructed on or near the Arcturian planet Pitoya in the Boötes region (128). The Moon was built by combined Andromedan and Arcturian engineering teams in the same region (S-088). This places all their major activities firmly within the Milky Way.
Aneeka describes the Federation's own emblem as containing "the three main stars" representing "the three creator races of the Federation: Lyrians, Andromedans and Arcturians," with the Milky Way galaxy in the background (A-021) — placing all three founding civilisations within our galaxy.
Why the Confusion Exists
The confusion between the Andromeda constellation and the Andromeda Galaxy is understandable. On Earth, "Andromeda" most commonly evokes the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), visible as a faint smudge in the Andromeda constellation. In ufology and New Age circles, the idea of beings from another galaxy carries a particular mystique. But in the corpus's framework, where constellation names are used as geographical identifiers for regions of our own galaxy, "Andromedan" simply means "from the Andromeda region" — just as "Pleiadian" means "from the Pleiades star cluster."
The corpus does not discuss intergalactic civilisations in any detail. All races described — including the most ancient and powerful — operate within the Milky Way.
Key Transcript References
- 128 — Andromedan profile: nomadic species, destroyed own planet millions of years ago, entirely ship-based civilisation, ships built near Arcturian planet Pitoya in Boötes, present in Earth area ~12,500 years, large biosphere arrived ~1952, three ship classes (grand sphere biosphere, triangular biosphere ~800km, smaller disc vessels)
- S-088 — Moon construction: built by Arcturian and Andromedan engineers "in the region now known as Boots Void, near the Arcturian planet Petoria" — places Andromedan engineering operations within our galaxy
- A-021 — Federation emblem: three main stars represent Lyrians, Andromedans, and Arcturians as the three creator races, with the Milky Way in the background — all three civilisations framed as Milky Way inhabitants
- 138 — Andromedan bases in ancient Earth: colonies in what is now India and Pakistan, seeded concepts that influenced Buddha, blue-skinned beings in Hindu tradition identified as Andromedans — physical presence on Earth within our galaxy