The author combines a lifetime of anthropological research with the most recent neurological insights in this text.
Author: J. David Lewis-Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 0500600392
Category: Art and anthropology
Page: 320
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The author combines a lifetime of anthropological research with the most recent neurological insights in this text. Illuminating glimpses into the ancient mind are interwoven with the self-evolving story of modern-day cave discoveries & research.How did these images spring into the human story? This book, a masterful piece of detective work, puts forward the most plausible explanation yet.
Author: David Lewis-Williams
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9780500770306
Category: History
Page: 291
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The art created in the caves of western Europe in the Ice Age provokes awe and wonder. What do these symbols on the walls of Lascaux and Altamira, tell us about the nature of ancestral minds? How did these images spring into the human story? This book, a masterful piece of detective work, puts forward the most plausible explanation yet.At once polemical, insightful and thought-provoking, Conceiving God is essential reading for all those interested in the origins of religious thought, and the respective roles of science and religion in contemporary society.
Author: David Lewis-Williams
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9780500770320
Category: Religion
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At once polemical, insightful and thought-provoking, Conceiving God is essential reading for all those interested in the origins of religious thought, and the respective roles of science and religion in contemporary society. Building on the insights and discoveries of his two earlier books, The Mind in the Cave and Inside the Neolithic Mind, cognitive archaeologist David Lewis-Williams explores how science developed within the cocoon of religion and then shows how the natural functioning of the human brain creates experiences that can lead to belief in the supernatural realm.Chapter Four: The Mind in the Cave 1 See for example Jean Clottes and David Lewis-Williams, The Shamans of Prehistory: Trance and Magic in the Painted Caves, Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York, 1998, pp. 12-19. 2 The Guardian, London, ...
Author: Graham Hancock
Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser
ISBN: 1934708380
Category: Body, Mind & Spirit
Page: 480
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Less than fifty thousand years ago mankind had no art, no religion, no sophisticated symbolism, no innovative thinking. Then, in a dramatic and electrifying change, described by scientists as "the greatest riddle in human history," all the skills and qualities that we value most highly in ourselves appeared already fully formed, as though bestowed on us by hidden powers. In Supernatural Graham Hancock sets out to investigate this mysterious "beforeandafter moment" and to discover the truth about the influences that gave birth to the modern human mind. His quest takes him on a detective journey from the stunningly beautiful painted caves of prehistoric France, Spain, and Italy to rock shelters in the mountains of South Africa, where he finds extraordinary Stone Age art. He uncovers clues that lead him to the depths of the Amazon rainforest to drink the powerful hallucinogen Ayahuasca with shamans, whose paintings contain images of "supernatural beings" identical to the animalhuman hybrids depicted in prehistoric caves. Hallucinogens such as mescaline also produce visionary encounters with exactly the same beings. Scientists at the cutting edge of consciousness research have begun to consider the possibility that such hallucinations may be real perceptions of other "dimensions." Could the "supernaturals" first depicted in the painted caves be the ancient teachers of mankind? Could it be that human evolution is not just the "meaningless" process that Darwin identified, but something more purposive and intelligent that we have barely begun to understand?But this figure recalls the similarly incomplete horse in the Hall of Bulls at the entrance to the cave. ... It's a minute opening into the mind of the ancient hunters that the sign of the horse and the sign of the six dots are both ...
Author: Gregory Curtis
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 9780307482709
Category: Art
Page: 288
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The Cave Painters is a vivid introduction to the spectacular cave paintings of France and Spain—the individuals who rediscovered them, theories about their origins, their splendor and mystery. Gregory Curtis makes us see the astonishing sophistication and power of the paintings and tells us what is known about their creators, the Cro-Magnon people of some 40,000 years ago. He takes us through various theories—that the art was part of fertility or hunting rituals, or used for religious purposes, or was clan mythology—examining the ways interpretations have changed over time. Rich in detail, personalities, and history, The Cave Painters is above all permeated with awe for those distant humans who developed—perhaps for the first time—both the ability for abstract thought and a profound and beautiful way to express it.spirit which is illuminated in the darkness of the cave, the shadowside which matters to the world beyond compare. The Kogi child in the cave is encouraged to live in the fertile dark of the mind, the brain cave where imagination shines ...
Author: Jay Griffiths
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9780141902333
Category: Social Science
Page: 432
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From Jay Griffiths, the author of the award-winning Wild comes a passionate polemic defence of childhood 'Her work isn't just good -- it's necessary' Philip Pullman In Kith, Jay Griffiths seeks to discover why we deny our children the freedoms of space, time and the natural world. Visiting communities as far apart as West Papua and the Arctic, as well as the UK, and delving into history, philosophy, language and literature, she explores how children's affinity for nature is an essential and universal element of childhood. It is a journey deep into the heart of what it means to be a child, and it is central to all our experiences, young and old. 'An impassioned, visionary plea to restore to our children the spirit of adventure, freedom and closeness to nature that is their birthright. We must hear it and act on it before it is too late' Iain McGilchrist 'Jay Griffiths writes with such richness and mischief about the one thing that could truly save the world: its children' KT TunstallThe image of vortex conceived as cave attracted mystics to real-life caves as cultic sites where altered states of ... Vortex, 'the cave in the mind',102 took on physical shape and reality in the world of waking consciousness. 3.
Author: Yulia Ustinova
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN: 9780199548569
Category: History
Page: 315
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A study of the way in which poets, priests, and sages sought for wisdom in ancient Greece by descending into caves or underground chambers. Yulia Ustinova offers a novel approach by juxtaposing ancient testimonies with the results of modern neuropsychological research."A grand, unified "natural philosophy of mind" that draws equally from the embodied cognition and cognitive neuroscience literature"--
Author: Mark Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN: 0262367238
Category: Knowledge, Theory of
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"A grand, unified "natural philosophy of mind" that draws equally from the embodied cognition and cognitive neuroscience literature"--gave us as believers is one of power, love, and a sound mind (see 2 Timothy 1:7). This means you should not run ... It was said that a monster was living at the Skull Cave, which pronounced danger for their friend, Christopher Robin.
Author: Paul R. Hillman
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 9781483668062
Category: Religion
Page: 153
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The focus of the book is to let the readers know that the Devils focus is to use the mind as a place of isolation. He will try to bring back the past of fear to block one from reaching his or her own destiny. This book tells you that only the word of God brings healing to the mind. In addition, only the word of God can bring restoration to a mind that is wrestling, and a heart that is broken. When you finish reading this book, you will be able to get past your pass, from the old you, into a brand new you. It all begins in the belief in your mind.John and I make our leisurely way to an eastern side arm of the canyon to reach the cave. It's clouded up, and occasionally a few sprinkles, wind driven, pelt us as we climb. The air is much cooler, and I wonder whether we'll see the ...
Author: Elizabeth Caroline Dodd
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803217881
Category: Nature
Page: 347
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In this collection of exquisite essays, Elizabeth Dodd explores the natural and human history of sites in the American Southwest, the caves of southern France, the Kansas grasslands, and the forests of the Pacific Northwest. In the Mind?s Eye considers the artistic and creative impulses of those who preceded us, making sense of the different ways in which they?and we?express our experiences of landscape in words and images.Valkyrie, he, uh, it went to this cave to seek some shelter from the heat. While she, I mean he, I mean it entered the cave, there was no communication. However, from time to time, apparently the rover would come out of the cave to send ...
Author: Chuck Hoyle
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1450251544
Category: Fiction
Page: 176
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This book is an eclectic collection of short stories, thirteen in all. The reader can find a wide range of evocative emotions while moving from story to story. Each of the stories is a snippet of human experience ranging from sad to hilarious and to deeply moving. The author spends time in slapstick humor, philosophical musings, and observations of the human condition. Each story has its own mood and course. There is no particular direction to this anthology of short stories, because each story has its own character. The author has encapsulated many angles on the view of life. The book is a short read but one which will pull the reader through each story with curiosity for what the next story might offer. There are rewards in finishing each.Now in compactpaperback, a compellingexamination of how brainstructure and culturalcontext interacted inthe Neolithic period,10,000 years ago, toproduce unique patternsin belief systems.
Author: David Lewis-Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 0500294410
Category: Civilization, Ancient
Page: 320
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Now in compact paperback, a compelling examination of how brain structure and cultural context interacted in the Neolithic period, 10,000 years ago, to produce unique patterns in belief systems.He lived in a cave on top of an island mountain, and he looked after the sheep. When Odysseus landed on this island with twelve of his men, he brought along a cask of wine to share with the hosts of the island.
Author: O. M. Kelly
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452501971
Category: Religion
Page: 740
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In Decoding the Mind of God author O. M Kelly delves into the unconscious mind and discovers the secrets of the collective consciousness, showing how we can realize the potential of the human mind through belief in ourselves. The Laws of the universe are identical to the collective consciousness, they reveal an answer to every question we are capable of asking. We constantly receive these answers through the vibrations of the energy fields through our being, all without us knowing how to realign our intelligence with our unconscious mind. The truth remains hidden to us. Surprising as it may seem, the key to understanding ourselves lies in a mathematical language, which is the make-up of the unconscious mind. Kelly explores this language through the texts and myths of myriad cultures and belief systems, notwithstanding the truth of the science behind the Egyptian Hieroglyphs and the stories collected in the Bible. As we read this volume we realize that all of these stories are connected to our own story within. Kelly’s perceptions of the order of higher consciousness are framed by stories from her experiences of personal discovery and over twenty years of researching, lecturing and teaching all around the world. Once these codes are unveiled, we earn our freedom where we can release the fear in which humanity habitually traps itself, creating our accidents, diseases, why we die, right up to explaining extra terrestrial intelligence. This book exposes the secret codes of the universal language that will help us achieve the divine unity with the universe and ourselves.I started to walk deeper in the cave and then realized I was not alone. I started to see ghost the further I went into the cave. Men and women greeted me as an unwelcomed visitor. I would think my mind had gone crazy if not for the ...
Author: Nathaniel Fauber
Publisher: Lulu Press, Inc
ISBN: 9781365755606
Category: Fiction
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Due to concussion Mathew suffers memory loss and starts to interact with things that don’t exist. During a dream Mathew meets Crimson who tries to prepare him for the afterlife. Mathew and Crimson will encounter dreams, reality, and alternate realities in order for Mathew to move onto his next life.My mind became the book through which I grew Wise in all human wisdom , and its cave , Which like a mine I rifled through and through , To me the keeping of its secrets gave One mind , the type of all , the moveless wave Whose calm ...
Author: Peter H. Butter
Publisher: Haskell House Pub Limited
ISBN: UOM:39015008325691
Category: English language
Page: 228
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Taking as his point of departure Shelley's statement: "Every human mind has what Bacon called 'idole specus', peculiar images which reside in the inner caves of thought. These constitute the essential & distinctive character of every human being..." the author discusses in great detail the most important of Shelley's favorite themes & images.This contains thirteen bear skulls, seven of which point toward the cave entrance, while six are found in niches cut into the back of the cave. Even if we will never know for certain, it is thus quite possible people in the Fifth Wave ...
Author: Carl Johan Calleman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9781591432425
Category: Body, Mind & Spirit
Page: 320
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How the global mind drives the evolution of both consciousness and civilization • Explains how our brains receive consciousness from the global mind, which upgrades human consciousness according to a pre-set divine time frame • Reveals how the Mayan Calendar provides a blueprint for these consciousness downloads throughout history • Examines the mind shift in humans and the development of pyramids and civilization in ancient Egypt, Sumer, South America, and Asia beginning in 3115 BCE In each culture the origins of civilization can be tied to the arising of one concept in the human mind: straight lines. Straight and perpendicular lines are not found in nature, so where did they come from? What shift in consciousness occurred around the globe that triggered the start of rectangular building methods and linear organization as well as written language, pyramid construction, mathematics, and art? Offering a detailed answer to this question, Carl Calleman explores the quantum evolution of the global mind and its holographic resonance with the human mind. He examines how our brains are not thinking machines but individual receivers of consciousness from the global mind, which creates holographic downloads to adjust human consciousness to new cosmological circumstances. He explains how the Mayan Calendar provides a blueprint for these downloads throughout history and how the global mind, rather than the individual, has the power to make civilizations rise and fall. He shows how, at the beginning of the Mayan 6th Wave (Long Count) in 3115 BCE, the global mind gave human beings the capacity to conceptualize spatial relations in terms of straight and perpendicular lines, initiating the building of pyramids and megaliths around the world and leading to the rise of modern civilization. He examines the symbolism within the Great Pyramid of Giza and the pyramid at Chichén Itzá and looks at the differences between humans of the 6th Wave in ancient Egypt, Sumer, South America, and Asia and the cave painters of the 5th Wave. He reveals how the global mind is always connected to the inner core of the Earth and discusses how the two halves of the brain parallel the civilizations of the East and West. Outlining the historical, psychological, geophysical, and neurological roots of the modern human mind, Calleman shows how studying early civilizations offers a means of understanding the evolution of consciousness.The metaphysicians— " you are subject to , you body is the cave of the mind . are the creatures of , time , and space , and “ After all , ” says the skeptic , “ the man personality - these are inexorable walls is in the cave .
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: IND:32000000480469
Category: American literature
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The metaphysicians— " you are subject to , yon body is the cave of the mind . are the creatures of , time , and space , and “ After all , ” says the skeptic , “ the man personality -- these are inexorable walls is in the cave .
Author: John Holmes Agnew
Publisher:
ISBN: CHI:74713492
Category: Periodicals
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