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Analytic idealism, Australia buries the past, and Stone Age Mormons
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Was "I" the first recursive thought? Could venom uplift other mammals? Was the patriarchal coup complete?
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Creation Myths
Testing OpenAI's Deep Research on Myths of the Origin of the Human Condition
When God Was a Woman
The psychedelic snake cult was inferred to be part of the primordial matriarchy back in 1976
The Snake Cult of Consciousness Two Years Later
How did the predictions fare?
Hermeticists of Fame
From Hermes Trismegistus to Carl Jung: the remarkable roster of scientists, mystics, and thinkers drawn to Hermetic wisdom across history.
Earliest Known Musical Instruments (Archaeological Evidence)
A comprehensive survey of the world's earliest known musical instruments from archaeological evidence, including Paleolithic bone flutes, ancient drums, bullroarers, and the first stringed …
Earliest Complex Tools of the Genus Homo
A comprehensive survey of the earliest complex tools made by early humans, from hafted axes and spears to bows, woodworking implements, and symbolic artifacts, examining archaeological evidence and …
Evolutionary Models of the History of Consciousness
A comprehensive survey of thinkers who proposed evolutionary models of human consciousness, from Hegel and Comte to Gebser and Wilber, mapping stages from primitive to modern awareness.
How Old Is the Afroasiatic Language Family?
Expert consensus places Proto-Afroasiatic at ~11,000 years old, making it the oldest securely demonstrated language family despite methodological limits.
Jonah Davids - Understanding Jordan Peterson
Discussing the most influential psychologist of this generation
When Symbols Get Real: The First Hard Evidence for Homo sapiens Symbolic Thought
A stricter audit of the archaeological record that only counts true symbols-ritual burial and figurative art-and shunts beads, ochre crayon-shavings, and doodles to the kiddie table.
Animal Memory vs Human Memory: Continuity, Consciousness, and the Narrative Edge
A deep dive into the similarities and differences between animal and human memory, exploring procedural, semantic, and episodic-like memory across species and what makes human autobiographical memory …
Origin Myths of African Peoples: Founders and Progenitors in Mythology
A comprehensive exploration of African origin myths from West, Central, Southern, and North Africa, detailing the roles of supreme deities, mystical ancestors, and cultural heroes in creation stories.
Sages Who Sought Wisdom in Egypt: From Orpheus to Jesus
An exhaustive survey of legendary and historical figures who journeyed to Egypt to learn ancient mysteries, from Greek philosophers to religious leaders, showing how Jesus's childhood sojourn fits …
Mormon Succession Crisis and Magic
An in-depth analysis of Mormonism's esoteric roots under Joseph Smith and the doctrinal shifts produced by the 1844 succession crisis that elevated Brigham Young.
Medici and the Americas: Foreknowledge?
Survey of speculative theories on pre-Columbian knowledge of the Americas and possible Medici foreknowledge.
Esoteric Mormonism
Explore the hermetic-alchemical roots of early Mormon cosmology in John L. Brooke's Bancroft Prize-winning book, The Refiner's Fire.
December Subscriber Post
2024 in Review, Gnosticism, and the geometry of the Fall of Adam
Drinking with the Gods: The Chemistry of Bes Rituals
Blood, Milk, Venom, and one Jovial Dwarf