Having written earlier on the strong possibility that the great Pyramid complexes of Ancient Egypt were used to initiate the Pharaohs (http://www.awhico.com/blog/2018/2/12/initiation-venues-in-ancient-egypt-pyramid-complexes), it is fascinating to travel through Portugal looking at Knight Templar sites and the presence of caves and darkened rooms in their constructions.  Afonso Henriques the 1st king of Portugal played a key role in the Christian Reconquista in Portugal to push the Muslim Moors from the Iberian Peninsula. He departed from Coimbra with 250 of his best knights in the conqu ..read more

Read an extract from Chapter Three "A Dialogue of the Ages": Click here for extract The higher meaning behind the original Adam and Eve Garden of Eden story ..read more

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Collins book deals with shamanism and connection to other dimensions that are likely connected with the early development of higher functions in humans. Check it out at: https://www.innertraditions.com/books/origins-of-the-godsore ..read more

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/nov/09/rumi-the-musical-london-coliseum-persian-poet-middle-east-islam Learn more For our take on the poetry of Rumi, check out Chapter 9 of Creative Irrational here at: https://www.awihco.com/blog/2020/5/2/chapter-9-love-comedy-and-mystery-power-the-irrational Learn more ..read more

Andrew Collins provides an excellent update on excavations in Turkey related to early human sacred sites: https://youtu.be/UX0RVWq_1Do ..read more

Here is a great update on what early human social consciousness might have looked like: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/19/unfreezing-the-ice-age-the-truth-about-humanitys-deep-past ..read more

In the Shadow of the Machine: The Prehistory of the Computer and the Evolution of Consciousness by Jeremy Naydler In typical Naydler style this book covers the full spectrum of human existence. In this case the argument is made that present day western civilization overvaluing of dialectic logic is a dead end that threatens our existence as humans. Stretching back to some early decisions in Mesopotamia and Ancient Egyptian on the application of technology over deeper spiritual and higher, Naydler traces numerous small choices that have led up to our present highly technical, engineered life th ..read more

Here is a 20-second video showing the rotating earth under a still Milky Way: Milky Way standing still video. How could early human consciousness not notice this nightly movement in the sky - long before noticing other sky features. Credit: https://www.facebook.com/brummelphoto ..read more

Looking forward to getting into Jeremy Naydler’s recent work : “In the Shadow of the Machine: The Prehistory of the Computer and the Evolution of Consciousness”. I love how in the early pages he ties the world views of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt with the challenges of present day society. He is truely a great thinker. https://books.google.ca/books/about/In_the_Shadow_of_the_Machine.html ..read more