Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. But I can’t help thinking there’s something more squalid at work here too. Those who are not seem to just get on with whatever business God has put before them. ( Log Out /  The two headed snake as a symbol for the Provider of Attributes seems perfect. Thanks cabrogal, you’ve made some fair points. (freemasonryesoterica.tumblr.com). The only thing that’s ‘real’ now is what can be objectively measured and defined. I think I haven’t done the book justice – perhaps I’ve been a little overzealous because I find it so interesting. I have no idea how any of this works, I’m just curious about it. From there, he continues to create and sustain the earth. They explain that I am just a human being. She pretends to pull him out by lowering a thread, then a cord, then a rope, but none of them are long enough. In making the new gods, the patriarchy split the function of the old gods in two, so the new gods aren’t entirely whole. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or part without the express written permission of AncientPages.com, Kaldera R. The Jotunbok: Working with the Giants of the Northern Tradition, Burial Practices In Unified Cultures Of Early Medieval Europe, ‘Euros Of Prehistory’ Were Currency Of People From The Early Bronze Age Of Central Europe, America’s Oldest City Caral Illegally Invaded And Archaeologist Threatened With Death, 1,500-Year-Old Inscription ‘Christ, Born Of Mary’ Engraved On Magnificent Building Discovered In Israel, Ancient Mystery Of The Enigmatic ‘Cat Men’ – Advanced Prehistoric Machines Or Humanoids? Artifacts in the form of bracelets with this symbol are found in areas occupied by the Slavs beginning with the first European Neolithic cultures. Jessica, this was a really nice article. The cosmic serpent. "I am the flint and tinder of the sacred fire," reads the meditation for Red Serpent. Using a narrative format, the book is also. half of him – his twin. Don DeGracia has been running an interesting series on his blog all about consciousness and quantum physics. One day he gets drunk and his sister pushes him down a hole. Typically, the world egg is a beginning of some sort, and the universe or some primordial being comes into existence by "hatching" from the egg, sometimes lain on the primordial waters of the Earth. – The Cosmic Serpent. A gripping investigation that opens fresh perspectives on biology, anthropology and the limits of rationalism, The Cosmic Serpent is new science of the most exhilarating kind. Are they really accessing DNA when they do this? The cosmic serpent is androgynous, neither male nor female. Consciousness is seen as originating in the brain, so anything you see must come from your own brain. From your review it would seem that Narby’s book is a very good example of the sort of thing that gives both science and spirituality a bad name whenever someone tries to synthesize the two disciplines. In addition, I had the vocabulary of yoga to help me make sense of what I was seeing. Investigating the connections between shamanism and molecular biology, Narby hypothesizes that shamans may be able to access … The word coatl means both serpent and twin, and Quetzalcoatl means either ‘plumed serpent’ or ‘magnificent twin’. Thank you! For example, the ancient Egyptian cosmic serpent – ‘the provider of attributes’ – has two heads, as seen in this illustration from the book: This double or twin quality is depicted in various ways to show the paradoxical nature of the serpent. Ouroboros: Ancient Infinity Symbol Used By Different Ancient Civilizations, The Majestic Lion: Ancient Symbol Of Power And Royalty Found World-Wide, Flower Of Life: Ancient Sacred Geometry Symbol And Blueprint Of The Universe. Femininity. In my view, he completely succeeded in bringing down his own vision of how our world actually works at some level. It actually says she comes from his ‘side’ and that’s been interpreted to mean his rib, but it really means Eve is one side of Adam, i.e. It’s impossible! The Shamanic ladder is the earliest version of the ‘axis of the world’ or World Tree that connects different levels of reality. This is clear in the Eden story. I must follow up on some of these statements about DNA. Mysterious Skull Cult At Göbekli Tepe – Ancestor Worship Or Trophies Of Dead Enemies? I saw stuff that looked normal, just like in our dreams. The book, The Cosmic Serpent is a fascinating journey through the shamanic realms, into scientific facts. Well, it is nice to see everyone gathered here! Certainly, the shaman’s work deserves retribution, but, by definition, the sacred is not for sale; the use of this knowledge for the accumulation of personal power is the definition of black magic.” ― Jeremy Narby, The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge Menu ... most anything can become a divination session, everything now has meaning. The Cosmic Serpent is a fascinating exploration of the links between DNA and molecular biology by anthropologist Jeremy Narby. Yes, science can tell us very little about spiritual experiences – chemically induced or not – and people like Dawkins who attempt to fold religion into science can do so only by abusing both (especially the former). I can see foregrounded red and blue vines crossing over backgrounded orange and purple ones but no sign they twist around each other nor that they’re connected in a kind of ‘ladder’. The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge is a 1995 non-fiction book by Jeremy Narby.Narby performed two years of field work in the Pichis Valley of the Peruvian Amazon researching the ecology of the Asháninka, an indigenous peoples in Peru.. One of the striking parts of The Cosmic Serpent, is the section where Narby describes what happened when he showed some paintings by Peruvian shamans to a molecular biologist. Left: Viking brooch in the form of the World Serpent Jomungandr, found on Öland, Sweden; Right: Ouroboros - important religious and mythological symbol, also frequently used in alchemical depictions, symbolizing the circular nature of the alchemist's opus. He’s keen to distance himself from all that and a lot of the book is about his process of trying to reconcile the scientific method he learned with what he was discovering. Eggs symbolize the … . Hope your having a good weekend! Learn how your comment data is processed. Hope you all have been well…. Narby’s biologist friend instantly recognised the molecular structure of DNA hidden within the artwork: “Those are triple helixes… And that’s DNA from afar, looking like a telephone cord. So it looks like shamans really are communicating with the plants via biophoton emissions. It didn’t at all look like the silly little rendered molecular models shown in the video above. The shaman may be just accessing the depths of their long-forgotten pre-reptilian consciousness. The old gods were more complete within themselves. Reblogged this on Shamagaia and commented: In Aztec mythology we find Quetzalcoatl and his twin brother Tezcatlipoca, who are both children of the cosmic serpent Coatlicue. . One thread of DNA is tiny – 120 times narrower than the smallest wavelength of visible light. The Bible distorts the biological truth of life coming from the goddess (female), and inverts it with the idea of Eve being created from Adam’s rib. If I ever get my hands on some ayahuasca I’ll be pretty disappointed if it doesn’t go to my head. Everything else is either fairy stories or symptoms. One one hand there is always distortion and it will only confuse those who are already in a confused state. Gears that do come together are overdrives within overdrives of pure bio and elemental pattern, and to say that this does not reflect intelligence, is absurd, to say the least. Left: Ouroboros can be interpreted as the Western equivalent of the Taoist yin and yang symbol; Right: Like the infinity symbol, the Ouroboros symbol is featured in Freemasonry, along with other symbols of life, death and rebirth and more. The light is transmitted in a narrow band of visible light and is ultra-weak but very coherent, like a laser. There’s so much more in it than I’ve covered here, well worth reading. This is where we find endless examples of twins and trickster figures, such as the Ashaninca story of Avireri and his twin sister. But when I look out my window I can see a power-laden double helix twisting towards me. On the other hand, there is that one in a million person who will see the links and get some amazing new insight and do something none of us thought was possible. He imagined believing what other cultures told him. Many thanks. Cheers for checking out my stuff too. This looks like chromosomes at a specific phase… There’s the spread-out form of DNA, and right next to it are DNA spools in their nucleosome structure.”. So, if, at the dawn of man’s creation we have a pair of serpent-like beings who created us, then those of the serpent cult must have been their direct descendants, either by blood or by spirit. Hermes - the god of alchemy - defines the ouroboros as: "Serpens cuius caudam devorabit, "a snake that devours its own tail, symbolizes the alchemical Mercury and represents the cosmic unity and the circular nature of the work of the alchemist. There is a kind of schizophrenia out there about this stuff. Yes, I agree with your point. Decode Hindu Mythology blog by vineet agarwal is a neat read on such mythology, Thanks for the tip, hobbyie. Although Avireri isn’t a serpent, he is a divine twin and he creates through transformation using music. To the Hindus, it was the cosmic serpent Ananta who created us. I would suggest it is a must read for all those that would want to further down their own understanding of how life communicates itself with itself. I connect deeply to the aspect of the feminine within. The paintings are by Luis Eduardo Luna and Pablo Amaringo and are filled with brightly coloured snakes, zigzags, vines and mysterious beings. Such a shame. This book is one of those that crack opened my mind, when reading it. Hi Don, thanks for stopping by and thanks for sharing your experience. Welcome to my ramblings along the spiritual path. I can’t recommend it enough. 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