Sahul in Speech: PNG–Australian Language Connections
A synthesis of evidence for Australia–PNG linguistic ties—Torres Strait contact, Sahul-era areality, and who argued for them—with primary citations.
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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.
Ñawi: the Eye as Aperture (A Follow‑Up to Proto‑Sapiens ŋAN)
How Quechua ñawi—eye, opening, portal—complements the Proto‑Sapiens *ŋAN ‘breath/soul,’ from textiles to star‑lore, and why that matters for consciousness.
Greek and Buddhist Philosophy: Contacts, Parallels, and Third Sources
Neutral survey of contacts between Greek and Buddhist philosophy—documented encounters, plausible doctrinal links, and Near Eastern/Indo-Iranian third sources—with primary citations.
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.
Dunggul: snake, bullroarer, and the making of men
On Cape York, dunggul names both ‘snake’ and ‘bullroarer.’ What this polysemy reveals about initiation, being ‘snake‑bitten,’ and the ritual voice.
Underworld Descent (Female): Inanna, Persephone, Xquic, and the Seasonal Template
Comparative dossier on the feminine underworld descent motif—Inanna, Persephone, Xquic, Psyche—its seasonal aetiologies, ritual death‑rebirth patterns, and alignment with EToC, drawing on primary …
The Polysemy of Bullroarer Names Across Cultures
A cross-cultural catalogue of native names for the bullroarer and their other meanings—soul, ancestor, wind, moth, law, spirit—grounded in primary sources.
Every Word for the Bullroarer We Could Find
A global lexicon of bullroarer names by language and culture, with careful sourcing and notes on polysemy and secrecy.
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.
Purukapali and the First Funeral: Tiwi Origins of Death and the Pukumani Rite
A research-first account of the Tiwi Purukapali myth and the Pukumani mortuary rite, with primary quotations, variant attestations, and a synthesis with the Eve Theory of Consciousness.
Bagadjimbiri and the Making of Men: Karajarri Dingo‑Twins, Circumcision, and the Charter of Ritual
A research-oriented account of the Karajarri Bagadjimbiri myth—its primary sources, ritual correspondences, and links to initiation and circumcision—concluding with an analysis in light of the Eve …
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.
Spider Grandmother at the Sipapu: Hopi Creation through the Eve Theory of Consciousness
A deep reading of the Hopi emergence myth—Spider Grandmother, Masau’u, the sipapu—mapped to the Eve Theory of Consciousness, with primary-source quotes and correspondence tables.
Nkauj Ntsuab & Sis Nab, Read Through the Eve Theory of Consciousness
How a Hmong cosmogony—Nkauj Ntsuab and Sis Nab in the Qhuab Ke—maps onto the Eve Theory of Consciousness: female-first ‘I’, serpent cult, and ritual rebirth.
Hamitic Hypothesis: What It Actually Claimed, and What Ancient DNA Now Shows
A concise, primary-source-driven read on the Hamitic Hypothesis, its core claim, and what Holocene archaeogenetics (Y bottleneck & Neolithic migrations) do—and don’t—support.
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.