Newton’s Osiris = Bacchus = Sesac
Newton’s euhemerist move: why he equates Dionysus/Bacchus with Osiris and the historical Egyptian king Sesac (a.k.a. Sesostris/Shishak), and how Bacchic rites mirror Osirian cult.
How Humans Evolved
Research Articles
Emergence Myths, Female Agency, and Deep Time
Do emergence-style creation myths reach back to the Paleolithic? A critical synthesis of phylogenetic work, Pueblo/Andean data, and Paleolithic ‘Venus’ iconography that centers women as cosmogenic …
Sahul’s Mystery Cults: Bullroarers, the Dreaming, and the Tambaran
A concise case for historical links between Australian bullroarer–initiation and PNG Tambaran/flute cults, framed by Sahul-era connectivity.
Snake‑Bitten & Swallowed: initiatory serpents from Cape York to Eleusis
Comparative cases where initiates are called ‘snake‑bitten’ or ‘swallowed’—from Cape York’s dunggul to Sabazios, Yuruparí, the Ophites, Hopi Snake Dance, and Wawilak—w/ primary sources.
Roaring Boys: Bullroarers and Male Initiation in Papua New Guinea
How bullroarers figure in Papua New Guinea male initiations—from Purari Delta imunu viki and kaiamunu ‘monsters’ to Sepik Tambaran houses—plus names, stages, and secrecy.
Greek and Buddhist Philosophy: What We Actually Know About Crossings and Common Sources
A neutral, source-heavy map of real contacts and plausible influence between Greek and Buddhist thought—what’s evidenced, what’s contested, and what’s likely convergent.
Djang’kawu & Wawilak Sisters: Yolngu Charters of Law, Language, and Country
A research-oriented account of the Yolngu Djang’kawu and Wawilak Sisters cycles—origins of law, language, and ceremony—mapped to EToC.
Wandjina–Wunggurr: Rain‑Law, Repainting, and the Maintenance of the World (Kimberley, WA)
A research‑oriented account of the Wanjina Wunggurr creation complex (Worrorra–Ngarinyin–Wunambal), showing how repainting rock images sustains seasonal order and Law.
Ice-Age Memory in World Myth: Floods, Fimbulwinters, and the Great Unfreezing
A source-heavy, neutral survey of myths about long winters, cataclysmic floods, and great meltwaters—assessing if any preserve Ice Age memories.
Freud’s Primal Horde, ‘Mother‑Right,’ and the Return of the Father
What Freud actually said about a primordial matriarchy: Darwinian horde → parricide → totemic brother‑clan with mother‑right → restitution of patriarchy, with primary‑source receipts.