A Case for Proto-Sapiens Roots: hankwa and henkwi Across World Languages
Commentary on Nicolas Bruneteau’s Proto-Sapiens glossary, focusing on the globally persistent roots *hankwa* (breath, life) and *henkwi* (snake, dragon).
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Russian Serpent Myths
An exploration of ancient Russian and Slavic serpent myths, connecting them to the global archetype of the 'Snake Cult of Consciousness' and the Eve Theory of Consciousness.
Proto-Sapiens ŋAN: Charting the Anima Mundi from the First Breath
A speculative reconstruction of a Proto-Sapiens root *ŋAN, proposing an ancient global word for 'breath' and 'soul' and tracing its reflexes across major language families.
Nuwa Fuxi Etoc
An exploration of Chinese serpent deities Nüwa and Fuxi through the lens of the Eve Theory of Consciousness, revealing parallels between Eastern and Western creation myths.
New World Serpent Myths
Explores ancient serpent myths across the Americas, their deep antiquity, and links to the evolution of human consciousness.
Jing Hypothesis Draft
Explores the speculative Jing hypothesis proposing that a primordial word sounding like 'jing' or 'gen' once meant soul or spirit across ancient cultures worldwide.
Jing Hypothesis (Alternative)
A speculative reconstruction of a proto-word for 'soul' or 'spirit' dating back 15,000+ years, examining cross-linguistic echoes of ancient life-force terminology.
Göbekli Tepe Snakes
An in-depth examination of the serpent reliefs at Göbekli Tepe (c 9600–8200 BCE), their ritual context, and the possibility that they foreshadow the Eden serpent-and-tree complex—read through the lens of the Eve Theory of Consciousness.
Flood Myths
A comprehensive global survey of flood myths and their heroic survivors, from Noah and Utnapishtim to lesser-known deluge heroes across cultures worldwide.
Dog Sacrifice Pie
A concise examination of dog sacrifice as an Indo-European initiation rite, tracing evidence from Ice Age burials to classical Roman festivals.
Dog Sacrifice Long
Explores the ancient practice of dog sacrifice across cultures, from Ice Age burials to warrior initiation rites, examining why humans ritualized killing their most beloved companions.
Cognates in Australia
Examining linguistic cognates and proposed Proto-Australian vocabulary across Aboriginal languages, exploring evidence for deep genetic relationships despite extreme linguistic diversity.
Australia Snake Myths Etoc
Explores ancient Aboriginal Rainbow Serpent myths and their connection to the Eve Theory of Consciousness, examining how these ancient stories may preserve memories of humanity's cognitive awakening.
Etoc Down of Consciousness
Explores the Eve Theory of Consciousness, proposing that human self-awareness was a late cultural innovation taught through ancient snake cult rituals, explaining the gap between anatomical and behavioral modernity.
If Self-Awareness Is a Phase Change, There Was an Eve
Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny
Jesus In Egypt: Apocryphal Tales Of The Holy Family’s Sojourn
An exhaustive survey of every known apocryphal narrative that places Jesus in Egypt, the texts that transmit them, and the theological motifs they serve.
The Snake Cult of Consciousness: Science and Western Esotericism Converge
Snake Cult of Consciousness weaves neuroscience, evolutionary theory, and Western mystical symbolism into a hypothesis on the origins of human self-awareness.
Origins of the Olmec Civilization: Theories Over Time
Tracing the evolution of theories about Olmec civilization origins, from 19th-century diffusionist ideas to modern archaeological evidence for indigenous development.
Manly P Hall And The Eve Theory Of Consciousness
A deep exploration of how mystic philosopher Manly P. Hall might interpret the Eve Theory of Consciousness—the notion that human self-awareness (“I am”) arose relatively recently—by examining ancient allegories like Adam and Eve and the …
Jaredites As The Clovis Culture
A thought‑experiment aligning the Book‑of‑Mormon Jaredites with the Late‑Pleistocene Clovis horizon and recasting Nephite arrivals as a first‐millennium‑BC Atlantic influx.
