A critical but sympathetic reconstruction of the strongest case for the Tucson lead crosses as evidence of a medieval Old World colony in Arizona.
Romans in Tucson? Steelmanning the Tucson Artifacts
Sam Harris on Consciousness, Illusion, and Materialism
A close reading of Sam Harris on consciousness, the self, free will, and whether his naturalism treats consciousness as ‘just an illusion’.
Templars at the Edge of the World: Esoteric Lineages and the Birth of Colonialism
How medieval military orders, hermetic prophecy, and proto-masonic currents quietly shaped the Iberian and English projects that colonized the Americas.
The Bearded Stranger From the East
A tour of Quetzalcoatl, Viracocha, Bochica, and other New World ‘white gods’, tracing primary sources, colonial chronicles, and later theories.
The Long Way Home: A Natural History of the Horse
From Eocene forest-dwellers to Spanish mustangs and genomic clones, this is a deep dive into the evolution, extinction, domestication, and return of the horse.
Visiting Gods and Prophets: The Myth of the Traveling Civilizer in the Americas
A comprehensive exploration of the bearded god archetype across the Americas, from Quetzalcoatl to Deganawida, examining how indigenous cultures imagined civilizing visitors from distant lands.
White Gods and Feathered Serpents
A long, neutral tour through Quetzalcoatl, Viracocha, and the recurring American myths of civilizing strangers who came from across the sea.
Against the Myth of the Ancient, Finished Self: Why “We Haven’t Changed in 50,000 Years” Is Obviously False
Ancient DNA, polygenic scores, and psychiatric genetics all say the human mind has evolved dramatically since the Ice Age—contra the 50,000-years myth.
Golden Man as Control System: Cybernetics Before the Self
Before introspective consciousness, humans were control systems without a narrative self. This essay reconstructs Golden Man using cybernetics, animal cognition, and Eve Theory of Consciousness.
Ten Papers that Push the Eve Theory of Consciousness Toward Science
Ten recent genetics and neuroscience papers that quietly support the Eve Theory of Consciousness: selection on language, psychosis, and the human self.